What Was the Problem with the Citicorp Building in New

question 12

Multiple Choice

What was the problem with the Citicorp building in New York designed by William LeMessurier?

• A) The unusual glass facade of the tower made the tower vulnerable to perpendicular winds.
• B) The unusual glass facade of the tower made the tower vulnerable to quartering winds.
• C) The unusual location of the load-bearing columns made the tower to quartering winds.
• D) The unusual location of the load-bearing columns made the tower vulnerable to perpendicular winds.

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