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Originally Posted by TechTalkGuy
I believe that I read somewhere that the cross-bracing was removed due to concerns that birds would flock to the beams and cause massive droppings to the ground below.
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Yeah, right. Because that is such a large issue on other buildings with cross bracing.
Also, I believe that apartments that include cross braces in John Hancock Center in Chicago are actually
more expensive. Not offices, sure, but I do not think it was anything other than a cost-cutting measure.
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