Archinect - Features 2024-05-18T00:13:29-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150280497/the-collapse-of-the-wtc-twin-towers-heralded-a-wave-of-reforms-to-building-codes The Collapse of the WTC Twin Towers Heralded a Wave of Reforms To Building Codes Niall Patrick Walsh 2021-09-08T12:01:00-04:00 >2021-09-28T11:31:07-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/668398020e836c544c1d0ff7ffab35a3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>It is now almost 20 years since the Twin Towers of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/27314/world-trade-center/" target="_blank">World Trade Center</a> in New York were <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/14127/9-11" target="_blank">destroyed during a terrorist attack</a>, killing 2,606 people within the two buildings. As is often the case following both natural and human-made disasters, the collapse of the Twin Towers prompted sweeping regulatory changes in how tall buildings are designed, constructed, and operated.</p>