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The World Trade Center is perhaps the best-known work of Minoru Yamasaki, a Modernist recognized for

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Constructed as a tube structure, the exterior walls of the towers utilized vierendeel trusses.? Each

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In 1962 the New York Port Authority sent a letter to Yamasaki asking if he would be interested in pur

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The Twin Towers were ultimately destroyed as the primary target of the September 11, 2001 terrorist a

The proposed WTC would significantly impact the urban fabric of Lower Manhattan, causing significant

The World Trade Center was intended to promote international trade and catalyze economic prosperity i

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As prominent American skyscrapers and an important symbol for international trade and peace, the Worl

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A New York City icon that once rivaled structures such as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State

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