Community PETITION
If you would like to give a statement of your support for the World Tech Center vision, it is greatly appreciated. Please scroll down to add your submission.
Published statements
Tina Schwab (10 September 2025)
"Love this Project"
Taichi Nagai (10 November 2025)
"I loved the design and the power of the Twin Towers but I was born 8 years late to see them in person. I would love to contribute to this project to reality!"
David Vela (28 December 2025)
"I would love to see them rebuilt! The orignal towers had so much meaning, I
miss them every day!"
Diego Ojeda Mendez (4 January 2026)
"I love the design It looks modern and downright beautiful! This project needs to happen 100%. The United States of America needs the twin towers. This is the only chance we got. Let's make it happen for our children for America's future! As a proud American I fully support this project. Together we can make America beautiful again by approving this amazing project. Raphael J. Chryslar you need publish books and magazines to spread this amazing project to the USA and the world. god bless the USA!"
Matt Bialecki (25 March 2026)
"I think this is a beautiful project that would reflect both resilience and possibility, standing as a reminder that we are strong as a nation and technologically capable. As someone born too late to see the original towers, I would love for these to be a staple of our cities skyline. Much love and good luck!"
Leland Ludwig (24 March 2026)
"Would love to see the towers rise again!"
[Anonymous] (23 March 2026)
"I really like this idea. It gives Chicago millions of new square footage of space to use (like a STEM hub here, for example.) While some people claim that rebuilding them would just bring back painful memories, it helps the younger generation see something that once was from the outside, and hopefully the inside in some parts. "
Yuri Pugachev (23 March 2026)
"I was born a few years after the towers fell, I’ve heard so many stories, seen so many videos and it sounded beautiful, I would’ve loved to be able to visit and I’m sure it was much better inside the towers than the stories. I’ve supported this idea because I would love to feel like we built two middle fingers and pointed them to terrorist showing that we are back, and even better, and I would be able to take a half an hour drive down to Chicago to see it. I simply can’t wait for my home city of Chicago to finally be that one city with everything in the USA."
Zap Bark (26 March 2026)
"It's very beautiful, I would love to see the World Tech Center in Chicago, rising and dominating the skyline!"
Nathan Bogre (27 March 2026)
"Hello, I am Nathan, and live in Cleveland. The World Tech Center is something I have looked forward to happening, I wasn't born when the previous towers were up but think they are great buildings. If we see the complex built in Chicago that would be great for the city, and the whole country. It shows the United States resilience in a new fashion combined with historical aspects. I have got some of my peers at school to read into these towers and see the vision and to tell others about the program. All in all these towers would provide so much inspiration for the youth of our country to get into architectural design and Science."
Alejandro Huerta (30 March 2026)
[Translated from Spanish] "The reconstruction of the towers would be fundamental for positioning the technology on a global level, in addition to its contribution to Chicago's skyline—as it would be incredible to see the towers return."
Sanuel Guillen (20 April 2026)
[Translated from Spanish] "To be honest—and although I haven't checked my family tree to see if I have any relatives in the United States—I am not sure if there is any direct connection between my family and the 9/11 attacks. Nevertheless, I fully support this project, as we must look toward the future, leave the past behind, and focus on the positive aspects of what the Towers represented rather than dwelling solely on acts of violence. I truly hope this project serves to help young people—whether they are new generations, relatives of the deceased, or even those formerly involved in the attacks—to look upon these buildings once again and overcome that trauma. I also hope that all the opinions and support we have offered this project will not be forgotten; perhaps—should the project come to fruition—a plaque could be placed in the lobby or on the observation deck, reading something like "Visionary Supporters of a New Future," featuring our names in recognition of the immense faith we have placed in this endeavor."
Duhem Valentin (20 May 2026)
"Iike a french guy, who is born in 1994 and who admire the twins towers, good luck Raphael and cie for the projet make a big tribute for the old twin towers of new york, same if this is in chicago and not new york, the project is so great.
Ben Hubbard (16 March 2026)
"I was born about a year after the original towers fell, and never knew much about them, but as of 2025-26, I've started to develop a sense of anemoia (a nostalgia or appreciation for something you never experienced) for these legendary buildings, and strongly wish I could see them somehow. My stepdad is from Chicago, and now that I've found out about this project, I hope one day, we can go to see this beautiful reimagining of the original WTC and, if they're included, the rest of the complex too."
Sebastian Navarro (15 March 2026)
"These new buildings can be a tribute of what was left behind and families who have visited the original can re-experience their visit from the past."
Lumie May (15 March 2026)
"The Twin Tower's being destroyed knocked out America's 2 front teeth. This is like America going to a dentist and getting 2 Golden teeth in place of the old ones, it's not the same but its still pretty damn good."
Yorick Linhoff (19 March 2026)
"I unfortunately never experienced the Original Twin Towers of New York, and I would love to see them rebuilt. The towers radiated peace and looked truly beautiful, something almost no other building had."
Joshua Meyer (23 March 2026)
"I’m a 21 year old from Toledo, Ohio who discovered the twin towers and the wtc complex about a year ago and became deeply passionate about what was taken from us — symbolic of humanity, symbolic of western civilization — and what was never properly answered. I believe deeply within my heart that this project is the most important and symbolic act america could make right now — we need something like this to inspire us again, make us dream again, and bring us together as a country more united than ever before. No one is going to knock something of ours down without us picking it back up — even stronger, maybe even taller, even safer. I work in financial services and i’m currently studying business, but what i really bring to the table is my ability to make people care about something. I can take a complex idea and make someone feel it, visualize it, and understand it — until they want to fight for it alongside us. That’s what i want to do for this project. There hasn’t been something like this in years since herbert belton and kenneth gardner’s twin towers 2. This has to happen — and there’s nothing more that I want than to be part of making it real. Thank you in advance!"
Tommy Slade (26 March 2026)
"I am from Ponte Vedra beach Florida and a little bit on the autism spectrum. I found out about the twin towers when I was 8 to 9 years old and immediately developed a appreciation and love for the towers and architecture as well. I am 20 about to be 21 in September and still love and study architecture to this day and being born 5 years after 9/11 I unfortunately never got to see the twin towers in person. While it may bring back horrible memories like some people have been saying, this will give future generation including my generation a chance to see finally something we never got to see. I would do anything in my power to contribute and make it a reality. God bless"
Jace Ingram (27 March 2026)
"Please build them"
Amar Dedic (28 March 2026)
"I would love to see this project come true"
Dave Smith (29 March 2026)
"I like the idea.👍👍"
Sean Harbin (3 April 2026)
"I was never able to see the original Twin Towers in New York City, but if this gets built I’m definitely going to see it!"
Kurt Andrade (3 May 2026)
"I was only 8 when they came down and I’ve been obsessed with them ever since! Another opportunity has graced the world when a humble visionary gets serious! The Twin Towers were a Global Icon and a Wonder Of The World, This Is My Heart And Soul Contribution To This Epic Endeavor and Hopefully will see it come to fruition in My Lifetime ! This Should be viewed as Not only a Tribute to the Fallen and the past but CONTINUING what those Buildings Stood For and that Symbolism of Togetherness Well into the Future for Many Generations!"
Eli Sam (8 May 2026)
"I fully support this project and pray that this gets approved. I don't care where they build it; we need them back."
Kitsune Menoyashi (15 May 2026)
"I was born years after the towers fell. A few years ago, I fell in love with the WTC. It was so beautiful. I used to watch old VHS and Hi8 tapes about them because I like things from the '90s and 2000s. My affection for the Twin Towers was so strong that I made several exhibits and models for different subjects. For me, it's a beautiful place that I've never visited, but I would love to go even though they're gone. I felt a little bad for not fulfilling my wish to go until I learned about the project through a YouTube video, and I got really excited. (Although I would like them to rebuild the entire WTC, like the Marriott Hotel or WTC7.) Right now, I wish them luck and hope they manage to rebuild them. I would really like to go. Best of luck!