Skyscapers Won't Be As Tall Anymore

The height of planned skyscrapers has been scaled back following September 11.

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March 14, 2002, 5:00 AM PST

"It's pretty clear that in America especially, plans to build super-tall buildings - iconic buildings - will be on hold for a long time," says Jeffrey Heller, an architect at Heller Manus in San Francisco... The concerns are not all about fear. Two officials investigating the World Trade Center disaster last week implored Congress to set new standards for construction of federal buildings - a proposal that could reverberate into private businesses, making it more costly to build taller."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Skyscrapers pierce less sky in wake of terrorist attacks

Tuesday, March 12, 2002 in The Christian Science Monitor

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