|
The term "skyscraper" was coined in the 1880s, shortly after the first tall buildings were constructed in the United States -- but the history of tall buildings dates back hundreds of years. Since the Middle Ages, engineers have engaged in a battle for the sky. ... First steel skyscraper: Home Insurance Building...
|
www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/skyscraper/basics.html
www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/skyscraper/basics.html
|
|
|
Skyscraper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building. There is no official definition or height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper. Most cities define the term empir...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper
|
|
|
Skyscraper construction and design involves creating secure and habitable tall buildings. The buildings must be able to support their weight, and be earthquake, wind and fire resistant. At the same time they must be accessible and comfortable. ... Steps to building a Skyscraper:
|
www.allaboutskyscrapers.com/skyscraper_construction.htm
www.allaboutskyscrapers.com/skyscraper_construction.htm
|
|
|
3 Extra-strong 3ft (1m) concrete casing protecting central core, sprinklers, emergency risers; 4 Multi-layered glass curtain wall to protect building from explosions; ... A vertical core will run through the centre of the building, containing many of the structure's essential safety systems.
|
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5282810.stm
|
|
The "invention" of the skyscraper lies with George A. Fuller (1851-1900). George Fuller worked on solving the problems of the "load bearing capacities" of tall buildings. George Fuller built the Tacoma Building in 1889, the first structure ever built where the outside walls did not carrying the weight of the building.
|
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blskyscapers.htm
|
|
Philadelphia Proposes Record-Breaking New Green Skyscraper ... Proposed artist rendering of the American Commerce Center green building, proposed as a massive green skyscraper for Philadelphia.
|
www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/philadel...
www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/philadelphia-green-building-skyscraper-460317
|
|
IN late 1929 New Yorkers gawked as the Chrysler Building emerged from its construction scaffolding. ... In 1928, when the automobile magnate Walter P. Chrysler took over an existing development project at the northeast corner of 42d Street and Lexington Avenue, he got a design for a streamlined skyscraper with a stubby,
|
www.nytimes.com/1995/12/17/realestate/streetscapes-the-...
www.nytimes.com/1995/12/17/realestate/streetscapes-the-chrysler-building-skyscraper-s-place-in-the-sun.html
|
|
WORLD Magazine | Building the skyscraper down | The search for happiness, says author and researcher Arthur C. Brooks, often starts in the wrong place | Marvin Olasky | May 17 08 | World Magazine is a full color biweekly news magazine that provides complete coverage of national news and international news, written from a ...
|
www.worldmag.com/articles/14012
|
|
People build skyscrapers primarily because they are convenient -- you can create a lot of real estate out of a relatively small ground area. They're also awe-inspiring. Skyscrapers capture our imagination -- how high can we build them? ... After a certain point, it just wasn't feasible to keep building up. In the late 1800s,
|
science.howstuffworks.com/skyscraper.htm
science.howstuffworks.com/skyscraper.htm
|
|
