America set to build tallest skyscraper in the world in Oklahoma

Clarence Ford speaks to Barbara Friedman about trending online news. Skip to 5.30 for this one.

Friedman reports that America's tallest building has been greenlighted to start building in the next two months and will be called 'The Legends Tower'.

Reports confirm that the developers of the tower are give 'The Legends Tower' another title - the 'tallest building in the world', aiming to make it 'iconic'.

Also proposed by developers, The Legends Tower is anticipated to surpass the heights of New York City's One World Trade Center and Chicago's Willis Tower.

The tower is is expected to stand 1907 feet tall and will be home to Oklahoma City which Friedman says is an 'odd' place to put the largest tower in the world as the City is filled with prairies and prone to tornados and storms. 

The tower will be a part of a four-building project named the 'Boardwalk at Bricktown', expected to cost $1.6 billion, featuring two Hyatt hotels, condos, apartments, entertainment venues, stores and restaurants, reports say.

The proposed tallest skyscraper in the world might look like this...

All this makes Friedman ask: are there pros to tall buildings?

"I suppose the argument is in cities where people want to live, where the space is limited, having taller buildings is a way to save people from using more environmental resources but why must it be the tallest building? Once that's built, some other city may decide to build a taller building - when does it stop?"

- Barbara Friedman, Barb's Wire - CapeTalk

While Ford says, this just "feels like a phallic competition with buildings".

"Having the tallest building is complete ego and ostentatious".

- Clarence Ford, Radio Host - CapeTalk

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