Why are skyscrapers built thin, instead of stacking 100 arenas on top of each other?

Question

Why are skyscrapers built thin, instead of stacking 100 arenas on top of each other?

In: Engineering

Answer 1

Note that modern skyscrapers are in fact built thicker than they used to be, thanks to mechanical ventilation and air conditioning. Early ones like Chrysler or the Empire State building were shaped by keeping close access to windows.

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