LECTURE: The Twin Towers – Remembering the World Trade Center
Scarsdale High School 2 Brewster Road, Scarsdale, NY, United StatesBased on the book Classics of American Architecture: The World Trade Center, this lecture reviews the story of the Center’s creation, post-World War II Downtown redevelopment, the origins of the Trade Center concept, the search for an architect, the evolution of the design, the urge to build the world’s tallest buildings, the engineering feats required for the towers’ construction, and the critical response.