JOURNAL ARTICLE

CAN A BUILDING BE TOO TALL?

  • Published In: Atlantic, 2023, v. 331, n. 1. P. 36 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Bosker, Bianca 3 of 3

Abstract

The Jeddah Tower is a one-kilometer-tall building planned for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and would be the world's tallest structure. As skyscrapers began appearing on the New York skyline at the turn of the century - back when skyscraper meant any building with more than a dozen floors - observers warned that these buildings were a "menace to public health and safety" that would surely collapse. "No Realtor would ever give a potential tenant a handbook that explains how these buildings behave, because they wouldn't buy them, probably", says Peter Weismantle, the director of supertall-building technology for Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, which designed Central Park Tower. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Atlantic. 2023/01, Vol. 331, Issue 1, p36
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Architecture
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1072-7825
  • Accession Number:160776921
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