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The Most Dangerous Building in Manhattan

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Correction: From construction images of Citicorp, sharp-eyed viewers might see that the mid-V columns are still there. Those columns help prevent buckling of the diagonal and the weight of people on the floor above, but do not take the majority of the gravity load. So we left them out of our diagram to clearly explain the load paths.

How to Build in Space — for Life on Earth | Ariel Ekblaw | TED

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Is space the “final frontier” — or the perfect place to revolutionize life on Earth?

The Golden Ratio

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The golden ratio appears in nature and may have inspired great works of art and architecture. Some believe it defines facial beauty - but is it all a myth?

Chandigarh a perfectly planned city?

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Explore the construction of the futurist city Chandigarh, a project of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and planned by Le Corbusier.

How One Design Flaw Almost Toppled A Skyscraper

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Dig into the unique engineering of New York City’s Citicorp Center tower, and the design flaw that threatened to topple it.

30 Days Building A Modern Underground Hut With A Grass Roof And A Swimming Pool

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Today we show how to build an underground house with a pool and decorations, including an underground living room.

Shall We Fix The Leaning Tower Of Pisa?

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Let's learn about symmetrical and asymmetrical designs though looking at the example of the leaning Tower of Pisa.

25 Days Building The Most Amazing Underground Hobbit House

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In this video we are going to show you how to build the most amazing underground hobbit house.

How To Design Architecture For Wildlife

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Architect Joyce Hwang looks to other species for design lessons.

Building Modern Villa House

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14 Days Building Modern Villa House With Lighting Decoration In Private Room

Building Two Story Craft Villa

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In this video we going to show you our most creative luxury villa, with a private living room, luxury bamboo décor and a roof.

A Gigantic Hotel

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Take a submarine ride to dinner at the sailboat shaped Burj al Arab, one of the fanciest hotels in the world.

Investigating An Ancient Temple

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Dr. Albert Lin is exploring the ancient architecture of the Nabateans, and recreates one of their lost cities using lidar.

The Eiffel Tower For Kids

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The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France is the most popular paid landmark in the world.

Building The Impossible Bridge

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Explore the construction of California’s Golden Gate Bridge, and dig into the engineering innovations that made the structure possible.

Warka Water Towers

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Italian architect Arturo Vittori explains how his wooden Warka Water structures can provide clean drinking water for rural communities in the developing world.

Climate-Resilient Buildings

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This UNEP publication demonstrates how buildings and community spaces can be constructed to increase their resilience to climate change.

Empty Skyscraper In Times Square

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Why There’s An Empty Skyscraper In The Middle Of Times Square

Deep Dive Dubai

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Dubai's latest record-breaking construction project is really making waves.

Could we build a wooden skyscraper?

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Explore the viability of wooden skyscrapers, and see how cross-laminated timber (CLT) helps make these once impossible structures possible.

How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper - Alex Gendler

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Dig into the unique engineering of New York City’s Citicorp Center tower, and the design flaw that threatened to topple it.