In Albany, the Cost of a Plaza

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In Albany, the Cost of a

In 2010, the Albany Times-Union reported teenage arrests related to graffiti at the Empire State Plaza. And again, in 2018, the Times-Union reported four people charged with tagging The Egg, the Harrison & Abramovitz–designed performing arts center that juts out of the plaza like a sawed-off spaceship, frozen in concrete, more pan than egg.

What begs abuse, Empire State? The answer manifests not only in the hardscape spaces that invite unwanted improvisation and interaction, but also in the narratives embedded in the landscape—in the place that was lost to create the Empire State Plaza.

America can be explained by our choice of 60 Hz electricity. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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America can be explained by our choice of 60 Hz electricity. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

When the frequency increases, the copper and steel consumptions of the generator and transformer decrease, along with the reduction of weight and cost, but will make the inductances of the electrical equipment and transmission line increase, reduce the capacitances and increase losses, thereby reducing the transmission efficiency. If the frequency is too low, the electrical equipment’s materials will increase, along with heavy and high cost, and will make lights flashing obviously. Practices have proved using 50 Hz and 60 Hz frequencies are appropriate.