## [RT][True Story] An architect discovers a potentially catastrophic flaw in a building he designed, and puts his career on the line to get it repaired before hurricane season

* Author: u/AmeteurOpinions  *Finally, everyone was working together.**
* URL: http://people.duke.edu/~hpgavin/cee421/citicorp1.htm
* Score: 41

* Created: 2014-09-24T23:47:57

### Post:

[Link to content](http://people.duke.edu/~hpgavin/cee421/citicorp1.htm)

### Comments:

> **u/TastyBrainMeats** [+5]  (8 hours later)
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> Now that is one heck of a nailbiter.

> **u/ben_sphynx** [+4]  (9 hours later)
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> Thanks for the link - it's a fascinating tale of potential danger and heroism.

> **u/blazinghand** [+2]  *Chaos Undivided* (2 days later)
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> Not fictional, but an excellent story. I enjoyed reading it.

> **u/DCarrier** [+1]  (5 months later)
> 
> [Wikipedia's article on the building.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup_Center)

>> **u/autowikibot** [+1]  (5 months later)
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>>  [**Citigroup Center**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup%20Center): [](#sfw) 
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>> >The __Citigroup Center__ (formerly __Citicorp Center__ and now known as __601 Lexington Avenue__) is an office tower in [New York City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City), located at [53rd Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_Street_(Manhattan\)) between [Lexington Avenue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington_Avenue) and [Third Avenue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Avenue_(Manhattan\)) in midtown [Manhattan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan). It was built in 1977 to house the headquarters of [Citibank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citibank). It is 915 feet (279 m) tall, one of the ten tallest [skyscrapers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper) in New York, and has 59 floors with 1.3 million square feet (120,000 m²) of office space,
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>> >The building is one of the most distinctive and imposing in New York's skyline, thanks to a 45° angled top and a unique [stilt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilts)-style base. It was designed by architect [Hugh Stubbins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Stubbins) and structural engineer [William LeMessurier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_LeMessurier). The building is currently owned by [Boston Properties](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Properties), and in 2009, was renamed 601 Lexington Avenue.
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>> >[**Image**](https://i.imgur.com/Lb5x9uV.jpg) [^(i)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citigroup_center.jpg)
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>> ^Interesting: [^Citigroup ^Center ^\(Chicago)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup_Center_\(Chicago\)) ^| [^One ^Sansome ^Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Sansome_Street) ^| [^Citigroup ^Center ^\(Los ^Angeles)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citigroup_Center_\(Los_Angeles\)) 
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