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Boston area who specialized in high-rise buildings. William LeMessurier is best known for his design and retrofit of the Citigroup Center in New York City. The building was designed with a unique chevron steel bracing and columns at the midspan of the wall instead of the corners. While the building was being constructed, a student determined that wind hitting the corner of the building produced larger forces than wind hitting the broad side of the building. LeMessurier was made aware of the student’s

One of the features of a rock that makes it commendable in the face of all is the hardness, which of course makes it suitable for many purposes like building of houses or construction of roads. It is also known that great mountains are made out of rocks which gives them wide gaping grandeur and magnificence. In the present day world, some of these mountains are used as places of tourism which in turn aid commercial activities in the regions where they are found; an example of such mountains is the

The last few weeks I have been working on a recreation of the M.C. Escher house of stairs. I have fallen totally in love. I started by deviding my paper into a forty eight square grid where each square was 4x4 inches. I had also decided to only spend 15 minutes per square, this left me a twelve hour project and nothing but pure excitement. The original picture I drew from. Setting my timer to ring every fifteen minutes was possibly the best decision I have ever made. Some squares didn't require

The Hidden History of One World Trade Center The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, One World Trade Center is a new but emotionally-charged icon for New York City. The spiritual successor to the Twin Towers of the first World Trade Center, the tower rose from the ashes of 9/11 to become a symbol of both New York City and America’s strength and resilience. Few people, however, really know the hidden history behind this iconic skyscraper. After the September 11 attacks, plans were quickly

TITLE 6 Free Things To Do In New York City LEAD PARAGRAPH New York City is one of the world’s most exciting city. It is famous for sparkling lights, Broadway plays, fine dining, and the likes. This high-class reputation discourages many budget travelers, but fear not! You can still enjoy the best of New York City without spending a dime. Just follow this guide of six free things to do in New York City. PARAGRAPHS Head to One of New York City's Beautiful Parks While NYC is known for its towering

nonetheless due to the structure and support that they need to have. Every 10 years after the buildings started to become skyscrapers, there was always a new building labeled as the “Tallest building in NYC”. An example of this is the Pan Am building; it construction started in 1960 and took three years to be completed. When the Pan Am building was completed in the year 1963, it became the tallest commercial building in New York City. Not only for the reason of the volume and massing of the structure, this

The Citicorp Center was a business office and was a modern skyscraper of its time. The skyscraper was a lot taller and sleeker than its surrounding skyscrapers. It was in NYC and built in 1977 and it nearly fell down during hurricane Ella in 1978. IN the middle of the night welders rushed into put more stilts to save manhattan. The structure was built on stilts that were in the middle of the structure. It was built this way to avoid putting the stilts through the Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church located

TARGET: “Raúl David. 6’3. Has wife and two children. One boy, the other girl. Hobbies- fishing, eating, and playing soccer. Occupation- freelance photographer. Plays the odds. These facts and others were ringing through my head while I started searching my target throughout the night. My eyes danced around the brilliant streets of Las Vegas, searching for Raúl. With the bright lights and plenty of distractions, it's hard to keep focus on my mission. As I scour the area, my employer calls me and

The materials they used to build the bridge were concrete, strands of wire, and rivets. The way they built it was by building the towers first and then the weight would be hung from the two main towers which were fixed in concrete at each end. Each cable was made up of about 28,000 strands of wire. There are 80,000 miles of wire in the main cables.It was made into a suspension

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a film about a young boy, Oskar. Oskar is a 9-year-old who lost his father in the attacks of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Oskar and his father were very close with each other. They were practically best friends. After the death of Oskar’s father, he ends up finding a key in his father’s belongings that were never touched or moved. He also finds in the vase a piece of paper with “Black” written on it. Oskar navigates all over New York City on a