One World Trade Center: The Biography of the Building

FAIN: FZ-231313-15

Judith Dupre
Purchase College, SUNY (Purchase, NY 10577-1402)

A book and accompanying website on all aspects, including history, design, financing, and construction, of America's tallest building.

One World Trade Center: The Biography of the Building responds to the public’s great curiosity about how the new skyscraper that anchors the World Trade Center, unlike any in memory, was built. The book explores the super tower’s planning, aesthetic premise, and historical origins. It examines the tower’s groundbreaking safety measures, its structural and construction challenges, and the politics of commemoration and financing. Extensive first-person accounts of those responsible—from ironworkers to architects to financiers—reveal their motivations and struggles. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and plans, the book also includes explanatory diagrams, maps, and critical timelines. An interactive website complements and expands upon the publication, allowing the public to track the WTC’s progress and access in-depth interviews and film clips. Above all, this is a profoundly human story about the heroic efforts and dogged determination that raised the tallest building in the nation.

Media Coverage

American Public Media podcast (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Kai Ryssdal, host
Publication: NPR Marketplace
Date: 6/22/2016
Abstract: Interview with Judith Dupre at the World Trade Center with book promotion (no mention of NEH support) Judith: This two-hour interview was distilled down to 10 minutes. Many of my comments, and acknowledgements, were edited out.
URL: http://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444600/marketplace

Building Stories (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Annie Coreno
Publication: Publishers Weekly
Date: 12/22/2015
Abstract: Listing with brief notes of PW's top ten Art. Architecture & Photography books for Spring 2016
URL: http://reviews.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/69002-spring-2016-announcements-art-architecture-photography-building-stories.html

A love letter to the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub: It soars and inspires (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Judith Dupre
Publication: New York Daily News
Date: 3/12/2016
Abstract: Op-Ed piece on the WTC Transportation Hub. Daily News: 13.4 million unique monthly views
URL: http://m.nydailynews.com/opinion/judith-dupre-love-letter-4b-path-station-article-1.2561796

One World Trade Center (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Judith Dupre
Publication: Skylines
Date: 3/14/2016
Abstract: My article appeared in "Designing Global Cities," a special edition of Skylines, a 72-page color magazine published and distributed internationally by WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to 40K+ circulation.
URL: http://cdn.wspgroup.com/pghzjh/skylines.pdf

WTC: A Rubik’s Cube of Collaboration (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Judith Dupre
Publication: Portfolio (official blog of the Port Authority of NY & NJ)
Date: 4/19/2016
Abstract: Collaboration and controversy at the WTC, and the efforts of Port Authority workers to raise the new World Trade Center.
URL: https://portfolio.panynj.gov/2016/04/19/wtc-a-rubiks-cube-of-collaboration/

A New Book Details the Building of One World Trade Center (Review)
Author(s): Geoffrey Montes
Publication: Architectural Digest
Date: 4/29/2016
Abstract: Review of One WTC praises the way the book “vividly depicts the ensuing 15 years, during which Ground Zero was transformed” and highlights the recent launch party. Story includes eight deep-captioned illustrations from the book.
URL: http://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/new-book-details-building-one-world-trade-center

One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building (Review)
Author(s):
Publication: SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill) blog
Date: 4/29/2016
Abstract: SOM, architect of One WTC, spotlights the launch party and book, calling it the “definitive book on New York City's 21st century civic icon.”
URL: http://www.som.com/news/one_world_trade_center_biography_of_the_building

Review: 1 WTC’s biography (Review)
Author(s): David Brussat
Publication: Architecture Here and There
Date: 11/28/2016
Abstract: “Dupré has been for two decades and remains the reigning queen of books about tall towers.” Her “chapters describing those structural complexities, how they were designed, engineered and erected, are the heart and soul of her book. The chapters unfold almost as a tale of suspense. She includes enough detail about the difficulties of getting the many centers of authority involved to cooperate . . . that one cannot help but strive to read between the lines of ego battles and turf wars.”
URL: https://architecturehereandthere.com/2016/11/28/review-dupre-one-world-trade-center/

Inside the new One World Trade Center (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Kai Ryssdal
Publication: NPR Marketplace
Date: 6/22/2016
Abstract: Interview with Judith Dupré discussing her book ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER while walking the OWTC site! NPR Marketplace: 12 million listeners

Reviewing One World Trade Center (Review)
Author(s): Tara Taffera
Publication: US Glass Magazine
Date: 6/9/2016
Abstract: Review urges readers to “Get lost in Dupré’s writing, the pages and pages of exquisite photos, and the fact that One World Trade Center is quite the testament: to what it takes to be in the construction industry, and what it takes to persevere.”
URL: http://www.usglassmag.com/2016/06/guest-blog-reviewing-one-world-trade-center/

John L. Tishman, Builder Who Shaped American Skylines, Dies at 90 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): David Dunlap
Publication: New York Times
Date: 2/10/2016
Abstract: Judith Dupré is quoted and the forthcoming publication of ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER is mentioned in the New York Times obituary of real estate mogul John Tishman, who managed the construction of the original World Trade Center site.
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/07/nyregion/john-l-tishman-builder-who-shaped-american-skylines-dies-at-90.html

Q&A with NEH Public Scholar Judith Dupré (Media Coverage)
Author(s):
Publication: NEH News
Date: 1/20/2016
URL: https://www.neh.gov/news/qa-neh-public-scholar-judith-dupre

A New Battle to Build the World’s Tallest … Marketing Platform? (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Patrick Clark
Publication: Bloomberg
Date: 4/18/2016
URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-18/a-new-battle-to-build-the-world-s-tallest-marketing-platform

The Power of One: Touring the New World Trade Center with Its Official Biographer (Media Coverage)
Author(s): David Skinner
Publication: Humanities, magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Date: 6/30/2016
URL: https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2016/summer/feature/touring-the-new-world-trade-center-its-official-biographer

A Narrative on the Reconstruction of the World Trade Center (Media Coverage)
Publication: Long Island Pulse
Date: 9/6/2016
Abstract: Overview of WTC reconstruction and interview with Judith Dupré.
URL: http://lipulse.com/2016/09/06/narrative-reconstruction-world-trade-center/

Unions Honor 9/11 Victims and Survivors by Building One World Trade Center (Review)
Author(s): Judith Dupré
Publication: AFL-CIO blog
Date: 9/11/2016
Abstract: Trade unions contributions to the WTC, as described in One World Trade Center book
URL: http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Other-News/Unions-Honor-9-11-Victims-and-Survivors-by-Building-One-World-Trade-Center

Alumni Profile: In Her Own Words (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Judith Dupré
Publication: Prism, Yale University
Date: 7/15/2016
Abstract: Yale University shares an original profile by alumna Judith Dupré, discussing her fifth work of architectural history, what she’s learned throughout her career, and architecture’s indelible power.
URL: http://ism.yale.edu/news/alumni-profile-her-own-words

One World Trade Center Honors the Lives Lost and Focuses on Hope for the Future (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Sam Swantek
Publication: Parade
Date: 9/9/2016
Abstract: Parade ran a slideshow of images drawn from ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, and praised the way “Dupré reveals the careful conceptualization behind the building, as well as what it means to the city of New York.” Parade readership: 517,410
URL: http://parade.com/479981/sks14c/photos-new-book-commemorates-one-world-trade-center/

Book Review: Two WTC Books (Review)
Author(s): John Hill
Publication: Archidose
Date: 12/5/2016
URL: https://archidose.blogspot.com/2016/12/book-review-two-wtc-books.html

One World Trade Center (Review)
Publication: YaleNews
Date: 8/24/2016
URL: http://news.yale.edu/2016/08/24/book-one-world-trade-center

Ground Zero Rising: Freedom vs Fear "Back in Business" trailer (Media Coverage)
Author(s):
Publication: CNBC
Date: 9/1/2016
URL: http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000547055

Ground Zero Rising: Freedom vs Fear (Media Coverage)
Publication: CNBC
Date: 9/1/2016
Abstract: An hour-long documentary aired on 9/1 and 9/11/16 and hosted by Jim Cramer. Numerous speakers include Judith Dupré. Producers structured story using ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER: BIOGRAPHY OF THE BUILDING's narrative. CNBC: 14 million estimated viewers
URL: http://www.cnbc.com/ground-zero-rising/

9/11: Sorrow and healing coexist at ground zero site (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Martha Teichner
Publication: CBS Sunday Morning
Date: 9/11/2016
Abstract: TV segment broadcast nationally that features 3 speakers, including Judith Dupré. Written by Martha Teichner, introduced by Charles Osgood. 3.4 million viewers.
URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/911-sorrow-and-healing-coexist-at-ground-zero-site/

Interview with Judith Dupre, biographer of One World Trade Center (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Alice Bloom, host
Publication: A Town and Village Two
Date: 8/16/2016
Abstract: Half-hour cable show broadcast in NYC metro region. Alice Bloom, host. Interview with Judith Dupré. Discussion of the WTC and Dupre's book.
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY-0mRSoVOQ

9/11: Sorrow and healing / Photo gallery (Media Coverage)
Author(s): CBS Sunday Morning
Publication: CBS Sunday Morning
Date: 9/11/2016
Abstract: Photo gallery of ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER: BIOGRAPHY OF THE BUILDING that accompanies national TV segment.
URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/one-world-trade-center/

Saint Nicholas National Shrine and the Greater Story at Ground Zero (Media Coverage)
Author(s):
Publication: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Newsletter
Date: 10/7/2016
Abstract: Monthly newsletter sent to 500 Greek Orthodox parishes in the U.S. Reaches 2M people. Includes story on ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER: BIOGRAPHY OF THE BUILDING.

1 World Trade Center Gains Popularity in the Pantheon of New York Kitsch (Media Coverage)
Author(s): David W. Dunlap
Publication: New York Times
Date: 9/7/2016

Author finds One World Trade Center a witness to nation's spirit (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Beth Griffin
Publication: Catholic News Service
Date: 9/6/2016
Abstract: News wire story about author Judith Dupre; picked up by several publications.

What Remains: Structure and story on the 15th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Judith Dupré
Publication: America
Date: 9/12/2016
Abstract: Cover story. Print and online. Memory and diversity at Ground Zero; spiritual references embedded in the new World Trade Center.
URL: http://americamagazine.org/issue/what-remains

The Healing Power of Rebuilding the World Trade Center (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Judith Dupré
Publication: Time
Date: 9/10/2016
Abstract: The power of stories and the role of storytelling in healing and reconciliation. Cites several survivor stories; suggests that architecture itself participates in the healing process. Dupré writes that One WTC is “made up of stories, no more or less than words, of those who built it, those who use it and those who will never see it.”
URL: http://time.com/author/judith-dupre/

Curating 9/11 Relics One Page at a Time (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Sam Roberts
Publication: New York Times
Date: 9/2/2016
Abstract: Roberts quotes from One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/nyregion/curating-9-11-relics-one-page-at-a-time.html

New book by Judith Dupré takes a fresh look at One World Trade (Review)
Publication: Urban Hub
Date: 10/6/2016
Abstract: Urban Hub, a digital magazine, did a feature on ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER: BIOGRAPHY OF THE BUILDING that included quotes and photos from book, various links. The story was also published in German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese.
URL: http://www.urban-hub.com/landmarks/one-wtc-book/

Ready to Go (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Deb Amlen
Publication: Wordplay, the Crossword Blog of the New York Times
Date: 5/15/2016
Abstract: Mention of Strong and True, the One WTC-themed crossword puzzle constructed by Elizabeth Gorski to celebrate the publication of One WTC.
URL: http://wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/ready-to-go/

Nonfiction: One World Trade Center (Review)
Author(s): Chris Wieman, Univ. of the Sciences Libs., Philadelphia
Publication: Library Journal
Date: 5/20/2016
Abstract: Review of One World Trade Center
URL: http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2016/05/books/nonfic/nonfiction-library-careers-one-world-trade-center-cooking-burgers-laurie-notaro-xpress-reviews/

Recounting the Most Challenging Architecture Project in History: One World Trade Center (Review)
Author(s): Saxon Henry
Publication: Architizer
Date: 5/20/2016
Abstract: Substantial review of One World Trade Center that praises Dupré's “intelligent examination of the project’s evolution, design and construction,” and says that her book “will serve as a comprehensive historical document long into the future.”
URL: http://architizer.com/blog/layers-of-expectation-one-world-trade-center/

Is One World Trade Center Good Architecture? (Review)
Author(s): Scott Porch
Publication: Signature
Date: 6/16/2016
Abstract: Review of One WTC book; includes interview with author Judith Dupre
URL: http://www.signature-reads.com/2016/06/is-one-world-trade-center-good-architecture/

Interview: Author of World Trade Center book Judith Dupré coming to Tallahassee (Media Coverage)
Publication: Tallahassee Democrat
Date: 5/4/2016
Abstract: Brief One WTC commentary accompanied by interview with author Judith Dupre about the book and about architecture in Tallahassee. Print and online versions of this story.
URL: http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/05/04/author-world-trade-center-book-judith-dupr-coming-tallahassee/83932490/

11 Books Worth Reading About the World Trade Center’s Redevelopment (Review)
Author(s): David W. Dunlap
Publication: New York Times
Date: 9/5/2016
Abstract: Lynne B. Sagalyn’s “Power at Ground Zero: Politics, Money and the Remaking of Lower Manhattan” and Judith Dupré’s “One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building” are two of the most consequential new books about the redevelopment of the World Trade Center. Nine more books are also listed. NYT: 88.6 million unique views per month
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/nyregion/11-books-worth-reading-about-the-world-trade-centers-redevelopment.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_ur_20160906&nl=nytoday&nlid=9810801&ref=headline

One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building (Review)
Publication: Publishers Weekly
Date: 4/26/2016
Abstract: Brief review of One WTC book, with various links to additional information.
URL: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-33631-4

A Look Back At The Process Of Building One World Trade Center (Review)
Author(s): Meg Miller
Publication: Fast Company
Date: 4/20/2016
Abstract: Brief review of One WTC with some biographic details on author; includes slide show of book's imagery. Fast Company: 1.1 million unique views per month.
URL: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3059058/wanted/a-look-back-at-the-process-of-building-one-world-trade-center

The Stranger Who Wrote a Book and Changed My Life (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Rudy King
Publication: Portfolio
Date: 4/22/2016
Abstract: A Port Authority recalls 9/11's devastating impact on his life and how working with Judith Dupre on the One World Trade Center book freed him to share his story and begin to heal his trauma.
URL: https://portfolio.panynj.gov/2016/04/22/one-world-trade-center-the-stranger-who-wrote-a-book-and-changed-my-life/

One World Trade Center: The Biography (Review)
Author(s): Jan Klerks
Publication: SkyHighCity, the Skyscrapercity Magazine
Date: 4/26/2016
Abstract: Online magazine devoted to skyscraper news from around the globe
URL: http://skyhigh.city/one-world-trade-center-the-biography/

1WTC: An unlikely triumph (Review)
Author(s): James Gardner
Publication: The Real Deal
Date: 5/1/2016
Abstract: Review says the book’s “exhaustive detail will not disappoint.”
URL: http://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/1wtc-an-unlikely-triumph/

One World Trade Center: Biography Of The Building (Media Coverage)
Author(s): John Munson, host; Guest, Judith Dupre
Publication: Wisconsin Public Radio/NPR: The Joy Cardin Show
Date: 5/1/2016
Abstract: Hour-long radio broadcast on various aspects of the World Trade Center with Judith Dupre, hosted by John Munson
URL: http://www.wpr.org/shows/one-world-trade-center-biography-building

Associated Products

One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building (Book)
Title: One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building
Author: Judith Dupre
Abstract: 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, Dupré 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.
Year: 2016
Primary URL: http://www.worldcat.org/title/one-world-trade-center-biography-of-the-building/oclc/871319123&referer=brief_results
Primary URL Description: World Cat listing
Secondary URL: http://www.onewtcbook.com
Secondary URL Description: One WTC book website
Publisher: New York: Little, Brown and Company
Type: Single author monograph
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

Conflict and Consensus at the New World Trade Center: A Panel Discussion (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Conflict and Consensus at the New World Trade Center: A Panel Discussion
Abstract: A panel discussion, moderated by Judith Dupré, with key WTC participants about what was at stake in the reconstruction of Ground Zero. Panelists: architect Kenneth A. Lewis of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; engineer and Senior Vice President of Building Structures Yoram Eilon WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff; architect and master planner Carla Swickerath of Studio Libeskind; and Patrick J. Foye, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.
Author: Judith Dupré, Panel Convener and Moderator
Date: 05/25/2016
Location: New York Public Library, Main Branch, Celeste Auditorium
Primary URL: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2016/05/25/one-world-trade-center-judith-dupré-and-special-guests-architectural

Building Consensus at the New World Trade Center (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Building Consensus at the New World Trade Center
Abstract: Talk chronicled the rise of One World Trade Center from the building's groundbreaking design and engineering, through the initial excavation to the final placement of the spire.
Author: Judith Dupré
Date: 06/08/2016
Location: Skyscraper Museum, New York City
Primary URL: http://skyscraper.org/PROGRAMS/LECTURES/dupre2.html

Architecture as Reconciliation: Reading Sacred and Secular Symbols at the new World Trade Center (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Architecture as Reconciliation: Reading Sacred and Secular Symbols at the new World Trade Center
Abstract: Commemorative elements encoded in the nine structures that have arisen at the World Trade Center in the 15 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 illuminate the site’s spiritual dimensions.
Author: Judith Dupré
Date: 11/10/2016
Location: The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York City
Primary URL: http://heavenlyrest.org
Primary URL Description: Talk is part of the CHR's Word & Spirit series

WTC: Professional Development (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: WTC: Professional Development
Author: Judith Dupré
Abstract: Professional Development Session for employees of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the architectural firm who built the World Trade Center.
Date: 05/12/2016

Architecture, History and the Public Realm (Conference Paper/Presentation)
Title: Architecture, History and the Public Realm
Author: Judith Dupré
Abstract: Whether a structure is new or old, telling the story of a place enhances the property's value for tenants and their employees. Anchoring a building in the city's history all but guarantees that it will be more efficiently integrated into the public realm. Acceptance and appreciation increases for occupants, but also for the public, who may never enter the building. Providing this history is an act of civic generosity and a powerful instrument for change. Talk given to a private group of international real estate investors.
Date: 05/11/2016
Primary URL: http://www.rxrrealty.com
Primary URL Description: RXR Realty

One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building (Radio/Audio Broadcast or Recording)
Title: One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building
Writer: Judith Dupre
Director: Suzanne Toren
Producer: Christine Farrell
Abstract: One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building Audiobook, narrated by Judith Dupre. Published by Hachette Audio and distributed by Blackstone Audio. Unabridged. 6 hours and 15 minutes. Formats: CD and digital file.
Date: 03/01/2016
Access Model: Paid subscription
Format: CD
Format: Digital File

One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building (Web Resource)
Title: One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building
Author: Judith Dupre
Abstract: Book website. Includes blog, interviews, videos, photo galleries, book's media kit, One WTC crossword puzzle.
Year: 2016
Primary URL: http://www.onewtcbook.com

Half-Pint Prototype: The Outsize Influence of 7 World Trade Center (book excerpt) (Blog Post)
Title: Half-Pint Prototype: The Outsize Influence of 7 World Trade Center (book excerpt)
Author: judith Dupré
Abstract: An excerpt from ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER that explores the influence of 7 World Trade Center on One World Trade Center's design, engineering, construction methods, and safety features.
Date: 11/30/2016
Primary URL: http://www.gothamcenter.org/blog/half-pint-prototype-the-outsize-influence-of-7-world-trade-center
Primary URL Description: Gotham is the blog of the Gotham Center, a public educational organization devoted to the history of New York at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Mike Wallace founded the Center in 2000.
Website: Gotham

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