Memory Palace podcast: renegade architect Bradford Gilbert

David Pescovitz 9:47 am Wed Jul 6, 2011

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Nate Dimeo's latest episode of the excellent Memory Palace podcast is about renegade architect Bradford Gilbert, designer of what's considered to be New York City's first skyscraper, the Tower Building. When it was completed in 1889, the Tower Building was the first steel-framed curtain wall skyscraper and, as such, raised concerns that it would topple over in the wind. The controversy led to Gilbert climbing the building during a hurricane to prove everyone wrong… "Memory Palace Episode 38: A Stretch"

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