When I picked up this book, I was hoping for a book of cross-section schematic drawings with photos of the One World Trade Center section by section  as it was put together. But that is not the meaning of the word “HOW” as it applies to the title of this book. The “HOW” in this title refers to ‘what were the designers thoughts and desires’ for this building after the Twin Towers demise.  Once that is established, the “HOW”s include: not being identical to the Twin Towers, not being in the same location as the Twin Towers, using bullet resistant glass, using 80% recycled waste materials, collecting rainwater on the 57th floor, using more natural lighting with fewer electric lights, with wider staircases, with a bomb-proof base, with a National September 11 Museum on the ground floor, with an observatory on the top floor, and being 1776 feet tall for the year this country was founded.

“One World Trade Center is made from concrete, steel, and glass. It is rectangular in shape with a triangular front that reaches to the top of the building.The skyscraper starts off wide and slowly becomes thinner until it looks like there is a needle at the very top. The blue-green glass makes the building glitter for miles around…Also, called the “Freedom Tower”… (5)

The book does include photos of the Twin Towers – before and after the attack on September 11, a timeline of the construction of One World Trade Center, a view of One World Trade Center in the New York City skyline, and a view from the observatory floor.

There is a period (.) missing at the end of the last sentence on page 22.