Architecture

One Of Terrorists Studied Urban Planning

CNN reports that one of the suspected terrorists in the September 11 attack studied urban planning in Hamburg, Germany.

September 18, 2001 - CNN

What Should Replace Twin Towers?

If World Trade Center is not rebuilt, what should go in its place?

September 18, 2001 - Dallas News

Should WTC Towers Be Rebuilt? -- Architects' Opinions

Philip Johnson, Robert A.M. Stern, Peter Eisenman, Richard Meier and others express their thoughts on whether the World Trade Center towers should be rebuilt.

September 18, 2001 - The New York Times

Researchers Design Innovative Wind-Powered Buildings

Researchers in the U.K. have developed wind-turbines that could be integrated into buildings. Experts say the innovative concept could be a "new paradigm" as the demand for renewable energy grows.

September 17, 2001 - NewScientist

New York's Altered Skyline

The entertainment industry is in a quandry -- do they remove the twin towers from their television and movie skylines?

September 17, 2001 - Wall St. Journal

WTC Towers: The Symbolic Power Of Architecture

Architecture represents powerful symbolic meanings. This article discusses the architecture of the World Trade Center Towers and the Pentagon and comments on why architecture is often destroyed for political purposes.

September 17, 2001 - The Washington Post

Kunstler Predicts The End Of Tall Buildings

James Howard Kunstler and Nikos A. Salingaros argue that the age of skyscrapers is at an end.

September 17, 2001 - Planetizen

The Impact Of Terrorism On Urban Form

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

September 17, 2001 - The Guardian Unlimited

WTC Designed To Survive A Plane Crash

The World Trade Center had been designed by the architect to survive a crash from a Boeing 707.

September 16, 2001 - The Chicago Tribune

High-rise Complexes 'Box In' Single Family Homes

Inspired by the Smart Growth concept, new high-rise apartment complexes are becoming common and springing up around single family homes.

September 16, 2001 - The Washington Post

Trade Center Architect Discusses Buildings

Aaron Swirsky, part of the World Trade Center architectural team, discusses the design of the towers.

September 15, 2001 - CNN

Most Buildings In WTC Area Are Structurally Sound

Engineers inspecting damaged buildings in the vicinity of the collapsed World Trade Center find that they are not in danger of falling down.

September 15, 2001 - The New York Times

Why The World Trade Center Collapsed

The University of Sydney's Department of Civil Engineering offers an in-depth engineering discussion of why WTC collapsed.

September 15, 2001 - Utah Daily Herald

Architects Of The World Trade Center Towers

An interview with engineer Henry Guthard who worked with Minoru Yamasaki, the lead architect of the World Trade Center towers.

September 14, 2001 - The New York Times

WTC Towers Were Designed To Withstand Plane Impact

Architect Minoru Yamasaki had designed the World Trade Center towers to withstand a colliding jetliner. But 30 years after the construction of the towers, jetliners have grown in size.

September 14, 2001 - The Washington Post

Terror In The City

An architect shares his first-hand perspective of the attack on the World Trade Center.

September 14, 2001 - Planetizen

The Gap In New York's Skyline

The attack on New York's World Trade Center has left a gap in the city's celebrated skyline.

September 13, 2001 - The Seattle Times

Why The World Trade Center Towers Collapsed

A professor of Civil Engineering at UC Berkeley presents his analysis of why the World Trade Center towers collapsed after being hit by jetliners. This article also provides an overview of the history and structural system of the towers.

September 13, 2001 - Salon

The Death Of An Icon

The World Trade Center towers were an icon of the most powerful city in the world. Was it a mistake to build these grand towers? No. Architecture captures the strength and power of the American idea.

September 13, 2001 - Planetizen

The Village: A Thomas Kinkade Community?

Fans of the most popular living artist, Thomas Kinkade, can now buy homes in a Vallejo suburb modeled after his art.

September 12, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

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