2024-04-27T22:44:48-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150012853/did-som-rip-off-this-architect-s-designs-for-one-world-trade-center Nicholas Korody 2017-06-15T12:27:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/gr/gr2ft6hnhast5c96.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>A Korean-born architect on Wednesday sued a major architecture firm over the design of Manhattan's One World Trade Center, claiming that the building bears a "striking similarity" to a tower he designed in 1999 while in graduate school. Jeehoon Park accused Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill of falsely claiming design credit for the 104-story One World Trade Center, whose 1,776-foot (541 m) height including the spire makes it the Western Hemisphere's tallest building.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Park is president of Qube Architecture, a Georgia-based practice. His design, shown below, was made when he was getting a masters from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Park is seeking unspecified damages.</p> <p>According to the architect, Skidmore has access to the design through an associate partner&mdash;one of Park's thesis advisors.</p> <figure><p><a href="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/u4/u4pnt48gfr36hwtg.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/u4/u4pnt48gfr36hwtg.jpg"></a></p><figcaption>Park's design on the left, One World Trade Center on the right</figcaption></figure>