A message from Raphael Chryslar "Dear visitors, I'm pleased to announce that after lots of long hours of dedication surrounding my day job, the website is finally up-to-date with essential content filled in. All that remains is the gradual addition of more signaures from the Twin Towers alliance printouts (hundreds of pages), and new renders yet to come. I thank you for your patience." First new renders of the exterior design.

A message from Raphael Chryslar - the project leader "In the last seven days, myself and my team (including my girlfriend) have produced these incredible preliminary elevations showcasing the surrounding buildings in their architectural beauty. Along with the two-block Hotel, Radio Music venue, Auditoriam Entrance, Bus terminal, and the Apple store, in a few weeks the SketchUp models will be produced, and subsequently a new fully-assembled render will be revealed. In the meantime, a few bug fixes on our website have been carried out, such as the homepage image carousel." Colored elevation sketches.

We have reviewed our New Year's resolutions and have begun our strategic path to accomplishing our goals for this year. The project is now in the gradual transition from conceptual design to formal unveiling and pitching . We are reducing social media feed on our Facebook page to focus on engaging with relevant professional bodies behind the scenes to further develop groundwork; and in addition to form partnerships with various firms and public relations networks. For updates in the interim , please refer to our website and our LinkedIn for official announcements and new information. In addition to our upcoming documentary and press kit, we will be publishing in late spring an extensive peer-reviewed report that will explore: The full context of our visionary project; The historical background of the original World Trade Center; The dedicated efforts by Kenneth Gardner, Herbert Belton, and Donald Trump on Twin Towers II; The objective reasons why their proposal was abandoned amid private development by Silverstein Properties on the WTC site; A cultural and ethical review of restoring the Twin Towers with enhanced purpose and safety features, drawing on MSNBC polls, the Twin Towers Alliance (with nearly 10,000 signatures from 9/11 families and the community), a New York Post article and other key references; Justification for reigniting American ambition and restoration, in defying past fear and terror; and An evaluated funding and development strategy, including all contingencies. Our team are also investing in higher-end software packages: Autodesk Revit and Enscape, to supplement CATIA V5, SketchUp Pro, TwinMotion and Autodesk AutoCAD software we currently use to produce Finite Element Analyses and Technical drawings, Architectural 3D models, Renders, and floorplans; respectively.

A message from Raphael Chryslar (the founder): Using CATIA V5 (a sophisticated industry CAD software), I've been designing the structural columns and beams for the World Tech Center's Twin Towers. These images show his current work in progress in preparation for the Finite Element Analysis for structural performance determination. The vertical columns (my most challenging component to design) consist of 6cm thick steel plates welded into an oblong box shape, with a central 'I beam' in a "+" configuration. The column segment measures 8 metres long and 90 cm wide and deep. The steel is made from ASTM A913 alloy in the 70W grade, a high strength alloy with a yield strength of around 485 MPa while still being weldable at near-room temperature. There has been a re-design and material selection for these columns to balance incredible structural strength with the simplicity of construction on-site. These 'hybrid' columns will be hoisted by crane (like any other) and slide onto doubler plates (on the inner web) of the previous column, where workers would bolt the connection to secure it. Then the side flanges are welded, and then the octagonal ends (used to access the bolt plates) is then welded to cap the column. The column will be then filled with UHPC concrete in two or three stacking intervals, to produce what can be described as a 'super strong and resilient' structural assembly. The horizontal beams that span the columns on the perimeter are made from the same steel grade. The floor I-beams are made from a different alloy - A992 structural steel with a yield strength of 350 MPa. This steel is readily available in hot-rolled I-beams, which in this case have a web thickness of 4cm, and total beam height of 75 cm. The floor beams measure up to 16 metres long, the perimeter beams 9.1 metres in length. With their I-shape web depth and additional cross-plates to connect the lateral sub-beams, these structural members are designed to be far superior in strength and deflect much more minimally compared to their ancestors on the original World Trade Center - which were lightweight trusses that deflected easily. All structural members will be coated in the latest fireproofing materials with an aspirational 6-hour rating. The FEA analysis will commence once all parts have been modelled and assembled in CATIA. This upcoming simulation will highlight the structural performance results using complex mathematics. A new drawing has been published that showcases the vertical box column with dimensions shown, with many more to follow.

An announcement from founder Raphael Chryslar "After a week of part modelling, assembly, and sorting out error messages related to mesh sizes and boundary conditions errors with composite parts, are the first FEA analysis results on individual parts of the World Tech Center Twin Towers' floor beams, vertical columns, and the UHPC concrete core section. These simulations took Chryslar several hours to compute (using university computers with limited specs). The vertical column was subjected to a 2000 tonne load without concrete in-fill to test the strength of the steel itself. The 16m long floor beams were loaded with 5 kN/m^2 distributed force in addition to the 44 tonne concrete floor slab segment measuring 16 by 8 metres and 15cm thick. Each of the four corner sub-blocks (two simulated so far) of the UHPC core were subjected to a 50,000 tonne vertical load (estimated weight/pressure near the base of the 460 metre tower over that sectioned area minus the exterior load from the external columns). As predicted the Principal and Von-Mises stresses experienced under the structural load and weight of the building are well-within the yield strength of the steel alloys and the compressive strength of the UHPC core. For the record, UHPC is around ten times stronger than regular concrete. The full list of test performance results in each member will be published soon on our website."

A message from our founder Raphael Chryslar "The past two weeks have been very busy with final year master's studies for Aerospace during the day. In that time the SketchUp model of the outdoor observation deck for the Technology North Tower has just been finished. It has been given the name " Open Heavens Observation Deck " - the highest outdoor platform in the Western Hemisphere, providing a magnificent vista to the heavens above. The trees and plants throughout the rooftop gardens will be rendered in TwinMotion shortly."

A message from our founder Mr. Chryslar "After three long days of rendering and maxing out the computer's current capabilities, the interim renders showcasing the complex in all its magnificence with the Chicago skyline has been revealed! About 115 high resolution images and 28 exciting video clips have been produced, which would be published on our website and social media channels in the coming days after assembly. These will be used in conjunction with our Press Kit in preparation for the pitch to journalists and city officials in the coming months."

A message from our founder Raphael Chryslar "Before this year is out (and what a success it has been to date) myself and our team have completed the task of developing the initial conceptual renders that highlight our idea - a rebirth of the American Twin Towers with a new purpose. Our team over the past couple weeks have embarked on a challenging program to refine our vision's groundwork and mature its scope before our next phase - the exposure to news media and stakeholder outreach - can begin. Every major civil engineering project (behind the scenes) will encounter challenges and hardships, review and obstacles in its conceptual, planning, funding, approval and executional stages, and the World Tech Center is no exception. My team and I have been given professional advice and have begun the process of reviewing our strategy, and developing our journalist outreach plan, press kit, and refining our 'backup' or alternate sites. While we do aim for Chicago to be the primary hub for our vision, we do not limit ourselves to that great city. We are exploring and weighing the possibilies of building our idea in Texas (such as the outskirts of Houston, Dallas or in Bastrop), St. Louis, or perhaps in Brooklyn, NY, or a Chicago suburb. A possible conceptual expansion of the World Tech Center idea may evolve into " World Tech City " - a new purpose-built STEM city with our Twin Towers as the centerpiece, and surrounded by a gradual transition of buildings with varying heigh down to lower level. We have also begun evaulating the market proposition and are exploring potential financial backers and tenants who may be interested in our project, including international partners and developers. Furthermore, depending on the dynamics, we do keep the door open about the possibility of relocating the project in South America, Australia, or Asia. Whichever the scenario on how our vision evolves, our aim is the same - a hub to bring STEM together. Our project's comprehensive documentary (which will cover our history and backstory, our vision and its economic proposition, benefits, research, stragety, among other aspects) is in the works and would be released on our new YouTube channel in early 2026 . We are also investing in more high-end computing equipment to replace our current ones that have reached their current performance limits. On behalf of my team and the wider community, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. "

Today, we kickstart the new year with our latest announcement and vision ahead: Our project’s founder, Raphael Chryslar, has visited the City of Chicago in December 2025. He had arranged a meeting with the planning representative - specifically the aldermen who have jurisdiction over the proposed site. The zone between S. Desplaines, W. Harrison, W. Taylor, and S. Canal streets, is governed by both the 25 and 28th wards. Chryslar conversed with the staff and shared our website, technical drawings and general information with them. Byron Sigho-López and his associates expressed interest in our proposal, including brief remarks at how the complex would have the potential to draw talent and STEM businesses to the city, in addition to boosting government and private-sector revenues. He has subsequently passed on our information and idea to the 28th ward alderman (Jason C. Ervin) as well as the other planning teams at City Hall and the mayor. We have secured direct contacts and they have requested our team to keep in touch internally as the project evolves. In addition, Byron had advised our founder to also consider our alternate list of cities (detailed on our website) in addition to providing them our press kit and environmental and logistical strategy in detail as soon as it is published. In addition, Chryslar also visited CBS studios just opposite City Hall and shared the website with one of the journalists. While we keep his name confidential at this time, Chryslar has been briefed on an opportunity for an interview upon the publication of our comprehensive press kit and documentary. Therefore, our goals for 2026 are to first conduct an extensive literature review on these three fields: Tenants that may be interested in moving to the World Tech Center, National and international investment banks and firms that may be interested in funding our proposal, Research on what economic and science problems the WTC can offer to solve, Next, the development of the press kit and documentary will cover the aforementioned topics in addition to our backstory, history, sitemap, and the value proposition. We aim to publish these by May/June 2026. Assuming everything progresses closely to plan, we may secure our slot for formal news unveiling no earlier than late June 2026, in time for the 4th of July celebrations - the United States Semiquincentennial or America250.

As the year draws to a close, our next batch of renders reveal what our laboratory and office space inside the World Tech Center towers may look like. An example floorplan has been published under our specifications page. It shows the layout of workspace amenities and the perimeter safety corridor with fire doors. This batch (among the subsequent general overview render) are the final renders to be made this year, in preparation for our upcoming showcase documentary and press kit materials about our vision in early 2026.

In the past week, new external and structural elevations (general type) have been produced, which feature the surrounding buildings and the two magnificent towers. The first one has been published under our "technical specifications' section (under "The Vision" button), with more drawings to follow in the coming days. World Tech Center general structural and external appearance elevation with dimensions

In tribute to the events of 9/11 on this day 24 years ago, our flag atop the spire is lowered at half-mast. In addition, the World Tech Center (when built) will be closed on September 11 to only essential personnel. The Twin Towers Alliance has provided more than 9,100 statements from families and the wider community whom to this day express their wish to see these American symbols rebuilt - better, stronger, and safer. All statements have been compiled as PDFs and can be viewed on our website under the community support section.