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The Architect, Architectural History and Symbolism of the World Trade Center

DaCruz, Michelle, "Trade Center Towers Bombed in '93; Built in 1970s, New York's Tallest Buildings Previously Attacked." The Toronto Sun, September 11, 2001, 12.

Mc Dermott, Terry and Tim Rutten. "Terrorism Hits the U.S.; Icons of the American Dream Crash Down; World Trade Center: Towers Held Thousands of People and Stood for the Height of Freedom." The Los Angeles Times, September 11, 2001, 3.

Bone, James. "War Comes to America." The Times (London), September 12, 2001.

Colby, Joy Hakanson. "Detroiter's Dream Now Just Rubble; Minoru Yamasaki Took 16 Years to Design Twin Towers." Detroit News, September 12, 2001, 15.

Gunts, Edward. "Tempting Targets in Towers; Symbols of Capitalism Destroyed, Changing New York's Skyline." The Baltimore Sun, September 12, 2001, 14A.

Hume, Christopher. "Towers an Emblem of the U.S. Empire." Toronto Star, September 12, 2001.

"Jewel of Manhattan Skyline Was Built as Urban Renewal Project; 50,000 People, 1,200 Firms Occupied Seven-Building Complex Completed in '88." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 12, 2001, A4.

Levy, Dan. "Twin Towers Were Architectural Icons; Skyline Won't Be the Same." The San Francisco Chronicle, September 12, 2001, B6.

Pepinster, Catherine. "Terror in America: The World Trade Centre, New York - the Destruction of an American Icon." The Independent (London), September 12, 2001, 10.

Balfour, Alan. "Majestic Towers Symbolized City's Grandeur, Ambition." New York Newsday, September 13, 2001, A18.

Dunlap, David W. "Towers Lent City a Lift, Adding Postcard Panache and an Air of Resilience." The New York Times, September 13, 2001, A14.

Flaim, Denise. "A Landmark Lost." New York Newsday, September 13, 2001, B2.

Forgey, Benjamin. "Buildings That Stood Tall as Symbols of Strength." Washington Post, September 13, 2001, C1.

Jackson, Sally. "Most Potent Symbol of US Fiscal Power - War of Terror: The Nightmare Unfolds." The Australian, September 13, 2001, 5.

Sim, Arthur. "Twin Towers Not Just Ordinary Skyscrapers." The Straits Times (Singapore), September 13, 2001, 15.

"Fiery End of a New York Icon." Building Design (September 14, 2001): 2.

Flint, Anthony. "Architects Wonder If Towers Too Tempting a Target." The Boston Globe, September 14, 2001, A32.

Hakim, Danny. "Watching a Creation from Infancy to Rubble." The New York Times, September 14, 2001, A24.

Lanken, Peter. "Towers Weren't Built for This: Up As Long As It Was, World Trade Centre Performed Admirably." The Gazette (Montreal), September 15, 2001.

Wong, Tony. "Landmark Decisions; Towers Just Lost Prestige." Toronto Star, September 15, 2001, C1.

Collison, Kevin. "In 101 Minutes, New York's; Symbol of Peace, Strength Is Toppled by War of Terror." The Kansas City Star, September 16, 2001, A10.

Fryer, Alex. "The Twin Towers; Seattle Native's Famed Project Was Designed as Symbol of World Peace." The Seattle Times, September 16, 2001, A11.

Gunts, Edward. "Dashed Dreams of an 'Ambitious Climber'; World Trade Center's Architect Seems to Have Been Dogged by Failure." The Baltimore Sun, September 16, 2001, 3F.

Hine, Thomas. "A Monument to Business As Usual." New York Newsday, September 16, 2001, B8.

"New York Always a Great Paradox." Omaha World-Herald, September 16, 2001, 1B.

Vulliamy, Ed. "Signature of the City Burnt Into Manhattan's Memory." The Observer, September 16, 2001, 20.

Duffy, Robert W. "St. Louisans Were Major Players in Building of Towers; Architect Also Designed Main Terminal at Lambert Field." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 17, 2001, B6.

Lowry, Patricia. "Judged an Excess of Modernism, the WTC Was Never Well Loved." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 18, 2001, C1.

Pate, Kelly. "Trade Center Conceived as Peace Symbol, Twin Towers Became Success as Hub of International Finance." The Denver Post, September 18, 2001, C3.

Lamey, Mary. "Man Saw WTC's Rise, Fall: Montrealer Ben Frank Was Pointman in Construction of Twin Towers." The Gazette (Montreal), September 18, 2001, D3.

Grimes, William. "Windows That Rose So Close to the Sun."

The New York Times, September 19, 2001, F1.

Smith, Doug, Mitchell Landsberg, and Nicholas Riccardi. "Their Lost Village in the Sky; Over the Years, the Twin Towers Went from Architectural Pariah to a Beloved Beacon That Was Much More Than a Workplace." The Los Angeles Times, September 19, 2001, E1.

Chandler, Mary Voelz. "Twin Towers Obit May Have Preceded Their Death." Rocky Mountain News September 22, 2001, 9E.

McGuigan, Cathleen. "Requiem for an American Icon." Newsweek (September 24, 2001): 88.

Dunlap, David W. "Near Ground Zero, Unbowed Spires." The New York Times, September 30, 2001.

Schneider, Daniel B. "F.Y.I." The New York Times, September 30, 2001.

Snoonian, Deborah, and John E. Czarnecki. "World Trade Center's Robust Towers Succumb to Terrorism." Architectural Record (October 2001): 22.

Leonard, Devin. "The Twin Towers, 1972-2001." Fortune (October 2001): 107.

O'Grady, Jim. "Taking the Pulse of Landmark Buildings Caught in the Collapse of the Towers." The New York Times, October 7, 2001.

Seay, Elizabeth. "Yamasaki Buildings Growing in Stature." The San Diego Union-Tribune, October 7, 2001, I1.

Wetzstein, Cheryl. "Twin Towers History." Insight on the News (October 15, 2001): 31.

Moore, Rowan. "Portrait: The Luckless Architect of the Twin Towers." Prospect, October 25, 2001.

Szenasy, Susan S. "Editorial: Our Missing Symbol." Metropolis (November 2001): 28.

Feeney, Mary K. "Remembering the Towers." The Hartford Courant, November 6, 2001, D1.

Wolfe, Tom. "The New New York: We All Know That After September 11, New York Will Never Be the Same Again. But the Same As What? Tom Wolfe Says the City Has Changed Beyond All Recognition in the Past Few Years." The Guardian(London), December 20, 2001.

Muschamp, Herbert. "With Viewing Platforms, a Dignified Approach to Ground Zero." The New York Times, December 22, 2001.

Glancey, Jonathan. "Saturday Review: Arts 2001: Architecture: High Anxiety." The Guardian (London), December 22, 2001.

Sudjic, Deyan. "Review of the Year: Arts: Architecture of the Year: Even After 11 September, Tall Is Still Beautiful: High-Rise Buildings Can Be Elegant, Sophisticated Emblems of fhe City's Future. And the Optimism of Those Who Design Them Remains Undimmed." The Observer (London), December 23, 2001.

Kerr, Laurie. "The Mosque to Commerce: Bin Laden's special complaint with the World Trade Center." slate.msn.com, December 28, 2001. http://slate.msn.com/?id=2060207

Gorlin, Alexander. "Of Tragedy and the Movie Monolith." The New York Times, December 30, 2001.

Boxer, Sarah. "In Films, Twin Towers Had No Star Power." The New York Times, February 4, 2002.

Updated February 4, 2002

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