Reflections on the Post-WTC Skyline: Manhattan and Elsewhere.

• Autores: Igal Charney
• Localización: International journal of urban and regional research, ISSN 0309-1317, Vol. 29, Nº. 1, 2005, págs. 172-179
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article presents information on the effect of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on World Trade Center, on Manhattan, New York and surrounding states. Since September 11, 2001 a debate over the future of urban form and function has emerged. Dispersion and sprawl of population and urban activities were evident prior to September 11, and the fallout from the terrorist attacks should accelerate these trends. A principal question in this debate has been whether in this context skyscrapers have a future. Tall buildings have a huge effect on the American city. The vast but geographically focused destruction inflicted by the terrorist attack of September 11, had a major effect on Lower Manhattan. In this area, which is New York's financial district, office space is the major land use. Overall, the destroyed and damaged property represented 60% of Downtown Manhattan's top-quality office space. This event affected hundreds of businesses, prominent financial firms like Merrill Lynch, American Express, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, Salomon Smith Barney, Bankers Trust and the Bank of New York, and numerous medium-to-smaller size firms.