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How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper

Alex Gendler · TED

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About

In 1978, Diane Hartley was writing her undergraduate architecture thesis when she made a shocking discovery. After weeks of poring over the Citicorp Center's building plans, she'd stumbled on an oversight that threatened to topple the 59-story tower into one of New York City's most densely populated districts. Alex Gendler digs into the skyscraper's potentially deadly mistake. [Directed by Nicholas Paim, Alopra Studio, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, music by Stephen LaRosa].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Alex Gendler
Year
2021
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, History, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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