Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: HitmanLV

the Citicorp thing is one of the great stories of modern architecture. It was a student who discovered the flaw and brought it to the attention of his prof. who brought it to the attention of the developers. They fixed the flaw after the building was built and occupied by, in part, installing a giant concrete counter-weight that slides back and forth on rollers near the top of the building.


69 posted on 11/01/2006 9:39:44 AM PST by durasell (!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies ]


To: durasell

Yeah, that was it. I didn't recall it was discovered after the building started getting tenants. I should track that docu down again - amazing stuff, huh?


70 posted on 11/01/2006 9:41:11 AM PST by HitmanLV ("If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking until you do succeed." - Jerry 'Curly' Howard)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 69 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson