In 1978 an engineering design error was discovered in the Citicorp Tower in Manhattan. It was so serious that it threatened the tower’s integrity. This is the story of how it was found and the race against time to fix it.

Detailed article can be found at  https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_7ab9ff96759b46ef800b65a4ad7282f7.pdf

In 1978 an engineering design error was discovered in the Citicorp Tower in Manhattan. It was so serious that it threatened the tower’s integrity. This is the story of how it was found and the race against time to fix it. Detailed article can be found at <a href="https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_7ab9ff96759b46ef800b65a4ad7282f7.pdf"> https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/52fa7d_7ab9ff96759b46ef800b65a4ad7282f7.pdf</a>

Wavelength Creative

A show about engineering failures and disasters. We examine the technical, human and organisational causes of failure, and explore why our decision-making is not nearly as rational as we’d like to think.

A show about engineering failures and disasters. We examine the technical, human and organisational causes of failure, and explore why our decision-making is not nearly as rational as we&rsquo;d like to think.

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