“The destruction of the World Trade Center is part of the reason American architecture is more brash and experimental than ever before. The void left by the collapse of the world’s most recognizable pair of towers showed us with grim clarity that buildings matter — as icons, as memories, as something we all share. … After a generation where conformity was the norm, we’ll soon learn if provocative drama has a place in America’s urban landscape. Cities across the country are opening the door to imaginative designs that exult in the unexpected — and at skyline scale.”