The AE911Truth Petition
To the Members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate of the United States of America,
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT:
On Behalf of the People of the United States of America, the undersigned Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and affiliates hereby petition for, and demand, a truly independent investigation with subpoena power in order to uncover the full truth surrounding the events of 9/11/01 – specifically the collapses of the World Trade Center Towers and Building 7. We believe there is sufficient doubt about the official story and therefore the 9/11 investigation must be re-opened and must include a full inquiry into the possible use of explosives that might have been the actual cause of the destruction of the World Trade Center Twin Towers and Building 7.
Featured Petition Signers
Daniel Metz, PE
BS Civil Engineering
From the beginning, the collapse appeared to be very controlled. The 9/11 Commission seemed to ignore obvious relevant technical and nontechnical information when making their conclusions. The 'clean'…
Daniel Metz, PE
BS Civil Engineering
Oviedo, FL
I am a structural engineer specializing in bridge design for over 26 years.
From the beginning, the collapse appeared to be very controlled. The 9/11 Commission seemed to ignore obvious relevant technical and nontechnical information when making their conclusions. The 'clean' demolition and knowing that jet fuel does not burn at a high enough temperature are two obvious facts that were ignored. - - - - I remember soon after 9/11 an article ran in Civil Engineering Magazine, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Soon thereafter Civil Engineering Magazine ran an article totally supporting the official story. Very disappointing.
Joe Berhan, BA
Social Worker
B.A., Psychology, University of Virginia
In the PBS Documentary 'Why the Towers Fell,' building owner Silverstein said of Tower 7 the decision was made to pull it. It takes weeks to set up…
Joe Berhan, BA
B.A., Psychology, University of Virginia
Jersey City, NJ
Occupation: Social Worker
I am a social worker who was living in NYC 9/11/01. Soon after I had training in the ACS Children's Center on 29th St. & 1st Ave., which was converted to an emergency center for families trying to find if any loved ones survived WTC, plastered with victims' photos. Walking by the local Fire Station with co-workers, we viewed the memorial to Firemen that Station lost in WTC, and the Firemen stared into our eyes silently, giving us the strong sense they wanted to tell us something but couldn't. It makes sense now that I am hearing they are being threatened with jobs/ pensions, etc. if they disclose what happened in WTC. Handing out DVDs in a local group for the 911 Truth Movement via 911truth.org, I met the 1st person to tell me they were in WTC, who said he heard sequenced explosive detonations on many floors. This corroborates all the news footage I'm only seeing now on YouTube.com taken that day of survivors.
In the PBS Documentary 'Why the Towers Fell,' building owner Silverstein said of Tower 7 the decision was made to pull it. It takes weeks to set up a demolition, proving it was planned. Silverstein profited $500 million off the insurance of Tower 7, plus BILLIONS off 1 & 2. Tower 7 had SEC files on Enron/WorldCom $MULTI-BILLION scam investigation, which was dropped as files were lost. Enron & WorldCom have Illuminati symbols in their logos, as found on the back of a dollar. Besides that & the fact that no video of a plane crashing into the Pentagon or Shanksville PA (near Pittsburgh) are produced, the strongest proof may be that a plane allegedly hit the most militarily protected building on earth 80 minutes after the 1st hijacking. There's no way it wouldn't have been shot down.
John R. Sproat, Jr., PE
Civil Engineer
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1956; B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1971.
I have followed this sad event virtually from the beginning. Watching video of the collapse of those three buildings, it was obvious that aircraft hitting the upper region…
John R. Sproat, Jr., PE
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1956; B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1971.
Englewood, FL
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Univ. of Pittsburgh BSCE 1956. Univ. of Pittsburgh MSCE 1971. PE Licenses in 13 states, including New York and California; considered to be the most difficult to obtain back then. The Chester Engineers, consulting firm, 1956-1967. Alcoa, construction division, 1967-1974. Montgomery-Watson Engineers, 1974-1996
I have followed this sad event virtually from the beginning. Watching video of the collapse of those three buildings, it was obvious that aircraft hitting the upper region of WT-1 and WT-2 didn't cause them to collapse, especially when the collapse for one started more or less at the ground floor. The collapse of WT-7 later in the day was a pathetic joke. Like the 'in-house' murders of President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, perhaps the official white wash will be scrubbed away. As Roosevelt needed Pearl Harbor to get the American public supporting entry into WW II, the US needed a strong reason to get support for a pre-planned invasion of Iraq.
David Cornes, AIA
Architect
B. Architecture, University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana.
As with most people, it was immediately apparent that the commercial airliners took down the towers. Upon further reflection it is more than can be believed that this…
David Cornes, AIA
B. Architecture, University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana.
Chicago, IL
Occupation: Architect
Education at U of I , Champaign/Urbana. Started with Harry Weese & Associates, but have been self employed except for a stint at Lohan Anderson in Chicago. My career has been in architecture and real estate development over 40 years based in Chicago. I have limited experience with high rise construction, but am familiar through this limited work as to structure and reasonable expectations of materials, etc.
As with most people, it was immediately apparent that the commercial airliners took down the towers. Upon further reflection it is more than can be believed that this was possible. I think the collapse of building 7 and the tenants and contents of the building have encouraged me to be very cynical of the official story line.
Dilip Khatri, PhD
Structural Engineer
PhD, University of Southern California
I support the call for a new investigation into 9/11.
Dilip Khatri, PhD
PhD, University of Southern California
Pasadena, CA
Occupation: Structural Engineer
I have a PhD from USC. I'm a licensed structural engineer in California.
I support the call for a new investigation into 9/11.
Heriberto Moreira, CFEI, Dipl.
Investigador Ciento De Incendios
Dipl. Execution Engineer, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, 2008
I declare myself unqualified to be able to provide a criterion on the nature of the motivations for wanting to demolish the Twin Towers, I only want to…
Heriberto Moreira, CFEI, Dipl.
Dipl. Execution Engineer, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, 2008
Santiago
Occupation: Investigador Ciento De Incendios
International Expert and Instructor for Scientific Research on Fire and Explosions NAFI / CFEI - NFPA Diploma in PCI - Head of 'Fire Sciences' UEB - Director of DET Lautaro ------- Perito e Instructor Internacional de Investigaci'n Cient'fica de Incendios y Explosiones NAFI/CFEI - Diplomado NFPA en PCI - Jefe de Carrera de 'Ciencias del Fuego' UEB - Director del DET Lautaro
I declare myself unqualified to be able to provide a criterion on the nature of the motivations for wanting to demolish the Twin Towers, I only want to indicate that it is evident that the crash of an airplane and the temperature reached by the fire due to this fact is not enough to demolish those colossal structures. It is a true insult to the intelligence and memory of the fallen on this infamous day. These people deserve truth, justice and the recognition by the corresponding part of the serious damage caused to the victims and their next of kin.------------------Me declaro incompetente para poder entregar un criterio sobre la naturaleza de las motivaciones para querer derrumbar las Torres Gemelas, solamente quiero indicar que es evidente que el choque de un avi'n y la temperatura alcanzada por el fuego producto a este hecho no es suficiente para derrumbar estas colosales estructuras, es un verdadero insulto a la inteligencia y a la memoria de los ca'dos este infame d'a. Estas personas merecen verdad, justicia y el reconocimiento por parte de quien corresponda sobre el grave da'o causado a las v'ctimas y sus familiares.
Peter C. Mcdowell, Senior Design En
B.S., Engineering, Univ. of Oklahoma
One does not need to be an engineer to see the twin towers and building 7 could not fall at free-fall speed without extra energy. The media kept…
Peter C. Mcdowell, Senior Design En
B.S., Engineering, Univ. of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK
I graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. I went on to design pipelines, facility stations and compressor units and then worked with hydraulic flow analysis software for gas and liquids. I have been working in the oil and gas industry for over seven years now.
One does not need to be an engineer to see the twin towers and building 7 could not fall at free-fall speed without extra energy. The media kept saying steel does not need to melt (2750F) in order to be weaken to fall. The max temp of jet fuel of ~1350F, (fire was black, so ~300-600F, most of the fuel burned outside). At ~1600F, steel holds 50% of it's strength. And, I have read that skyscrapers are designed 10 times stronger than physically required. So, impossible even if you grant the highest jet fuel temperature. It is evident to the most simple-minded person that studies it for any length of time that it was completed by the government. Rumsfield stated on 9/10 that they 'lost' track of $2.3 trillion dollars. And, the Pentagon was hit in the very department that held on the staff and computers for audits. Now come on.
Doug Jordan, BSME, MSME
Engineering Project Manager
MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 2001
With what I know about structural analysis and materials, the explanations of the destruction of the towers and building 7 seem suspect. I have watched many documentaries on…
Doug Jordan, BSME, MSME
MS Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 2001
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Occupation: Engineering Project Manager
BSME, Texas A&M; MSME, University of Houston, 2001. I studied computational mechanics and fluids with an emphasis in stresses and strains in metals, composites and plastics. I've had a 20 year career in the offshore and subsea industry. I'm from Katy TX but am currently working in Saudi Arabia.
With what I know about structural analysis and materials, the explanations of the destruction of the towers and building 7 seem suspect. I have watched many documentaries on the subject and I am convinced the explanation given is not entirely correct. It seems that NIST did not investigate thoroughly.
James Stith, PE
Mechanical Engineer
B.S Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1995
All 3 building 'collapses' appear to be controlled demolition.
James Stith, PE
B.S Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1995
Fort Worth, TX
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
1995 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Working as a Professional Engineer in the building construction industry.
All 3 building 'collapses' appear to be controlled demolition.
Mark Sebesta, PE
BS Civil Engineering
There are hundreds of inconsistencies in the events. The most striking for me are the collapse of WTC 7 and the foreknowledge of the events. If the collapse…
Mark Sebesta, PE
BS Civil Engineering
Las Vegas, NV
22 years practicing as a Geotechnical (Civil) Engineer in various capacities.
There are hundreds of inconsistencies in the events. The most striking for me are the collapse of WTC 7 and the foreknowledge of the events. If the collapse of WTC 7 was totally unanticipated, then how many other buildings in the world are in danger of seven second complete collapse due to a few small fires? Foreknowledge includes Gulliani's interview where he states that he was informed that the first tower (south tower) was going to come down in 10 minutes. Additionally, there are the elevated levels of stock put options on United Airlines, American Airlines, and Boeing; Larry Silverstein's comments on pulling WTC 7; Silverstein not eating breakfast at the top of the north tower on that day which he did daily otherwise; and CNN and BBC's anouncing that WTC7 had collapsed 20 minutes before it did.
Mitchell S. Stein, PE
M.S. Civil Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austi
None of WTC 1, WTC 2, or WTC 7 could have fallen in the duration in took them to fall (on the order of 10 seconds), virtually directly…
Mitchell S. Stein, PE
M.S. Civil Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austi
Austin, TX
Civil Engineering Site Designs; Potable Water Treatment Processes; Industrial Waste water Treatment Processes
None of WTC 1, WTC 2, or WTC 7 could have fallen in the duration in took them to fall (on the order of 10 seconds), virtually directly downward, UNLESS the majority of their many key supporting structural elements on EACH FLOOR were 100% ineffective, or nearly 100% ineffective, and such a situation seems virtually 100% IMPLAUSIBLE, unless there was some sort of configuration for a controlled demolition in place PRIOR TO the planes hitting WTC 1 and WTC 2.
Lodovico Bordignon
Actor & Architect
Architecture, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy, 2000
Recently I've been very doubtful about how the 2 main towers fell down. When I saw the videos about the WTC7 I had no doubt at all! Then…
Lodovico Bordignon
Architecture, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy, 2000
Torino, Italy
Occupation: Actor & Architect
Architect, graduated at the Politecnico di Torino, 2000. Working in theatre as actor and graphic designer.
Recently I've been very doubtful about how the 2 main towers fell down. When I saw the videos about the WTC7 I had no doubt at all! Then I've seen the documentary 'September 11 - The New Pearl Harbor' from Massimo Mazzucco and read some critical books about 9/11. I believe that no one with a clean conscience can, after simply looking at the videos of the WTC7's fall, doubt that it was demolished.
Petition Signatories
Oscar Cisnero, Architectural Pr
Antioch, CA
Education: Degreed
Oscar Cisnero, Architectural Pr
Degreed
Antioch, CA
Jeff Arnold, Architect
Orinda, CA
Education: degreed & licensed
Jeff Arnold, Architect
degreed & licensed
Orinda, CA
Elwin Wong
Oakland, CA
Education: B. Arch - Cal Berkeley
Elwin Wong
B. Arch - Cal Berkeley
Oakland, CA
Henri Tso
Walnut Creek, CA
Education: B Arch
Henri Tso
B Arch
Walnut Creek, CA
John Cole, Architect
Walnut Creek, CA
Education: degreed & licensed
John Cole, Architect
degreed & licensed
Walnut Creek, CA
John Eisenhart, Architect
San Diego, CA
Education: degreed & licensed
John Eisenhart, Architect
degreed & licensed
San Diego, CA
Joe D. Bellows, Architect
Martinez, CA
Education: degreed & licensed
Joe D. Bellows, Architect
degreed & licensed
Martinez, CA
John Howland, Architect
Walnut Creek, CA
Education: degreed & licensed
John Howland, Architect
degreed & licensed
Walnut Creek, CA
Eric Douglas, Architect
Howard Beach, NY
Education: degreed & licensed
Eric Douglas, Architect
degreed & licensed
Howard Beach, NY
Peter Hendrickson, Architect
Santa Rosa, CA
Education: degreed & licensed
Peter Hendrickson, Architect
degreed & licensed
Santa Rosa, CA
Ken Hutchinson, BArch
Eugene, OR
Education: B Arch
Ken Hutchinson, BArch
B Arch
Eugene, OR
Jan Leits, BArch
Berkeley, CA
Education: Degreed
Jan Leits, BArch
Degreed
Berkeley, CA
Michael Reuter, Architectural Pr
Berkeley, CA
Education: Degreed
Michael Reuter, Architectural Pr
Degreed
Berkeley, CA
Chris Jung
Berkeley, CA
Education: B Arch
Chris Jung
B Arch
Berkeley, CA
Wendy Sitler, Designer
Berkeley, CA
Education: B Arch
Wendy Sitler, Designer
B Arch
Berkeley, CA
Karlene Gullone
San Francisco, CA
Education: B Arch
Karlene Gullone
B Arch
San Francisco, CA
Kurt Worthington, Urban Planner
San Francisco, CA
Education: M Arch
Kurt Worthington, Urban Planner
M Arch
San Francisco, CA
Jim Bedinghaus, MArch, AIA
St Petersburg, FL
Education: M Arch
Jim Bedinghaus, MArch, AIA
M Arch
St Petersburg, FL
Architect since 1985. Past president of local AIA chapter. Member on various municipal and church boards.
All three buildings exhibit clear, unmistakable characteristics of controlled demolition. This evidence must become an intergral basis for a full investigation.
Thomas Spellman
Delavan, WI
Occupation: Architecture
Education: BS Architecture, UW, Milwaukee, 1971
Thomas Spellman
BS Architecture, UW, Milwaukee, 1971
Delavan, WI
Occupation: Architecture
I graduated in the first class 1971 from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee with a BS in Architecture. I did a year of grad work but decided it was not for me. I lived and worked in Milwaukee for 33 years. Housing and transportation were two of the issues I spent most of my time on. I now focus on the WAR - 9-11. I am an Alderman in Lake Geneva WI.
I was sure that no explosives were used in the towers. It was just not possible and held that view until Dr Stephen Jones published his paper.
Christian Mungenast, AIA
Arlington, MA
Education: degreed & licensed
Christian Mungenast, AIA
degreed & licensed
Arlington, MA
Mickey Propadovich, Architect
Chicago, IL
Education: B Arch, IIT, Chicago, IL
Mickey Propadovich, Architect
B Arch, IIT, Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
Michael C. Coffey, AIA
New York, NY
Occupation: Architect
Education: degreed & licensed
Michael C. Coffey, AIA
degreed & licensed
New York, NY
Occupation: Architect
Dennis R. Holloway, Architect
Rio Rancho, NM
Education: B Arch, Univ of Michigan, MAUD, Harvard G
Dennis R. Holloway, Architect
B Arch, Univ of Michigan, MAUD, Harvard G
Rio Rancho, NM
Registered Architect since 1970; NCARB; licensed in Colorado and New Mexico; B.Arch., University of Michigan, 1966; Master of Architecture in Urban Design (MAUD) Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1967; Tenured Assoc. Professor of Architecture: University of Minnesota 1973-77 and University of Colorado Boulder 1978-1982.
It was the discovery of molten steel in the tub that made me realize there was something really wrong about the MSM coverage of the Towers. The discovery of intergranular melting has so far not been explained, officially. Building 7 collapse looks like a demolition to me, and if nothing else happens, this should be intensively re-investigated by an independent team of architects and engineers.
Travis V. Brasch, AIA
San Francisco, CA
Education: Degreed
Travis V. Brasch, AIA
Degreed
San Francisco, CA
David Quinn, MArch
Head Of St Margarets Bay, NS, Canada
Education: Degreed
David Quinn, MArch
Degreed
Head Of St Margarets Bay, NS, Canada
Michael E. Balay, Architect
Fishers, IN
Education: degreed & licensed
Michael E. Balay, Architect
degreed & licensed
Fishers, IN
Justin Feider, Intern Architect
Denver, CO
Education: Degreed
Justin Feider, Intern Architect
Degreed
Denver, CO
Alan S. Glassman, MArch, Assoc. AIA
Lancaster, PA
Education: B Arch, USC; M Arch, UC Berkeley
Alan S. Glassman, MArch, Assoc. AIA
B Arch, USC; M Arch, UC Berkeley
Lancaster, PA
After receiving his Bachelor of Architecture Cum Laude from the University of Southern California, Alan worked for a number of private architectural firms in the Los Angeles area before moving to Washington, DC, to serve as a hospital architect for the U.S. Public Health Service. He went on to get his Masters Degree in Architecture at UC Berkeley before settling permanently in Pennsylvania to pursue a career in building product research with Armstrong World Industries. - - Alan joined Armstrong in 1969 where he was initially involved with new product development for modular housing, passive solar energy, and furniture systems. In the mid-1970's, he began concentrating on new approaches to integrated ceilings. He was deeply involved in responding to the Federal Government's 'Peachbook' performance specification approach for office buildings and continued a similar private sector effort as Chairman of the Integrated Ceiling Subsystem Task Group for the Construction Research Council in Washington. - - More recently, as Manager of Technical Information for Armstrong Floor Products, Alan focused on providing assistance to specifiers, contractors, and end users; new product testing and refinement; training salespeople; and writing technical literature (including computerized product specifications). He also developed an AIA-approved resilient flooring continuing education seminar program for Armstrong commercial field and distributor representatives to use with architects and interior designers. - - - - Alan is a past member of both the American and the International Solar Energy Societies, was a representative for Armstrong to ASTM, and is currently a member of the Construction Specifications Institute, the Society of Architectural Historians, Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts, and an associate member of the American Institute of Architects. He has spoken to a variety of audiences over the years and taught in a number of classroom environments. He was invited to speak to large audiences of hospital architects at two health care symposiums in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and authored a paper about flooring in health care facilities that was translated into Chinese for a conference in Shanghai. - - - - Now retired from Armstrong, Alan is devoting more effort to his long-time passion for research in post-quantum physics and metaphysical studies with groups based in New York City, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. His interests take him to many parts of the world as he pursues subjects such as alternative energy sources, sacred geometry, archaeology, and investigative mythology. He is a strong advocate for moving away from a fossil fuel-based economy.
I began studying the collapses of the Towers a couple of years after the event. The more I researched, the more I became convinced they did not fall from the impact and subsequent fires of airplanes. The evidence is overwhelming.
Neil J. Pinney, AIA
Prescott, AZ
Education: MAUD
Neil J. Pinney, AIA
MAUD
Prescott, AZ
Ronald F. Avery, Architect
Seguin, TX
Education: degreed & licensed
Ronald F. Avery, Architect
degreed & licensed
Seguin, TX
Roger Vanfrank, Architect
Salt Lake City, UT
Education: degreed & licensed
Roger Vanfrank, Architect
degreed & licensed
Salt Lake City, UT
Joe Rowling, Architectural St
London, London
Education: Degreed
Joe Rowling, Architectural St
Degreed
London, London
Philip Kienholz, Nwtaa, Pmp, Arch
Hay River, NT, Canada
Education: BArch
Philip Kienholz, Nwtaa, Pmp, Arch
BArch
Hay River, NT, Canada
B Arch degree at University of Manitoba, 1969. Registered architect in Manitoba 1979-2006. Seven years experience on design drawings and seven years on construction drawings. Managed construction projects in the Northwest Territories for the last 13 years, and am a registered architect here.
Didn't seem right from the get-go. Spoke to an electrical engineer during an inspection on the morning of 11 Sep 2001. He had not yet heard that the two towers had collapsed, and couldn't believe, from the simple facts we knew at the time, that aircraft impacts could precipitate a collapse of the World Trade Towers. Soon the President announced names of the highjackers who had crashed the planes, and propagated the story of Al Qaeda as the terrorism perpetrators. Right, and a highjacker left a passport that survived the pulverization of the Towers! Too many plain tall tales and improbable explanations surround the circumstances of that day. Now we can begin to understand that, as Barry Zwicker's Towers of Deception book sketches out, the traumatic shock of the spectacular experience makes the mind need explanation, and the initial propaganda catapulted by Bush and the media that most people did accept as explanation even if tentatively, causes pain when contradicted by countering evidence. Statements of the A/E professionals here provide ample brief summary of that evidence.