2 TOWERING DESIGNS MAKE THE CUT.(MAIN)

Byline: KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Two designs envisioning ethereal towers that would become the tallest buildings in the world were selected as the finalists for what will be built at the World Trade Center site, officials said Tuesday.

A plan from Berlin-based architect Daniel Libeskind calls for glassy, angular buildings clustered around the foundations of the fallen towers. The other, proposed by an international team of design firms known as THINK, evokes the original trade center with twin latticework towers.

One will be picked at the end of the month, allowing the architects and redevelopment officials to make changes to meet …