One World Trade Center
Name of Building
One World Trade Center
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
New York City, United States
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Cornerstone laid July 4, 2004
After delays construction began on January 2008
93 stories had been completed by March 2012
The final topping was lifted on May 10, 2013
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
David Childs
Culturally Specific Time Period
Modern
Geo-Location
40.71280356178982, -74.01335943690646
Materials
hybrid of Concretes and Steel structure
Size and/or Scale of Building
200-foot (61 m) square footprint; Area of 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2).
Architectural Type
Public
Building Description
The September 1st attacks to this day remain one of the most violent terrorist attacks ever experienced on American soil. This attack stays so vividly in minds not only for the loss of life but what committing an attack on the U.S means to it’s civilians. 2,977 lives were forever memorialized in Ground Zero. While the buildings such as the One World Trade Center stand in remembrance, the center itself pays respects in a multitude of ways that have been personalized to the people of Lower Manhattan.
Made up of multiple buildings throughout the plaza Ground Zero and One world Trade structure itself stand as memorial and publicly accessible location. On level stands the heavily dense forested memorial site in which the foot print of the original towers stood. Now a square falling fountain, the flowing water creates a auditorial seclusion in which one can experience. Fittingly named Reflecting Absence.
The One World Trade center maintains 86 usable floors specificized for office work. From floors 20 to 90, with a few lounges and other recreational locations. Otherwise the building maintains a public observatory in which the public can view New York from the highest building. Heavy precaution is take in security and defense around this building due to the sensitivity of the topic and location.
Made up of multiple buildings throughout the plaza Ground Zero and One world Trade structure itself stand as memorial and publicly accessible location. On level stands the heavily dense forested memorial site in which the foot print of the original towers stood. Now a square falling fountain, the flowing water creates a auditorial seclusion in which one can experience. Fittingly named Reflecting Absence.
The One World Trade center maintains 86 usable floors specificized for office work. From floors 20 to 90, with a few lounges and other recreational locations. Otherwise the building maintains a public observatory in which the public can view New York from the highest building. Heavy precaution is take in security and defense around this building due to the sensitivity of the topic and location.
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:One_World_Trade_Center_Building_(2021).jpg
Student First and Last Name
Alyson Schruefer
Citation
David Childs, “One World Trade Center,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/78.
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