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 MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012
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Contact: Gary Green
(212) 422-3520 x 141
(347) 452-3663 mobile
ggreen@tributetwtc.org
9/11 TRIBUTE CENTER NEW EXHIBIT
"Building World Trade" Opens Monday, December 10
"Building World Trade", a new exhibit at the 9/11 Tribute Center, will be unveiled on Monday, December 10th at 6 p.m. at the 9/11 Tribute Center, 120 Liberty Street, in lower Manhattan.
The 9/11 Tribute Center's latest exhibit gives visitors a chance to see the new and innovative World Trade Center. "Building World Trade" will allow visitors to imagine the Center of the future in which hundreds of thousands of people will live, work, and travel each day.
Over the past year One World Trade Center has grown to restore the downtown skyline. A new mix of businesses and government offices will infuse the area with a diversity of the workforce. Gallery visitors learn about the restoration of a community that has been revitalized with new parks, playgrounds and families and can see the progress.
Incorporating a wall-length luminescent image of the future skyline of Lower Manhattan and multimedia animations, the displays project people into the dynamic vision of Lower Manhattan which has been developed by urban planners and civic leaders. Audio stories share inspiration from designers and architects in the rebuilding of Lower Manhattan - Robert Douglass, Chairman of the Downtown Alliance, Uday Durg, Senior V.P. Lower Manhattan Projects, MTA Capital Construction, Steven Plate, Director of World Trade Construction for the Port Authority of NY & NJ, and Jan Ramirez of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum.
The new exhibit interprets four aspects of the rebuilding: the creation of new office buildings; the new transit centers; the 9/11 Memorial; and the growth of the residential and business community. Videos, oral history excerpts and playful flip-through books of photos and engaging personal quotes offer specific details.
Larry Silverstein, the president of Silverstein Properties, said, "There's nothing that's been more important to New Yorkers than rebuilding the Trade Center. These buildings are beautifully designed. They're each iconic. I hope when people look back, they'll feel that we did a first-class quality job."
In addition to the forward-looking media elements, the exhibit features charming sketches of the work-in-progress at the World Trade Center by Port Authority architect Tom Grassi. Mr. Grassi explains, "As the work progressed throughout the WTC site, if I had a break at lunch sometimes out my window sometimes on the site I started doing very quick sketches.... Once construction really got started there was so much happening visually."
The 9/11 Tribute Center acknowledges with deep appreciation the generous support of Silverstein Properties and the Port Authority of NY and NJ as the title sponsors of the exhibit, and the collaboration of a number of partners who generously contributed media content including Silverstein Properties, Brookfield Properties, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, and The New York Times.
About the 9/11 Tribute Center
The 9/11Tribute Center is located at 120 Liberty Street along the south side of the World Trade Center site. The center was created by the September 11th Families' Association to share the personal stories of victims, survivors, rescue and recovery workers, volunteers, and residents of Lower Manhattan. By engaging visitors in the authentic experiences of those most affected by the events of February 26, 1993 and September 11, 2001, the center's five galleries and its walking tour program convey the courage, grief, and heroism of those who responded to the tragedy and the steps taken towards working for a more peaceful world by many of those impacted by the events.
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