He was the chief architect of 1 World Trade Center, which soared in the wake of 9/11. As chairman of Skidmore, Owings & ...

For many years after 2001, the New York City skyline was an affront to me. I would return to the city by air and see the Twin Towers missing. (“See.”) My blood would boil once again.

He also was involved in such notable projects as a new master plan for the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and an expansion ...

Explore the impactful career of David M. Childs, whose designs, including 1 WTC, transformed NYC’s skyline and civic spaces.

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 David Childs ...

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. He was 83.