Engineering News-Record | Scott Blair: Wilshire Grand Concrete Mat Placement Sets U.S. Record
A continuous operation to cast a concrete mat for the future tallest building west of Chicago went off without a hitch in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Times | Joel Rubin and Thomas Curwen: New Wilshire Grand concrete foundation in place after record pouring
The concrete has been poured. That was the word from an enormous hole in the ground in downtown Los Angeles, where crews were cleaning up after a marathon, overnight session building a record-breaking foundation for a future high-rise building.
Gizmodo | Alissa Walker: Breaking the Record for the Largest Concrete Pour in the World
An under-construction supertall in Los Angeles, soon to be the tallest building on the West Coast, is trying to break another record, too. Starting Saturday, construction crews will pump 21,200 cubic yards of concrete onto the Wilshire Grand site, which might make it the largest continuous foundation pour in the world.
CBS 2 Los Angeles: Concrete Pouring Project Aims For World Record In Downtown LA
Starting Saturday, eight concrete plants will be providing concrete for the Wilshire Grand Center project at 7th and Figueroa in what contractors are billing as the world’s largest continuous foundation pour.
Los Angeles Times | Thomas Curwen: They’ll be pouring it on at New Wilshire Grand site
The latest addition to the Los Angeles skyline — the New Wilshire Grand, the tallest structure to be built west of the Mississippi — takes a major step forward Saturday when more than 2,000 truckloads of concrete are driven through downtown for what is being billed as the world’s largest continuous concrete pour.
SCPR | Sanden Totten: World Record: Wilshire Grand developers attempt largest continuous concrete pour in history
This Saturday construction crews at the site of the future Wilshire Grand tower will pour concrete for 20 hours straight.
USA Today | William M. Welch: Tallest Building in Western U.S. to Start with Big Pour
A new addition to the city’s skyline, a hotel and office project that will become the tallest building in the western United States, starts its slow rise this month with a bid for the record books.
