About this artwork
In the early 1980s, architect Harry Weese and structural engineer Charles H. Thornton collaborated on an experimental project for a supertall skyscraper with a 45-degree torque from the base to the top of the tower, providing wind resistance in a manner similar to guy lines, the steel cables employed to stabilize broadcasting towers and telephone poles. Although Weese was not known for designing tall buildings, this high-profile study led to a widely publicized, unrealized design of 1982 for a 210-story building for the World Trade Center Chicago. Since then his ideal of the twisted rectangular column has become a standard type for contemporary tall buildings, including the design for the 1 World Trade Center in New York.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Architecture and Design
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Artist
- Harry Weese Associates (Architect)
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Title
- TRIZEK 60-Story Office Building Proposal, Kansas City, Design Sketches
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Place
- Kansas City (Building address)
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Date
- 1981
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Medium
- Black ink on paper
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Dimensions
- 27.9 × 21.5 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Robert E. Bell
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Reference Number
- 1992.91.4
Extended information about this artwork
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