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When architects began using steel-reinforced concrete frameworks in their buildings, it allowed them to reach heights that previously hadn’t been imagined. Chicago’s Monadnock Building, the tallest building constructed with load-bearing brick walls, stands at only 215 feet. The walls at the base of the building are 6 feet thick just to bear the load. Meanwhile, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, which was built with steel-reinforced concrete, is more than half a mile tall.
Design for Hackers
David Kadavy
Your customer is juggling several problems all at once. If you don’t elevate the problem, your customer will never notice your product or service. Elevating a problem ensures that your product or service gets higher priority than everything else.
The Brain Audit
Sean D'Souza
Good conceptual models are the key to understandable, enjoyable products: good communication is the key to good conceptual models.
The Design of Everyday Things
Don Norman
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