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A New Building for the U.N.
2013-10-07
As the United Nations wrapped up its 68th General Assembly last week, a major piece of news nearly slipped under the radar: Designs for the UN Consolidation Tower, a 36-story building that will flank the headquarters like an eager little brother, housing almost 3000 employees. But besides offering much-needed emergency overflow space, this new building could end up making the UN more secure as a whole.
Where does the UN get it cash-ola for graft and corruption, again? The U.S.?
It'll certainly made career kleptocrats more secure...
Designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, who will collaborate with local firm FXFowle on the project, the building is still in very early design development -- a vague grey tower that looks to mimic the basic proportions of the original UN. Sited directly south of the original complex (and connected to it through an underground tunnel), the building will sit on land currently occupied by the Robert Moses Playground. It's scheduled for completion in 2018 -- a tight time frame, for a tower in Manhattan that will house some of the more security-sensitive spaces in the city.
Has the NSA arranged for bugging every room?
Posted by:Bobby

#6  I was going to suggest the center of the largest work-camp in the Workers Paradise of North Korea.

But then again I think the prisoners there have enough problems without having the U.N. Food-for-Nookie program implemented.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-10-07 15:57  

#5  I like that. Offer it up to open bidding -- the country that provides the most land and cash gets a permanent seat on the UNSC. Suckers...
Posted by: Steve White   2013-10-07 14:42  

#4  We had the opportunity to convince the UN to move when they were trying to get additional buildings but we didn't have the nerve.

We should offer Brazil, India and Japan our full support in getting them seats on the Security Council if they'd pony up land or cash to relocate the UN. They can pony up the offer and then we let the other Security Council Members be the bad cop for fear their vote will be dilluted.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2013-10-07 14:36  

#3  I am sure Obama is making a pitch for Chicago.
Posted by: airandee   2013-10-07 13:09  

#2  There's a couple of new islands off Pakistan that would work...
Posted by: Pappy   2013-10-07 12:33  

#1  I was hoping the U.N. would re-locate to somewhere outside the U.S.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-10-07 11:35  

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