US EditionDavid Childs, architect of One World Trade Center that rose on Twin Towers site after 9/11, dies
- David Childs, the lead architect of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and best known for designing One World Trade Center, which rose from the site of the Twin Towers destroyed in the 9/11 attacks, died on Wednesday in Pelham, New York at the age of 83.
- Childs' death was attributed to Lewy body dementia, which he had been diagnosed with in September.
- Childs' design for the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center, once known as the Freedom Tower and opened in 2014, involved contentious negotiations with Daniel Libeskind, who designed the overall plan for the site, and included safety features like wider staircases and blast-resistant glazing.
- According to Nicholas Childs, his father, a civic-minded architect who often quoted Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's "God is in the details," sketched the initial concept for One World Trade Center on a paper napkin during a lunch in New York years after 9/11, emphasizing the importance of balancing form and function to create a building that worked for people.
- Childs, born in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1941, and survived by his wife Annie, three children, and several grandchildren, had a significant impact through projects like the National Mall master plan, Dulles Airport expansion, 7 World Trade Center, and various international projects, earning him the Rome Prize in 2004, with a memorial service planned for May.
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David Childs, architect of One World Trade Center that rose on Twin Towers site after 9/11, dies
David Childs, the lead architect of the One World Trade Center skyscraper that rose from the site where the Twin Towers collapsed in New York City during the 9/11 attacks, has died.
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