I guess they're trying to show that Oklahoma oil money is just as crazy but less extravagant than UAE money. I'm very curious how this would deal with the EF5 tornadoes that pass through the area...
I guess they're trying to show that Oklahoma oil money is just as crazy but less extravagant than UAE money. I'm very curious how this would deal with the EF5 tornadoes that pass through the area semi-regularly...
I think they can build a tornado proof building. Modern super structures can have some pretty crazy disaster mitigation measures. The massive anti-earthquake mass damper in Taipei 101 is a good...
I think they can build a tornado proof building. Modern super structures can have some pretty crazy disaster mitigation measures. The massive anti-earthquake mass damper in Taipei 101 is a good example.
(Also the odds of an EF5 tornado directly hitting any particular building are really really low.)
I’ve been following this proposal for a while, and frankly I’ll believe it when I see it. Scot Matteson doesn’t strike me as the sort of person who can see a project like this through to...
I’ve been following this proposal for a while, and frankly I’ll believe it when I see it. Scot Matteson doesn’t strike me as the sort of person who can see a project like this through to completion. Beyond that it doesn’t make any economic sense. I’m mostly concerned this is going to go the way of Ryugyong Hotel, the massive unfinished eyesore that loomed over Pyongyang for decades like a ziggurat of raw exposed concrete.
Oklahoma City is actually a pretty cool place currently undergoing dramatic revitalization. There are some surprisingly beautiful and interesting things to see and do there. Decent emerging food scene too. I’d love for the Legends Tower to further fuel growth and interest in the city, but it’s hard for me to imagine it becoming anything more than a laughingstock. Hope I’m wrong.
For reference this is about 200-300m/800ishft shorter than the Burj Khalifa. I know this is not a very useful reference, but its the first question i thought of.
For reference this is about 200-300m/800ishft shorter than the Burj Khalifa.
I know this is not a very useful reference, but its the first question i thought of.
More usefully, it is 6⅓ football fields (or 5 5/18 football fields with end zones). Well...almost. It's 7 feet more than that (that's 7/300 of a football field).
More usefully, it is 6⅓ football fields (or 5 5/18 football fields with end zones). Well...almost. It's 7 feet more than that (that's 7/300 of a football field).
I guess they're trying to show that Oklahoma oil money is just as crazy but less extravagant than UAE money. I'm very curious how this would deal with the EF5 tornadoes that pass through the area semi-regularly...
I think they can build a tornado proof building. Modern super structures can have some pretty crazy disaster mitigation measures. The massive anti-earthquake mass damper in Taipei 101 is a good example.
(Also the odds of an EF5 tornado directly hitting any particular building are really really low.)
I’ve been following this proposal for a while, and frankly I’ll believe it when I see it. Scot Matteson doesn’t strike me as the sort of person who can see a project like this through to completion. Beyond that it doesn’t make any economic sense. I’m mostly concerned this is going to go the way of Ryugyong Hotel, the massive unfinished eyesore that loomed over Pyongyang for decades like a ziggurat of raw exposed concrete.
Oklahoma City is actually a pretty cool place currently undergoing dramatic revitalization. There are some surprisingly beautiful and interesting things to see and do there. Decent emerging food scene too. I’d love for the Legends Tower to further fuel growth and interest in the city, but it’s hard for me to imagine it becoming anything more than a laughingstock. Hope I’m wrong.
For reference this is about 200-300m/800ishft shorter than the Burj Khalifa.
I know this is not a very useful reference, but its the first question i thought of.
Which is 70% of the height of Burj Khalifa, or the 6th tallest building in the world.
More usefully, it is 6⅓ football fields (or 5 5/18 football fields with end zones). Well...almost. It's 7 feet more than that (that's 7/300 of a football field).