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WORLD TRADE CENTER
Dennis BootheJesse Hindle
History of the WTC
Designed by Minoru YamasakiEngineer: Leslie Robertson
Officially opened in 1973Owned by the Port Authority of NY &
NJCost: ~$1.5 billion
Purpose of WTC Design
Aim: Revitalize Downtown Manhattan through providing a single location for international commerce
-12 million sq. feet of office space(40,000 sq. ft per floor)
Response to WTC Design
Small businesses displaced, creating dissent
Local Real Estate Agencies – too much office space offered
Critics: -‘Purposeless gigantism & technological exhibitionism’
- ‘Repetitive architecture can put you to sleep’
Construction of the WTC
Used the slurry trench method
Construction of the WTC
Tube Building- Core and Exterior wall instead of
columns throughout
9/11 Attacks – Reasons for Failure
Plane impact was not the main reason for collapse
Engine fuel caused temperatures of over 1500 degrees F, weakening the structure.
Failure of Perimeter Columns
Structural integrity of WTC depends on closely space columns around perimeter
Steel strength fell as exposed to heat
-> columns deflections increased, causing buckling of walls
1st Runner up – New WTC
THINK Team-Rafael Vinoly &
Frederic Schwartz
-Two towers made of decorative steel towers
-light and elegant design
New WTC Designs
Design by Daniel LibeskindMain features: - 1,776 ft ‘Freedom Tower’- WTC Memorial Museum- ‘Wedge of Light’
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