Richard Gage AIA, The Activist Architect

Published: Feb. 9, 2018, 10:53 p.m.

b'Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth (AE911truth) now has nearly three thousand professional engineers and architects calling for a new investigation into the destruction of the\\xa0three\\xa0World Trade Center towers on 9/11. Founder of AE911Truth,\\xa0Richard Gage, AIA\\xa0talks about the history of the movement, the basic facts, and the big question: will Americans ever be able to accept truths that upset their image of the world? Mr. Gage is betting they can and that\\xa0Building Seven\\xa0will be the eye-opener.\\xa0This is the sixth in my series on 9/11. Links to the others in the series are below:\\n1)\\xa0Fran Shure: "Why Good People Become Silent (Or Worse) About 9/11"\\n2)\\xa0David Ray Griffin: "How Bush and Cheney Ruined America and the World"\\n3)\\xa0Niels Harrit: "The Science Behind the Collapse of the Three World Trade Center Towers on 9/11"\\n4)\\xa0Graeme MacQueen | "9/11: The Pentagon\\u2019s B Movie"\\xa05)\\xa0David Chandler: "The Mystery and Physics of World Trade Center Building Seven"\\xa0\\n\\xa0Richard Gage, AIA, is a San Francisco Bay Area architect of 28 years, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and the founder and CEO of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth (AE911Truth), a 501(c)(3) educational charity.\\xa0\\nSince AE911Truth was launched in 2006, more than 2,850 architects and engineers with verified academic degrees and in most cases professional licenses have signed its petition calling for a new investigation into the destruction of World Trade Center Towers 1, 2, and 7, citing overwhelming evidence that they were in fact destroyed by controlled demolition. The organization also represents more than 21,500 other petition signers in the US and abroad.\\xa0\\nDuring his architectural career, Gage has worked on most types of building construction, including numerous fire-proofed, steel-framed buildings. His most recent project before he became the full-time CEO of AE911Truth was managing the construction documents for a $400M mixed-use urban project with 1.2 million square feet of retail and 320,000 square feet of mid-rise office space and parking structure \\u2014 consisting of about 1,200 tons of steel framing.\\xa0\\nGage began his quest for the truth about the collapse of the WTC high-rises after hearing on the radio the startling conclusions of reluctant 9/11 researcher David Ray Griffin. Since founding Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Gage has delivered his live multimedia presentation\\xa09/11: Blueprint for Truth\\xa0more than 550 times in 44 foreign countries and 110 American cities to audiences ranging from four to 4,000. He has appeared in more than 600 radio and television spots.'