Legoland

This post is for KD and XC--my two favorite architects! I think of you every time I see construction, which is often in this country. The Crane is the national "Bird". xoxo

I am always amazed at construction in this country. First of all, there are no OSHA standards for dress, safety harnesses, hard hats, etc (unless one counts a scarf as a safety hat). Secondly, they build these wooden platforms (secured with rope) and that's what they stand on! Thirdly, they mix cement in small wheelbarrows and then that gets moved up to the specific floor by a crane. Occassionally they will have a cement mixer with a large hose deliver it up to a really large building. There is a law that new buildings have to be at least 8 stories tall. It's amazing process to watch these buildings slowly being built. But again, that's probably how they built the pyramids and they're still standing, right?