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Symbols of dignity and humanity, long before 9/11

12 Sep 05:35am

Filed under: Architecture, History, Minoru Yamasaki, New York City, September 11, Twin Towers

For the vast majority of people, images of the World Trade Centre in New York, and in particular its destruction, are permanently etched into their psyche.

Beautiful rectangles. Pic: AP

While we understand a great deal about why the towers collapsed structurally, and the political motivations behind the attack, curiously very little is known about their architect and architecture.

So who was the architect of New York’s World Trade Centre, and what did his building represent at the time it was built?

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Jas says:

01:24pm | 14/09/11

thats all fine and dandy chris, and lets say youre correct, even though, never before has a steel framed building collapsed due to fire, even much much hotter fires that have last much longer.. but heres the thing.. the thing is… if in fact we agree on the scenario, that… Read more »
TC says:

01:21am | 13/09/11

I think you have made your point John…20-30 times Read more »

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