World Trade Center plan chosen
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From: OH
Originally posted by turbo_pwr
wantone was referring to the Fortress of Solitude.
wantone was referring to the Fortress of Solitude.
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From: Los Angeles
Originally posted by wantone
Instead of building the world's tallest building, why not build the world's safest building???
Instead of building the world's tallest building, why not build the world's safest building???
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Originally posted by Lee355
Surface to Air missile silos on the roof?
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Surface to Air missile silos on the roof?
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do you think that could work?.....To prevent something that bad ever to happen again?
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From: Arlington, VA
Originally posted by baxdatass
You are right guys. I appologize.
You are right guys. I appologize.
And I think PlasticTHUG meant "graciously"?...or perhaps "gratefully"?
Anyway, I'm sure safety was very high on the list of critical design parameters.
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Originally posted by Roku_F20C
do you think that could work?.....To prevent something that bad ever to happen again?
do you think that could work?.....To prevent something that bad ever to happen again?
If you ask me I think the next attack will have something to do with an explosive device planted in a heavily populated area, but I'm no fortune teller.
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From: Columbus, OH
Originally posted by koala
I like the design. Good to see that they're rebuilding.
I think the likelyhood of another attack on the new one is pretty slim. But yeah, they need to *try* and make it as safe as possible.
I like the design. Good to see that they're rebuilding.
I think the likelyhood of another attack on the new one is pretty slim. But yeah, they need to *try* and make it as safe as possible.
But it's good to see them rebuilding. I'm not big on "postmodern" design, but then again it's a building, not a work of art.
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From: Land of the landeaus
Originally posted by thunderchicken
I'm just happy the tallest building in the world is coming back home.
I'm just happy the tallest building in the world is coming back home.
On July 10, 1997, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat met in Chicago to announce new standards with four categories for measuring tall buildings. These categories are:
Height to the structural or architectural top.
Height to the highest occupied floor.
Height to the top of the roof.
Height to the top of antenna.
The Sears Tower leads in the second and third categories. The height to the top of the roof is 1,450 feet and the height to the highest occupied floor is 1,431. The twin Petronas Towers in Malaysia win the first category with its 111-foot "decorative spires."
In my opinion, the tallest building in the world should be determined by the tallest point in which someone can walk on the floor and not from a bunch of bored architects who think slapping a freakin' cone on the top is something worth recognizing.
