11 April 2006

Posted by tony under: Design .

Fascinating story about a structural engineer called William LeMessurier who realised that the Manhattan skyscraper that was his crowning achievement might fall down in heavy wind.

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that girl in pink Says:

12 April 2006 at 7:20 pm.

man! any mistake i make at work will probably cost my client a couple of thousand bucks. and i panic about that.
nice link. nice site.

tony Says:

13 April 2006 at 9:40 am.

It’s a great example of someone facing up to their responsibility and fixing it. Thanks for the feedback on the site, it’s still a bit of a work in progress!

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