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Somewhat similar methods were used to build a hotel in San Antonio, Texas back in 1968. It wasn't done in 4 days, but the rooms were built off site, complete wi
by adrianmonk 8y ago
Somewhat similar methods were used to build a hotel in San Antonio, Texas back in 1968. It wasn't done in 4 days, but the rooms were built off site, complete with furnishings, then installed in the building.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton_Palacio_del_Rio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilton_Palacio_del_Rio
EDIT: As a bonus, the wikipedia article links to a video about the hotel's construction, and at the 2-minute mark, they talk about how an IBM System/360 computer is used to do critical path analysis for the project planning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7shgCkCfhU#t=2m0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7shgCkCfhU#t=2m0s