Friday, November 8, 2013

Chicago or New York, which City has the Tallest Building in the US??

Left- Willis Tower and  Right- One World Trade Center
 Photograph taken from NPR

How should the tallest building in the US be measured? This is a question the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat will have to answer regarding the new One World Trade Center building in New York and Willis Tower in Chicago. Which building will win as the current tallest building in the US? I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

To read more about the subject and the controversy regarding how a building's height should be measured, check out this NBC article and this NPR podcast.

NBC Article- World Trade Center tower debated as nation’s tallest building

NPR Podcast- http://www.npr.org/2013/11/08/243714332/size-does-matter-at-least-in-the-tallest- building-debate

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