MisterCornell
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A lot of the skyscrapers here in the U.S. were built back in the 1930's. That's when the GDP per capita was maybe 1/4 or 1/3 of what it is today. Many of these countries that are on a skyscraper building spree right now are at the same point of economic development.
That said, there has been consistent skyscraper construction in the U.S. for the past several decades... Until Sept. 11 happened. Now the cost of insuring such a building is so high that for many companies it is cost prohibitory to do so. From what I've heard, Walmart and Microsoft's headquarters look like strip malls. Damn shame.
That said, there has been consistent skyscraper construction in the U.S. for the past several decades... Until Sept. 11 happened. Now the cost of insuring such a building is so high that for many companies it is cost prohibitory to do so. From what I've heard, Walmart and Microsoft's headquarters look like strip malls. Damn shame.