Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper? - Stefan Al
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In 1956, architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed a mile-high skyscraper, a building five times as high as the Eiffel Tower. While this massive tower was never built, today bigger and bigger buildings are going up around the world. How did these impossible ideas turn into architectural opportunities? Stefan Al explains how these megastructures became fixtures of our city skylines.
Buildings are shaped by many factors including technological, social, economic, and political conditions. As we have seen, a building’s material strength and elevator speed put pressure on the size of a building. What are some of the other aspects that restrict the size of skyscrapers?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Stefan Al
- Director Franz Palomares
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Designer Tara Sunil Thomas
- Illustrator Tara Sunil Thomas
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-Checker Joseph Isaac
- Associate Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
