buildings. we had to build a memorial for those who died on that record day. that made the rebuilding necessary. there was a competition for the design. more than 5,000 people applied from 49 states and 63 nations. it became one of the largest design competitions in history. the winner, israeli-american architect who personally witnessed the attacks. . i was at home in the east village that morning. i heard on the radio that a plane had hit the tower. i walked up to the roof of my apartment building and i saw the south tower get hit. michael learned he won the contest for the memorial in 2004. he says he began thinking about how to honor the victims long before the competition was announced. the sites the sights, sounds and emotions of that day had been seared into his memory. my wife was working downtown at the time. i just headed down there. were on water street you could hear this noise. could you hear this wave of panic sweeping through the crowd. they said it is
architect who personally witnessed the attacks. . i was at home in the east village that morning. i heard on the radio that a plane had hit the tower. i walked up to the roof of my apartment building and i saw the south tower get hit. michael learned he won the contest for the memorial in 2004. he says he began thinking about how to honor the victims long before the competition was announced. the sites the sights, sounds and emotions of that day had been seared into his memory. my wife was working downtown at the time. i just headed down there. were on water street you could hear this noise. could you hear this wave of panic sweeping through the crowd. they said it is falling, i didn t know what they were talking about. i left home the towers were standing. i came home and they were gone. his design is called, reflected absence. with waterfalls in the footprints of the former towers. i imagine these two enormous voids in the hudson. i do these two square holes t
the towers on those panels the names of those who died in that tower. passengers on flights and companies are grouped together. we want to find a way to reflect the fact that so many people died with their friends and families. it is called meaningful adjacent . richard ross was a passenger passenger on flight 11 when it crashed into the north tower one was kilt was stacey sanders. joe daniels president of the memorial and museum. abby ross was best friends with stacey sanders she lost her father and best friend in the world. when abby ross comes here on the 10th anniversary, to remember the people that she loved, she will see these two names, her father and her best friend, together forever. memorial received more than 1200 adjacent requests. we were able to meet all of those requests which gives
the towers on those panels the names of those who died in that tower. passengers on flights and companies are grouped together. we want to find a way to reflect the fact that so many people died with their friends and families. it is called meaningful adjacent . richard ross was a passenger passenger on flight 11 when it crashed into the north tower one was kilt was stacey sanders. joe daniels president of the memorial and museum. abby ross was best friends with stacey sanders she lost her father and best friend in the world. when abby ross comes here on the 10th anniversary, to remember the people that she loved, she will see these two names, her father and her best friend, together forever. memorial received more than 1200 adjacent requests. we were able to meet all of those requests which gives
names of those who died in that tower. passengers on flights and companies are grouped together. we want to find a way to reflect the fact that so many people died with their friends and families. it is called meaningful adjacent . richard ross was a passenger passenger on flight 11 when it crashed into the north tower one was kilt was stacey sanders. joe daniels president of the memorial and museum. abby ross was best friends with stacey sanders she lost her father and best friend in the world. when abby ross comes here on the 10th anniversary, to remember the people that she loved, she will see these two names, her father and her best friend, together forever. memorial received more than 1200 adjacent requests. we were able to meet all of those requests which gives