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Originally Posted by citywatch
btw, the previous plans were very dramatic, but I always wondered how parts of it would have held up during an earthquake. I wondered if the design of the park fifth towers....with all their open, non columned levels....was a case of form over function....which might not have fared well in a 7.3.
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Funny that you mention that. I once saw some commentary by a person claiming to have worked on the designs for Park Fifth who had a similar sentiment. Also said that the structure was supposed to be concrete, which seemed inadvisable for a 76 floor building in an active seismic zone.
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