What Happens When Reality Sets In?

The designs are most impressive, says Benjamin Forgey, and the rollout was “rousing good theater.” But at some point, one of these designs is going to have to actually be built, and it doesn’t seem like anyone is thinking a great deal about such annoying details as funding, phasing of the project, and what purpose the building(s) will serve upon completion. “For the next month or so, however, attention will be focused on the plans revealed today, and deservedly so.”