Originally Posted by
Enkidoh
Unfortunately Yoshi has already stated in the past why Ishgard's Foundation will forever remain in ruins - it's because the storyline when you first arrive there is that the Dravanians' devastating attack on Ishgard (that happened chronologically at the same time the ill-fated banquet occurred in Ul'dah) is still recent, and because there will always be new players joining the game who will be naturally arriving in Ishgard eventually, they have to keep the area in that state to remain consistent with the story.
So unfortunately that means Foundation will never be rebuilt. It's sad but that's the price of having a consistent story to each zone.