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Originally Posted by RedCorsair87
You're probably aware that some forum members dislike the recent string of blue glass towers all looking similar?
Can you imagine architecture enthusiasts 100 years ago complaining about every midrise/skyscraper built with either limestone and terracotta?
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For some reason I have the feeling people didn't complain that much. An entire city that looks like Paris, or old London, or old NYC, etc is universally admired.
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Originally Posted by PittsburghPA
I was talking to an engineer recently about skyscraper construction and the design of the glass facades and he had mentioned that almost all of the modern curtain wall systems are designed to last around 50 years. If that is true it will be interesting to see what happens when it comes time to replace them.
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That's very surprising. I expected these glass systems to last hundreds of years. What's the failure point(s)? The seals? The support concrete?