The Twin Towers destroyed in the 9/11 Attacks should be rebuilt

I will start by dismantling my opponent's attacks on my claims. My Opponent: "The block design is ugly, to be quite frank, and the outgrowth of a generation that was limited by the restrictions of engineering and architecture." It is true that while they were standing the Twin Towers were not considered by many to be great architecture. In my personal opinion, the buildings are beautiful. Whether or not the towers are "pretty" is a matter of PURE OPINION and has no factual basis in this debate. My Opponent: "2) They would be 25 to 30 stories higher. Why?" Because when Americans do something it always has to be bigger and better than it was last time. It's just how we roll. My Opponent: "See, this is exactly what I'm talking about. Outsiders and their obsession with 9/11 don't understand the NY mentality. Suck it up, and get on with life. We mourn, and we grieve, but we won't let things keep us down for the rest of our lives. A memorial should be set up, but we can't dedicate the entire plot of land as a memorial. It's impractical." The entire building wouldn't be a memorial. It would still function as an office tower and contain shops and the like. However, a memorial must be built. One of the most tragic events in American history occurred where the towers stood, their should be a memorial their. The Freedom Tower also has plans to have a memorial at ground level as well as at an observation deck. Any building built at Ground Zero is going to be a "memorial". My Opponent: "I have no idea what my opponent is getting at. First he says he wants to build the old trade towers. Now, he's aiming to build something new. How is it "moving on" if we just build the same towers, except a bit taller? We want to remember, but we don't want to obsess and cry about it day after day." The towers that I proposed are at least somewhat similar to the WTC. By Building "1 World Trade Center" we kind of assert that we have forgotten. At least, that is what I believe. We don't have to cry about it day after day. To have a replica of the WTC would be cause for celebration, we bought back what the terrorists destroyed. We "defeated" them in a way by constructing a building. === My Opponent's Case === My Opponent: "I propose that we take the modern day designs of the freedom tower, and structure it together with a few more towers into this shape: http://www.mraceman.com...... To me, this represents the New York mentality to the fullest." This has several flaws: a) The building wouldn't fit. Ground zero is approximately 830 feet across. By opponent's plan (which consists of the Triplet Towers, and then some), would be at least 832 feet across. It simply wouldn't fit. We'd have to tear down streets and existing buildings to have space for my opponent's plan, the proposed memorials, and just a general plaza area. b) My opponent defeats one of his own arguments. He claims that the towers are ugly, and now he wants to reconstruct them? Make up your mind already... Either my opponent has to change his design (which would result in him losing this debate) or admit he was in the wrong about that argument. That is all for now.