David Childs, the lead architect of the One World Trade Center skyscraper that rose from the site where the Twin Towers ...

He was the chief architect of 1 World Trade Center, which soared in the wake of 9/11. As chairman of Skidmore, Owings & ...

David Childs, the star architect who helped shape New York City’s skyline and designed 1 World Trade Center, has died at 83. The cause was Lewy body dementia, his wife told The New York Times.

For many years after 2001, the New York City skyline was an affront to me. I would return to the city by air and see the Twin Towers missing. (“See.”) My blood would boil once again.

David Childs, the lead architect of the One World Trade Center skyscraper that rose from the site where the Twin Towers collapsed in New York City during the 9/11 attacks, has died. He was 83.