Harry Weese Associates (American, 1947–2000)
Robert Eugene Bell (American, 20th Cent.)
TRIZEK 60-Story Office Building Proposal, Kansas City, Design Sketches
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Harry Weese Associates (American, 1947–2000)
Robert Eugene Bell (American, 20th Cent.)1981
TRIZEK 60-Story Office Building Proposal, Kansas City, Design Sketches
Harry Weese Associates (American, 1947–2000) Robert Eugene Bell (American, 20th Cent.) →Date
1981
Medium
Black ink on paper
Dimensions
27.9 × 21.5 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Robert E. Bell
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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