The Great Pyramid of Giza has stood at a height of around 140 m (460 ft) for 4,500 thousand years, many of which it was the planet's tallest manmade structure, but these days we are ripping down tall structures without even batting an eyelid. A new study looking at the average lifespan of demolished skyscrapers illustrates just how quick we are to pull the trigger, raising the question of how we might reimagine tower design so that they last centuries rather than decades.
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