After the September 11 attacks in 2001 , several ideas about building new twin towers were discussed online and in the media . After the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation ( LMDC ) launched the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition in 2002 , seven architectural groups were commissioned by the organization to create a proposal to restore the Manhattan skyline . Out of the seven , four groups proposed building twin towers though they were not identical to the original design by Minoru Yamasaki . After Daniel Libeskind 's Memory Foundations design was favored and then chosen by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation in 2003 , the proposed twin-towered designs were rejected . The result of the competition and the design chosen by the LMDC was criticized by the public , including architectural critic Herbert Muschamp as well as Donald Trump . The twin-towered Team Twin Towers design was planned to be entered into the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition , but was unable to complete the design before the competition closed
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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