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The newly opened Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center in Cascade, Colo., is the highest total precast concrete structure in the world. But constructing it was no easy feat.
"Given the way the building nestles into the mountain, precast concrete made the most sense for the lower parts of the building," explains Stuart Coppedge, principal for RTA Architects. "The difficulties of construction, including highly variable weather, made prefabrication off site the smart thing to do, so precast concrete became the obvious choice." |