TRIZEK 60-Story Office Building Proposal, Kansas City, Design Sketches
<p>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.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1981
- Medium
- Black ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 × 21.5 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Harry Weese Associates
Artist
Drawing
Harry Weese Associates (American, 1947–2000)
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Record
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- Harry Weese Associates
- Year
- 1981
- Medium
- Black ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 × 21.5 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1981-137680
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified