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It says it used a technique used in Chicago that people doubted. Using it in New York proved the technology viable and thus laid the foundation… > “When high w
by throwaway2990 3y ago
It says it used a technique used in Chicago that people doubted. Using it in New York proved the technology viable and thus laid the foundation…
> “When high winds blew during construction, crowds of onlookers gathered (at a safe distance) waiting for the radical new structure to fall over,” according to a PBS/American Experience article.
> “It was only when the architect himself climbed to the peak of the building and declared it perfectly safe that they were convinced otherwise.”
- shermantanktop 3y agoAs a left coaster, I’ve been hearing variations on “it doesn’t count until it happened in New York” for my entire life. That may not be what you intended, but that’s what it reminds me of.
- Swizec 3y ago> “it doesn’t count until it happened in New York” More importantly, a new standard isn't standard until it works in different locations implemented by different companies.
- AlbertCory 3y agoTrue, but in architecture I think that battle was lost a long time ago. Chicago might be The Second City in a lot of things, but not in architecture.