who made the twin towers

The original Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki, with New York firm Emery Roth & Sons as associate architects, and developed and built by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owned the complex.

• Minoru Yamasaki was the lead architect who conceived the twin-tower concept and overall look of the World Trade Center.

• Emery Roth & Sons served as the local associate architects, helping translate Yamasaki’s design into detailed construction documents.

• The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioned, financed, and oversaw construction as the project’s public developer and owner.

• Structural engineering was led by John Skilling and Leslie Robertson of the firm Worthington, Skilling, Helle and Jackson, who created the innovative “tube” structural system that allowed the towers to reach 110 stories.

In short: Yamasaki “made” the Twin Towers in an architectural sense, but thousands of engineers, construction workers, and the Port Authority together turned the design into the physical buildings.