About Us

Our work at AE911Truth is dedicated to the victims, families and all others throughout the world affected by the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath.

We are a non-partisan association of architects, engineers, and affiliates.

Our mission is to research, compile, and disseminate scientific evidence relative to the destruction of the three World Trade Center skyscrapers, calling for a truly open and independent investigation and supporting others in the pursuit of justice.

We call upon Congress for a truly independent investigation with subpoena power. We believe that there is sufficient evidence to conclude that the World Trade Center buildings #1 (North Tower), #2 (South Tower), and #7 (the 47 story high-rise across Vesey St.) were destroyed not by jet impact and fires but by controlled demolition with explosives.

We believe that our website, our DVD “9/11: Blueprint for Truth”, and the other referenced material, contain the information necessary to demonstrate to all with an open mind that this is the case, and that such an investigation is warranted and overdue. We believe that the available evidence invalidates the government’s official conspiracy theory.

All architects, engineers, and others with competence as writers and speakers, whether they choose to sign our petition or not, are encouraged to take an active role by reporting the results of our research on 9/11 by means of lectures, articles, and other modes of responsible public education.

Richard Gage, AIA, is a San Francisco Bay Area architect and a member of the American Institute of Architects. He is the founding member of AE911Truth. He has been a practicing architect for over 20 years and has worked on most types of building construction, including numerous fire-proofed steel-framed buildings. Most recently he worked on the construction documents for a $400M mixed-use urban project with 1.2 million square feet of retail, parking structure, and 320,000 square feet of mid-rise office space—altogether about with 1,200 tons of steel framing.

Mr. Gage became interested in researching the destruction of the WTC high-rises after hearing the startling conclusions of a reluctant 9/11 researcher, David Ray Griffin, on the radio in 2006, which launched his own unyielding quest for the truth about 9/11.

WTC Building #7, a 47-story high-rise not hit by an airplane, exhibits all the characteristics of classic controlled demolition with explosives: (and some non-standard characteristics)
1.	Rapid onset of “collapse”
2.	Sounds of explosions at ground floor - a full second prior to collapse
3.	Symmetrical “collapse” – through the path of greatest resistance – at free-fall acceleration
4.	Imploded, collapsing completely, and landed mostly in its own footprint
5.	Massive volume of expanding pyroclastic dust clouds
6.	Several tons of molten metal reported by numerous highly-qualified witnesses
7.	Chemical signature of Thermite (high tech incendiary) found in solidified molten metal, and dust samples by physics professor Steven Jones, PhD.
8.	FEMA finds rapid oxidation and intergranular melting on structural steel samples
9.	Expert corroboration from the top European Controlled Demolition professional
10.	Fore-knowledge of “collapse” by media, NYPD, FDNY
*And exhibited none* of the characteristics of destruction by fire, i.e.**
1.	Slow onset with large visible deformations
2.	Asymmetrical collapse which follows the path of least resistance (laws of conservation of momentum would cause a falling, to the side most damaged by the fires)
3.	Evidence of fire temperatures capable of softening steel
4.	High-rise buildings with much larger, hotter, and longer lasting fires have never “collapsed”.

This is not a 'collapse', it is an explosion!

As seen in this revealing photo, the Twin Towers' destruction exhibited all of the characteristics of destruction by explosives: (and some non-standard characteristics)
1.	Destruction proceeds through the path of greatest resistance at nearly free-fall acceleration
2.	Improbable symmetry of debris distribution
3.	Extremely rapid onset of destruction
4.	Over 100 first responders reported explosions and flashes
5.	Multi-ton steel sections ejected laterally 600 ft at 60 mph
6.	Mid-air pulverization of 90,000 tons of concrete & metal decking
7.	Massive volume of expanding pyroclastic-like clouds
8.	1200-foot-dia. debris field: no "pancaked" floors found
9.	Isolated explosive ejections 20 – 40 stories below demolition front
10.	Total building destruction: dismemberment of steel frame
11.	Several tons of molten metal found under all 3 high-rises
12.	Evidence of thermite incendiaries found by FEMA in steel samples
13.	Evidence of explosives found in dust samples
14.	No precedent for steel-framed high-rise collapse due to fire
*And exhibited none* of the characteristics of destruction by fire, i.e.**
1.	Slow onset with large visible deformations
2.	Asymmetrical collapse which follows the path of least resistance (laws of conservation of momentum would cause a falling, intact, from the point of plane impact, to the side most damaged by the fires)
3.	Evidence of fire temperatures capable of softening steel
4.	High-rise buildings with much larger, hotter, and longer lasting fires have never “collapsed”

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