How To Build Today’s Supertalls (The Chicago Spire, Part 1)

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How To Build Today's Supertalls (The Chicago Spire, Part 1)
      

Ever wonder what kind of foundation and structural support is necessary to construct today's supertall buildings?

This excellent video combines real-time construction, graphic animation and descriptive interviews with project engineers and architects to show how the Chicago Spire, the world's tallest residential building, is being erected.

Part 2, tomorrow. (Click below for a larger viewing screen.)
         

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