Top of the World

4 WTC as seen from 2 World Financial Center
The last piece of One World Trade Center's spire is fixed into place
Ironworkers gently guide a steel column into place on the 100th floor of 1 WTC
Mike O'Reily looks up the steel columns being places on the 100th floor of 1WTC
A welder connects the decking to the stairway in the transit hall of 4 WTC
A steel beam is lowered onto Fiterman Hall
The first night the lights in the ponds were turned on
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November 12, 2013 – September 6, 2014

The exhibition Top of the World captures the rebuilding process at the World Trade Center from the devastating attacks of 9/11/2001 to the completion of 4WTC, the first tower to open on the new World Trade Center site. The work illustrates various aspects of the rebuilding project such as the people, terrain, geology, and equipment.

From the early 2000s until present, Joe Woolhead, the lead photographer for Silverstein Properties, has documented the iconic World Trade Center project and from this body of work he has produced an enduring collection of high-quality artwork. Joe’s work highlights not only the complex nature of the construction itself, but also the resilience of the human spirit.

From the fall of the towers in 2001 to the opening of 4WTC, this exhibition aims to capture the compelling story of the building of the new World Trade Center.