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Rebuilding Lower Manhattan
 Websites presented in alphabetical order City Journal 
 This national magazine has articles and opinion on such urban topics as crime, education, city planning, immigration, welfare, transportation, and other issues. The magazine is archived; beginning with the Fall 2001 issue, there is considerable coverage of the September 2001 World Trade Center attack, response, and rebuilding. A publication of The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. http://www.city-journal.org/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond, Social Science Last updated Aug 15, 2005 Daniel Libeskind
A biography of the architect, information on his projects, and an essay about and images of his award-winning World Trade Center design study. http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/ Topics: Architecture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 15, 2005 Glass Steel and Stone: Global Architecture Encyclopedia
This searchable site has descriptions, photographs, and 3-dimensional models of buildings, bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural constructions. The New York City section includes images of the former World Trade Center and proposals for its rebuilding. There are also sections on haunted and odd architecture, images from The American Institute of Architects, sandcastle competitions, an email newsletter, and architectural quotations, poetry, and humor. http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 15, 2005 Ground One: Voices From Post-911 Chinatown
"New York City and the nation were deeply affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. But the attacks also had significant consequences on a more local scale: neighborhoods throughout New York City. ... Located just ten blocks from Ground Zero, Chinatown is the largest residential area affected by 9/11." This site features video excerpts from interviews on response and relief efforts in Chinatown. From the Museum of Chinese in the Americas. http://911digitalarchive.org/chinatown/ Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Apr 13, 2009 LMDC: Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
This site includes proposals ("Concept Plans") for rebuilding the World Trade Center area, information about the Residential Grant Program for New York City residents affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks, hearing minutes, and more. "The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation was created in the aftermath of September 11th by Governor Pataki and then-Mayor Giuliani to help plan and coordinate the rebuilding and revitalization of Lower Manhattan." http://www.renewnyc.com/ Topics: Communities & Groups, September 11 & Beyond, Social Science Last updated Aug 12, 2005 New York, New Visions: A Coalition for the Rebuilding of Lower Manhattan
This site presents the recommendations made by "a coalition of 20 architecture, planning, and design organizations that came together immediately following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center." Includes principles to be followed in the rebuilding, responses to proposed plans, family member and resident workshop reports, a statement on the finalists in the memorial design competition, and other documents through December 2003. http://nynv.aiga.org/ Topics: Communities & Groups, September 11 & Beyond, Social Science Last updated Aug 14, 2005 Selected Design for the World Trade Center Site
This site introduces the new World Trade Center site design: the Freedom Tower, designed by Daniel Libeskind and revised in collaboration with David Childs. Includes dozens of slides of architectural plans, and architectural factsheet, and a rebuilding timeline. From the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC). http://www.lowermanhattan.info/rebuild/new_design_plans/ Topics: Architecture by Place, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Nov 14, 2006 |
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