Citicorp Center engineering crisis
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citicorp-center-engineering-crisis-175-4370187
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Citicorp Center engineering crisis
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In July 1978, a possible structural flaw was discovered in Citicorp Center, a skyscraper that had recently been completed in New York City. Workers quietly made repairs over the next few months. The building, now known as Citigroup Center, occupied an entire block and was to be the headquarters of Citibank. Its structure, designed by William LeMessurier, had several unusual design features, including a raised base supported by four offset stilts and a column in the center, diagonal bracing which
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1978 discovery of a major structural flaw in a Manhattan skyscraper
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citicorp_Center_engineering_crisis
date created:
2021-07-21T14:55:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T03:01:20Z
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