“Instead of a self-supporting spiral, they use something called web walls… they hold this whole building together”

99% Invisible · Audio Guide of the Imperfections of a Perfect Masterpiece

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replace Wright's self-supporting spiral concept with web walls that act as the structural skeleton

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