A review by oao
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design by Roman Mars

improving or gentrifying the area depending on one's perspective.

• Breakaway post
• Wall anchor plates
• Sky dancer -Caribbean & art at 1996 Olympic
• Hollywood yellow signs
• the Pantheon is still the largest unsupported concrete dome in the world.
• Tuned mass damper- a counterweight against the winds. Ex. a weight on rollers; a block of concrete suspended in a pool of liquid (usually hidden behind closed doors on locked upper floors).
In Taipei 101, it is a gigantic pendulum that slows the sway of the structure and the star attraction of the building.
• Sets of skyscrapers can effectively increase wind speeds. (street canyons)