Dezeen Agenda features Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center church
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The St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, has opened at the World Trade Center site in New York.
The church was built to replace a 19th-century church that was destroyed on 11 September 2001 and is a part of the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site.
Calatrava designed the church, which is located beside the 9/11 memorial built on the site of the former twin towers, to be a "sanctuary for worship" as well as a reminder of the impact of the 11 September attacks.
"I hope to see this structure serve its purpose as a sanctuary for worship but also as a place for reflection on what the city endured and how it is moving forward," Calatrava said.
Other stories in the latest newsletter include the launch of Dyson's air-purifying headphones, the completion of Quito's tallest building by architecture studio BIG and a holiday home by Mexican studio CO-LAB Design Office in Tulum.
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