Center Of The World

An interview with Ric Burns, creater of the PBS American Experience documentary film series about the rise and fall of New York's World Trade Center.

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September 9, 2003, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Would you characterize the collapse of the World Trade Center towers as a failure of the design and engineering which led to the deaths of several thousand? Or was it a triumph of innovation and design that enabled tens of thousands to escape because the buildings where able to remain standing for nearly an hour each after such a catastrophic impact that likely would have caused almost any other conventionally built structure to collapse almost immediately?...Q. 7. Ive been fascinated by watching the decision about rebuilding, but its a complicated, ongoing story. What did you think of the various designs for the new buildings, and do you think the best design won?"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: 10 Questions For Ric Burns

Monday, September 8, 2003 in The New York Times

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