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
Alexandre Robert De Massy, Engineering Cons
Engineer
B.A. Engineering, U of Sherbrooke
I believe that we have not been told the whole truth about the skyscrappers destruction. Evidence collected on that day clearly point toward some kind of controlled demolition…
Alexandre Robert De Massy, Engineering Cons
B.A. Engineering, U of Sherbrooke
Montreal, QC, Canada
Occupation: Engineer
I am an electrical enginner working for an enginnering & construction company. I have been working as an engineer for over 4 years.
I believe that we have not been told the whole truth about the skyscrappers destruction. Evidence collected on that day clearly point toward some kind of controlled demolition in addition to the plane crashes.The explanations that have been given by governement officials do not explain what can be observed on the video fottage collected on 9/11. Somethings have not been told, information is being kept from the public.
William E. Franz
Architect
BS Architecture, University of Texas Arlington, 1973
I 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…
William E. Franz
BS Architecture, University of Texas Arlington, 1973
Fort Worth, TX
Occupation: Architect
I 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.
Esteban R. Murillo
Mortgage Broker
BS Systems Engineering, US Naval Academy, 1982
WTC Building 7 came down on 9/11/2011 under extremely suspect circumstances. It is clear from video and trace thermite beads found on scene that this building was brought…
Esteban R. Murillo
BS Systems Engineering, US Naval Academy, 1982
Manhattan Beach, CA
Occupation: Mortgage Broker
I graduated from the US Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering in 1982. Served as a military pilot and aircraft maintenance officer in the United States Marine Corps from 1982 to 1987. I was employed as a systems engineer at TRW from 1987 to 1989. I've owned and operated my own mortgage and real estate brokerage from 1992 to present.
WTC Building 7 came down on 9/11/2011 under extremely suspect circumstances. It is clear from video and trace thermite beads found on scene that this building was brought down using controlled demolition. The follow up investigation on this, the largest crime scene on American soil, in American history, was a sham. A new investigation as to the cause of its fall should be initiated by a group independent, but sanctioned, by We, The People, and our 'government'.
Derrick Roberts
Retired Building Control Officer
Dipl. Building Surveying and Building Control, Croydon University, 1987
It is beyond credibility for the twin towers WTC1 and WTC2 and for building WTC7 to have all collapsed in such an unpredictable and totally unprecedented manner. All…
Derrick Roberts
Dipl. Building Surveying and Building Control, Croydon University, 1987
Westerham, United Kingdom
Occupation: Retired Building Control Officer
I have a Diploma in Building Control/Building Surveying and I am a retired Member of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers. I was employed within local authority building control and had responsibility for ensuring that building work within an area of central London complied with UK building regulations. I have experience with nearly all types of property and their uses and this includes iconic high rise office buildings. My duties included checking plans submitted for building regulation approval and for inspecting the progress and quality of work on site. I have expertise in fire safety and had responsibility for the inspection and fire certification of buildings, the assessment of innovative structural fire engineered designs and the evaluation of prescriptive and non-prescriptive solutions for means of escape in case of fire.
It is beyond credibility for the twin towers WTC1 and WTC2 and for building WTC7 to have all collapsed in such an unpredictable and totally unprecedented manner. All three had failure characteristics which defy logical explanation unless controlled demolition is considered. The observed fire and impact loads have all been shown by independent professional investigation to be well within the design parameters of each building and that total collapse should not have occurred in any one of them never mind all three. It is time for politicians and the media to carry out their public duty and call for a new and impartial public investigation where all the evidence both for and against the official position can be seen and heard.
Brian Vaughn, PE
Program Manager
BS Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, 2003; MS Engineering Management, Northwestern University, 2013
My interest in this is not to find out about some conspiracy regarding some powerful entity that wronged so many people, but I am more concerned about the…
Brian Vaughn, PE
BS Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, 2003; MS Engineering Management, Northwestern University, 2013
Barrington, RI
Occupation: Program Manager
I have a professional career that has spanned many industries. I was an intern at American Airlines at the time of 9/11. I was a flight operations avionics engineer working at the maintenance operations center which oversaw all the planes that were in service. I worked as a field engineer in the west Texas oil fields after college. I transitioned into working on power distribution for the local utility in Chicago. Then I got into the nuclear power industry as a controls engineer. My next stop was working at an architecture/engineering firm in the building automation space. I have been inside the guts of many facilities and worked alongside plenty of architects and other engineers. I have since moved on to the operations side where I work for a RE services company that performs facility management. I have a BS in Electrical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, with a minor in Philosophy. I have an MS in Engineering Management from Northwestern University. I am a licensed PE in Illinois.
My interest in this is not to find out about some conspiracy regarding some powerful entity that wronged so many people, but I am more concerned about the industry not learning anything from such a tragedy. We had three catastrophic engineering failures occur in less then 12hrs and I imagine that little has changed in the building code or the principles with which we design these structures. If a trauma and fire took down both towers so quickly, what failed? It sounds like we do not have a good answer that we can improve future buildings with.
Tom-Scott Gordon, AIA, BFA
Illustration, Fine-Arts
BFA, SAIC
I was directly involved in the planning stage of the decommissioning of the Trade Towers. Having provided a sworn affidavit concerning the safety of the towers and the…
Tom-Scott Gordon, AIA, BFA
BFA, SAIC
Little Rock, AR
Occupation: Illustration, Fine-Arts
22 years photographing architecture for architect's portfolios, included Robert M. Metzger, Norman Jaffe, Faye Jones, Gensler Assoc., SOM, Emery Roth, and 120 other noteworthy National firms. Currently design and build A/V distribution systems and assist in family restaurant.
I was directly involved in the planning stage of the decommissioning of the Trade Towers. Having provided a sworn affidavit concerning the safety of the towers and the forced security-purge of the architectural staff, I am committed to serve witness at the eventual trial.
Markus Woodtli, Civil Engineer
HTL, Bauingenieur, Burgdorf BE
The steel construction in the center of the towers should - NO - must still standing after the collapse. Truth begins with thinking...
Markus Woodtli, Civil Engineer
HTL, Bauingenieur, Burgdorf BE
Obernau, Luzern, Switzerland
I degree 1994 at the Ingenieurschule Burgdorf in Berne for civil-engineering. I work in 5 different bureaus for engineering. Since 2001 I own a bureau for engineering. Specially for static-engineering.
The steel construction in the center of the towers should - NO - must still standing after the collapse. Truth begins with thinking...
Richard L. Vance
Design Safety Manager
BS Engineering, University of South Florida, 1973
Far too clean pancaking. Far too close in time.No list in any direction. Bldg 7 wasn't hit and went down. This was a controlled demolition.
Richard L. Vance
BS Engineering, University of South Florida, 1973
Huntsville, AL
Occupation: Design Safety Manager
NASA to Missile Defense. Whole systems engineering.
Far too clean pancaking. Far too close in time.No list in any direction. Bldg 7 wasn't hit and went down. This was a controlled demolition.
Derick Louie, BS
Engineer, Water Resources
BS in Environmental Resources Engineering, Cal Poly Humboldt
Still living (uncomfortably) with the unpermitted explosive demolition of three WTC skyscrapers, the murder of thousands (including John P O'Neill and the El Dorado Task force in WTC6),…
Derick Louie, BS
BS in Environmental Resources Engineering, Cal Poly Humboldt
Sacramento, CA
Occupation: Engineer, Water Resources
California native with roots in Hawaii and the Bay Area. I went from skater punk slacker to an academic with professional career. I'm now questioning everything.
Still living (uncomfortably) with the unpermitted explosive demolition of three WTC skyscrapers, the murder of thousands (including John P O'Neill and the El Dorado Task force in WTC6), and the vast coverup and mindset of the public who simply won't even discuss any of it.
Mitch Waite, BS
Project Manager
BS Construction Engineering Technology, Montana State University, 1984
The collapse of Building 7 has made me deeply skeptical of the entire government explanation of the 9/11 disaster.
Mitch Waite, BS
BS Construction Engineering Technology, Montana State University, 1984
Brighton, CO
Occupation: Project Manager
BS in construction engineering from Montana State University, 1984. 29 years experience in heavy civil construction.
The collapse of Building 7 has made me deeply skeptical of the entire government explanation of the 9/11 disaster.
Judith MeléNdrez Bayardo, Arq.
Architect
Architecture degree, La Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico, 2013
The rest of the world must know the truth about the event that changed the course of life of millions of people on earth. It must never happen…
Judith MeléNdrez Bayardo, Arq.
Architecture degree, La Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico, 2013
MXico City, Mexico
Occupation: Architect
My work experience is in the recovery of public space, renovation of educational infrastructure, and architectural heritage. I'm a socially committed architect working for just causes and marginalized communities. I'm working for the right to the city, truth, dignity, peace and justice for people.
The rest of the world must know the truth about the event that changed the course of life of millions of people on earth. It must never happen again. There must be a trial and punishment of the culprits.
Stewart H. Brecher, AIA
Architect
B Arch, Rhode Island School of Design, 1964
I 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…
Stewart H. Brecher, AIA
B Arch, Rhode Island School of Design, 1964
Bar Harbor, ME
Occupation: Architect
B Arch, Rhode Island School of Design, 1964. I founded Stewart Brecher Architects in Bar Harbor, ME in 1983, am a registered architect in three states, and am also a past president of the Maine AIA. I've lectured on architecture at various schools, including the University of London, Bartlett School of Architecture in London, and the University of Nairobi School of Architecture. I've served as professor at College of the Atlantic and associate professor at SUNY Buffalo Dept of Architecture.
I 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.
Petition Signatories
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.
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.