The Millennium Tower at 301 Mission Street in San Francisco is famously tilting and sinking into the ground. How does geology affect the design of skyscraper foundations, and what is being done to fix... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 99 views • 13:32

In Wichita Falls, Texas, the Newby-McMahon Building stands 480 inches tall. Not 480 feet: 480 inches. There's a story of a smooth-talking scammer that sounds almost too good to be true. But is it?

posted by bobknight33 5 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 1,019 views • 6:47

YouTube description: The Citicorp Center repair is a classic engineering case study of how mistakes must be avoided in engineering and construction of public works. A skyscraper in New York City needed... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,281 views • 8:24

Real Engineering explores the question of why build higher instead of sprawling outward.

posted by RFlagg 8 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 286 views • 16:33

"This is an excerpt from "The Mad One" a documentary about the visionary artist and architect Paul Laffoley. In this segment Laffoley discusses his role as an architect on the original World Trade Center.... continue reading

posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 1 decade 1 year 11 months 1 week ago • 83 views • 30:37