Анонимный юзер оставил мне хороший линк в комменте к записи с воспоминаниями очевидцев (спасибо!). По этому линку находятся подробные объяснения профессионального архитектора. Там вообще всё интересно, но вот процитирую один отрывок:
When the WTC towers were built there was extensive controversy over their safety in emergencies. The NYC Fire Department protested, as did a host of other agencies and professional associations. The buildings were constructed in bulk and height far in excess of what municipal constuction and zoning codes allowed. However, the Port Authority, a quasi-governmental agency with exceptional powers inherited from the regime of Robert Moses, was specifically exempt from compliance with municipal codes. The real estate, construction and finance industries were powerful supporters of the project.
Aside, I add that in 30 some years of examining buildings in New York, I have found none, zero, which are fully compliant with municipal building codes. It is a terrible, little reported scandal of the city in which it is considered to be bad business to fully comply with codes.
When the WTC towers were built there was extensive controversy over their safety in emergencies. The NYC Fire Department protested, as did a host of other agencies and professional associations. The buildings were constructed in bulk and height far in excess of what municipal constuction and zoning codes allowed. However, the Port Authority, a quasi-governmental agency with exceptional powers inherited from the regime of Robert Moses, was specifically exempt from compliance with municipal codes. The real estate, construction and finance industries were powerful supporters of the project.
Aside, I add that in 30 some years of examining buildings in New York, I have found none, zero, which are fully compliant with municipal building codes. It is a terrible, little reported scandal of the city in which it is considered to be bad business to fully comply with codes.
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Date: 2001-09-17 09:11 pm (UTC)Ýòî íå Íüþ-Éîðê, ýòî Ìîñêâà íàòóðàëüíàÿ. Èíòåðåñíî, îíè áåðóò âçÿòêè íàëè÷íûìè èëè òîëüêî êîñâåííûìè ïóòÿìè ?
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Date: 2001-09-18 03:58 am (UTC)È åù¸ òàì ãîâîðèëè, ÷òî ñäåëàòü ïåðåêðûòèÿ èç òèòàíà, êîíå÷íî, ìîæíî, íî ñòîèòü ýòî áóäåò íåñîðàçìåðíî.
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Date: 2001-09-18 04:08 am (UTC)Ëèíê ÿ íàøåë çäåñü (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/57/21641.html) íà TheRegister-å (òîøíèò ìåíÿ îò íåçäîðîâîãî àæèîòàæà íà CNN), íî ÿ äóìàþ, ÷òî îí ïðîäóáëèðîâàí è íà äðóãèõ ñàéòàõ.
Ñîáñòâåííî ÿ çàäàâàëñÿ âîïðîñîì: "Ðàññ÷èòûâàëè ëè òåððîðèñòû èëè òîò, êòî çà ýòèì âñåì ñòîèò íà òî, ÷òî áàøíè ðóõíóò?" È åñëè òàê, òî ïî÷åìó æå ñàì àðõèòåêòîð ñ÷èòàë ýòî íåâîçìîæíûì?  îáúÿñíåíèÿõ åñòü íàìåê íà ýòî, íî ýòîò ñàìûé àðõèòåêòîð óøåë îò îòâåòà, ññûëàÿñü íà òî, ÷òî ïðîåêò î÷åíü èçâåñòíûé è åãî äåòàëè î÷åíü ïîäðîáíî îñâåùàëèñü.
ÇÛ: Íàäîåëî áûòü "àíîíèìíûì þçåðîì" (êîììåíòàðèè ê âîñïîìèíàíèÿìè î÷åâèäöåâ - ìîè), íî òàì êîä äëÿ ðåãèñòðàöèè òðåáóþò. Ìîæåò ïîñîäåéñòâóåò êòî-íèáóäü? Îáåùàþ íå "àðáóçèòü" ;-)
Ñïàñèáî.
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Date: 2001-09-18 04:34 am (UTC)Íî åñëè áåðóò, òî ïîäîçðåâàþ, ÷òî ïî÷òè âñåãäà êîñâåííûì ïóò¸ì.
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Date: 2001-09-18 04:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-09-18 04:54 am (UTC)Çäàíèÿ âûñòîÿëè. Çà ÷àñ ñïóñòèëèñü âñå, êòî õîòåë óéòè. Òå, êòî îñòàëèñü, îñòàëèñü ïîòîìó, ÷òî, ïî êàêèì-òî ïðè÷èíàì, íå çàõîòåëè óõîäèòü. Íàïðèìåð, èõ îòãîâîðèëè. Íî êàê æå ýòî ñâÿçàíî ñ àðõèòåêòóðîé?
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Date: 2001-09-18 04:55 am (UTC)Ýòî ÿ è èìåë â âèäó ïîä "êîñâåííûì ïóòåì".
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Date: 2001-09-18 06:47 pm (UTC)Ïîáûñòðåå áû îòìåíèëè äóðàöêèå êîäû.