Architects of Healing Ceremony, May 19, 2012

Architects of Healing Ceremony, May 19, 2012

The 15 architects with principal responsibilities for post-9/11 memorials and rebuilding in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pa., were honored at a special AIA Convention ceremony on May 19 called the “Architects of Healing.” Pictured before the ceremony (l to r): Keith Kaseman; Julie Beckman; Mary Oehrlein, FAIA; Ridgely Dixon, AIA; Daniel Libeskind, AIA; David Childs, FAIA; Craig Dykers, AIA; Steven M. Davis, FAIA; Robert I. Davidson, FAIA; Paul Murdoch, AIA; Craig A. Morgan, AIA; Christopher Fromboluti, AIA; and Santiago Calatrava (not pictured, Michael Arad, AIA and Ronald W. Fidler, FAIA). Photo © mattmartin.tv.

AIA President Jeff Potter, FAIA, opened the “Architects of Healing” session at the AIA National Convention. Photo © mattmartin.tv.

AIA CEO Robert Ivy, FAIA, read from his journal entry from Sept. 11, 2001: “We were aware that the nexus of urban civilization had been shaken and we would all be changed.” Photo © mattmartin.tv.

Daniel Libeskind, AIA: Ground Zero “should be the site of memory—a site left to remember those who perished and those who were there as heroes.” Photo © mattmartin.tv.

David Childs, FAIA: “I feel blessed for having had the opportunity to work on the World Trade Center. Architecture is all about collaboration. This was a collaborative effort in the fullest sense.” Photo © mattmartin.tv.

Michael Arad, AIA: The design of the 9/11 memorial “grew from my experience of New York in the aftermath of the attacks as a community united, determined, and stoic.” Photo © mattmartin.tv.

Steven M. Davis, FAIA: The below-ground 9/11 museum “is about people who aren’t here and who aren’t seen.” Photo © mattmartin.tv.

Santiago Calatrava: “The sorrow and destitution perpetuated by a few will be overcome by the work of many. We are marking a turning point, taking the ruins and making something positive.” Photo © mattmartin.tv.

Robert I. Davidson, FAIA: “By the end of the week, we returned public rail back to the World Trade Center site.” Photo © mattmartin.tv.

Craig Dykers, AIA: “New Yorkers had the courage to place a memorial building right on the ground of the tower that had collapsed. We saw the choice as a bold one.” Dykers is shown receiving the commemorative gold medallion from AIA 2013 President-Elect Mickey Jacob, FAIA, with AIA CEO Robert Ivy, FAIA, looking on. Photo © mattmartin.tv.

The architects involved in post-9/11 rebuilding and memorial efforts in New York City after receiving commemorative gold medallions: (l to r) Arad, Davis, Davidson, Libeskind, Dykers, Childs, and Calatrava. Photo © mattmartin.tv.

More than 130 architects have received special AIA Presidential Citations for their role in post-9/11 rebuilding and memorials in New York City, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pa. More than 50 were able to participate in the May 19th ceremony and were recognized on stage.

Daniel Libeskind, AIA, and David Childs, FAIA, immediately following the ceremony. Photo © mattmartin.tv.

Scene from the Washington Convention Center’s ballroom during the special May 19 AIA Convention ceremony honoring “The Architects of Healing.” Photo © mattmartin.tv.

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