Architecture Firms Survive World Trade Center Attacks

How architecture and engineering firms that had offices in New York's World Trade Center survived the Sept. 11th and get back to business with help from competing firms.

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November 5, 2001, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"On the nascent downtown architectural scene, Mancini Duffy were literally veterans. Not only had they been among the first to settle in Lower Manhattan, but with offices in the World Trade Center, they survived the 1993 attack and learned several lessons.One: at the slightest sign of trouble, leave the building immediately. Two: keep your backup data somewhere else."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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