The World Trade Center (Classics of American Architecture)

I will always remember the World Trade Center

This compendium by Anthony Robins, originally published in 1987, documents the planning, design and construction of the World Trade Center. Historian and "building biographer" Robins unfolds the history of the site, beginning with its genesis in 1946 to its destruction in 2001. Because of the disaster of September 11, readers will have a greater appreciation of this second edition because many of those interviewed, and most of the documents are gone. It includes several new images and a large appendix of reproductions of materials meticulously gathered during the initial project research, most of which were stored in the sub-basement at the time of the attack and no longer exist. This book is highly recommended for anyone with an interest and appreciation of architecture, New York City history, and the history of a tragic American symbol.

This important book is a history of the genesis and architectural design and construction of the World Trade Center. The new edition "is offered as a memory of the World Trade Center as it once was." Originally published in 1987, the book contains rare photographs, drawings and documents as well as early WTC promotional brochures that described the 110-story towers' observation deck as "the closest some of us will ever get to heaven." It is a fascinating and significant history of the twin skyscrapers -- once the world's tallest -- and now forever a poignant part of New York City and American history. Recommended for anyone interested in NYC and its architecture.