tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289767334873849288.post173687072735153088..comments2023-04-14T16:16:31.185+08:00Comments on Life in the Middle Kingdom: Gaudy GaudíAlisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11822958002686797262noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289767334873849288.post-61019343847043100922010-04-06T21:43:05.123+08:002010-04-06T21:43:05.123+08:00Ha. I confess to having enjoyed some episodes of ...Ha. I confess to having enjoyed some episodes of Top Model, but I've never seen Gossip Girl. You'll have to tell me all about it sometime.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822958002686797262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289767334873849288.post-85735242915545452772010-04-05T19:00:28.719+08:002010-04-05T19:00:28.719+08:00Didn't know you were a student of Gossip Girl....Didn't know you were a student of Gossip Girl. Although, I was pretty sure about America's Next Top Model.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354205068951612507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289767334873849288.post-63546321896222597872010-04-05T08:37:52.405+08:002010-04-05T08:37:52.405+08:00OK, here's what I learned:
*Barnum sent a par...OK, here's what I learned:<br /><br />*Barnum sent a parade of elephants across the Brooklyn Bridge to prove it was stable.<br /><br />*The Ulm cathedral was the tallest building in the world for 11 years, replaced by Philadelphia's City Hall in 1901.<br /><br />*The Sutong bridge got a 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award. Did you know that the wikipedia article talks about your company?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11822958002686797262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1289767334873849288.post-2303567435793039052010-04-05T06:56:15.431+08:002010-04-05T06:56:15.431+08:00Glad to hear your students are interested in archi...Glad to hear your students are interested in architecture (almost as good as engineering)! So here are a few other achievements they could check out: <br />Brooklyn Bridge...nearly impossible to construct in its day.<br />Muenster cathedral in Ulm, Germany...took 500 years to build, and is still the tallest church spire in the world.<br />Sutong bridge in China...longest bridge of its type in the world, and designed by my company.<br /><br />Enjoy your research!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354205068951612507noreply@blogger.com