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Sept. 13 - Sept. 19, 2002

WTC Architect’s Offices May Be Demolished

Plans for new convention center may take precedence\

By Sam Chu Lin
Special to AsianWeek

Most Sept. 11 commemorations have come to a close, but that’s not the case in the Troy, Mich., offices where architect Minoru Yamasaki designed the 1,353-foot-tall Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.

In the next few months, city officials are preparing for a potentially stormy debate over the creation of a $250 million dollar conference center, theater and hotel complex that could affect the future of Yamasaki’s former offices...

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