This Crazy Design Allows Hudson Yards Showroom to Expand 😯 How Did They Build That? | Smithsonian

To build an ambitious showroom space in the heart of Manhattan, where space is limited and prices are astronomical, Hudson Yards gambled on a mind-bogglingly innovative design. It involves a steel shell that moves out across the piazza, on wheel tracks, instantly doubling the size of the building.
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[@JuicyJ.86]

I'd like to see more on this staple of engineering and ingenuity!

[@Value_is_nul]

That is so cool!

[@IAmSweetPea]

Wow wow wow

[@angeleav]

ok thats cool

[@boson2916]

How about using frictionless magnetic "fusion" instead of the clumsy wheels.

[@MatkatMusic]

I doubt that approach could support 4,000 tons. You'd need huge magnetic fields to hold up something that heavy, which requires a ton of electricity to generate said magnetic fields.

[@boson2916]

@@MatkatMusic problems drive innovation.

[@lemmykilmister873]

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