Architect of Flight 93 Memorial Speaks on Design Choices, Family Wishes

Architect of Flight 93 memorial speaks on design choices, family wishes

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- The Flight 93 National Memorial, located in the Laurel Highlands, honors the heroes and lives lost on 9/11. A central design element includes a boulder marking the point of impact where Flight 93 crashed, a detail influenced by the families of the 40 passengers and crew. Paul Murdoch, the architect [...]

Flight 93 architect speaks about memorial that marries land, architecture, tragedy and heroism

With the passengers and crew storming the hijacked cockpit of United Airlines Flight 93, the plane crashed into a field over a former surface mine in Somerset County, dashing terrorists' plans for hitting a highly populated area like the three…