Jiří Boudník hovoří o útoku na WTC
11. 9. 2021
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2 minuty
 Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences New York Chapter |
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In remembrance of the fateful day 20 years ago, Czech-American architect Jiří Boudník will share his first-hand experiences with Ground Zero and present his new book TOWERS - 9/11 Story. On Saturday, SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 at 3 PM (EDT) ONLINE Moderated by Christopher Harwood REGISTRATION REQUIRED On
the morning of September 11, 2001, Boudnik wanted to warn rescue teams
of a potential collapse of the WTC Towers. Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge
on foot, he reached the WTC site too late. In the early hours of the
next day, he helped recover bodies and began surveying surrounding
buildings for collateral damage. Within days, Boudnik started developing
a series of 3D physical models of the "aftermath" WTC site as a
communication tool for all the rescue and recovery teams involved.
As a form of PTSD therapy, he wrote a book TOWERS - 9/11 STORY. The book was recently published as an audiobook, narrated by Daniel Hauck and including the voice of the FDNY fireman Tiernach Cassidy who saved thirteen survivors out of the Towers' debris.  |
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 Jiří Boudník, born in Pilsen, escaped
from Communist Czechoslovakia in 1987 with his mother and sister.
Jiří just turned 17, his sister was 10. They arrived in the USA in 1989.
Jiří was educated first as an artist at the Munson Williams Proctor
School of Art in Utica, NY, and later transferred to The Cooper Union in
Manhattan, where he received his degree in architecture. He later
worked as a structural engineer and an architect on many New York
high-rise buildings, including NYU Palladium and the Federal Courthouse
in Brooklyn. Since then, Boudník has worked as an architect,
specializing in high-rise residential buildings in Manhattan. He's
recently relocated to Pilsen, Czech Republic, working as an architect
and a designer for his Czech and American clients, keeping close ties to
New York, his second home.Interview with Jiri Boudnik | |
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