A Vision of Healing
A New Purpose
A Gift for Humanity
America's new Twin Towers
The World Technology Center
The World Technology Center (WTC) is a proposed vertical campus for science and technology and public inspiration, in Chicago. It would serve as the United States’ national instrument for STEM discovery, education, and technological prosperity. Its architectural significance are Twin Towers that carry forward the iconic silhouette of the legacy, which were considered to be one of America’s most emblematic skyscrapers in the second-half of the 20th Century.
It is a mixed-use civic and scientific undertaking conceived for the mutual benefit of the public and private sectors alike — a place where universities, established companies, start-ups, national laboratories, and government authorities could work side by side; where dedicated workshop space brings regulators and researchers into daily contact; and where success is measured in scientific capability, education, employment, and inspiration rather than rentable square footage. Equipped with state-of-the-art laboratory and workspace facilities in a wide variety of disciplines, it would be a major hub to facilitate all of the above in a vastly efficient environment.
Its mission answers four national needs: the decline in long-horizon civic ambition, the fragmentation of the American STEM ecosystem, the over-concentration of innovation in a handful of coastal regions, and the estrangement of the public from the science that shapes its future.
Our official contextual report into the initiative
Our VISION
A Legacy Carried Forward
No aspect of the project has been weighed more carefully than the ethics of restoring a form so bound up with national sorrow. The proposal honors both convictions that emerged after September 11, 2001: the longing of many — including many bereaved families — to see the towers rise again, and the equally sincere conviction that the ground where they stood must remain a place of rest.
By raising the silhouette anew in a different city, the project keeps faith with both: the hallowed footprints at Ground Zero remain undisturbed as the memorial they have rightly become, while the towers' spirit is given a new and constructive life as a spiritual successor devoted to discovery.
This initiative from its roots have gathered roughly ten thousand signatures of support, including from some family members of 9/11 victims, and it carries forward Minoru Yamasaki's founding conviction that such a structure should stand as a living symbol of peace, cooperation, and human dignity.
Technology
noun
The application of scientific knowledge to solve problems.
It deals with the creating and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
E X P L O R E
Two fundamental fields - Science and Technology - are the functional and architectural symbols of our identity: the Twin Towers, magnificent glass giants rising taller and substantially safer then their predecessors. With many design improvements, enhanced safety systems, and contemporary engineering standards that meet today's strict building codes, the towers will be made from Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) and the strongest grade of structural steel available.
The 110 story towers will reach over fifteen hundred feet into the sky. The pinnacle of it all - 1969 feet - represents the year humans first landed on the Moon. The complex will be the latest example of design innovation with sustainability in-mind. It will be powered entirely with renewable energy and have its own recycling and energy-recovery facilities. With plenty of nature inside and out, and its attractive functional and leisure facilities throughout, around 75,000 permanent new jobs would be created.
By drawing talented people from anywhere under one roof, the benefits are limitless. The World Technology Center represents a forward-looking approach — one that reflects resilience, progress, and the continued pursuit of discovery.
Our motto "Bringing STEM Together" is a testament to Raphael Chryslar's dream for a better, more prosperous world for future generations while paving the way for humanity's next big adventures to come.
In the early to mid 2000s, a variety of news polls, community organizers and surveys revealed that most Americans desire a rebuilding of the Twin Towers in defiance of terror and fear.
In May 2005, structural engineer Kenneth Gardner (pictured) and architect Herbert Belton put forward Twin Towers II, and was sponsorsed by Donald Trump. It would be built far safer, stronger, and even taller.
However, the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site was in the hands of private entities which pushed ahead before this concept could formally compete.
Today, Raphael Chryslar picks up where they left off, and comes up with a bold new idea.
S U P P O R T
SARA LUNINI
17 November 2009
"We need those towers back! For my uncle andbrother who both died that day in the north and south towers, and my dad who barely made it out of the Pentagon! Those beautiful buildings need to be seen by the new generation, and we all need them back!"
DALE BACHU
19 June 2008
"My wife was in the towers when the first plane struck and thankfully made it out. We both feel very strongly about the towers being rebuilt, anything less would be a victory for 19 individuals and would basically be a 1700 ft white flag muddying our once beautiful skyline."
WESLEY KEPHART
28 August 2008
"My sister was a firefighter at flight 93 where we live along with the rest of my family. I am the creator and 2nd administrator on the Facebook group called rebuild the original world trade center towers. I proudly sign this petition with Honor as a 9/11 expert myself. thank you to all who sign this petition and god bless America!"
PRESTON BLOSS
10 October 2009
"Since 9/11, something was missing, not just from the physical landscape of Manhattan but in all of our minds and hearts. To rebuild the World Trade Center would be a healing to all of those who remembered it as it once was, to truly make it feel right and balanced. It would be the greatest show of American tenacity, durability and resilience that would make a city, a people and a nation whole, complete once again. Sounding out the message: We shall not, we cannot, be broken.
Rebuild the Twins!"
THOMAS DeANGELO
6 May 2006
"We lost my brother-in-law, FDNY Lt. Bill McGinn of Squad 18, Manhattan, in Tower 1. Bill was a Civil Engineer by background, and a student of the Towers since the 1993 bombing.
He was also the first voice on tape to call this a terrorist attack.
Bill left a wife, 2 small children, and a large extended family. In his honor as a fireman, gentleman and engineer, and to all of those lost to other families, I hope to see the towers rebuilt."
Our TEAM
Tenacity · Strategic · Professionalism
Our effort is a non-profit philanthropic-driven initiative and a growing network of collaborators and supporters in industry and academia, from around the world.
Ken Gardner
Structural Engineer and Architect
Taffazal Subhani
Façade engineering
and CFD simulations
Ngosa Ngosa
Structural Engineering
Haru Morioka
Supporting Architectural Designer
Darcellus Wrice
Financial Strategy & Risk Advisor
The Founder
Project Lead & Chief Designer
Raphael J. Chryslar
Aerospace engineer, author and aspiring architect
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"Lord willing, these magnificient icons shall rise again.
They will reach new heights with a new purpose.
It is a gift to heal the nation and the world.
A simple solution that paves the most efficient way to learn, achieve and share the greatest knowledge and expertice in an infinte world of possibilites."