While the search for closure and emotional healing continues for many New Yorkers and those who lost family in the tragic events that took place on September 11, 2001, the work of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation moves on in an attempt to coordinate long term planning for the World Trade Center. Established by Governor Pataki and then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the LMDC is a joint state-city...

This original site, operated by The Skyscraper Museum, provides an excellent three-dimensional glimpse into New York City's architecture. The renderings and computer animations are especially poignant in light of recent events. There are four sections in all, which give information about "Manhattan's skyscraper districts through time," even before there were skyscrapers. Besides offering an...

This article from the New York Times shows several concepts for possible monuments/ buildings at Ground Zero. The interactive feature, titled Envisioning Downtown, has some very impressive content. It has excellent footage of artist impressions and computer animations of the proposed architectures, all of which are quite remarkable. Seven designs are highlighted, with descriptions of the various...