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New The thing that bugs me about office towers
They're too skinny. The ratio of height to width is excessive, from a safety point of view. (And arguably, from an aesthetic angle as well.) It's all too easy to smash an entire floor with an airplane. And if a floor below you is obliterated, you can't go around. No alternate routes. You're cut off, just like that.

If we're going to have a building that tall, it should occupy at least two entire city blocks. Just run a tunnel through the bottom for street traffic. This'll cut down on daylight, but we can ameliorate that with light pipes and mirrors.

And have firewalls separating floors into sections, each section with its own stairwell and elevator cluster. You can never do too much to slow the spread of a fire.

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New Who the hell though 50,000 people in one building was a good
idea?

Even without terrorists, it just sounds kind of insane. Sure, you can do it, but why?

Oh, wait - I just noticed the time frame. Never mind. It's The Future!
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New I dunno, but
[link|http://130.166.124.2/atlas.nyc/ny1_20.gif|this] might answer your question.

Seems to be a good way to put lots of people onto that tiny island that became so important to live on. If I read it right, there are places in Manhattan with over 100,000 people living in a square mile. "Won't you be, my neighbor"

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New Why L.A. is less dense
>> If I read it right, there are places in Manhattan with over 100,000 people living in a square mile. <<

That would not work in L.A. because there is no place to park that many cars. Public transportation is crappy in LA, so a car is a must for most.
Thus, cars limit the density, not people.
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New Pyramids should make a comeback.
Was talking about this on IWETHEYI the other day - and Pyramids sound pretty %@$$! spiffy for meeting structural stabiilty, escape route flexibility and just all around coolness.
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New I'll meet you halfway.
Becuase I want to make the most of limited space, and don't want the problem of floor plans to become intractable: an elongated step pyramid.

Or, if you prefer, a much fatter version of the Empire State building. It comes out the same either way.
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New just make sure it can support wght of anti-aircraft guns
If they can explode the feul while in the air, that is less problems even if it still impacts the building.
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     Building evacuation plans and systems - (kmself) - (7)
         The thing that bugs me about office towers - (marlowe) - (6)
             Who the hell though 50,000 people in one building was a good - (mhuber) - (2)
                 I dunno, but - (SpiceWare) - (1)
                     Why L.A. is less dense - (tablizer)
             Pyramids should make a comeback. - (inthane-chan) - (2)
                 I'll meet you halfway. - (marlowe) - (1)
                     just make sure it can support wght of anti-aircraft guns - (tablizer)

Rebuild the remnant of the Obelisk, one mile from the pyramid.
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