Ed Schramling Design by Ed Schramling of Columbus, Pennsylvania

Ed Schramling is a 1937 graduate of Corry High School of Corry, Pennsylvania. As a metal fabricator, Schramling owned T. Ed Schramling in Columbus, east of Corry, and T.E. Schramling in Corry. His company was the first to build the Exerglide Swings in Corry's Mead Park and Columbus' Mather Park.

Now with all of the discussion about the Twin Towers and whether to rebuild, Schramling feels no matter what design is used, it is vital to the country to honor and remember what has happened and the people who have died and suffered because of the loss.

"I thought it should be remembered," Schramling said.
"It's the worse thing that ever hit the country."

Eternal Reflection by Benjamin Bakas of Chatham, New Jersey

Benjamin Bakas is a Junior Architect who works for a mid-sized residential firm in New Jersey. Bakas graduated with honors from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. Bakas’ father is a WTC survivor. He's a civil engineer and worked at the Port Authority as a consultant from Parsons Brinkerhoff who luckily escaped that morning.

What really inspired Bakas to create this proposal was a sketch his father did a few months after 9/11. He basically sketched the Towers with this protective shell exterior wrapped around them...and the facade reflectors at the reveal. He thought it would be extremely powerful to reveal the facade in only one strip on each tower making it sacred and special...making that space...the REAL memorial. Bakas thought it would be a pleasant and emotional surprise when families visit the facade to discover it's eternal reflection...along with their own reflections.

Bakas feels the Towers NEED to be rebuilt and that's the only thing that needs to be built there. NOT the largest tower in the world, NOT some crazy exotic tower design with 30 stories of gardens or windmills.... but the actual forms of the Twin Towers themselves NEED to return. Bakas' father was the one who told him about the Team Twin Towers competition. He thought... Finally! A competition that would not only allow and encourage us to rebuild the Twin Towers but make it a REQUIREMENT!

All One All Free by Keith Edwards of Carlsbad, California

Keith Edwards graduated with a Bachelor of fine arts (computer graphics) from San Diego State University. He has been employed as art director, photographer, designer, and draftsman. He is currently self-employed as both a professional photographer and a graphic Designer.

Ewards says, "On September 11th when the terrorists attacked the United States they chose a specific symbol of our society, "The Towers". The Towers have stood as a representation of our strength, diversity, and achievements as a nation. For the past five years I have been educating myself on the concept, design and history of the towers and have embraced society’s attraction to them. Elegant and massive, the towers portray the beauty of simplicity - less is more. I believe that to rebuild in their likeness would be a testament to our ability as a nation to overcome tragedy as we have since the founding of this great land. Symbols of honor and remembrance of a nation that came together when in need, The Twin Towers should stand proud once again, representing the truth in humanity and our unconditional love for both life and freedom."

107th Floor by Christophe Hebert of Versailles, France

Hebert’s proposal consists of technical and typological solutions to make the rebuilding process possible. There is a better space inside for corporate offices, organized as villages of 8 floors (four double floors), linked by escalators and served by double-deck express elevators from the lobby. Important firms could have their private Sky Lobby at mid-level from "villages." There is no more local elevators, which could not be secured from basement in case of a major event. There is four spread-out stairways and fire-fighter elevators, protected from fire and smoke by fire-doors and pressurized vestibules. In case of terrorism attack by jets, at least one or two groups of stairways and FF elevators would not be affected. The structure is improved from the original concept to be a technical solution to the 9/11 attacks. There is no more isolated columns, all the structure is a coherent system Where, in case of major structural failure, forces could be redistributed.Hebert feels the WTC rebuilding process is not ordinary, that it's a very specialsituation to understand, because of the grand emotional consequences. Hebert was inspired to make his design from the point of view of safety, improved spaces and living in a better world.

The People's Plan by Robin Heid of Crawford, Colorado

Robin Heid grew up in Colorado and was a US Army paratrooper before earning degrees in journalism and political science. During the mid-1980s, he wrote counter-terrorism commentaries and book reviews for the Rand Corporation-based Terrorism, Violence and Insurgency Report. One focused on the world’s worst pre-911 terrorist attack: The June 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182 by Sikh terrorists that killed 352 people. His conclusion: the airline reservation network had enough information to prevent the attack had the system been only marginally smarter. His recommendation: It wouldn't take much to make it smarter and "it would be crazy" not to do it. But it didn’t get done and, 15 years later, Heid woke up to smoking rubble piles where once had stood the world’s pre-eminent symbol of peace and freedom and ever since then he’s worked to see the Twin Towers rebuilt. Since then, he has committed himself to seeing the Twins rise again - to include the creation of "The People's Plan," because, as Heid puts it, "what went down in dust and death must rise again in steel and hope."