04/18/2016
Following the success of 2013's Skyscrapers, architectural historian Dupré chronicles the architectural makeup and construction of One World Trade Center, as well as a visual ode to the structure and its significance. The building, which replaced the Twin Towers destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, is part cultural artifact, part war memorial, and part fortress. The design and construction of One World Trade Center, led by architecture David Childs, was always about what had been there first. Dupré dutifully covers the design elements and process, in addition to the construction of Manhattan's tallest tower. She also discusses the surrounding World Trade Center buildings, the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Liberty Park, and the new transportation hub. She includes numerous statistics throughout ("208,000 cubic yards of concrete went into its making, enough for a sidewalk stretching from New York to Chicago"). The photography is fittingly grand, with full-page spreads devoted to panoramic views of the tower from multiple perspectives as well as the view from the massive observation deck, with key landmarks duly noted. Dupré properly places the building's awe-inspiring features in the tragic context that led to its design. Color illus. (Apr.)
One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building
Narrated by Judith Dupré
Judith DupréUnabridged — 6 hours, 15 minutes
One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building
Narrated by Judith Dupré
Judith DupréUnabridged — 6 hours, 15 minutes
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Overview
- 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
Editorial Reviews
"Glowingly recounted . . . fact-filled and profusely illustrated."—Sam Roberts, The New York Times
"Judith Dupré has written about One World Trade Center in the most readable way, with sensitivity, scholarship, superb photography, and wide interviews with those of us involved in this long-evolving project. She has achieved what many thought was impossible-a book that is both popular and scholarly, and the one account that is comprehensive and accurate."—David Childs, Design Partner, Skidmore, Owings & and Merrill
"One of the most consequential new books about the redevelopment of the World Trade Center."—David Dunlap, The New York Times
"Judith Dupré's thoughtful, profoundly researched book reflects the complexity of rebuilding Ground Zero. Though the project story is not yet over, her work presents a timeline in which the accumulation of creative thought is carefully analyzed, and given a life of its own. With beautiful illustrations, drawings, and technical details, she illuminates both the challenges and exhilaration of rebirthnot only of Ground Zerobut all of lower Manhattan."—Daniel Libeskind, Master Planner, World Trade Center
"Like the building itself, One World Trade Center offers a remarkable view, thoughtfully piecing together the complex history of rebuilding at the World Trade Center site with insightful perspectives and awe-inspiring photography. The book, as much as the architectural achievement it chronicles, is a celebration of vitality, vision, perseverance, and resilience in the aftermath of tragedy."—Alice M. Greenwald, Director of the 9/11 Memorial Museum
"Glowingly recounted . . . fact-filled and profusely illustrated."—Sam Roberts, The New York Times
"With superb writing and awesome photography, One World Trade Center by Judith Dupré is a masterpiece of a book in every aspect."—San Francisco Book Review
"It would be hard to envision another book taking more seriously the construction of One World Trade Center as the consummation of so many trades, so many technical innovations, and so much politics all at the same time."—The National Endowment for the Arts, Humanities Magazine
Praise for Judith Dupré:
"Dupré captivates the eye, mind and imagination."—The New York Times
"An astonishing union of technology and art."—Christian Science Monitor
"Magisterial, meticulously researched, and handsomely illustrated."—O, The Oprah Magazine
Product Details
BN ID: | 2940173404718 |
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Publisher: | Hachette Audio |
Publication date: | 04/26/2016 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |