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  2. Hearst Tower (Manhattan) - Wikipedia

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    The Hearst Tower received the 10-Year Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in 2016, which cited the tower's "structural complexity" as a consideration in its value and performance. [152] [153] Since 2018, Hearst Television stations have used on-screen graphics based on the diagrid of the tower's facade. [154]

  3. Construction of the World Trade Center - Wikipedia

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    The core of each tower was a rectangular area 87 by 135 feet (27 by 41 m), and contained 47 steel columns running from the bedrock to the top of the tower. [107] The North Tower's structural core was oriented with the long axis east to west, while the South Tower's was oriented north to south. [110]

  4. List of works by Norman Foster - Wikipedia

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    The restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament.The dome is part of Foster's redesign The Hearst Tower in New York City The Expo MRT station, part of the Mass Rapid Transit system in Singapore Millau Viaduct, near Millau in Southern France Dresden Hauptbahnhof roof and cupola Torre Cepsa in Madrid, Spain Apple Park, California DJI Sky City, Shenzhen, China

  5. NIST World Trade Center Disaster Investigation - Wikipedia

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    The report was mandated as part of the National Construction Safety Team Act (NCST Act), which was signed into law on October 1, 2002 by President George W. Bush. NIST issued its final report on the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers in September 2005, and the agency issued its final report on 7 World Trade Center in November 2008.

  6. Diagrid - Wikipedia

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    Base of 30 St Mary Axe, London, UK The world's first diagrid hyperboloid structure in Polibino, Russia MyZeil, Frankfurt, Germany CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, China. A diagrid (a portmanteau of diagonal grid) is a framework of diagonally intersecting metal, concrete, or wooden beams that is used in the construction of buildings and roofs. [1]

  7. Hearst Tower - Wikipedia

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    There are two buildings named Hearst Tower: Hearst Tower (Manhattan) Hearst Tower (Charlotte) This page was last edited on 28 ...

  8. Collapse of the World Trade Center - Wikipedia

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    The North Tower lasted around 46 minutes longer than its twin, having been struck 17 minutes before the South Tower was attacked and standing another half-hour after the South Tower collapsed. This was because Flight 11 struck more or less in the center, causing more symmetrical impact damage to the North Tower's core and leaving more of its ...

  9. Architecture of New York City - Wikipedia

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    The skyscraper, which has shaped Manhattan's distinctive skyline, has been closely associated with New York City's identity since the end of the 19th century.From 1890 to 1973, the title of world's tallest building resided continually in Manhattan (with a gap between 1894 and 1908, when the title was held by Philadelphia City Hall), with eight different buildings holding the title. [15]