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World Trade Center [Ground Zero]
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  North America |
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  United States |
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  New York |
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  Manhattan |
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  World Trade Center Plaza (West Street, Liberty Street, Church Street, Vesey Street)
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Buildings for offices and professional practises
Offices
Vertical architectures
Skyscrapers
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1966 - 1970
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1970 - 1973 |
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THE BUILDING IN CINEMA |
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| Leaning Out. An Intimate Look at Twin Towers. Engineer Leslie E Robertson |
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| Basia Myszynski, Leonard Myszynski |
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| Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Jay Hernandez, Armando Riesco, Maria Bello, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Donna Murphy, Patti D’Arbanville |
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| 11'09'01. September 11 [September 11]
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| Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Shohei Imamura, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, Samira Makhmalbaf, Mira Nair, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Sean Penn, Danis Tanovic |
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| A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
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| Haley Joel Osment, Frances O'Connor, Jake Thomas, Jude Law, William Hurt, Ken Leung, Clark Gregg, Kevin Sussman, April Grace, Matt Winston, Sabrina Grdevich |
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| Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isasc Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, Harry Dean Stanton |
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| Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, John Randolph, Rene Auberjonois, Jack O'Halloran |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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| Jean-Louis Cohen, "Ground Zero + 4", Il giornale dell'architettura 33, ottobre 2005, pp. 1, 2 |
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| Suzanna Stephens, Ian Luna, Ron Broadhurst, Immaginare Ground Zero. Progetti e proposte per l'area del World Trade Center, Rizzoli, 2005 |
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Matteo Agnoletto, Groundzero.exe. Costruire il vuoto, Edizioni Kappa, Roma 2004
review: Stefano Oletto, "Quel vuoto da colmare", Il giornale dell'architettura 25, gennaio 2005, "Libri" p. 33
review: Liana Frola, "The rising", L'architettura. Cronache e storia 593, marzo/march 2005, "Selelibri/Bookdigest" p. 192
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| "Le dieci torri che hanno cambiato il mondo/Ten towers that changed the world", Domus Grattacieli/Skyscrapers, supplemento a/supplement of Domus 865, dicembre/december 2003, p. 26 (22-29) |
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| Maurizio Vogliazzo, "Una risposta troppo rapida?/WTC New York", L'Arca 180, aprile/april 2003, pp. 18-29 |
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"Sette visioni di New York/Seven proposition for New York", Domus 856, febbraio/february 2003, "Servizi/Features" pp. 32-49 Deyan Sudijc, "Affrontare Ground Zero/Facing up to Ground Zero", Domus 856, febbraio/february 2003, "Servizi/Features" pp. 34-35 (32-49) |
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| Peter Skinner, Mike Wallace, World Trade Center. I giganti che sfidavano il cielo, White Star, 2003 |
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| Bill Harris, Mille edifici di New York, Electa, Milano 2003, pp. 48-49, n. 65 |
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| Fulvio Irace, "Geopolitica del grattacielo/Geopolitics of the Skyscraper", Lotus international 101, giugno/june 1999 [Grattacieli/Skyscrapers], p. 6 (6-15) |
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| Judith Dupré, Skyscrapers, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York 1996, pp. 66-67 |
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| Bruno Zevi, Spazî dell'architettura moderna, Einaudi, Torino 1973, tav. 638 [XII. La terza età: itinerarî degli anni cinquanta-ottanta] |
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ADDITIONS AND DIGRESSIONS |
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Oriana Fallaci, La rabbia e l'orgoglio, Rizzoli, Milano 2001 tr. en. The Rage and The Pride, Rizzoli, 2001 tr. fr. La rage et l'orgueil, Éditions Plon, 2002 tr. es. La rabia y el orgullo, La Esfera de los Libros, Madrid 2002 |
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CLIENT |
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DIMENSIONAL DATA |
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Tower 1 m. 417 (pinnacle m. 526) Tower 2 m. 415 |
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STRUCTURES |
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| Worthington, Skilling, Helle and Jackson - John Skilling, Leslie Robertson |
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