World tallest Building in US
World tallest Building in US
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I just read this article at yahoo site:
http ://news.ya hoo.com/s/ ap/2005081 3/ap_on_re _us/talles t_building
I can imagine first words by fellow SEs when they see what the architect has in mind. Happy framing and details!
Enjoy.
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I can imagine first words by fellow SEs when they see what the architect has in mind. Happy framing and details!
Enjoy.
Regards,
Lutfi






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-Mike
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Heres a similar building he is doing that is going up now...
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Cheers
Greg Locock
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or maybe:
"Can I specify high strength wood similar to high strength concrete, or even steel?"
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Thanks GregLocock for pointing that out.
Regards,
Regards,
Lutfi
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I am about to change my medium-term plans to leave my job because I may get involved with a Calatrava bridge. It should be a serious pain in the ass, but interesting. His other bridge in the US came in at double the original estimate...
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"One of his newest projects is a residential skyscraper composed of 12 townhouses in the shapes of cubes stacked on top of one another. The townhouses move up a main beam and follow a ladder-like pattern, providing each townhouse with its own roof. The "townhouse in the sky" design has attracted a high profile clientele, willing to pay the hefty US$30 million for each cube. It will be built in New York City's financial district facing the East River."
Speaking as one resident of New York City, this is not needed. A whopping twelve units at 30 mil each! Gosh, that's worth the traffic snarls... Not that they'd be noticed since the whole downtown area - even pre-9/11 was an awful mess due to unnecessary construction. Calatrava is indeed a genius, but that doesn't mean the work is reasonable.
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A designer at my workplace did think that the "International" Building Code was utilized worldwide. I had to explain to him that it was "International" in name only. Pretty misleading (And I wonder why its allowed).
vooter,
I prefer the parts of New York City that have low buildings. The parts that have the skyscrapers make me uncomfortable. Tall buildings may intrigue us as engineers, but I don't like them around me.
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