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“Wisdom that will bless I, who live in the spiral joy born at the utter end of a black prayer.” • — Keiji Haino
“The subject of human creativity is not an ethnic-centric, but a composite subject.” • — Anthony Braxton
“… It is not my mode of thought that has caused my misfortunes, but the mode of thought of others.” • — The Marquis de Sade

Sunday, April 20, 2014

The Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out An NYC Skyscraper




The Slate



This thing does not look sturdy. But it has to be sturdy. Otherwise they wouldn’t have built it this way.

Right?

The architect of Citicorp Center was Hugh Stubbins, but most of the credit for this building is given to its chief structural engineer, William LeMessurier.








via The L∞p


I love good ( what engulfs me, physically and emotionally ) design and architecture.
Sadly i never liked descriptive geometry in highSchool, and my love for art came late.



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