World Trade Center Reconstruction Projects

New York City | 2010–2019

During my nine-year tenure contributing to the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, I played a key architectural role in two major infrastructure projects: the Vehicular Security Center (VSC) and the World Trade Center–Cortlandt Street Subway Station. Both projects were critical to restoring and modernizing Lower Manhattan’s transportation and security networks following the 9/11 attacks.

Cortlandt ST. Subway Station

Reopened: 2018
Destroyed in the September 11 attacks, the Cortlandt Street station was one of the final components of the WTC site to be restored. Now fully rebuilt and renamed the WTC–Cortlandt Street Station, it reconnects the 1 Line of the MTA’s Broadway–7th Avenue corridor with the campus. The 30,000-square-foot station mirrors the aesthetic of the adjacent Transit Hub, featuring large-span construction with no columns at the platform level, full ADA accessibility, and advanced safety and climate systems.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARD
2019 Engineering Excellence Award - Transportation
American Council of Engineering Companies 

DIAMOND AWARD
2019 Engineering Excellence Award - Transportation
American Council of Engineering Companies of New York

Vehicular Security Center & Liberty Park

Completed: 2016

The World Trade Center Vehicle Security Center (VSC) is a secure vehicular gateway and underground logistics hub for the 16-acre WTC campus. Located along Liberty Street, adjacent to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the VSC facilitates controlled access for truck deliveries, tour buses, and tenant vehicles via an integrated tunnel network. The structure also houses underground parking for tenants and visitors.
Above the VSC, Liberty Park—an elevated one-acre green space—offers a rare blend of urban infrastructure and public space. It also supports the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, redesigned by Santiago Calatrava.