The Architect's Newspaper Marks 25 Years of 9/11 with Retrospective on World Trade Center Rebuilding Coverage
In alignment with the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, The Architect's Newspaper (AN) released a retrospective highlighting its 23 years of reporting on the reconstruction of the World Trade Center (WTC). Established in 2003 by William "Bill" Menking and Cathy Lang Ho, AN has documented significant developments, including the 2022 inauguration of Santiago Calatrava's St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, American Express commencing construction on 2 WTC in early 2026, and the anticipated fall 2023 debut of the Perelman Performing Arts Center by REX. Although progress on 5 WTC has slowed, Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed it will feature 400 affordable housing units. The retrospective also covers historical events and controversies, ending with insights from Florian Idenburg and Michael Sorkin.
Key facts
- The Architect's Newspaper was founded in 2003 by William "Bill" Menking and Cathy Lang Ho, with its debut issue dated November 10, 2003.
- About 70,000 people currently live in Lower Manhattan, approximately double the pre-9/11 population, per New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
- Santiago Calatrava's St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church opened in 2022.
- American Express broke ground on 2 WTC in early 2026, designed by Foster + Partners, with completion anticipated in 2031.
- The Perelman Performing Arts Center by REX opened in fall 2023.
- In July 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that 5 WTC, designed by KPF, will include 400 permanently affordable units.
- Daniel Libeskind's WTC master plan was selected in 2003 at a cost of $330 million, the cheapest of six shortlisted designs.
- The 9/11 Memorial Museum, designed by Snøhetta, opened in 2014.
Entities
Artists
- William "Bill" Menking
- Cathy Lang Ho
- Diana Darling
- Santiago Calatrava
- Foster + Partners
- KPF
- REX
- Daniel Libeskind
- Michael Arad
- Peter Walker
- David Childs
- Fred Schwartz
- Rafael Vinoly
- Rafael Viholy
- Anish Kapoor
- Guy Nordenson
- Eva Hagberg
- Moshe Safdie
- Shigeru Ban
- Frei Otto
- Dean Maltz
- Snøhetta
- Craig Dykers
- Frank Gehry
- Simeon H. Baum
- Richard Meier
- Ken Smith
- Thomas Shine
- Donald Trump
- Minoru Yamasaki
- Gordon Skinner
- Jonathan Massey
- Robert Campbell
- Paul Goldberger
- Michael Sorkin
- Deyan Sudjic
- Allan Temko
- Craig Konyk
- Larry Silverstein
- Eliot Spitzer
- Norman Foster
- Fumiko Maki
- Fumihiko Maki
- Richard Rogers
- Robert A. M. Stern
- Anne Guiney
- Alec Appelbaum
- Sage and Coombe Architects
- Bill Millard
- Alan G. Brake
- Anna Wintour
- Brandon Klayko
- Kenneth Snelson
- Bjarke Ingels Group
- Stephen Zacks
- Zaha Hadid
- Rupert Murdoch
- Andrew Cuomo
- Jonathan Hilburg
- Bill De Blasio
- Aaron Seward
- Matthew Marani
- Justin Beal
- Philippe Petit
- Kathy Hochul
- Florian Idenburg
- Aric Chen
- David Grahame Shane
- Henning Larsen
- UN Studio
- Davis Brody Bond
- WXY
- BakerHostetler
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Skanska
- Brookfield Properties
- Silverstein Properties
- Port Authority
- Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
- Federal Transit Administration
- New York City Housing Authority
- NIST
- The Drawing Center
- Condé Nast
- News Corporation
- 21st Century Fox
- American Express
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- NYC Audubon
- Project Safe Flight
- HUD
- LMDC
- SOM
- Pei Cobb Freed and Partners
- Polshek Partnership
- Robbrecht en Daem architects
- Pasanella and Klein
- Stolzman and Berg Architects
- Bing Thom Architects
- Meyer/Gifford/Jones Architects
- DMA
- LMN
- Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen
- Adamson Associates Architects
- TEN Arquitectos
- H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture
- Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
- Resolve Mediation Services
- Columbia GSAPP
- Yale University
- New York Police Department
- Westboro Baptist Church
- Oprah Winfrey Show
- 60 Minutes
- New York Post
- The New York Times
Institutions
- The Architect's Newspaper
- Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
- Silverstein Properties
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Federal Transit Administration
- New York City Housing Authority
- NIST
- The Drawing Center
- Condé Nast
- News Corporation
- 21st Century Fox
- American Express
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- NYC Audubon
- Project Safe Flight
- HUD
- SOM
- Foster + Partners
- KPF
- REX
- Snøhetta
- Gehry Partners
- Robert A. M. Stern Architects
- Bjarke Ingels Group
- Sage and Coombe Architects
- WXY
- BakerHostetler
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Skanska
- Brookfield Properties
- Columbia GSAPP
- Yale University
- New York Police Department
- Westboro Baptist Church
- Resolve Mediation Services
- Moshe Safdie and Associates
- Pei Cobb Freed and Partners
- Polshek Partnership
- Robbrecht en Daem architects
- Pasanella and Klein
- Stolzman and Berg Architects
- Shigeru Ban Architects
- Dean Maltz Architect
- Bing Thom Architects
- Meyer/Gifford/Jones Architects
- DMA
- LMN
- Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen
- Adamson Associates Architects
- TEN Arquitectos
- H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture
- Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
- Henning Larsen
- UN Studio
- Davis Brody Bond
- The New York Times
- New York Post
- Oprah Winfrey Show
- 60 Minutes
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Lower Manhattan
- World Trade Center
- Ground Zero
- Murray Street
- Park Place
- Broadway
- West Street
- Hudson River
- Church Street
- Greenwich Street
- Fresh Kills
- Staten Island
- Soho
- Liberty Park
- Liberty Street
- 99 Church Street
- Topeka
- Kansas
- Brooklyn
- Park Slope