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World Trade Center Forum
Columbia University
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Avery Hall, Wood Auditorium
As the WTC Forum unfolds on February 1st and February 2nd, the events will be rebroadcast here via Quicktime streaming media. Video footage will be available approximately 1 hour after the completion of each session.
More information regarding the WTC Forum and other WTC related events at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation can be found on the Lectures and Events page.
Dean Bernard Tschumi, Mary McLeod
[320x240 Quicktime] - Recommended for DSL and Cable-modem viewers
[160x120 Quicktime] - Recommended for 56k modem viewers
2:15 - 3:30 pm
The World Trade Center and the phenomenon of "tallest" towers
What was the World Trade Center? Why "tallest" towers? Why skyscrapers? Are there better ways to build them?
Bill Faschan, Richard Muller, Carol Willis, Paul Byard (moderator)
Part 1 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 1 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [160x120 Quicktime]
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Real estate, development, finance
Do we need a financial district? If so, what kind?
Charles Bagli, Richard Plunz, David Stark, Carl Weisbrod, Elliott Sclar (moderator)
Part 1 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 1 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [160x120 Quicktime]
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Beyond Finance: Infrastructure, Ecology, and Everyday Life
What groups, needs, and programs should be considered in planning lower Manhattan? Should there be major cultural institution(s) downtown? How can we improve its infrastructure? Is there a viable way to rebuild it more ecologically?
Cynthia Rosenzweig, Marilyn Taylor, Sharon Zukin, Stan Allen/Gwen Wright (moderators)
Part 1 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 1 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Saturday, February 2, 2002
11 am - 1 pm
Global implications
What does the destruction of the World Trade Center mean outside of New York, and the United States? Does it have spatial or urban implications in other cities?
Janet Abu-Lughod, Benjamin Barber, David Harvey, Saskia Sassen, Reinhold Martin (moderator)
Part 1 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 1 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 4 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 4 - [160x120 Quicktime]
2 - 3:30 pm
Trauma and memory
Should there be a memorial? If so, when and how should it be planned? Who is the audience? Are there other ways besides a memorial to respond to the tragedy that has affected so many?
Liz Diller, Mindy Fullilove, Ray Gastil, Andreas Huyssen, Kevin Kennon, Mark Wigley (moderator)
Part 1 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 1 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [160x120 Quicktime]
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Image and Spectacle
What are the aesthetic and iconographic dimensions of the tragedy and its aftermath? How have architectural perceptions of the World Trade Center changed over time? How has the media constructed our images of Lower Manhattan and recent events? Marshall Berman, Robert Stern, Bernard Tschumi, Joan Ockman (moderator)
Part 1 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 1 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 2 - [160x120 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [320x240 Quicktime]
Part 3 - [160x120 Quicktime]
5:00 pm
Roundtable discussion
Mary McLeod (moderator)
[320x240 Quicktime]
[160x120 Quicktime]
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