An allowable cost is a cost that can be paid by your contract or grant. UCSD considers a cost to be allowable when it meets the following tests: 1  The cost is reasonable; it reflects what a prudent person might pay.
Why wasnât it built? The design proved too expensive and complex to realize in Tatlinâs day, and he only managed to complete a few wooden scale models. However, thereâs some evidence that a group called Tatlinâs Tower and the World is planning to build a full-scale version of the monument. Unfortunately, they only plan to build it in separate sections, which will be housed in different venues.
When the Empire State Building was completed in 1931, it became the tallest skyscraper in the world, a title it held until the first tower of the World Trade Center reached its full height in 1972.hen the Empire State Building was completed in 1931, it became the tallest skyscraper in the world, a title it held until the first tower of the World Trade Center reached its full height in 1972.