Application of Moral Imagination

CASE STUDY DISCOVERING A MAJOR DESIGN ERROR AFTER CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE 

Four columns or legs supporting the Citicorp Center s frame are positioned at the middle of each side of the building. LeMessurier designed a unique system of V-shaped wind braces on each facade, arranged in a chevron pattern, to transfer loads to the column. Construction of the Citicorp Center was completed in 1977. 

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