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
Skylar Thomas, MBA
Marketing, Advertising
I grew up in lower Manhattan and have seen many demolitions. When I first saw 9/11 video footage my first thought was, That's a demolition.
Skylar Thomas, MBA
San Francisco, CA
Occupation: Marketing, Advertising
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I grew up in lower Manhattan and have seen many demolitions. When I first saw 9/11 video footage my first thought was, That's a demolition.
Sven E. Alstrom, AIA, NCARB
BGS University of Kansas
When i first saw the film/television coverage i was shocked that the structures did not topple over sideways bending at the points of jetliner impact. This is counter-intuitive…
Sven E. Alstrom, AIA, NCARB
BGS University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
licensed architect since 1982 in original state of NCARB professional exam Kansas. AIA member since licensure. Experience includes work on 23 story Tabor Center Westin Hotel in Denver, concrete frame with steel composite deck top story. Steel frame building experience up to 3 story.
When i first saw the film/television coverage i was shocked that the structures did not topple over sideways bending at the points of jetliner impact. This is counter-intuitive or antithetical that they would uniformly collapse with asymmetrical impacts. Building 7 collapse in this manner is complete nonsense because it did not have anything close to the magnitude of damage of aircraft impacts.
William F. Sakowski, MS
Retired
MS Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1975
The commonly accepted explanation of how these steel framed tall skyscrapers collapsed, especially WTC7, is not credible. I support a full investigation into the entire incident, since our…
William F. Sakowski, MS
MS Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1975
Abiquiu, NM
Occupation: Retired
Graduate of Wisconsin State University, physics and math, 1968. Graduate of Stanford University, Master of Science, Civil Engineering: Environmental Planning, 1/9/75. Worked for Environmental Planning Office, Maryland 1975-1976. Vietnam veteran, Air Force, electronic warfare officer, Captain, B-52s. I flew top secret bombing missions over Laos and Cambodia after the war was officially ended.
The commonly accepted explanation of how these steel framed tall skyscrapers collapsed, especially WTC7, is not credible. I support a full investigation into the entire incident, since our foreign and domestic policies are a direct consequence of what really happened on that day.
Heidi Ashwell
Engineer
BS Aeronautical Engineering-Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2002
I have not known much about the 9/11 towers, and I didn't think of it as anything other than terrorism. But after watching this movie and seeing the…
Heidi Ashwell
BS Aeronautical Engineering-Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2002
Las Vegas, NV
Occupation: Engineer
I have an aeronautical/mechanical engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY and graduated in 2002.
I have not known much about the 9/11 towers, and I didn't think of it as anything other than terrorism. But after watching this movie and seeing the evidence, I can't believe what this is saying. Well I can believe it, as I believe in science, but why?!
Donald R. Wright, PE
BS Electrical Engineer
I seriously doubt the truthfulness of the government's story surrounding the events and especially the pancake theory for the collapse of Towers I & II. What happen to…
Donald R. Wright, PE
BS Electrical Engineer
Houston, TX
My career started as an HVAC Control System Engineer and currently as an independent consultant, I design HVAC and Building Automation Systems for commercial buildings.
I seriously doubt the truthfulness of the government's story surrounding the events and especially the pancake theory for the collapse of Towers I & II. What happen to the engines of the planes?
Bill Genitsaris, Consulting Struc
BA Engineering, Uni. of Melbourne
this space is too limited to list all of the structural issues and laws of physics/nature that have been violated by the official story, let alone go into…
Bill Genitsaris, Consulting Struc
BA Engineering, Uni. of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Consulting Engineer with over 20 years experience in Civil and Structural Engineering. Worked in the fields of structural engineering design, construction, demolition, investigation of building movements and disputes. Worked for many years as a senior consulting structural engineer in the residential and commercial fields. In those years, provided professional services from engineering design advise for new and existing buildings, construction and demolition advice/procedural recommendations, to remedial works recommendations for buildings which are cracking/moving. Currently specialize in investigating movements and structural issues/disputes related to buildings, providing advice on remedial works, for both new and existing/old buildings/structures. Often oversee the remedial works (from engineering, architectural and construction/project management perspectives). Have viewed well over 2 000 houses/dwellings/buildings, subject to movements/cracking issues, in addition to the countless building designs, consultations and construction management. With experience in the design, construction and demolition of buildings, (residential to high-rise buildings) I have developed a great knowledge base to aid in determining the cause of structural problems, provide an appropriate/practical solution, estimate the costs of the required works and oversee/manage the project.
this space is too limited to list all of the structural issues and laws of physics/nature that have been violated by the official story, let alone go into the non-physics related issues (ie motivations, who was involved, etc). however i will state as follows: i often ask people 'how many buildings came down on 911 in New York?'. when the answer is (almost always) 2, i then ask them 'why the did not know about the 47 story building, which was not hit by a plane, yet it collapsed approx. 7 hours after the twin towers'. Even with this fact, they still cannot accept that the media has withheld the truth from them and it seems that they wish to remain (willfully) ignorant. As many others have stated, this is the definitive smoking gun. It is impossible for an unoccupied building, which only has 2 very small fires, to collapse. 2 points which i have not seen raised to date: If the pancake theory is correct, then as each floor truss disconnects from the steel RHS columns (both the ~47 core columns and the ~200 perimeter columns), it would mean that the columns should have remained in one complete length (ie over 100m/300 feet long) and as the building was demolished, oops I mean collapsed due to planes hitting them, the columns should have at least remained erect (especially the core) for that height. Or they should have fallen onto the adjoining buildings, at 100m long, causing major damage (in a plan view leaving a shell type of appearance, or like holding a bunch of straws vertically and letting them fall). Second, in the docs I have seen to date, I have not heard anybody talk about the actual floor loads on the building floors, just prior to collapse/demo. As an engineer, I know that every building on earth is basically designed to support floor loads (usually live, furniture/equipment & dead). A 'factor of safety' is included in the design, thus making the completed structure easily able to remain erect, even if each and every floor was loaded to its capacity (ie the building was jam packed with people in every room on every level and each floor was loaded with the maximum amount of furniture weight). Yet the twin towers were nowhere near their floor load capacity, just prior to collapse, (many people didn't go to work that day and many people managed to exit the building prior to collapse, (I don't know the official number of people that each floor could support)), and no people were present in WTC7!!! So, the issue is; How is it possible for empty (or almost empty) buildings, which are not subject to the live load component and hence not experiencing stresses anywhere near their elastic limits or ultimate limits, collapse at free fall speeds, as a result of fire?
Andrew Mcclure
B Arch VPI & SU
I have amounted the denial of the true reasons for the WTC buildings' collapse in the architecture and engineering field to a simple emotional unwillingness to examine the…
Andrew Mcclure
B Arch VPI & SU
Raleigh, NC
I graduated 2003 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. I have been working in Europe for the past three and a half years.
I have amounted the denial of the true reasons for the WTC buildings' collapse in the architecture and engineering field to a simple emotional unwillingness to examine the facts. If you know the collapse times, if you know what fireproofing is, if you know how little fireproofing would be knocked off by the plane crashes (comparatively in terms of the whole building size), if you have a comprehension of steel and concrete strength and what would happen in a true failure, if you know EXACTLY how these towers were built--you would know that is absolutely impossible that the WTC buildings collapsed due to fire caused by airline crashes. Again, the denial of the true reasons for the WTC buildings' collapse in the architecture and engineering field must be amounted to a simple emotional unwillingness to examine the facts--and I have met many deniers.
Eric-Scott Guthrie
Engineer
BS Electrical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2002
Even the day of the atrocity, I marveled at how each of the buildings came down so cleanly. I was in school at the time, and the shock…
Eric-Scott Guthrie
BS Electrical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2002
Carrboro, NC
Occupation: Engineer
Graduate Cum Laude in 2002 from UNC Charlotte with a BS in Electrical Engineering, minor in Neuroscience, and University Honors. I have spent time as a design and network engineer for LIFT France, an acoustic engineer for Muzak, and am currently working as a field engineer for Strata Solar maintaining utility scale solar power plants.
Even the day of the atrocity, I marveled at how each of the buildings came down so cleanly. I was in school at the time, and the shock of what happened had us all aghast. I saw immediately the repercussions. So many more people would die. Our world would be forever changed. What I did not anticipate was the changes that took place in our own country. The 'Patriot' Act. The bloom of the NSA. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security. War was not only brought upon two foreign countries in the name of the dead, it was brought forth on the American people as well. Only for us the assailant was domestic. Make no mistake, it is not an overt war. There are no tanks in our streets. But our privacy is rapidly becoming an impossibility, our freedom is being converted to a system of rights and privileges that can be taken away from us at any time. In the name of all our founders fought and died for, I cannot sit idly by and watch this happen. Physics would not allow those buildings to fall like they did. I felt it twelve years ago watching the events unfold live and I feel it now. We must demand justice for those who have died, both on foreign soil and domestic, as a result of these heinous acts. Let's start with the most glaring anomaly. What brought down Building 7? And once we answer that, what brought down the tallest structures in the city in such a way that they completely collapsed on their own footprint, unbelievably minimizing what should have been horrific collateral damage?
Laura N. Brunik, AIA
Architectural Intern
M Arch, North Dakota State University at Fargo 2011
I have always had a strange intuitive sense about 9/11: that the official story was not complete. In my research as an intern (striving for licensure), I have…
Laura N. Brunik, AIA
M Arch, North Dakota State University at Fargo 2011
Ham Lake, MN
Occupation: Architectural Intern
I received my Masters in Architecture and am now an Associate AIA Member. I am working towards my license, acquiring 5600 hours of internship.
I have always had a strange intuitive sense about 9/11: that the official story was not complete. In my research as an intern (striving for licensure), I have watched hours of internet-based testimonies regarding 9/11. In the process, I came across your youtube video ''9/11: Blueprint for Truth-The Architecture of Destruction-114min.'' It simply doesn't make sense that if 9/11 was murder, then why wasn't it clearly investigated like a homicide case?
Tony Jarana
Investigator
BSPA, Indiana University, Bloomington, I
Based on information I've read and heard, there is little doubt the official government explanation of the destruction of WTC 1, 2 and 7 is accurate. As an…
Tony Jarana
BSPA, Indiana University, Bloomington, I
Indianapolis, IN
Occupation: Investigator
IU graduate. Long career as Asset Protection Manager and licensed Private Investigator.
Based on information I've read and heard, there is little doubt the official government explanation of the destruction of WTC 1, 2 and 7 is accurate. As an American citizen, I believe my government should pursue the full truth of what actually occurred on 9/11/01, and has continued to occur, which has kept the truth from becoming known.Anyone who was involved in the 9/11/01 attacks on America, and anyone who has caused, or assisted, in distorting and/or covering up the factual reality of what occurred should be identified and appropriately prosecuted.
Matthew Skjonsberg, PhD
Architect
Taliesin/Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich (ETH)
I first become skeptical about the official 9/11 narrative while watching the NOVA episode on the subject with my mentor, engineer E. Thomas Casey - who did the…
Matthew Skjonsberg, PhD
Taliesin/Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich (ETH)
New York, NY
Occupation: Architect
Having founded collab architecture in 2001, I co-founded and have been project leader from 2007-2012 at West 8 New York, and since then am a PhD researcher at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Lausanne, where I was a founding member of the Laboratory of Urbanism, and am a researcher at NYU Institute for Public Knowledge.
I first become skeptical about the official 9/11 narrative while watching the NOVA episode on the subject with my mentor, engineer E. Thomas Casey - who did the calculations for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum, among other projects - during which Mr. Casey expressed the depth of his disappointment with this particular piece of misinformation by quietly wiping a tear from his eye and simply saying, 'it is not true.'
Hantz N. Elalami, PE
BS, Research as structural analyst
The building collapse seems a result of other explosions that was places at the lowest part of the buildings, and at some other locations located on the main…
Hantz N. Elalami, PE
BS, Research as structural analyst
Denver, CO
Worked as PE for Colorado, Wyoming, Michigan states as Highway engineer, and bridge design. Also worked as structural research Senior Engineer in Boeing, on the SST, and wing design of the 747 A/P.
The building collapse seems a result of other explosions that was places at the lowest part of the buildings, and at some other locations located on the main bearing points of the structures. no lateral forces applied at the upper level of such huge structures would cause the sudden collapse of the entire structures.
Petition Signatories
Mojgan Saberi, BSArch
Oakland, CA
Education: Degreed
Mojgan Saberi, BSArch
Degreed
Oakland, CA
Victoria Ashley, Psychology Resea
Vallejo, CA
Occupation: Psychology
Education: B Arch
Victoria Ashley, Psychology Resea
B Arch
Vallejo, CA
Occupation: Psychology
I am currently a psychology researcher but have a Bachelors in Architecture from Syracuse ('87) and worked in the field for several years (SOM in SF and a small SF firm) but never got licensed.
I believe all three buildings were intentionally demolished. I help with the websites 9/11 Research and STJ911.
David Leifer, PhD
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Education: B.Sc., B.Arch., M.Ed., Ph.D.
David Leifer, PhD
B.Sc., B.Arch., M.Ed., Ph.D.
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Architect and Incorporated Engineer, Coordinator of the Graduate Programme in Facilities Management, School of Architecture, The University of Sydney
The collapse is seen to be too improbable - too 'clean' - to be due to the asymmetrical damage sustained.
Nelson L. Johnson, Architect & Civi
San Francisco, CA
Education: M Arch, Columbia
Nelson L. Johnson, Architect & Civi
M Arch, Columbia
San Francisco, CA
CA Licenses: Architect C9585, Civil Engineer C30541 - - I was a summer intern at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in 1972 when the North tower of the WTC was being completed. I graduated from Columbia in 1974 and went on to practice architecture and civil engineering for 8 years. I am now a computer specialist in integration, CAD and software engineering.
By 9/12 I was convinced that there was something fishy about the collapse of the WTC. I learned about progressive collapse from my engineering professors at Columbia, and I found it hard to imagine that the twin towers could have failed in that way. They were specifically designed to resist impact and load applied by the collision of a Boeing 707 jet. The buildings appeared to have been destroyed by an engineered demolition. When I articulated my suspicions, however, I was met with derision. I have continued, however, in my conviction that the buildings were intentionally destroyed.
Kristen Kepner-Coleman, BArch
Atlanta, GA
Education: B Arch, Auburn Univers
Kristen Kepner-Coleman, BArch
B Arch, Auburn Univers
Atlanta, GA
Six years experience with high rise mixed use and residential project design, design management, document production and construction administration.
The evidence I have seen points to the structural failure actually being a controlled demolition. My brief architectural experience has taught me that a lot of the media facts just cannot be so considering the laws of physics. I feel a professional study of the collapses should be ordered immediately.
Reed Simpson, MArch
Overland Park, KS
Education: M Arch, University of Kansas
Reed Simpson, MArch
M Arch, University of Kansas
Overland Park, KS
Master Degree in Architecture; licensed contractor. Experienced in development, construction, construction management, project management, & finance.
My employer sent me to NY on 9/10/01 on business, and I flew into NY LaGuardia on 9/10/01 at 11:30 PM. I was in New York City on 9/11/01, so am one of millions to witness this destruction from relatively near, and remained in NY for weeks after. Knowing like many that all was surely not as it appeared, we brought in films and lecturers to Kansas City starting in 2001 in order to educate others of the need for real and impartial investigations of what is certainly a false flag event. This evil deed must not continue to go unpunished. The actual perpetrators will yet be brought to justice, and through this we can correct and adjust for our future. We the people can always handle the truth, yet most of those in power are proven irresponsible and cannot allow the truth, much less demand it. We demand an actual arms length technical investigation, outsourced to a truly independent commission, to follow to wherever the truth itself leads. We should also demand actual and thorough criminal investigations and prosecutions, starting with basic evidence from the crime scene itself.
David A. Techau, AIA
Kula, HI
Education: B Arch, AZ State; MSC, Cornell
David A. Techau, AIA
B Arch, AZ State; MSC, Cornell
Kula, HI
I have worked all over the U.S. for companies (i.e., Apple, Time Inc.) and institutions of higher education (e.g., Cornell, Texas A&M, Uof Missouri, Arizona State). Currently employed by the University of Hawaii, Maui Community College as a traveling instructor/coordinator of the state-funded Construction Academy whose sole purpose is to teach high school students (7 H.S./3 islands) basic skills in building design and construction so they can consider careers in the building trades and acquire the skill necessary to qualify for union apprenticeship programs.
Being from Minnesota, something smells fishy! I smell a rat as well. Will three sentences suffice?
Francisco A. Planes, AIA
Bloomfield, NJ
Education: B.S. Architecture, CCNY-CUNY
Francisco A. Planes, AIA
B.S. Architecture, CCNY-CUNY
Bloomfield, NJ
I attended the Art & Design specialized High School in New York where I graduated. I am a graduate of the City College of New York, School of Architectural & Environmental Studies with a degree in B.Science-Architecture. I have worked for more than 10 years in the field of architecture. I am a Project Architect in a New Jersey firm where I have worked for more than 6 years. I have experience in commercial and residential design. I am very skilled on the computer aided drafting and can create designs in 2D as well as 3D.
I don't believe that the fact that the airplanes that struck the North and South Towers by themselves made the Twin Towers fall. I do not doubt that the possibility of a controlled demolition was used to purposely bring the buildings down. Somewhere in a remote desert, maybe in Arizona, a scaled down version of the World Trade Center - ALL 7 buildings as they once stood, should be built and then have similarly scaled down - remote controlled U.A.V.'s flown into them with a fuel similar to what the planes were carrying and let it burn for the exact amount of time before the collapse, to see if the reenacted fires would by themselves result in a collapse of the towers. This would be a test similar to the tests that are conducted inside wind tunnels for the design of aircraft.
James M. Tomlin, AIA
Fresno, CA
Education: B Arch, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 1988
James M. Tomlin, AIA
B Arch, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 1988
Fresno, CA
Full time in architecture since 1989. - - Experience with Ernst & Lloyd Architects, Stockton, CA 1986-1992; Derivi Castellanos Architects, Stockton, CA 1992-1993; Design Strategies/HMC, Calexico, CA 1993-98; Palacios Architects, Santa Maria, CA 1998-2001. - - Director of Church Design, Daniel Cook Associates / Building God's Way, Ogden, UT 2001-2005. - - Manager of Fresno office of Tarr Architects, 2005 to the present. - - License in CA 2003. - - Member American Institute of Architects since 2004. - - Evangelical/Baptist Christian since 1995.
For the past 6 years since 9/11, my belief in the official media accounts of what happened to the WTC that day has been gradually but increasingly eroding down to disbelief. Yet, I have been willfully disregarding any 'conspiracy theories' that loudly and obnoxiously point fingers at the Presidency with more hatred than evidence (Bush has some power, but he is not omnipotent!). But, after stumbling upon this site, I find some of my colleagues have been quietly and steadfastly giving this issue a fair and rational assessment that I now think deserves my attention and support. There are many serious questions that have yet to be answered about 9/11, and I am looking forward to being part of the movement towards uncovering the truth, whatever it may be, wherever it may lead us.
Andrew Mcclure
Raleigh, NC
Education: B Arch VPI & SU
Andrew Mcclure
B Arch VPI & SU
Raleigh, NC
I graduated 2003 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. I have been working in Europe for the past three and a half years.
I have amounted the denial of the true reasons for the WTC buildings' collapse in the architecture and engineering field to a simple emotional unwillingness to examine the facts. If you know the collapse times, if you know what fireproofing is, if you know how little fireproofing would be knocked off by the plane crashes (comparatively in terms of the whole building size), if you have a comprehension of steel and concrete strength and what would happen in a true failure, if you know EXACTLY how these towers were built--you would know that is absolutely impossible that the WTC buildings collapsed due to fire caused by airline crashes. Again, the denial of the true reasons for the WTC buildings' collapse in the architecture and engineering field must be amounted to a simple emotional unwillingness to examine the facts--and I have met many deniers.
John C. Link, MArch
Berkeley, CA
Education: MArch
John C. Link, MArch
MArch
Berkeley, CA
I am a Green Architect with restoration and forensic experience who has been designing sun-sensitive structures for over 30 years.
It is impossible for the lightest 'upper' part of a building to plow through the strongest 'lower' section through the force of gravity alone.
Douglas C. Rhodes
Whitefish, MT
Education: BS Arch, Ohio State, 1975
Douglas C. Rhodes
BS Arch, Ohio State, 1975
Whitefish, MT
Graduate Ohio State School of Architecture 1975 U.S. Army Infantry, Korea 1969-70 Warren Technical Institute, Machine Design 1968
An independent investigation must be done as there are so many questions about the collapse and inherent cover-up of information relating to the world trade center before and after the collapse. All that were involved in this complex operation must be held accountable by the American people.
Fran√Ssois Marginean, Architectural Co
Montreal, QC, Canada
Education: Collège du Vieux-Montreal, QC, Canada
Fran√Ssois Marginean, Architectural Co
Collège du Vieux-Montreal, QC, Canada
Montreal, QC, Canada
I am an freelance architectural consultant and also work on construction and renovation projects. I also host a radio show in Montreal and write on many websites about different issues such as 9/11.
There's no way that small or big fires can bring down a steel structure building at free fall speed and in the path of greatest resistance, and that can turn concrete and glass into very fine dust, even less being able to pulverize and melt steel!!! Thermate as been identified scientifically by Prof. Steven E. Jones, Ph.D., Physics, on pieces of steel coming from the WTC.
Karen Renick, Ny State License
Austin, TX
Education: Masters in Architecture
Karen Renick, Ny State License
Masters in Architecture
Austin, TX
I am an architect in Austin, TX. Prior to moving here in 1996, I lived in New York City for 20 years. I received my professional license in 1983 from the State of NY. (I allowed my license to lapse in 1994, however.)
It's so incredibly important that architectural and engineering professionals stand together to question the official story and request a real investigation of the collapse of the Twin Towers and Building 7. - - - - It is in the memory of my dear friend, Frank DeMartini, who was killed on 9/11 helping others gt out of the buildings, that I hope and pray that some day, soon, the truth will be uncovered and those responsible will be brought to justice.
Gabrielle Von Bernstorff, MArch
Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
Education: M Arch Princeton U 1989; BA Columbia U 1985
Gabrielle Von Bernstorff, MArch
M Arch Princeton U 1989; BA Columbia U 1985
Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland
Born in Switzerland - - 1981-1985 Columbia University, BA - - 1985-1989 Princeton University, M.Arch.
Looking at the footage of 9/11 it always seemed to me to look like what is called a controlled demolition, although I am not an expert on demolition.
Ingrid And John R. Russell, Professor Emerit
Bloomington, IN
Occupation: Landscape Architecture
Education: Grad. Dipl. Urban & Reg. Plng. AA London
Ingrid And John R. Russell, Professor Emerit
Grad. Dipl. Urban & Reg. Plng. AA London
Bloomington, IN
Occupation: Landscape Architecture
Education: - BSLA U.C. Berkeley - 1957; - Grad. Diploma Urban and Regional Planning - Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK - 1972; Professional Practice: - Private Practice Landscape Architecture - 1957 to present date; - Private consultant - 1962 to present date. President, LandVision, inc. - 1992 to present date; - Professor of Landscape Architecture - Ball State University, Muncie, IN - 1972-1997 (Dept. Chair - 1974-1980.); Awards: - Sagamore of the Wabash - Highest Civilian recognition by Governor of Indiana - 1997; - Outstanding Educator - Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture - 1994; - Numerous Community Design Awards in Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Beautiful - 1966-1972.
The multitude of unanswered questions, regarding the manner that all three WTC buildings collapsed, should be cause for serious re-evaluation of the facts and a concerted investigation to uncover the truth.
Alan Haymond, Architect
Greenwich, NY
Education: B Arch, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Alan Haymond, Architect
B Arch, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Greenwich, NY
From northern Virginia, graduate of RPI in Troy, NY, homeowner and father of 2 in upstate NY, carpenter and home renovator, 15 years in architectural firms (12 years licensed), primarily design large medical office buildings.
Suspicious on 9/11 about the collapses and the size of the original hole in the Pentagon. Thoroughly convinced of cover up by April '02 - too many unanswered questions. Recommend David Ray Griffin's books.
Thomas N. Burnham, Architect
San Francisco, CA
Education: M Arch
Thomas N. Burnham, Architect
M Arch
San Francisco, CA
Architect with over 20 years experience in office building design and construction including high rise structures.
Since the first time I saw the building collapse on TV, I thought the collapse looked like a controlled demolition.
Larry Dodge, Architect
Minneapolis, MN
Education: B Arch, Univ of Minnesota
Larry Dodge, Architect
B Arch, Univ of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Civil engineering, art, and architecture education, graduated with B.Arch. 1963, licensed in CA, Arch design, construction documents and administration, urban planning and design.
Skeptical of symmetrical and rapid collapse of towers and lack of credible description of cause of collapse. Doubts of the credibility of the whole public story of 9/11 - spent hours on the web trying to understand the specifics of the event: time lines, the actions surrounding 9/11 both before and after, evidence presented or lack thereof. The more I looked the more skeptical I have become.
Ian J. Colburn, BArch
New York, NY
Education: B Arch, Virginia Tech
Ian J. Colburn, BArch
B Arch, Virginia Tech
New York, NY
Own and operate my design firm in New York City, 'MAKE DESIGN' working on new construction houses around the globe. I've lived and worked in New York for 4 years for various architectural firms.
The collapses were triggered by alternate, synchronized, pre-planed explosions. The buildings would not have collapsed due to the plane crashes. There was not enough heat to destroy the structural integrity of the steel.
Andrea Walhof-Grisham, Designer
Truckee, CA
Education: BS Arch
Andrea Walhof-Grisham, Designer
BS Arch
Truckee, CA
Graduated in 1984 from Philadelphia College of Art, Architecture and Environmental Design. Practiced in the Bay Area from 1986 to 2004. Member of OWA,; Organization of Women Architects, Bay Area Chapter. Member of SiGBA; Sierra Green Building Association, Truckee. Specializing in Green Building design. Created own company Walhof+Associates.
From the first moment I saw the footage on TV on the day off 9/11/2001, I was suspicious about the complete collapse off these buildings, looking like a demolition site. I do not trust this government, and am convinced they could have planned all off it. I don't believe in Terrorism, but in terrorizing us in fear.
James Jorgensen, AIA
Healdsburg, CA
Education: B Arch
James Jorgensen, AIA
B Arch
Healdsburg, CA
Independent architectural practice since 2002. Private pilot ASEL since 1992.
I quit the AIA over its lack of interest in this issue. Without insisting on a thorough explanation of what transpired on 9/11, the AIA simply cannot claim to represent the architectural profession. - - - - I didn't see video footage of the collapses until 2005. At that point I spent months searching the web for more information. At the end of the day, the deliberate demolition is obvious. The reasons for doing so are incomprehensible - which is why many people refuse to acknowledge reality. The reality however, is that multiple crimes were committed, and crimes need to be investigated and the criminals brought to justice. They never were in Iraq.
William E. Schenck, AIA
Saint Louis, MO
Education: B Arch, BS ARCE
William E. Schenck, AIA
B Arch, BS ARCE
Saint Louis, MO
Received professional degrees in architecture and architectural engineering from the University of Kansas.
Although I don't agree with all claims made about the controlled demolition of the Twin Towers, there are too many unanswered questions regarding Tower 7 to simply ignore the issue and accept the 9/11 Commission Report's solution...or lack of a solution...
C Matthew Taylor, Architect
Hilton Head Island, SC
Education: BA Architecture
C Matthew Taylor, Architect
BA Architecture
Hilton Head Island, SC
Residential architect with design expertise in steel construction in hurricane zones.
At first I could not believe that the world trade center buildings 1 and 2 were taken down by demolitions, but after doing my research, seeing several documentaries on general demolitions I began to compare the collapse of building 7 to the footage of normal building demolitions. As I continued to research the events of 9/11 it became clear to me that there needs to be a serious independent study of the events and the collapse of buildings 1, 2 and 7. Now, there is no question in my mind that all three building were taken down by controlled demolitions. One question that I did have in the following days of 9/11 was the statement that all steel was being sent to China, having grown up in a steel town in Ohio, I couldn't imagine that the steel would not have been kept for investigation.
Sonne R. Idelshon, Arch (Retired)
Pomona, CA
Education: BA Arch, Cal Poly Univ, Pomona; USC
Sonne R. Idelshon, Arch (Retired)
BA Arch, Cal Poly Univ, Pomona; USC
Pomona, CA
Arch. & EIC, US Marine Corps & U.S. Customs Serv. Private work: Industrial, Commercial, Institutional, Residential Gov. Research: construction techniques to defeat attacks
Professional analysis of evidence presented herein lead to the obvious conclusion that the Federal 9/11 Commission's Report was outrageously inadequate.
James W. Broadbent, MArch
Jackson, WY
Education: M Arch, Univ of Oregon
James W. Broadbent, MArch
M Arch, Univ of Oregon
Jackson, WY
Architectural intern for regional design firm for past 3 years. Work primarily on residential design.
There is clearly enough doubt about the facts that a new investigation should begin. Especially considering the two wars that followed, with 9/11 as a pretext.
Irwin Luckman, Arch (Retired)
Oakland, CA
Education: B Arch
Irwin Luckman, Arch (Retired)
B Arch
Oakland, CA
u>Education/u> - - - - 1939-1942 Cooper Union, NYC - - 1945 Architectural Association, London, Eng. - - 1948 B. Arch, Columbia University, NYC - - 1955 Registered Architect, California - - - - u>Experience/u> - - - - 1943-1946 US Army Infantry, European Combat - - 1948-1954 Designer and Carpenter - - 1955-1961 Private Architectural Practice - - 1961-1962 Professor, School of Architecture, University of Veracruz, Mexico - - 1962-1968 Chief of Plans, Design and Construction, and then General Manager, East Bay Regional Park District, California - - 1968-1999 Environmental Planner
Presentation by Richard Gage was convincing. In the future, needs to address questions relating to number of people that would have to have been involved, the fact that no one has come forward to expose their role, and how the complicated and lengthy installation of multiple precisely located explosives was carried out without detection.
Vojtech Dvorak, Ing. Arch.
Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Education: Ing. Arch., Architecture, CTU Prague
Vojtech Dvorak, Ing. Arch.
Ing. Arch., Architecture, CTU Prague
Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
I'm young architect from a little country inside Europe... And as I can see, what happening in US, I love my country much more...
At the first time, I don't believe the official story... There are many discrepancies, which I can't accept.
William D. Freund, RA
Sewell, NJ
Education: BS Arch, UVA
William D. Freund, RA
BS Arch, UVA
Sewell, NJ
25 years of general practice experience on the boards and in the field.
Watching the Towers collapse on 9/11 was a total horror.... but even at that moment, you know, it just did not look right. A comprehensive investigation was never part of the agenda. It was always just assumed what transpired. There is substantial evidence that the time for a full investigation is now.
Fred A. De Santo, AIA
Ukiah, CA
Education: BA Univ of KY 1967
Fred A. De Santo, AIA
BA Univ of KY 1967
Ukiah, CA
40 years experience. Founded one of America's first eco. Non-Profit. Recipient of many energy sustainable awards, AIA Awards International awards. Attended Columbia Masters program 69'. Front lines of Ecology, sustainability and space migration.
Lost in the fog. I have been on personal crusade about the lies and cover up way before 9/11. Expected as much and believe more is coming. Life will become battle of political world domination vs. global warming. Thus Space Migration. As an Architect practicing around the world, I believe in my profession and want to defend the architects of record for WTC and compare the new test against their design.
Oliver W. Purcell, AIA, Emeritus
Edmond, OK
Education: B Arch 1961
Oliver W. Purcell, AIA, Emeritus
B Arch 1961
Edmond, OK
I was in private practice for 15 years, worked for the US government for 20 years, and taught for 4 years. I'm now retired.
It makes me sick to think that there are people in our own country who would do this. It had to be an inside job.
David A. Johnson, Dr., FAICP, PhD
Asheville, NC
Occupation: Planning
Education: BA Arch & MCP, Yale; PhD, Cornell
David A. Johnson, Dr., FAICP, PhD
BA Arch & MCP, Yale; PhD, Cornell
Asheville, NC
Occupation: Planning
David A. Johnson, FAICP, PhD. Professor Emeritus of Urban and Regional Planning The University of Tennessee BA (Architecture), Yale University, '57 Master of City Planning, Yale University, ' '63 PhD, Regional Planning, Cornell University Author of a number of books and articles on planning American cities, including New York.
Dear Mr. Gage: Thank you for taking on the architectural and engineering review of the collapses on 9/11 of the buildings at the World Trade Center site. I was dubious of the official explanations from the outset. You see, as a professional city planner in New York, I knew those buildings and their design. I attended and participated in the hearings at the New York City Hall when the buildings were first proposed. I argued for the buildings on the basis that the interior core represented a way of internalizing the cost of mass transit, which in our system is almost impossible to finance through public bond issues. So I was well aware of the strength of the core with its steel columns, surrounding the elevators, and stairwells. I should also mention that with a degree in architecture and instruction in steel design (my Yale professor had worked on the Empire State Building) I was and am no novice in structural design. When I saw the rapid collapse of the towers, I knew that they could not come down the way they did without explosives and the severing of core columns at the base. The spewing of debris from the towers where the planes entered also could not have occurred simply with just a structural collapse. Something else was happening to make this occur. Moreover, the symmetrical collapse is strong evidence of a controlled demolition. A building falling from asymmetrical structural failure would not collapse so neatly, nor so rapidly, as you have pointed out. What we are faced with is a lie of such proportions that even to suggest it makes one subject to ridicule and scorn. Who could have done such a terrible thing? Certainly not our government or military. Rogue elements in the intelligence agencies? I have no idea. But I do know that the official explanation doesn't hold water. An open, honest re-opening of the case is in order. A near majority of Americans agrees with this view. Let us keep pressing for an honest investigation.
Shawn M. Fullington, Designer
Asheville, NC
Education: B Arch
Shawn M. Fullington, Designer
B Arch
Asheville, NC
Graduated Cum Laude - B. Arch from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1997. - - - - 1st Place-Carolina Concrete Masonry Design Competition 1995 - - 1st Place UNC-Charlotte Alumni Quad Competition 1998 - - - - Currently designing low VOC solar buildings specializing in hybrid, autoclaved aerated concrete, reinforced concrete frame and shell, SIPs, and salvage timber and lumber structures
I followed the coverage on Sept. 11, 2001, from my chair in an architecture firm where I was employed in at that time. Unbelievable. We left early that day, including the principals. - - - - Everything I learned in the four semesters of architectural structures classes support the information being presented on this site. I want to thank all of you. Patriotism is about facts and the search for them aside from our own personal interests. All truths will be revealed in time.