The Supertall Episode
Jun 25, 2022•45 min
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Episode description
This week Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by author and architect, Stefan Al to talk all about skyscrapers and his new book, Supertall.
They talk about the human desire to build tall buildings (and the backlash to them), why parts of New York don’t work, but Hong Kong does, and why people keep paying premiums for apartments that sway.
In Slate Plus: All about glass.
Email: slatemoney@slate.com
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.
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