Rebuilding the World Trade Center: A Photo Ethnography (PagePerfect NOOK Book)
My decision to document the rebuilding of the Trade Center was made on July 4, 2009. I soon noted that its steady progress revealed New York’s desire for new buildings of architectural beauty. The architects, Daniel Leibskind and David Childs, offer a vision that is both sweeping and dignified. The towers recall the classic idea of a traditional New York skyscraper complete with cool elegance and symmetry. The tallest of these is One World Trade Center, which stands 1,776 feet high. It has made the city’s skyline bold and sweeping again, as a tribute to peoples’ aspirations and imagination. Each building began with a layer of concrete, which formed a protective blast wall. Now hidden beneath glass, these walls are no longer visible, unless witnessed in documentary photographs. Yet it can be seen they were beautiful in their own right, like Roman columns. Each building rose at the hands of men and women, steel workers and engineers—all dedicated to their task. Here, the workers’ actions take center stage. In viewing the new World Trade Center, we must recognize the years this endeavor has taken. Their skill and determination is apparent. But their task is large and will continue until all the buildings are complete.
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Rebuilding the World Trade Center: A Photo Ethnography (PagePerfect NOOK Book)
My decision to document the rebuilding of the Trade Center was made on July 4, 2009. I soon noted that its steady progress revealed New York’s desire for new buildings of architectural beauty. The architects, Daniel Leibskind and David Childs, offer a vision that is both sweeping and dignified. The towers recall the classic idea of a traditional New York skyscraper complete with cool elegance and symmetry. The tallest of these is One World Trade Center, which stands 1,776 feet high. It has made the city’s skyline bold and sweeping again, as a tribute to peoples’ aspirations and imagination. Each building began with a layer of concrete, which formed a protective blast wall. Now hidden beneath glass, these walls are no longer visible, unless witnessed in documentary photographs. Yet it can be seen they were beautiful in their own right, like Roman columns. Each building rose at the hands of men and women, steel workers and engineers—all dedicated to their task. Here, the workers’ actions take center stage. In viewing the new World Trade Center, we must recognize the years this endeavor has taken. Their skill and determination is apparent. But their task is large and will continue until all the buildings are complete.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781514409985 |
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| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication date: | 05/25/2016 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 80 |
| File size: | 42 MB |
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