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Press release
The World Trade Center: A 21st-Century Renaissance of New York
The new World Trade Center (WTC) will build a brighter, more vibrant future for downtown New York with superior commercial space, a modernized and more convenient transportation system, and cultural and highly commemorative destinations. It will provide a significant economic boost for the area and dramatically enhance the quality of life for the people who live, work, and visit downtown.
The WTC plan includes
- Five new skyscrapers (1 WTC, Freedom Tower; Towers 2, 3, 4, and 5)
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center
- World Trade Center Transportation Hub
- Retail Complex
- Performing Arts Center
All of the projects will be built incorporating the highest standards of sustainable design and safety systems. The WTC is an unprecedented merging of architectural minds, firms, and talents, all working toward one goal: creating a grand urban center for 21st-century New York. The site will feature a collection of works by world-renowned architects - Santiago Calatrava, David Childs, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Fumihiko Maki, and Richard Rogers. By 2012, all of the projects save the performing arts center will be completed.