Posted on 11/01/2022 7:32:35 PM PDT by dynachrome
Miami’s Waldorf Astoria residential tower, poised to be South Florida’s tallest skyscraper, is a test case for new techniques meant to enable the more than 1,000-foot tall building to withstand hurricane-force winds and remain stable near sea level.
Developers broke ground on the building’s foundation in downtown Miami in October. The 100-story tower, which resembles a series of glass cubes stacked on top of each other, will feature 205 hotel guest rooms and 360 luxury condo residences. It would be the city’s first supertall structure, and the tallest residential building south of New York City when completed around 2027, according to the development team.
Supertall towers, which architects tend to define as buildings that rise at least 300 meters, or 984 feet, have been common in cities such as New York and Chicago. But no one has succeeded in building one in Miami.
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I have had many architects, engineers and similar designers as friends over the years. They can tell terrible stories about contractor disasters to off set my stories.
Forensic studies of failures are very enlightening as to the complexity of such events. It is often not the fault of who the media picks or the first guess as to the cause. I was fortunate enough to serve as consultant is various court cases and the like where the process went strong. I knew the fireman (later Captain) that had to do a field amputation at the Hyatt Agency Skywalk collapse, one of the Construction managers, the owner of the steel fabricator and the Special Master appointed to spend ten years settling the whole mess.
That was not a hurricane.
I know they are cubes, but the first thing I thought of was “shipping container building”.
Maybe not.
It might cause it to break partway up, and topple part of it over though.
you gotta be friggin kiddin me...
After all of the sinkholes in Florida? Lime foundation?
This must be a farce or stupidity.
What could go wrong. Seems like tower builders are trying to find out if Isaac Newton was serious.
You know what’s below the limestone? A layer of sand, and then more limestone.
Apparently the developers didn’t believe that Florida will be underwater soon due to climate change.
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Or maybe they do.
The maximum ocean rise, if ALL ice on the Earth melts, is only about 200 ft.
So only two lowest cubes are in danger!
Some kind of screw for sure.
Chicago’s message to Republicans?
They are so screwed.
Even wright’s Falling Water (a masterpiece) has had moisture and roof leak problems for over 50 years that will never be fully solved IMHO. Some cutting edge design is somewhat expected to be problematic but the scale must reflect that. An entire office tower can’t be that way and come anywhere close to the Owner’s intent.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
That’s one of the ugliest pieces of architecture I’ve ever seen.
That is one butt ugly building.
#37 WHich is why I am booked on my 48th cruise in January 2023.
The ships captain will be Italian and like to show off for friends ashore. Pay attention to the lifeboat drills : )
On the other hand, the first few floors may be submersible.
Sorta like a pendulum. (Smart ass alert)
Frank Lloyd Wrong strikes again!
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