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The Impact Of Terrorism On Urban Form

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: The Practice of New Urbanism
17 September 2001 - 5:00am

What are the structural and arhictectural implications of the World Trade Center attack on the future of the world's cities?

Building high has never been a simple case of hubris. Ever-rising land prices encourage us to reach, however unpredictably, further upwards. In the case of New York, Hong Kong or Tokyo, there is only a given amount of land to build on. Just as steam rises through the safety valves of a boiler at a certain pressure, so eventually city buildings must begin their ascent above the classical skyline. But, anticipating earthquake, fire or terrorist attack, should we be thinking of dispersing commercial centres?

Full Story: Reaching for the sky
Source: The Guardian Unlimited, September 16, 2001
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"If you look back to 1980, yes, there's been a lot of transformation, especially in the digital world, but less in the urban world. In fact, hardly any." -- Architect Neil M. Denari.
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