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Doomed from the Start? Developers, Designers, and Players
Doomed from the Start? Developers, Designers, and Players
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How did Champlain Towers South come into existence? In the ninth episode of Collapse: Disaster in Surfside, we profile the men who developed, designed and built this apartment complex. And, we also trace the building boom in south Florida that fueled condo construction there in the late 1970's and early 80's. At the time, Surfside was a small seaside town of low-rise buildings with money troubles, insufficient infrastructure, and outsized political dysfunction—until a group of Canadian developers stepped in with the plans, financing and motivation to erect big buildings in tiny Surfside. Were corners cut? Mistakes missed? Are other buildings still at risk? Narrated by journalist Paul Beban.
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Released:
May 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (14)
Introducing Collapse: Disaster in Surfside: In the middle of the night on June 24, 2021, a 12-story section of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex roared to the ground, killing 98 people in Surfside, Florida. What went wrong? Who’s going to be held accountable? Could something like Surfside happen again? We’re looking for answers. New episodes release every Wednesday. by Collapse: Disaster in Surfside