ENG vs CRO is tonight at AT&T Stadium, Dallas. Last time: the world's largest column-free interior. Tonight: how they built two 290-metre arches and hung 1.2 million pounds from them. 🧵
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Steel workers operating at 90 metres height in 40°C Arlington summer heat. One brief. Three years. Done.
Lagos connection: Our briefs are too careful. Too hedged. Too focused on risk management rather than ambition definition.
@Cristiano and @PORTUGAL vs @DemocraticCongo is this evening at NRG Stadium, Houston.
Last time: why the retractable roof?
Today: how 8,000 workers built a roof that had never existed before — without a case study. 🧵
Invisible engineering. Visible result.
Lagos connection: We wait for proven solutions before attempting complex problems. NRG Stadium was built by a team willing to invent the solution while building it.
AUT vs JOR was played at 5 am at Levi's Stadium. Last time: the Silicon Valley design story. Now, how they built 400 miles of cable into the walls and why it couldn't wait until after. 🧵
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Lagos connection: We finish buildings and then discuss technology integration. We complete structures and then argue about specifications. Levi's Stadium embedded 400 miles of cable during construction because the alternative was impossible.