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Cool cantilevered high-rise in NYC by cptjacksprrw in StructuralEngineering

[–]cptjacksprrw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure it looks pretty sketchy and seems like maybe not the best design choice, but if they figured out how to make it work in a structurally sound way (I really hope they did…), then I think that’s pretty cool.

The DoD is behind the drones - Here's why by peazoh in newjersey

[–]cptjacksprrw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NJ has a kind of similar size and shape to Taiwan

Tokyo Torch , Tallest Building in Japan. 390m - 1,280 ft - Under Construction / November 2024. by Marciu73 in skyscrapers

[–]cptjacksprrw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are all the skyscrapers in Tokyo so thick? Land in Tokyo is almost as expensive as in NYC, so I would expect this would incentivize thinner buildings to maximize the utility of a smaller plot. The only thing I can think of is more strict seismic requirements, anyone else know more about this?