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New York: How One World Trade Center Redefined Skyscraper Safety thumbnail
New York: How One World Trade Center Redefined Skyscraper Safety

Category: Science & Technology

Constructing a tower of this magnitude wasn't easy engineers and architects faced the daunting task of creating a structure that could withstand any potential threat the project was led by david childs of skidmore owings and merill one of the world's leading architectural firms with tishman construction... Read more

New York: Architectural Feats Behind One World Trade Center thumbnail
New York: Architectural Feats Behind One World Trade Center

Category: Science & Technology

The foundation dug 70 ft deep into manhattan's bedrock anchors the tower firmly ensuring stability even in the harshest conditions each of the 71 elevators can travel from the ground floor to the observatory in just 47 seconds showcasing the technological marbles embedded within the combination of steel... Read more

New York: One World Trade Center is a Living Monument to Resilience and Renewal thumbnail
New York: One World Trade Center is a Living Monument to Resilience and Renewal

Category: Science & Technology

One world trade center isn't just a skyscraper it's a statement its glass facade reflects light in a way that makes it almost seem alive changing with the time of day the weather and the angle from which it's viewed this building has become a democratic space where anyone can visit and experience its... Read more

New York: 33 Thomas Street: The Most Secretive Skyscraper in NYC thumbnail
New York: 33 Thomas Street: The Most Secretive Skyscraper in NYC

Category: Science & Technology

Imagine a building in the heart of new york city with no windows towering 550 ft into the sky and rumored to be a hub for secret government operations this is 33 thomas street and its mystery only deepens the closer you look this brutalist structure built in the 1970s was originally designed as a telecom... Read more

5 Things About Geography You’re Wrong About thumbnail
5 Things About Geography You’re Wrong About

Category: Education

The earth a pretty big place and it doesn't come as a surprise to anyone to find out that there are fun facts or trivia about our world that they've yet to encounter but today we're not just here to bring you new information all on its own but to dispel common myths in this video we're going to cover... Read more

Monaco's $2BN Expansion into the Sea thumbnail
Monaco's $2BN Expansion into the Sea

Category: Entertainment

Monaco's $2bn expansion into the sea monaco, the richest country in the  world, has a problem. it’s full. the entire country covers an area smaller  than central park and with monaco’s reputation   for glamor and elegance, luxury developments  have literally filled up the entire country. so, in this... Read more