Recipe for a Skyscraper – with Roma Agrawal
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Episode description
How high can we build? What are the new technologies that might see our skyscrapers go beyond anything we ever imagined? What creativity and drive is needed to push engineering forward?
Structural engineer Roma Agrawal delves into the history of the materials that enable immense construction and the developments that have made our structures what they are today. All while noting the accomplishments of key visionary engineers of the past.
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