One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building

From the bestselling author of Skyscrapers, the behind-the-scenes story of the most extraordinary building in the world:...
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Author: Judith Dupré
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One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building by Dupré, Judith

One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building

$81.98

One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building

$81.98
Author: Judith Dupré
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
From the bestselling author of Skyscrapers, the behind-the-scenes story of the most extraordinary building in the world: One World Trade Center.

The new World Trade Center represents one of the most complex collaborations in human history. Nearly every state in the nation, a dozen countries around the world, and more than 25,000 workers helped raise the tower, which consumed ninety million pounds of steel, one million square feet of glass, and enough concrete to pave a sidewalk from New York to Chicago.

With more than seventy interviews with the people most intimately involved, and unprecedented access to the building site, suppliers, and archives, Dupr unfurls the definitive story of fourteen years of conflict and controversy-and its triumphant resolution.

This fascinating, oversize book delivers new insight into the 1,776-foot-tall engineering marvel, from design and excavation through the final placement of its spire. It offers: Access to the minds of world-class architects, engineers, ironworkers, and other tradespeople Panoramas of New York from One World Observatory-1,268 feet above the earth Dramatic cutaways that show the building's advanced structural technologies A time-lapse montage showing the evolution of the sixteen-acre site Chronologies tracking design, construction, and financial milestones, with rare historic photographs

It also features extensive tour of the entire Trade Center, including in-depth chapters on Two, Three, Four, and Seven World Trade Center; the National September 11 Memorial & Museum; Liberty Park; St. Nicholas National Shrine; and the soaring Transportation Hub.

One World Trade Center is the only book authorized by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, and the one book necessary to understand the new World Trade Center in its totality. This is a must-have celebration of American resilience and ingenuity for all who are invested in the rebuilding of Ground Zero.

Author: Judith Dupré
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 04/26/2016
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 4.00lbs
Size: 12.90h x 9.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780316336314


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/18/2016

About the Author
Judith Dupré is the author of numerous books, including Skyscrapers and Bridges, both published by Black Dog & Leventhal, and the New York Times bestseller Churches. She lectures and teaches on art and architecture. She lives in New York.

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