- Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC)
Public agency created in the aftermath of September 11th to help plan and coordinate the rebuilding and revitalization of Lower Manhattan. Provides information on the the revised design for the Freedom Tower (aka One World Trade Center), as well as the design by Daniel Libeskind which was initially selected for the World Trade Center site.
www.renewnyc.com
- Libeskind, Daniel (b. 1946)@
Learn about Daniel Libeskind, the Polish architect and his unconventional buildings with skewed angles. Sites offer bio, interview transcripts, career highlights, photo gallery, sketches, and plan designs of the architect who recieved commission to reconstruct the World Trade Center.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Masters/Libeskind__Daniel__b__1946_
- Project Rebirth
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Uses time-lapse photography to document the rebuilding of the World Trade Center and the construction of the Freedom Tower (now called 1 World Trade Center).
www.projectrebirth.org
- Lower Manhattan.info
Source for everything from transit schedules to transportation maps, rebuilding plans to recreation, cleanup efforts to community involvement.
www.lowermanhattan.info
- Wikipedia: World Trade Center Site
Provides hyperlinked information about Ground Zero, the plot of land on which the World Trade Center complex stood. Includes notes on rebuilding and memorial plans.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_site
- Team Twin Towers
Working to support, promote, and encourage the restoration of the Twin Towers and surrounding area in a responsible, thoughtful, and caring manner.
www.teamtwintowers.org
- New Design Concept for The World Trade Center
Artist's futuristic proposal to rebuild the World Trade Center.
www.wtc2002.com
- 1 World Trade Center (Freedom Tower)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../World_Trade_Center/1_World_Trade_Center__Freedom_Tower_
- Civic Alliance to Rebuild Downtown New York
Convened by the Regional Plan Association in partnership with New School University, New York University, and Pratt Institute to develop strategies for redevelopment.
www.civic-alliance.org
- World Trade Center II Design
Presents an alternate plan for rebuilding on the WTC site.
www.makenynyagain.com
- Rebuild Ground Zero
Follow the progress of 1 World Trade Center (aka the Freedom Tower) and the WTC rebuilding process. Browse an extensive collection of photos and videos and check out the Ground Zero webcam.
www.rebuildgroundzero.org
- America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero
Online companion to the PBS film following the post-September 11 lives and work of rescue workers, engineers, contractors, families of victims, and community activists.
www.pbs.org/americarebuilds
- Paranoia: A Grand Hotel on the Hudson
Discusses Gaudi's design for a hotel at the site which would later house the World Trade Center, now being considered as part of the site's redevelopment.
www.paranoiamagazine.com/gaudihotel.html
- Restorewtc
Site protesting the Freedom Tower design and examining political issues behind the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.
www.restorewtc.com
- DowntownNYC
Gathering ideas and opinions about the redevelopment of the Lower Manhattan from the people who live and work there, or care about its future.
www.downtownnyc.org
- Build A New World Trade Center
Essay and discussion forum.
www.buildanewwtc.org
- Design Trust for Public Space: Reconstruction Report
Publication program devoted to enhancing the public's understanding of the procedures and issues involved in the World Trade Center redevelopment efforts.
www.reconstructionreport.org
- Gotham Gazette: Rebuilding NYC
Coverage of the rebuilding process at the World Trade Center, including calendar, notes on the Libeskind Plan, and news on security issues.
www.gothamgazette.com/rebuilding_nyc
- Designers Look Beyond Debris
From the New York Times. Discussion of suggested designs and ideas for rebuilding, replacing, and memorializing the World Trade Center.
www.nytimes.com/2001/09/27/garden/27COOP.html
- New York City Skyline
Discussion board on what to build in place of the World Trade Center.
www.newyorkcityskyline.org
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