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The design tricks that keep skyscrapers from swaying

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    Skyscrapers are getting skinnier: As cities get denser, architects are designing builders that are taller and taller on smaller and smaller lots. And that poses one big problem: How do you keep them from swaying in the wind? Behind some of the most iconic shapes on our skylines is a secret design language of architectural tricks -twists, holes, and setbacks- that keep buildings still.
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  • @Vox
    @Vox  5 років тому +6283

    Hi everyone, the vertical aspect used in this video was intentional. We thought it might be an interesting way to frame this piece, since it's specifically about skyscrapers.
    We understand a vertical aspect ratio isn't for everyone - don't worry, it's not something we'll be doing often. But it's important to us that we keep experimenting on our channel, so that we can keep pushing our work forward. This was a case where we took a risk by trying something new, so thanks for bearing with us and for leaving your feedback.
    And thanks for watching our videos! 🌻

    • @aemonblackfyre4159
      @aemonblackfyre4159 5 років тому +172

      could we get some videos in 21:9 in the future? I think theres not enough content on YT

    • @Vox
      @Vox  5 років тому +442

      @@aemonblackfyre4159 interesting idea!! this is definitely something we'll check out - maybe in a video about.. bridges?

    • @stackptr
      @stackptr 5 років тому +234

      Bold! I love this choice and definitely glad it's not going to be a frequent thing

    • @tomaspietravallo3832
      @tomaspietravallo3832 5 років тому +26

      I’m not really used to vertical video but apart from TV, I prefer vertical now that I’ve seen your videos in this format

    • @niklas8135
      @niklas8135 5 років тому +5

      ... interesting

  • @nathacle
    @nathacle 5 років тому +3973

    "Architects have an arsenal of tricks to reduce movement..."
    Civil and structural engineers: *am I a joke to you*

    • @abdallababikir4473
      @abdallababikir4473 5 років тому +13

      Hahahahahhaha

    • @kalamay
      @kalamay 5 років тому +43

      Exact same thought when I heard it

    • @UNCtarheels71
      @UNCtarheels71 5 років тому +129

      Being an Architect is like being a cool Interior Designer but a lame Civil Engineer.

    • @Sphere723
      @Sphere723 5 років тому +107

      I went to a lecture by the lead SOM engineer on what was then called the Burj Dubai. He made a joke that they let the Architects pick out the drapes so they would feel involved. Yeah, the form of modern skyscrappers is driven almost entirely by engineers, not architects.

    • @slevinkalevra
      @slevinkalevra 5 років тому +18

      Exactly my thought lol. Structural engineers are the black sheep but without us there wouldn't be any skyscrapers =P

  • @Taikamuna
    @Taikamuna 5 років тому +1170

    When you're so smart you even confuse the wind

    • @maga6403
      @maga6403 3 роки тому +6

      If i see another comment from you i'm going to commite mass hate crime.

    • @jadenyuki3138
      @jadenyuki3138 3 роки тому

      Sicwei

    • @jadenyuki3138
      @jadenyuki3138 3 роки тому +1

      Si wei

    • @kentguiller
      @kentguiller 3 роки тому

      @@xcreovb7648 Hm Hm, only 4 comments after 2 years.....

    • @TjugoTusen
      @TjugoTusen 3 роки тому

      *Laughing Human Noises*

  • @__hazel.
    @__hazel. 5 років тому +2104

    This comment section:
    50% "it's engineers not architects"
    50% "why vertical aspect ratio"
    1% other comments
    0.01% people that can't math

  • @aiconaclon
    @aiconaclon 5 років тому +6092

    Skyscrapers design = confuse the winds
    Vox aspect ratio = confuse the viewers

  • @valentinbcn3526
    @valentinbcn3526 5 років тому +5175

    can the wind damage your portrait format video too?

    • @alfredkwan5337
      @alfredkwan5337 5 років тому +14

      Valentin Bcn LMAO

    • @rodigoduterte9192
      @rodigoduterte9192 5 років тому +33

      Just gave the video format a wind gap

    • @desaturated6049
      @desaturated6049 5 років тому +12

      I literally stop watching after 10 sec in knowing it a portrait video.

    • @lance7095
      @lance7095 5 років тому +62

      Y'all are stupid. The video is in portrait on purpose since the topic is about skyscrapers.

    • @harshone1866
      @harshone1866 5 років тому +11

      @@lance7095 everyone understands that but dose doing that made the video better?

  • @EuanTodd
    @EuanTodd 5 років тому +776

    Architects are engineers worst nightmare.
    Architect: "yeah I was thinking of this..."
    Engineer "oh, er...yeah? Maybe? Kinda, ish. *Migraine intensifies*

    • @jacob9673
      @jacob9673 4 роки тому +11

      euan todd engineers do the doing, architects are glorified artists.

    • @adorabasilwinterpock6035
      @adorabasilwinterpock6035 3 роки тому +29

      Yes but nothing is worse than Buildings designed by engineers

    • @Mikelaxo
      @Mikelaxo 3 роки тому +15

      Architects are important, without them cities would just be filled with giant blocks of concrete

    • @death5913
      @death5913 3 роки тому +1

      @@Mikelaxo you mean urban planner

    • @Mikelaxo
      @Mikelaxo 3 роки тому

      @@death5913 also architects

  • @lucasfelipedesousa8006
    @lucasfelipedesousa8006 4 роки тому +198

    "Architects have an arsenal of tricks to reduce movement."
    Engineneers: "Listen here you little punk!"

  • @lucho_1980
    @lucho_1980 5 років тому +430

    As a Civil Engineering student I have to ask... Architects? You give the credit for these solutions to the architects?

    • @moritzh6876
      @moritzh6876 5 років тому +88

      Luis Alejandro Perez as an architecture student myself I have to agree with you.. even though some architects do these designs as well, most is done by engineers

    • @MammothBehemoth
      @MammothBehemoth 5 років тому +27

      As a practitioner in the field and is no longer a student, yes the engineers does major and crucial work in the consultative phase but the architect signs the initial and final phase of the design

    • @vancekangyishu
      @vancekangyishu 5 років тому +23

      MammothBehemoth architects arrive at their design from a aesthetic stand point while Engineers reimagine those designs from a structural standpoint ...

    • @Lucky30eight
      @Lucky30eight 5 років тому +9

      MammothBehemoth buddy there are seismic engineers who specializes in researching to develop techniques to counter these conditions.

    • @withelisa
      @withelisa 5 років тому +32

      Bless. Architects get far too much credit while civil, structural, and MEP engineers are the real MVPs. Love, a project engineer.

  • @hansypants
    @hansypants 5 років тому +3924

    I'm not watching on a god damn iPhone. Landscape videos, please.

    • @AManWhoLikesToCode
      @AManWhoLikesToCode 5 років тому +56

      Yeah bad choice keep it in landscape

    • @Kokurorokuko
      @Kokurorokuko 5 років тому +58

      I honestly didn't notice until he said "It's a little weird at the end" and I watched it on PC.

    • @wzwzwz
      @wzwzwz 5 років тому +206

      The video is about vertical things called skyscrapers, so it makes sense that the video is vertical. Hope you got the point

    • @Gren-hawk
      @Gren-hawk 5 років тому +6

      Still an icky aspect ratio. Could have made it narrow

    • @noah8405
      @noah8405 5 років тому +15

      Don’t worry, us iPhone users hate it too

  • @chupacabra9357
    @chupacabra9357 5 років тому +163

    Next time could you make a video about how Dubai buildings have a complex system of pumping water throughout the building to keep it from melting, that would be pretty interesting.

  • @bugfighter5949
    @bugfighter5949 5 років тому +799

    The vertical was fine, really.

    • @CrysisVN
      @CrysisVN 5 років тому +55

      Same. I don't get why people get so hurt over vertical videos?? even on laptop? it's not that big of a deal.

    • @constantinshim4271
      @constantinshim4271 5 років тому +20

      I only noticed it at the end

    • @CrysisVN
      @CrysisVN 5 років тому +2

      Meme and Vines Ah, i see

    • @TechSupportDave
      @TechSupportDave 3 роки тому +2

      @@constantinshim4271 same

  • @Mrpepito1989
    @Mrpepito1989 5 років тому +486

    Why not mention those holes are actually for the dragons to pass through.... ?

    • @cityuser
      @cityuser 5 років тому +53

      #borders :D

    • @ruth7841
      @ruth7841 5 років тому +5

      Lol my thoughts too

    • @aarongifford69
      @aarongifford69 5 років тому +14

      Well that's what they do in Hong kong. He was on about Shanghai

    • @user-pg5re1cg7d
      @user-pg5re1cg7d 5 років тому +11

      @@ruth7841 those dragons came from the mountains the building with a hole was from Shanghai. Shanghai is build on a flate plain. there are no mountains.

    • @ruth7841
      @ruth7841 5 років тому +1

      @@user-pg5re1cg7d Thanks! :)

  • @BobMcCoy
    @BobMcCoy 5 років тому +1232

    *Vertical video: **_exists_*
    *UA-cam Community: **_enraged noises_*

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 5 років тому +35

      _Bob McCoy
      Proof that the internet community are toddlers in disguise.

    • @MrDiarukia
      @MrDiarukia 5 років тому +7

      @@zain4019 Please don't forget that most displays are in landscape orientation. And where mobiles are easily turned sideways, almost all other screens are not.

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 5 років тому +22

      MrDiarukia
      I understand. I was just making more a general comment on the hive mentality of internet users and their lack of foresight and tendency to avoid meaningful, constructive, and deep, individualistic thinking and instead favor mindless scrolling and complaining, with the occasional meme thrown in.
      Not everyone of course, but based on the interactions I’ve had, some of these people aren’t very compassionate nor do they uphold (or maybe don’t even possess) some sort of intrinsic value system. That may change as they grow, and I hope it does.
      Most people in the real world aren’t like that, so that’s great:)

    • @ZeeJeff
      @ZeeJeff 5 років тому +6

      I'm actually watching this on a vertical 4:3 display (my Samsung Galaxy Tab S3), so I appreciate this video.

    • @MrDiarukia
      @MrDiarukia 5 років тому +1

      @@ZeeJeff But you could aswell rotate the device 90°

  • @MythicalRedFox
    @MythicalRedFox 5 років тому +328

    I actually enjoyed the aspect ratio of this one. It was clever, given the subject matter. I'm surprised at how pissed off people are about it. 🤷‍♂️

    • @velcranoxofficials9970
      @velcranoxofficials9970 4 роки тому +7

      I thought most people watched youtube on their phones

    • @esca10000
      @esca10000 4 роки тому +1

      Fits an iPad perfectly

    • @AnymMusic
      @AnymMusic 4 роки тому

      @@velcranoxofficials9970 I don't know a single person that unironically uses fullscreen portrait mode to watch videos

  • @CMAR872
    @CMAR872 5 років тому +103

    Oh my god, sweet, a professional video that actually features Structural Engineering! (anddd...Architects get all the credit)...actually seems about right for the real world. Good job Vox.

    • @vaderbuild
      @vaderbuild 3 роки тому +1

      why....do you talk ..... like this....

  • @FunkyMonkey-ip4xy
    @FunkyMonkey-ip4xy 5 років тому +440

    So many comments moaning about it being a vertical video. Pretty sure it was done on purpose as it's about vertical buildings.

    • @user-kd5qs2ql7t
      @user-kd5qs2ql7t 5 років тому +12

      Congrats, Sherlock. It is

    • @tlbtaosd
      @tlbtaosd 5 років тому +33

      Doing something stupid for a reason doesn't prevent the fact that you've done something stupid

    • @Rai98Chu
      @Rai98Chu 5 років тому +15

      People are scared of changes, even if it's obviously a one time thing

    • @litcexl8124
      @litcexl8124 5 років тому +5

      @@Rai98Chu Its just plain annoying. Especially for desktop. Also a bit for mobile, because when you are scrolling though the comments and you scroll up, the vid extend and covers your comments. Its like saying: You have been driving this bike for a long time, let's now invert the wheel. Change is good if its good. Not when its bad.

    • @iwansays
      @iwansays 5 років тому

      Pretty sure you can always rotate your phone in your hands to watch landscape videos but not your desktop monitors to watch portrait videos 🤔

  • @rockraphlegal
    @rockraphlegal 5 років тому +422

    Now please do a video on why people dislike portrait recordings

    • @user-kd5qs2ql7t
      @user-kd5qs2ql7t 5 років тому +7

      ger

    • @brief
      @brief 5 років тому +3

      haha n word lol guys am i right !!

  • @npip99
    @npip99 4 роки тому +30

    I mean I don't even live in Chicago, never been, but it still hurts to hear the Sears Tower being called the Willis Tower

    • @TheReaper9500
      @TheReaper9500 2 роки тому

      I'll never call it the willis tower, it's the sears tower

  • @danielpiotrowski4946
    @danielpiotrowski4946 5 років тому +262

    It's spelled Willis but pronounced "Sears"

    • @-maya-6498
      @-maya-6498 5 років тому +7

      Daniel Piotrowski chicagoans know where it’s at. 😌

    • @adiabd1
      @adiabd1 4 роки тому +6

      That's why I hate English, even though i need the language

    • @jackbreuhaus6244
      @jackbreuhaus6244 4 роки тому +15

      @@adiabd1 Nah it's not actually, it's just that the Willis tower was originally the Sears tower

    • @xyzno1cancer
      @xyzno1cancer 4 роки тому +8

      @@adiabd1 It's not really an English problem, Chicago just has a thing for words not pronounced as written. Even the city's name is written Chicago but pronounced Shicago.

    • @HolyCanoley
      @HolyCanoley 4 роки тому +2

      ...and I'd prefer to call the tower in London the "Shart" tower.

  • @jdthompson8783
    @jdthompson8783 5 років тому +1192

    Something's wrong with the video, guys. Looks like a vertical phone nightmare. It's very distracting.

    • @krebsfish5035
      @krebsfish5035 5 років тому

      i watched it in my phone and it's still bad since highest vertical resolution is 360p

    • @GAMEOVER-yy6zj
      @GAMEOVER-yy6zj 5 років тому +5

      Vox is trolling smartphone users, haha.

    • @ldtobi1
      @ldtobi1 5 років тому +3

      JD Thompson it was intentional

    • @luisayala4592
      @luisayala4592 5 років тому

      Are you seriously that slow ? Haha

  • @GreasyBaconBro
    @GreasyBaconBro 5 років тому +570

    Not a fan of vertical videos but this is the type of video from Vox that I love.

    • @IEJ7654321
      @IEJ7654321 5 років тому +1

      No it isn't. We aren't on a vertical screen. WE ARE WATCHING ON A FRICKIN 1080P MONITOR (most viewers) Usually 22in or similar. Some people even have 4k and ultrawide displays which will not be a great experience for them. We are not in 2008 with 1024x768/1280x1024 displays. We are in 2019 with cheap 1920x1080 monitors and 16:9 smartphones.

  • @mccabe8818
    @mccabe8818 4 роки тому +20

    0:23 one of the greatest statements ever stated
    “Confuse the wind”

  • @alexniggins1799
    @alexniggins1799 4 роки тому +30

    Others: Never do this again
    iPad users: *Evil Laughs*

  • @TeamTwiistz
    @TeamTwiistz 5 років тому +444

    I think the intern was suppose to upload this to Facebook.

    • @455fardeen
      @455fardeen 3 роки тому +2

      Ben Whittaker could do it!

    • @meco7956
      @meco7956 3 роки тому +1

      LOL

    • @coptor4232
      @coptor4232 3 роки тому +2

      COMPACT ELEVATOR? WE'RE GOING UP. EASY.

  • @Cherryjello01
    @Cherryjello01 5 років тому +753

    Please don't make videos in this vertical format

  • @anshsoniYT
    @anshsoniYT 5 років тому +8

    Making this a vertical video was actually really smart

  • @Spike.SpiegeI
    @Spike.SpiegeI 5 років тому +26

    once again Vox teaching me about things I didn't even realize I wanted to know! Keep the interesting videos coming!

  • @ctomlinson109
    @ctomlinson109 5 років тому +681

    This video is in portrait. I don't know how I feel about this...

    • @Zveebo
      @Zveebo 5 років тому +43

      Give it’s a video about really tall buildings that most people will watch on their portrait smartphones, it makes sense!

    • @Spaceman247
      @Spaceman247 5 років тому +23

      I like it something different, also it is about skyscrapers so fits that too!

    • @staciii
      @staciii 5 років тому +2

      @@sebastianelytron8450 for what 🙄

    • @yeijiin
      @yeijiin 5 років тому +10

      I watched this on my phone so it was ok haha ^^;

    • @tuomasraunio
      @tuomasraunio 5 років тому +1

      I feel violated...

  • @BiodegradableYTP
    @BiodegradableYTP 5 років тому +1279

    Vox, I love your videos, so it physically hurts me what you've done with the aspect ratio on this one. Had it made some kind of visual cohesion with the subject matter, maybe I would be okay with it, but considering the weird portrait-mode adds nothing to the video, this was a terrible idea. Please don't do it ever again. Thank you.

    • @livehardordieeasy701
      @livehardordieeasy701 5 років тому +70

      No it didn't. You might have been annoyed but you cannot be physically hurt by a video! And Please try to keep your immune system stronger than that or else someday just a punch 👊 might kill you

    • @alephkasai9384
      @alephkasai9384 5 років тому +7

      @@livehardordieeasy701 It is extremely uncomfortable though

    • @hedgehog3180
      @hedgehog3180 5 років тому +9

      I feel like they must have accidentally uploaded a video meant for facebook to youtube. I can't imagine that it was filmed like this.

    • @lodiped
      @lodiped 5 років тому +77

      I didn't feel a thing. Honestly it seems to me it's just a meme at this point that people say "uh, stop filming vertical bro" and don't really have a reason for it. Also, buildings are vertical, this video is vertical, there you have it, visual cohesion with the subject matter.

    • @yungtankie4450
      @yungtankie4450 5 років тому +80

      I mean it does have some cohesion with the subject matter though - skyscrapers being tall and thin and combining that with an aspect ratio similar to that.

  • @LostieTrekieTechie
    @LostieTrekieTechie 5 років тому +4

    There's nothing inherently wrong with vertical videos, but they are incredibly inconvenient on UA-cam (even on mobile). Props for trying a new thing, and it may be worth it if you reformat videos for Facebook/Instagram, but UA-cam is still the land of landscape.

  • @saturn4rchive
    @saturn4rchive 5 років тому +5

    Why are 3/4 of the comments complaining about the video being vertical CAN YOU APPRECIATE THE FREAKING VIDEO

  • @limeushawn
    @limeushawn 5 років тому +256

    Architects, seriously? Reduction of resonance and vortex shedding in buildings is a specialist area of engineering under computational fluid dynamics and structural dynamics. Get your facts straight

    • @loremipsum7513
      @loremipsum7513 5 років тому +31

      Both played an important role in this subject

    • @timothybryce1948
      @timothybryce1948 5 років тому +19

      r/iamverysmart

    • @Ace-my8ed
      @Ace-my8ed 5 років тому +9

      R/peoplethatgiveashit

    • @NoVisionGuy
      @NoVisionGuy 5 років тому +10

      Well engineers are architects' pawns on building their works lol, both play parts tho

    • @maha-ud2li
      @maha-ud2li 5 років тому

      @@NoVisionGuy pawns?

  • @MissYaBigMan
    @MissYaBigMan 5 років тому +132

    It's a video about really narrow tall things, the portrait ratio makes perfect sense.

    • @ewangatzea1183
      @ewangatzea1183 5 років тому +8

      Only in cellphones, it's horrible to watch in a 16:9 monitor

    • @kingchubs
      @kingchubs 5 років тому +7

      Ewan Gatzea then watch it on your phone

    • @Obscurai
      @Obscurai 5 років тому +3

      @@ewangatzea1183 Some monitors can rotate and most video drivers recognize the key stroke combination ctrl-alt- to change the rotation. I have both a portrait and landscape screen connected to my computer. Reading and editing documents on the portrait screen is especially useful. Lastly, there are plenty of vertical videos on UA-cam.

    • @ewangatzea1183
      @ewangatzea1183 5 років тому

      @@Obscurai ey, nice tip! I'm gonna try it to write

  • @Sarathedreamer
    @Sarathedreamer 4 роки тому +3

    I would just like to praise Vox editors/animators/artists for the incredible work they're doing. The videos are truly stunning.

  • @anchorbait6662
    @anchorbait6662 5 років тому +92

    Insert complaint about aspects ration here ->

    • @lxbeeb
      @lxbeeb 4 роки тому +1

      But yeah for real mans got it off Instagram or something

    • @TheOfficialChonDeeble
      @TheOfficialChonDeeble 4 роки тому

      It fits the feel of the video perfectly tbh

    • @anchorbait6662
      @anchorbait6662 4 роки тому

      @@TheOfficialChonDeeble nausea? Lol

  • @darkbluebossa
    @darkbluebossa 5 років тому +69

    For those complaining about the portrait format, it was certainly intentional, because of the vertical aspect of skyscrapers ;)

    • @Yuhara_rev
      @Yuhara_rev 5 років тому +4

      Why would anyone think it's not intentional...

    • @juch3
      @juch3 5 років тому

      @@Yuhara_rev you'd be surprised

    • @darkbluebossa
      @darkbluebossa 5 років тому +2

      @@Yuhara_rev judging for all the fuss, it sounded like some people were thinking that all Vox videos from now on would be vertical.

    • @Albanez39
      @Albanez39 5 років тому

      NO. They made the video in portrait format for all the idiots that watch videos on their iphones...

    • @Steets
      @Steets 5 років тому +1

      I don't care. Having 80% of my screen be black for an entire video is not something I really want.

  • @LYLeelers
    @LYLeelers 5 років тому +159

    Clever use of aspect ratio to tie in with your video content

    • @emil335
      @emil335 5 років тому +3

      Annoying use of aspect ratio in stark contrast to the video content

    • @cutienerdgirl
      @cutienerdgirl 5 років тому +12

      @@emil335 No, it isn't. The video is about tall vertical things, why would it be landscape?

    • @emil335
      @emil335 5 років тому +2

      @@cutienerdgirl because UA-cam videos are landscape and I prefer it staying that way

    • @osianoisekenegbe9401
      @osianoisekenegbe9401 5 років тому +1

      @@emil335 have you seen this UA-cam video

    • @Obscurai
      @Obscurai 5 років тому

      @@emil335 UA-cam videos are very flexible and can be of multiple aspect ratios and orientation. There are even 180 degrees video, 360 videos, etc. UA-cam is not restricted to the landscape.
      It just depends on the equipment you have to watch. I have both landscape and portrait monitors connected to my computer, and my phone can rotate as necessary.

  • @TheCrayonMan529
    @TheCrayonMan529 5 років тому +42

    The vertical aspect ratio looks terrible on a 21:9 ultrawide

    • @kingcarcas1349
      @kingcarcas1349 5 років тому +6

      thats ur own fault

    • @bluetoothenjoyer
      @bluetoothenjoyer 5 років тому +12

      @@kingcarcas1349 yes buy a monitor for a single video

    • @AnymMusic
      @AnymMusic 4 роки тому

      @@kingcarcas1349 and their fault for thinking it's a good idea to make a vertical video on a landscape mode platform

  • @TheGeneralThings
    @TheGeneralThings 5 років тому +2

    Thank you for the vertical video.
    No sarcasm. An actual thank you. I love it

  • @JustinCampbellP
    @JustinCampbellP 5 років тому +288

    Video was amazing. Portrait format was not.

  • @ferky123
    @ferky123 5 років тому +88

    Just two corrections: engineers design how a building goes together while architects design how a building looks.
    It's the Sears tower not the Willis tower.

    • @agbook2007
      @agbook2007 5 років тому +9

      Alan Ferkinhoff, it’s no longer the Sears Tower. They are correct on that point, while you are correct on the previous point.

    • @b3z3jm3nny
      @b3z3jm3nny 5 років тому +4

      txag07 Nobody calls it the Willis Tower though.

    • @ferky123
      @ferky123 5 років тому +4

      @@agbook2007 try telling that to Chicagoans. It'll always be the Sears tower for them. Just like it's the Woolworth building in NY even though Woolworths went out of business.

    • @-maya-6498
      @-maya-6498 5 років тому

      Alan Ferkinhoff huh. you must be a fellow chicagoan 🤣

    • @sinu0us
      @sinu0us 5 років тому +4

      The engineers have the expertise in that field but architects must also have an understanding in structure, as structure dictates design and vice versa...

  • @Dili832
    @Dili832 5 років тому +3

    I love you guys, I get why the vertical but please, let this be the only one

  • @lukeog2841
    @lukeog2841 5 років тому +134

    Other people : never do this again
    Apple users : *laughs in hidden*

    • @rohitjain2411
      @rohitjain2411 5 років тому +1

      Why???

    • @nephronum
      @nephronum 5 років тому +18

      Rohit Jain this aspect ratio perfectly fits to iPad’s screen

  • @JorWat25
    @JorWat25 5 років тому +6

    Not only is this a vertical video, it's a weird one. It's not 9:16 or even 3:4, it's about 1.3 times taller than wide (i.e. even more square than 3:4).

    • @agbook2007
      @agbook2007 5 років тому +1

      JorWat25, you are correct. It fits... only opening in a UA-cam smart phone app... It collapses on the app as you scroll, but it looks incredibly weird in isolation on the phone, even more than on TV (which looks weird) or desktop.
      I am not a fan of the gimmick either.

  • @UrbanEdifice
    @UrbanEdifice 5 років тому +162

    Engineer here - Stop giving architects the credit for these designs. They make things look pretty while the engineers make it happen.

    • @alquinn8576
      @alquinn8576 5 років тому +3

      yah high-end architects are mostly about making phalluses to glorify themselves while engineers are the ones making it actually turgid!

    • @Alkuf100
      @Alkuf100 5 років тому +14

      Also an engineer here - obviously you dont know what architects do so stop crying at youtube and make some better use of your life

    • @UrbanEdifice
      @UrbanEdifice 5 років тому +26

      ​@@Alkuf100 I'm glad you're an engineer and not a life coach. Nice try, but I'm literally a licensed architectural engineer who designs buildings for a living and I work with architects every single day. I was previously at SOM, in fact, and continue to this day to be surprised how often architects are given credit for Bill Baker's brilliant engineering designs. My comment stands.

    • @shhhdontshout
      @shhhdontshout 5 років тому +1

      But if i give u a blank paper to start with, u probably knew nothinngg or how to start with. Let alone how to design space for human being.

    • @robinbantigny8640
      @robinbantigny8640 5 років тому

      Al Quinn correct, but architects are drawing phalluses to glorify their owner.

  • @MrZombieslayr
    @MrZombieslayr 5 років тому +10

    I really like the vertical viewing mode for mobile👌🏻👌🏻

  • @crook108
    @crook108 5 років тому

    Aerodynamicist here. The spiral shape isn't about redirecting the airflow up or down. It's about preventing the vortex formation from having the same frequency along the length of the tower. It prevents the vortices along the height of the tower from working together to shake it. Instead they end working against each other, which reduces the structural loading. This is why the Burj Khalifa is brilliant, it uses all of the techniques mentioned, from tapering, to terraces that form a spiral pattern to reduce the effect of wind in the tower.

  • @zotac1018
    @zotac1018 5 років тому +271

    don't make vertical videos, please .
    UA-cam is not Instagram or TikTok or Snapchat.
    Everything has its own space.

    • @mr.b3168
      @mr.b3168 5 років тому +6

      You must have a pleb phone that doesn't adjust

    • @microz0258
      @microz0258 5 років тому +3

      Its intentional

    • @bruh-dj5uo
      @bruh-dj5uo 5 років тому

      @@mr.b3168 You must have a phone pleb

  • @vonnmeneses3181
    @vonnmeneses3181 5 років тому +17

    When you a civil engineer and see the maths behind these structural design specially damping with wind loads and seismic loads hahaha

  • @ronzonirafael
    @ronzonirafael 5 років тому +3

    Are people seriously complaining about the ratio of the video? I liked the idea a lot, since we are talking about skyscrapers. Please, Vox, continue innovating.
    Thank you.

  • @MrDirzel
    @MrDirzel 5 років тому +1

    I actually liked the vertical format, helped to fully appreciate the skyscrapers.

  • @m.h.4912
    @m.h.4912 5 років тому +4

    I actually think it’s cool and fits into the topic to make a vertical video! All the graphic explanation was shown more clearly in this direction. Lastly, it was a fresh watching experience via a phone. I like it!

  • @aiconaclon
    @aiconaclon 5 років тому +85

    I am confuse with the aspect ratio of this vid

    • @geezerreviews1636
      @geezerreviews1636 5 років тому +1

      Shut up

    • @aiconaclon
      @aiconaclon 5 років тому +1

      @@DanielLopez-jn4pn my comment went first before the explanation so you two shut up🙂

    • @frozengeese9291
      @frozengeese9291 5 років тому +2

      @@geezerreviews1636 why don't you have any music

    • @aiconaclon
      @aiconaclon 5 років тому

      Someone deleted his idiotic comment

  • @StephenSiu
    @StephenSiu 5 років тому

    This format is awesome. Btw people, over 60% of all content on UA-cam is consumed on a mobile device. Don't be offended by an aspect ratio.

  • @SanJose408Alex
    @SanJose408Alex 5 років тому +2

    Yess!! More vertical videos please! Cant believe this isn’t done more often 😄

  • @-4subscriberswithahammerad521
    @-4subscriberswithahammerad521 5 років тому +44

    Just imagine if your entire apartment just started swaying to the side like a carnival ride...

    • @Picollus1
      @Picollus1 5 років тому

      Some highrise can move up to 1 meter lateral drift ! Some other have felt acceleration uncomfortable! Structural dynamic engineering is important part of design of these buildings

    • @mgu3241
      @mgu3241 5 років тому +3

      Yeah, thats called an earthquake.

  • @Twilight_Jinx
    @Twilight_Jinx 5 років тому +7

    You obviously are not from Chicago. It's still the Sears Tower and it will always be the Sears Tower.

  • @kuyaforce6103
    @kuyaforce6103 4 роки тому +1

    I've heard many people like him who always give credit to "only" architects rather than the whole team for the design of the structure

  • @bwry24
    @bwry24 5 років тому +1

    As an engineering student, this pleases me greatly.

  • @rodribrito
    @rodribrito 5 років тому +6

    The video was great. Except for the vertical format. That's why disliked it: just as a deterrent.

  • @elpablito27
    @elpablito27 5 років тому +3

    Vox made it on a vertical format to match the video's theme about skyscrapers *mindblown*

  • @455fardeen
    @455fardeen 3 роки тому

    So you confuse the wind while also get the amazing design to give the building an iconic look.

  • @googoogaagaa
    @googoogaagaa 3 роки тому +1

    Everyone gangsta until wind stop getting confused

  • @BarelyNoticeable
    @BarelyNoticeable 5 років тому +26

    The Taipei 101’s steel ball is also there to counteract earthquakes.

    • @JinalDoshi91
      @JinalDoshi91 5 років тому +6

      Structural engineers provide tuned mass dampers to reduce the wind-induced accelerations in buildings for occupant comforts and not for seismic protections.
      I design high rise buildings in earthquake-prone regions like the US west coast and in no tall building, you will see tuned mass dampers as a seismic solution. Because buildings respond at different frequencies while tuned mass damper can help a building at one particular frequency, it becomes useless in earthquakes as the response of a building is more often at high frequencies rather than primary frequency that the TMD was tuned to. A much more efficient solution is using viscous dampers.
      Even in TAIPEI 101, the dampers excitation during an earthquake was inconsistent again because of the high-frequency nature of the ground motions. The engineers themselves would not have counted the damper as the source of energy dissipation in seismic excitation.

    • @BarelyNoticeable
      @BarelyNoticeable 5 років тому +1

      Jinal Doshi Cool, good to know.

  • @Lucky30eight
    @Lucky30eight 5 років тому +3

    From civil engineer perspective, it hurts saying that the architectural engineers are the ones who are responsible for these techniques. Seismic and structural engineers have spend a lot of time and research to develop such techniques. Otherwise it is very good video.

  • @kaye.
    @kaye. 4 роки тому

    I have to design a skyscraper for my arch design class so this was very informative. Here's a summary for people who'd like a tl:dr
    Skyscrapers have to go against the wind. These methods help:
    1. Tapering (the skyscraper gets more skinny as it ascends higher in the sky like the shard
    - No hard edges since they aren't good on wind, so you'll often see skyscrapers with round corners
    - Small cut out in the corners
    - Sawtooth corners like Taipei 101
    - Reduces movement by 25 percent
    2. Openings
    - Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia
    - Shanghai World Financial Center
    - 432 Park Avenue in NY has several double-floor cutouts that allow wind to pass through
    3. Twisting
    - Redirects wind
    - educes swaying forces on the structure
    - Shanghai tower
    - Reduced wind load by 24%
    - Saved 58 million
    4. Damper
    - Slosh tanks, water sloshes back and forth and its weight displacement helps keep the building from swaying
    - Massive weights… hidden
    - Chifley tower
    - Taipei 101 has it open "Damper Baby"
    - Steel ball is also there to counteract earthquakes
    "As people move out of rural areas to more urban ones, skyscrapers will keep getting taller and skinnier."

  • @KashNoK
    @KashNoK 5 років тому +2

    Skyscraper: I got a weird design.
    Wind: _Am I a joke to you?_

  • @fkgaasdkjnv4824
    @fkgaasdkjnv4824 5 років тому +9

    I loved the portrait mode. Anyone you see complaining are just brainwashed and hardset on landscape mode. I loved it, since it gave the building more length and structure and maximized the screen usage. Imagine looking at a tall building but u only see 1/3 of it cuz u got landscape mode on.

    • @teddytatyo
      @teddytatyo 5 років тому

      are u watching it on a laptop?

    • @Albanez39
      @Albanez39 5 років тому

      You're just watching the video on your phone. Grow up and buy a computer!

    • @fkgaasdkjnv4824
      @fkgaasdkjnv4824 5 років тому

      @@teddytatyo no but I tried to and still see nothing wrong, except I get black bars in the side like with all other vertical vids.

  • @rizqiefajar
    @rizqiefajar 5 років тому +6

    The ratio is perfect. Good thing I watch UA-cam on my phone a lot lol.

  • @ReubenJBrown
    @ReubenJBrown 5 років тому

    ONE OF THE FEW TIMES VERTICAL VIDEO MADE SENSE. THAT SEQUENCE OF SHOTS OF THE SHARD WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND COMPOSED WITH LESS WASTED NEGATIVE SPACE DUE TO THE ASPECT RATIO. THIS WAS GOOD. THANKS.

  • @rielabapo1424
    @rielabapo1424 3 роки тому

    Architect Makes a wind proof Building...
    Wind: I AM CONFUSION

  • @ShanerTheGrey
    @ShanerTheGrey 5 років тому +6

    I loved the vertical aspect ratio on this video. Really brings focus to the verticality of the architecture.

  • @ihatealgebra2431
    @ihatealgebra2431 5 років тому +5

    How about the 310 metres *pixelated* tower in Bangkok? That design is interesting...

  • @marlone6497
    @marlone6497 3 роки тому +2

    The Architect and Engineers of the Skycraper Building in China that recently shaked and wobbled due to wind pressure and not of any earthquake should watch this video from Vox 🤣🤣

  • @loganboutin3583
    @loganboutin3583 5 років тому

    I like that you took a risk with vertical video. Maybe 9:16 or something that accomplishes full screen on most devices. (Phone users had top and bottom borders, Computer users had left and right borders = no one’s happy.)

  • @thatguygavinaf
    @thatguygavinaf 5 років тому +3

    Thank you structural engineers for all the hard work that goes into designing these buildings.

  • @thewind8201
    @thewind8201 3 роки тому +4

    *confused confusion intensifies*

  • @Lehpurdzzz
    @Lehpurdzzz 5 років тому

    As an electrical engineer I can tell you car antennas are NOT formed into a helix for wind. They’re like that to effectively have a longer antenna for better reception when trying to closer match to the wavelength of the incoming signal.
    If swaying is decreased, it’s a byproduct.

  • @sayantan777
    @sayantan777 5 років тому +1

    As A Structural Engineer I confirm the video is Correct.
    Tuned mass dampers are also extremely effective against Seismic Laod.

  • @littleredcurious5044
    @littleredcurious5044 5 років тому +20

    People are so afraid of change !! I love the new ratios.😇😇😇

    • @cityuser
      @cityuser 5 років тому +4

      It's just annoying for Desktop users, we have this massive 16:9 screen but Portrait mode only lets us use something like 1/3 of the screen.
      We can't flip our screens the same way mobile users can flip theirs to view horizontal 16:9 videos.

    • @gansach
      @gansach 5 років тому

      @@cityuser PC master race though

    • @zain4019
      @zain4019 5 років тому

      little red curious
      I’ve learned that on the internet, people are dumb as bricks and ridiculously whiny. Thank goodness people irl aren’t so knob-headed.
      Must be the basement dwellers.

  • @foisgras4005
    @foisgras4005 5 років тому +4

    Wind: *confused*
    hurts itself in its confusion

  • @palabinash
    @palabinash 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the vertical video & looks nice with the new full screen gesture

  • @HolmAdrian
    @HolmAdrian 5 років тому

    Didn't expect to see a building from my small city in Sweden in a Vox video. Turning Torso!

  • @JohnBilkey
    @JohnBilkey 5 років тому +8

    The heck is the Willis Tower? Oh, the Sears Tower.

  • @nargisnp3id
    @nargisnp3id 5 років тому +10

    Architects? Did you mean Civil Engineers?

  • @alvojnikovic2171
    @alvojnikovic2171 4 роки тому +1

    Engineers are gods gift to this earth

  • @JakeLProductions
    @JakeLProductions 4 роки тому +1

    This was an amazing video. Huge kudos for fitting so much info in such short time. We so lucky videos like this are free

  • @mixiekins
    @mixiekins 5 років тому +6

    I will never call it anything but Sears Tower, take your Willis and shove it!

  • @kirbgaming8192
    @kirbgaming8192 4 роки тому +3

    "keep building to the sky"
    uhhh what happens when a tornado or thunderstorm comes in the *literal sky*?

  • @shiqi2579
    @shiqi2579 5 років тому

    don't see this kind of vertical video format often but i like it

  • @brianfritz5719
    @brianfritz5719 5 років тому

    I was confused by the format for a moment, but then I realized it’s brilliance.

  • @rithwicks
    @rithwicks 5 років тому +70

    *Vertical video‽ Just no !!*

    • @DAVVEZ396
      @DAVVEZ396 5 років тому

      Rithwick Surya 40% of UA-cam usage is mobile. You’re gonna be fine.

    • @rithwicks
      @rithwicks 5 років тому

      @@DAVVEZ396but you get more of the 'scene' with regular videos !

  • @civ20
    @civ20 5 років тому +56

    Please never use this format ever again. We're on UA-cam not Instagram TV. This place should have quality.

  • @wcspencer91
    @wcspencer91 5 років тому

    It's not commonly known, but a lot of the work that goes into these solutions is done by structural/architectural engineers. The architect will certainly have input and direct the creative vision (we want a hole, or a twist, or none of the above) but it's the engineers who design and implement the solution (how big the hole is and where it goes, how much of a twist, what size damper will be needed, etc). Sometimes this causes some of the design to be dictated by the engineers as the architect's desired solution (due to aesthetics) will sometimes simply not be possible given the other aspects of the design. And sometimes the architect doesn't initially know there is a problem that needs to be addressed (like high wind velocities) until the engineers do their work and inform the architects that something needs to be done (like in the Taipei 101 example). And to be clear, I'm not trying belittle architects, they work very hard on their part of a project. It's just that the design and construction of structures like these involves a team of companies all with their own areas of expertise, and the majority of what was convered in this video falls under the purview of the structural/architectural engineer.
    Aside from that minor complaint, thanks for the video, I really enjoyed it! I even thought the vertical aspect ratio was kind of neat.

  • @Bandajify
    @Bandajify 5 років тому

    for a change - im watching this on a phone and i love the format!

  • @callum2474
    @callum2474 5 років тому +3

    Not a huge fan of the portrait video. Interesting stuff, though.

  • @cyberservus
    @cyberservus 5 років тому +40

    What's with not having 16:9

  • @subswithnovids-yl6mw
    @subswithnovids-yl6mw 4 роки тому +1

    Imagine having a mascot for a heavy ball

  • @erencan.s
    @erencan.s 3 роки тому

    One of the best vertical videos I ve ever watched