In his new book, the veteran real estate developer recounts the decades spent trying to reclaim the NYC skyline after tragedy ... that brought down the Twin Towers occurred just a few weeks ...

He also was involved in such notable projects as a new master plan for the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and an expansion ...

Childs, an architect who crowned the New York City skyline with the tallest building in the Americas — a shimmering new 1 World Trade Center in place of the twin towers destroyed on 9/11 ...

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.