for millennia we wanted buildings that could scrape the sky touch the heavens
could scrape the sky touch the heavens
could scrape the sky touch the heavens but the heights we hoped to scale were
but the heights we hoped to scale were
but the heights we hoped to scale were limited by the shortcomings of our
limited by the shortcomings of our
limited by the shortcomings of our construction materials and the weakness
construction materials and the weakness
construction materials and the weakness of the human body when steel and
of the human body when steel and
of the human body when steel and concrete came on the scene in the late
concrete came on the scene in the late
concrete came on the scene in the late 19th century we finally had the tools to
19th century we finally had the tools to
19th century we finally had the tools to build tall we lacked one key piece of
build tall we lacked one key piece of
build tall we lacked one key piece of technology something we all take for
technology something we all take for
technology something we all take for granted today
before we had skyscrapers we could only
before we had skyscrapers we could only build to approximately seven storeys
build to approximately seven storeys
build to approximately seven storeys part of it was because a masonry
part of it was because a masonry
part of it was because a masonry construction but part of it was also
construction but part of it was also
construction but part of it was also because of the human limits of how far
because of the human limits of how far
because of the human limits of how far we would climb stairs so we would climb
we would climb stairs so we would climb
we would climb stairs so we would climb stairs maybe we would get to seven
stairs maybe we would get to seven
stairs maybe we would get to seven storeys and we would be out of breath so
storeys and we would be out of breath so
storeys and we would be out of breath so then you needed this transport system
then you needed this transport system
then you needed this transport system one of the most critical developments
one of the most critical developments
one of the most critical developments that allowed for skyscrapers to happen
that allowed for skyscrapers to happen
that allowed for skyscrapers to happen was the Otis elevator
we take elevators for granted today but
we take elevators for granted today but when they first came into existence
when they first came into existence
when they first came into existence people couldn’t believe it in the mid
people couldn’t believe it in the mid
people couldn’t believe it in the mid 1800s people did not ride on elevators
1800s people did not ride on elevators
1800s people did not ride on elevators because they were unsafe elevators were
because they were unsafe elevators were
because they were unsafe elevators were an industrial invention they moved
an industrial invention they moved
an industrial invention they moved factory goods from Florida floor via a
factory goods from Florida floor via a
factory goods from Florida floor via a rope the invention of the safety brake
rope the invention of the safety brake
rope the invention of the safety brake in 1853 kind of turned that on its head
in 1853 kind of turned that on its head
in 1853 kind of turned that on its head when that rope broke the platform with
when that rope broke the platform with
when that rope broke the platform with all of the goods was immediately
all of the goods was immediately
all of the goods was immediately prevented from falling four years later
prevented from falling four years later
prevented from falling four years later the first passenger lift was installed
the first passenger lift was installed
the first passenger lift was installed it just seemed unbelievably fantastic
it just seemed unbelievably fantastic
it just seemed unbelievably fantastic tourists to America in the 1850s and 60s
tourists to America in the 1850s and 60s
tourists to America in the 1850s and 60s went out of their minds with me
went out of their minds with me
went out of their minds with me encountered an elevator there’s a story
encountered an elevator there’s a story
encountered an elevator there’s a story of the Duke of Devonshire who went to
of the Duke of Devonshire who went to
of the Duke of Devonshire who went to New York and he tried an elevator and
New York and he tried an elevator and
New York and he tried an elevator and then he wrote home to his family to say
then he wrote home to his family to say
then he wrote home to his family to say I just rode on a vertical railroad
I just rode on a vertical railroad
I just rode on a vertical railroad the invention of the safety elevator
the invention of the safety elevator
the invention of the safety elevator enabled the opportunity to go tall
enabled the opportunity to go tall
enabled the opportunity to go tall we saw the change from the most
we saw the change from the most
we saw the change from the most desirable space being at the bottom of
desirable space being at the bottom of
desirable space being at the bottom of the building to now the floors at the
the building to now the floors at the
the building to now the floors at the top of the building above the noise and
top of the building above the noise and
top of the building above the noise and the smell and with the ability to have a
the smell and with the ability to have a
the smell and with the ability to have a view and more lateral light so we see
view and more lateral light so we see
view and more lateral light so we see the urbanization the trend of putting
the urbanization the trend of putting
the urbanization the trend of putting more people in a smaller space evolving
more people in a smaller space evolving
more people in a smaller space evolving to be a vertical space to what we see
to be a vertical space to what we see
to be a vertical space to what we see today 150 160 200 story tall buildings
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