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Test rendering of the surrounding laboratory buildings at dusk as viewed from the Feynman Plaza, showing interior lighting. Pedestrians and rooftop garden trees are not shown. At the end of August we published the First Edition of our contextual report, America's Twin Towers: History, Legacy, and the Case for Renewal. It is the most complete account of the World Technology Center to date. It sets out the project's vision, its principles, its economic case, and the phased stra

On the International Day of Peace, we return to Minoru Yamasaki's founding conviction and to the new purpose that carries it forward. A quote from the original architect at the opening of the original World Trade Center. Raphael J. Chryslar, founder and chief designer of the initiative delivers these remarks: "Ten days ago, the world marked twenty-five years since the morning the Twin Towers fell. Today is the International Day of Peace. The two dates sit close together on th

The Spire on the World Technology Center shall be lowered to half staff. On this day of national mourning and remembrance, our team leader delivers this message: “Twenty-five years ago this morning, 2,977 people went to work, boarded a plane, or answered a call for help, and did not come. We remember them today. The passengers and crews of four flights. The workers in the North and South Towers, at the Pentagon, and the men and women whose resistance ended a fourth aircraft i