After the World Trade Center collapse, a number of questions on the quality of the building design arose- what could have made the building stronger? Is it possible to build a safer skyscraper today? What about the skyscrapers that already exist?
Architects and engineers have been contemplating the same thing and have been developing techniques in the years since to not only construct taller towers but to make them safer as well. Wind, fire and evacuation are three of the top concerns that architects and engineers have been testing out- sometimes to great effect.
But are their techniques too far-fetched and expensive for cities to adopt? How will they influence building codes? Will they ever know how safe their designs are without the ultimate test of calamity?
This article will explore the design elements that architects and engineers have been testing in skyscraper developments in New York since September 11 and the feasibility on the city level of adopting the techniques. Is the city open to them? Is it a priority? How are they working together to make skyscrapers safer?
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