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Higher and Higher The Evolution of the Buttressed Core

taller, more efficient buildings. However, the re-sulting growth was gradual, each innovation marking a point on the progressive scale of the tall building. The buttressed core is a different species. Permitting a dramatic increase in height, its design employs conventional materi-als and construction techniques and was not precipitated by a ...

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