Owner:

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey conceives, builds, operates and maintains infrastructure critical to the New York/New Jersey region's trade and transportation network. These facilities include America's busiest airport system, marine terminals and ports, the PATH rail transit system, six tunnels and bridges between New York and New Jersey, the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan and the World Trade Center. For more than nine decades, the Port Authority has worked to improve the quality of life for the more than 17 million people who live and work in New York and New Jersey – a region that supports 8.6 million jobs with an estimated gross regional product of more than $929 billion.

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Consultant:

SOM is one of the largest architectural firms in the world. Its primary expertise is in high-end commercial buildings, as it was SOM that led the way to the widespread use of the modern international-style or "glass box" skyscraper. SOM has built several of the tallest buildings in the world, including the John Hancock Center (1969, second-tallest in the world when built), Sears Tower (1973, tallest in the world for over 20 years), and Burj Khalifa (2010, current world's tallest building). SOM provides services in Architecture, Building Services/MEP Engineering, Digital Design, Graphics, Interior Design, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Design and Urban Design & Planning.

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Consultant:

JB&B specializes in all aspects of mechanical, electrical and building services engineering for virtually every type of building or structure.

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