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102-story Seattle skyscraper plan deemed a 'hazard' to aircraft
(CNN)With skyscrapers reaching higher each year, it seems the sky's the limit -- unless that sky is full of airplanes. That's the problem facing developers in Seattle who have had plans to build a mighty 102-story tower rejected by authorities. Their proposal for a super tall office, apartment, hotel and retail skyscraper in the city's downtown represents a "presumed hazard" to air traffic, says the Federal Aviation Administration. (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The article got the FAA proposed height reduction wrong. It says it would need to be 499 feet, but other articles are reporting 965 feet which makes much more sense, since the building would be very close to the Columbia Tower.
Better to find out now, then halfway thru the building process
jUST MAKE THE BUILDING SHORTER.
THat's like telling a sunbather to sit under a UV light in their living room.
The entire point of taller skyscrapers is to put the biggest number on the height.
Its an ego thing.
The entire point of taller skyscrapers is to put the biggest number on the height.
Its an ego thing.
Putting up a building this tall in a KNOWN earthquake zone is just crazy. Deny the building permit before it is to late.
Now, Now. You know they have to make it tall enough to stick up out of the mudflows when Mt Rainier erupts.
There are regulations on new structures - the building would need to be built to code regardless of height. Fault zones don't preclude tall buildings, just poorly built buildings.