What happened to Building 7? Conspiracy nuts have been asking this question since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 left approximately 2,750 people dead and turned a group of gargantuan office buildings at New York’s World Trade Center—including Building 7—into a pile of toxic dust. The answer is simple: It collapsed. And in 2006, Larry A. Silverstein rebuilt it. He’s rebuilding the entire World Trade Center, in fact, to which he holds the lease, and he’s tapped some of the world’s greatest architectural and artistic minds to make it happen.

It starts with David Childs, chairman emeritus of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, who is responsible for 7 WTC, the biggest tenant of which is Moody’s, as well as 1 WTC, which is, among many other things, Condé Nast’s headquarters. Then there are Pritzker Prize bon vivants like Richard Rogers (3 WTC), Fumihiko Maki (4 WTC), and Norman Foster (2 WTC); Polish-American sentimentalist Daniel Libeskind (WTC master plan); and New York classicist Robert A.M. Stern (30 Park Place, a 926-foot luxury residence tower and Four Seasons hotel just up the street from the Trade Center). Conceptual artist Jenny Holzer, known for her large-scale installations, created a massive piece for 7’s lobby that is a functional sculpture, in that it’s pretty to look at, but doubles as a blast shield against explosions.

In this 2016 interview, Silverstein tells Surface how he’s rebuilding the entire World Trade Center, to which he holds the lease, and how he’s tapped some of the world’s greatest architectural and artistic minds to make it happen. Read more.

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New York City is lifting its current ban on indoor dining—a major milestone in the fight against the coronavirus, which effectively shuttered restaurants and bars when it broke out in March. Starting on September 30, restaurants will be allowed to have indoor dining at 25 percent capacity, coming at a time when colder fall weather will make outdoor dining slightly less comfortable. The easing of restrictions will likely serve as a significant boon for the city’s ailing food service industry, which has seen beloved and acclaimed restaurants like the Fat Radish, Thomas Keller’s TAK Room, and Lucky Strike close and thousands of workers furloughed.

Despite the reopening, it remains unclear if diners even feel comfortable eating indoors again. According to a recent Siena College Research Institute poll, 58 percent of New Yorkers aren’t comfortable dining indoors; 70 percent wouldn’t have a drink at a bar. Governor Andrew Cuomo says the state will evaluate infection rates after the reopening, and aims to increase capacity to 50 percent by November, though spikes in infection rates will hamper those plans. But given how 64 percent of local restaurants predict they’ll close by year’s end at the current rate without government support, the onus is on everyone to keep wearing masks and practice social distancing.

Christine Berry and Martha Campbell often finish each other’s sentences—and why wouldn’t they? The art dealers have worked together for nearly a decade, and decided to strike out on their own in 2013, founding Berry Campbell gallery in Chelsea, New York. Exhibiting postwar and contemporary work, the gallery seeks to showcase underrepresented artists who played key roles in popular movements.

But, as Campbell notes, they don’t just stay in one lane: “We don’t have any real parameters—Christine and I have similar taste in terms of what we like.” On the occasion of the gallery’s latest show, “Edward Avedisian: Reverberations,” Surface caught up with the pair to discuss their role in the Chelsea gallery scene, the role of physical spaces in an increasingly digital world, and more.

When: Sept.12–Oct. 10

Where: Carvalho Park, Brooklyn

What: The intangible sensations of one’s own experiences with nature materialize across the gallery, from Rattiner’s sprawling oil paintings marked by tinges of surreal escapism to Narahashi’s singular sculptures that assign shapes to the ineffable sights, sounds, and impressions of natural forces.

Pelle is an independent studio that combines art and engineering to create expressive objects. Integrating artistic exploration with architectural integrity, Pelle offers an original collection of refined, hand-produced pieces.

Surface Says: Pelle understands the near-infinite possibilities of lighting design, and seems eager to push them all to their limit. We’ve got our eyes on Jean and Oliver Pelle and are always eager to see what they’ll come up with next.

Ingenious earrings by Suhani Parekh clip onto and secure AirPods into place.

After being delisted, the Scott Pilgrim video game returns to digital storefronts.

Some Seoul residents are getting creative with space-saving measures.

Stefano Boeri builds a dead forest inside an ancient Greek theater in Italy.