Viewing Platform

VIEWING
PLATFORM

NEW
YORK,
NY

The temporary Viewing Platform was built at Fulton Street several weeks after 9/11 to address the public’s desire for a dignified place to view Ground Zero without impinging on the urgent recovery effort. Elevated 13’ above the ground and over three hundred feet in length, the viewing platform provided a 180-degree view of the site. The primary materials are metal scaffolding, plywood and rough decking. The platform was conceived and executed in collaboration with David Rockwell and Kevin Kennon.

  • Albert Vecerka
    Albert Vecerka
Project information
Size (GSF)300LocationWorld Trade Center, New York, United States
Milestones
opening2001closedMay 2002
Credits
TeamElizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio

New York Times 12/30/2001

A NATION CHALLENGED: GROUND ZERO

The Atlantic 09/11/2013

The Story Behind the First Piece of Public Architecture at Ground Zero

    Photography by Albert Vecerka
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