[Image: The revised tower, via the Las Vegas Sun].A new boutique hotel in Las Vegas designed by architect Norman Foster – who is soon to lose his seat in the House of Lords after becoming a Swiss citizen to avoid paying taxes – is being cut almost in half due to a construction error: "15 floors of wrongly installed rebar."
The hotel, called the Harmon, was meant to stand at 49 stories; it will now reach a mere 28.
"It’s still unclear how the Harmon will be capped," the Las Vegas Sun reports, "and what reengineering will be required for such infrastructure elements as elevators and vents. If the Harmon’s exterior isn’t significantly redesigned, it risks looking unmistakably out of proportion. Think 28 oz. of tomatoes squished into a 16 oz. can."
Midway through becoming what you were meant to be, an unanticipated internal flaw forces you to become something else entirely – for good or for bad, that remains to be seen.
(Via Archinect).
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