Could world’s tallest building bring China to its knees?
11 years, 7 months ago

Could world’s tallest building bring China to its knees?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: One Square Meter explores the leading architectural designs, city plans and demand for property investment in emerging markets. Story highlights China's skyscraper boom to bring economic doom, if history is precedent China's Sky City will be world's tallest building in 2014 at 838 meters, besting Burj Khalifa Market crashes followed construction of Chrysler Building, Petronas Towers, Burj CIMB's Lawrence: Economic busts tend to occur after large credit expansion like in China Hong Kong CNN — If the Skyscraper Index maintains its track record, then China should steel itself for economic collapse. “The Skyscraper Index has a good 150-year correlation between the world’s tallest buildings and economic slowdowns and recessions,” says Andrew Lawrence, pioneer of the Skyscraper Index and head of Hong Kong and China property research at CIMB Group. “For China, there is no reason that correlation will change.” China starts work on world’s tallest building According to the Skyscraper Index, the opening of every single “world’s tallest” building in the past century has coincided with an economic downturn in that country. As skyscrapers rise, markets fall “China will be building over 40% of the world’s skyscrapers over the next four years so clearly there’s a building bubble,” says Lawrence.

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History Today: How the Burj Khalifa rose into the skies on January 4, 2010
2 months, 3 weeks ago

History Today: How the Burj Khalifa rose into the skies on January 4, 2010

Firstpost  

On January 4, 2010, the world was introduced to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, standing tall at 2,717 feet and 163 stories high. Here’s all this and more as we revisit this day in history People watch a fountain in front of Burj Khalifa, currently the tallest building in the world, in Dubai. From Burma, now known as Myanmar, becoming …

Burj Khalifa likely to lose its world’s tallest tower title, THIS building to replace it
4 months, 1 week ago

Burj Khalifa likely to lose its world’s tallest tower title, THIS building to replace it

India TV News  

The iconic Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building with the heigh 828 meters, may lose its title. According to a report by The US Sun, an upcoming mega project of a skyscraper by Billionaires' Row - a group of ultra-luxury residential skyscrapers - in Midtown Manhattan, New York will break the record of the tallest building, currently owned by Dubai's …

Dubai has the world's tallest tower and is now set to get the second-tallest. All about the Burj Azizi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dubai has the world's tallest tower and is now set to get the second-tallest. All about the Burj Azizi

Firstpost  

Slated to stand as the world’s second-tallest skyscraper at 2,377 feet, Burj Azizi is an addition to Dubai’s glittering skyline that features the 2,717-foot-tall Burj Khalifa and many more architectural marvels. Located on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road in the World Trade Center district, Burj Azizi will stand nearly 340 feet shorter than the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper. Once …

DISCOVER DUBAI'S SKYLINE: UNMISSABLE LOCATIONS TO CELEBRATE WORLD SKYSCRAPER DAY
1 year, 6 months ago

DISCOVER DUBAI'S SKYLINE: UNMISSABLE LOCATIONS TO CELEBRATE WORLD SKYSCRAPER DAY

Deccan Chronicle  

Dubai: With a picturesque skyline dotted with towering skyscrapers, Dubai is replete with architectural marvels that tower to the sky. As we celebrate World Skyscraper Day on 3rd September 2023, here is a list of Dubai's stunning skyscrapers, a true testament to the city’s iconic horizon. Top of Form Cayan Tower- An absolute must for any architectural tour of Dubai, …

China-built skyscraper topped out in Egypt's new capital
3 years, 8 months ago

China-built skyscraper topped out in Egypt's new capital

China Daily  

With a commanding view of the modern buildings sprouting up in the central business district of Egypt's new administrative capital, guests from China and Egypt recently held a topping-out ceremony for the 385-meter-high Iconic Tower, which will be the tallest building in Africa upon completion. Being built some 50 km east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the Iconic Tower is …

SEG Plaza in China evacuated after building starts shaking, spreading panic in downtown Shenzhen
3 years, 10 months ago

SEG Plaza in China evacuated after building starts shaking, spreading panic in downtown Shenzhen

ABC  

One of China's tallest skyscrapers was evacuated Tuesday after it began to shake, sending panicked shoppers scampering to safety in the southern city of Shenzhen. Key points: Experts "found no safety abnormalities" in the main structure of the building, and its interior and exterior components appeared undamaged In a statement late Tuesday, authorities said everyone inside had been safely evacuated …

Burj Khalifa to One World Trade Centre, These Are the World's Tallest Skyscrapers
4 years, 6 months ago

Burj Khalifa to One World Trade Centre, These Are the World's Tallest Skyscrapers

News 18  

Skyscrapers have emerged to become the symbol of modern metropolises more than a century now. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Also known as the Abraj Al-Bait Towers, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is located just a few meters away from the world’s largest mosque Masjid al-Haram. Ping An International Finance Centre The fourth largest building in the entire world has …

China completed almost 40% fewer skyscrapers in 2019, report says
5 years, 3 months ago

China completed almost 40% fewer skyscrapers in 2019, report says

CNN  

CNN — Following years of breakneck construction, the number of new skyscrapers in China dropped sharply in 2019, according to data released by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat on Thursday. “There may have been some effort from the top to say ‘let’s cool things down a bit,’” Safarik said, adding that many tall buildings in China are …

The world’s most anticipated buildings completing in 2018
7 years, 2 months ago

The world’s most anticipated buildings completing in 2018

CNN  

CNN — From a multi-colored Lego House in Denmark to a South African art museum inside a disused grain silo, 2017 produced its fair share of eye-catching architecture. Courtesy of Kengo Kuma and Associates Vessel, New York by Heatherwick Studio — Located in New York's Hudson Yards, Thomas Heatherwick's Vessel is a 150-foot-tall sculptural mass of interlocking staircases. © Kengo …

World skyscraper construction hits record high: Report
7 years, 3 months ago

World skyscraper construction hits record high: Report

India TV News  

More skyscrapers were built in 2017 than during any other year in history, according to a report released by the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. A total of 144 buildings measuring 656 feet or taller were completed in the world this year, up on 2016's record by more than 13 per cent, CNN quoted the report as saying …

World skyscraper construction hits all-time high
7 years, 3 months ago

World skyscraper construction hits all-time high

CNN  

CNN — More skyscrapers were built in 2017 than during any other year in history, according to data released today by the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China — 2017's tallest new skyscraper was the 1,966-foot Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, which is now the fourth tallest building in the world. Lotte …

China's tallest building shapes Shanghai skyline[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 8 months ago

China's tallest building shapes Shanghai skyline[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Chief engineer pursues efficiency, community, fun in skyscrapers Shanghai Tower, Jinmao Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center in January. WANG GANG/ FOR CHINA DAILY He built China's tallest skyscraper－as well as the world's second-highest one－but Ge Qing, chief engineer and architect of Shanghai Tower, isn't content with merely reshaping the city's skyline. It runs the world's fastest elevator, at 18 …

Shanghai Tower offers airy city views
7 years, 10 months ago

Shanghai Tower offers airy city views

China Daily  

Visitors take photos from the observation deck on the 118th floor of Shanghai Tower on Wednesday, at a height of 546 meters above the ground. The Top of Shanghai observatory, 546 meters above ground and surrounded by a glass wall, allows visitors a 360-degree panoramic view from the 632-meter tower, now the second tallest in the world. The new tower …

Shanghai Tower offers airy city views
7 years, 10 months ago

Shanghai Tower offers airy city views

China Daily  

Visitors take photos from the observation deck on the 118th floor of Shanghai Tower on Wednesday, at a height of 546 meters above the ground. The Top of Shanghai observatory, 546 meters above ground and surrounded by a glass wall, allows visitors a 360-degree panoramic view from the 632-meter tower, now the second tallest in the world. The new tower …

Shanghai Tower offers airy city views
7 years, 10 months ago

Shanghai Tower offers airy city views

China Daily  

Visitors take photos from the observation deck on the 118th floor of Shanghai Tower on Wednesday, at a height of 546 meters above the ground. The Top of Shanghai observatory, 546 meters above ground and surrounded by a glass wall, allows visitors a 360-degree panoramic view from the 632-meter tower, now the second tallest in the world. The new tower …

Shanghai landmarks go dark for Earth Hour
7 years, 11 months ago

Shanghai landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

China Daily  

A combo picture shows Shanghai before and during Earth Hour, March 25, 2017. MORE PHOTOS Many landmark buildings in Shanghai, including the 632-meter Shanghai Tower－China's tallest building－as well as the World Financial Center and Oriental Pearl Tower, turned off their lights for an hour on Saturday as part of a global effort to draw attention to climate change. The Eiffel …

The Big Bend: Giant U-shaped skyscraper planned for New York
7 years, 11 months ago

The Big Bend: Giant U-shaped skyscraper planned for New York

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As skyscrapers soar to …

Shanghai Tower unveils world’s highest art space
8 years, 1 month ago

Shanghai Tower unveils world’s highest art space

CNN  

Story highlights Shanghai Tower, the second tallest building on earth, features an art space at the top Award-winning composer and producer Simon Franglen was commissioned to create a symphony for the space CNN — Ever since its completion last year, the Shanghai Tower has been the second tallest building on earth – just behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Skyscraper …

China builds 84 skyscrapers in 2016, breaking its previous records
8 years, 2 months ago

China builds 84 skyscrapers in 2016, breaking its previous records

China Daily  

China builds more skyscrapers than any country in the world in 2016, building 84 of the total 128 skyscrapers completed last year. The 84 new skyscrapers is a new personal record for China, as it shattered its own previous world record of 68 skyscrapers built in 2015. The second-highest building completed last year is north China's Eton Place Dalian Tower …

China builds 84 skyscrapers in 2016, breaking its previous records
8 years, 2 months ago

China builds 84 skyscrapers in 2016, breaking its previous records

China Daily  

China builds more skyscrapers than any country in the world in 2016, building 84 of the total 128 skyscrapers completed last year. The 84 new skyscrapers is a new personal record for China, as it shattered its own previous world record of 68 skyscrapers built in 2015. The second-highest building completed last year is north China's Eton Place Dalian Tower …

Dubai and Saudi Arabia towers in time war to be world’s tallest
8 years, 3 months ago

Dubai and Saudi Arabia towers in time war to be world’s tallest

CNN  

Story highlights The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbor aims to become world's tallest building in 2020. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China — Shanghai Tower is also the tallest building in China, and the second tallest skyscraper in the world after the famous Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Connie Zhou/courtesy gensler Lakhta Center, St Petersburg, Russia — Although not yet …

Shanghai Tower wins Best Tall Building Worldwide 2016[1]
8 years, 4 months ago

Shanghai Tower wins Best Tall Building Worldwide 2016[1]

China Daily  

Shanghai Tower, the newest and tallest addition to Shanghai's skyline in Lujiazui, Pudong New Area, has been named the Best Tall Building Worldwide 2016 by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The 118-floor skyscraper stood head and shoulders above the more than 100 other entries for the prestigious award, winning the Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia title …

A $2.4 billion twisting Chinese tower was just named the most beautiful skyscraper in the world
8 years, 4 months ago

A $2.4 billion twisting Chinese tower was just named the most beautiful skyscraper in the world

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Emporis, a real estate data …

Giant domes and airports in the sky: The New York that never was
8 years, 4 months ago

Giant domes and airports in the sky: The New York that never was

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Daniel Libeskind is an architect, joint founder of Studio Daniel Libeskind and was CNN Style’s first guest editor in July 2015. Height: 300m Floors: 73 Architect: Aroland Holdings DBOX 432 Park Avenue, New York, U.S. — Height: 425.5m Floors: 85 Architect: Rafael Vinoly, SLCE Architects, LLP 432 Park Avenue, the tallest all-residential tower in the western hemisphere, opened …

Secrets behind the world’s great buildings
8 years, 4 months ago

Secrets behind the world’s great buildings

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of special features ahead of the inaugural RIBA International Prize for the world’s best building, announced on November 24. Story highlights The Royal Institute of British Architects will be awarding the first RIBA International Prize in November 2016 The grand jury will draw upon lessons from centuries of great architecture as …

Construction of world’s tallest building begins in Dubai
8 years, 5 months ago

Construction of world’s tallest building begins in Dubai

Live Mint  

Abu Dhabi: Construction on what will be the world’s tallest building by 2020 has officially started in Dubai, home to Burj Khalifa, currently world’s tallest man-made structure. Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, laid the foundation stone on 10 October for the Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour, according to a statement by the Dubai government’s media office. “Today, …

Dubai has started building the world's tallest tower
8 years, 5 months ago

Dubai has started building the world's tallest tower

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dubai has begun construction work …

Race to the sky: Is London’s tall tower addiction ruining its skyline?
8 years, 6 months ago

Race to the sky: Is London’s tall tower addiction ruining its skyline?

CNN  

Story highlights Over 430 tall buildings are currently in the works for London Developers say these buildings will help ease London's housing crisis But is London building skywards out of necessity, or a self-destructive competitiveness? Height: 300m Floors: 73 Architect: Aroland Holdings DBOX 432 Park Avenue, New York, U.S. — Height: 425.5m Floors: 85 Architect: Rafael Vinoly, SLCE Architects, LLP …

Shenzhen plans China's tallest skyscraper[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 6 months ago

Shenzhen plans China's tallest skyscraper[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

An undated design sketch of H700 Shenzhen Tower. Shenzhen, China's southern city neighboring Hong Kong, has announced a plan to build a skyscraper as high as 739 meters on the old site of Huanyu Tower in the newly designed Caiwuwei central financial district. If the plan goes through it means the new skyscraper over overtake 632-meter-tall Shanghai Tower to become …

Doors open at Shanghai Tower
8 years, 10 months ago

Doors open at Shanghai Tower

China Daily  

The world's second tallest building, the Shanghai Tower went into trial operation on Wednesday, after eight years of construction. The 632-meter skyscraper, another landscape building for Lujiazui, Pudong, is now officially China's highest, and second worldwide to only the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Completing the construction of the super-high building complex at the core of Lujiazui, Shanghai Tower epitomizes …

Doors open at Shanghai Tower
8 years, 10 months ago

Doors open at Shanghai Tower

China Daily  

The world's second tallest building, the Shanghai Tower went into trial operation on Wednesday, after eight years of construction. The 632-meter skyscraper, another landscape building for Lujiazui, Pudong, is now officially China's highest, and second worldwide to only the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Completing the construction of the super-high building complex at the core of Lujiazui, Shanghai Tower epitomizes …

Burj Khalifa builder plans taller viewing tower
8 years, 11 months ago

Burj Khalifa builder plans taller viewing tower

Live Mint  

Dubai: Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of the world’s tallest building vowing Sunday to build an even taller tower bedecked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the mythical hanging gardens of Babylon. The government-backed company behind the project, Emaar Properties, hopes the new tower will entice a fresh wave of view-seeking homeowners …

Demand goes up for high-rise Otis elevators
9 years, 2 months ago

Demand goes up for high-rise Otis elevators

China Daily  

As demand for skyscrapers and imposing buildings mushrooms in the second and third-tier Chinese cities with urbanization going into overdrive, high-speed elevators are also in great demand in China, the world's largest manufacturer and seller of elevators. Tony Black, president of Otis Elevator Investment Co Ltd, said that the market for high-rise elevators keeps growing amid China's rapid urbanization and …

China World Trade Center tops out highest tower
9 years, 3 months ago

China World Trade Center tops out highest tower

China Daily  

China World Trade Center Phase III The twin tower of China World Trade Center Phase III, a 295-meter-high building, was topped out on Wednesday. China World Trade Center, to some extent, is an epitome of modern Chinese architecture. Since its first building began in 1986, the height of China World's buildings has been raised nearly 200 meters: from 155 to …

On the Roofs climbers scale world's second tallest skyscraper in Shenzhen, China
9 years, 10 months ago

On the Roofs climbers scale world's second tallest skyscraper in Shenzhen, China

Daily Mail  

A pair of daredevil photographers travelled to China and scaled the second tallest building in the world to capture some incredible shots. Ping An International Finance Centre is the second tallest building in the world behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai The pair helped each other up the crane at the end of the clip before stopping to take photographs …

Chinese builder puts up 57-story skyscraper in 19 days - India TV News
9 years, 10 months ago

Chinese builder puts up 57-story skyscraper in 19 days - India TV News

India TV News  

A Chinese construction company is claiming to be the world's fastest builder after erecting a 57-storey skyscraper in 19 working days in central China. The Broad Sustainable Building Co. put up the rectangular, glass-and-steel Mini Sky City in the Hunan provincial capital of Changsha using a modular method, assembling three floors per day, company vice president Xiao Changgeng said. The …

Sky-high building boom sprouts in China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 8 months ago

Sky-high building boom sprouts in China[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

The eastern Chinese city of Suzhou is not even the biggest in Jiangsu province, but it's joining a national rush for the sky with what's slated to become the world's third-tallest building. Developers finished 37 structures higher than 200 meters, or about 50 stories, in China last year, the most in the world, according to the Chicago-based Council on Tall …

China aims to build the next tallest building
10 years, 9 months ago

China aims to build the next tallest building

CNN  

Story highlights China to build the world's tallest towers, called the Phoenix Towers, in Wuhan in central China The buildings will reach one kilometer into the sky, 172 meters higher than Burj Khalifa in Dubai Both will feature high-tech environment features as well as the world's biggest kaleidoscope CNN — No one can accuse China of stinting in its efforts …

Russian climbers move from pyramids to Shanghai Tower
11 years, 1 month ago

Russian climbers move from pyramids to Shanghai Tower

CNN  

Story highlights Russian thrillseekers climb unfinished skyscraper in Shanghai The same men climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza last year Breathtaking views from atop a construction crane illustrate the risks Pair's blogs show a variety of death-defying climbs in awesome locations Hong Kong CNN — While their countrymen prepared to attend to the Olympic ideals of “citius, altius, fortius” – …

Six events that will matter in 2014
11 years, 2 months ago

Six events that will matter in 2014

News 18  

Sky City, the world's tallest skyscraper, to open in Changsha, China Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world, officially opened on January 4, 2010. Spacewatching Even as India's Mangalayaan gets closer to Mars, Nasa's New Horizons, aimed for Pluto in 2015, will cross Neptune's orbit in August 2014. World Economic Forum in Davos Hacks love to make fun of …

Which skyscraper is tallest? It's complicated
11 years, 4 months ago

Which skyscraper is tallest? It's complicated

Salon  

Chicago is a vertical city. If this is an antenna, it won’t be part of the height measurement.” Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the architects of 1WTC, had long referred to the needle as a mast or a spire, but following the design changes, principal architect David Childs derided the new top as “an exposed antenna.” In the end, the fracas …

Skyscraper mania not best pointer to development
11 years, 7 months ago

Skyscraper mania not best pointer to development

China Daily  

Chinese media have reported that among the skyscrapers being built worldwide, 87 percent are in China. Skyscrapers embody a city's development level, but considering the size of Chinese cities and their overall development levels, it seems less rational for them to race to build such a large number, according to an article on rednet.cn. However, with the country predicted to …

Skyscraper mania not best pointer to development
11 years, 7 months ago

Skyscraper mania not best pointer to development

China Daily  

Chinese media have reported that among the skyscrapers being built worldwide, 87 percent are in China. Skyscrapers embody a city's development level, but considering the size of Chinese cities and their overall development levels, it seems less rational for them to race to build such a large number, according to an article on rednet.cn. However, with the country predicted to …

25 world-famous skyscapers
11 years, 7 months ago

25 world-famous skyscapers

CNN  

“The City” is a CNN special series that profiles the sustainable urban future of five cities over five days. feng li/afp/getty images Height: 330 meters Cost to build: $750 million Completion date: N/A Fast fact: The hotel has held the Guinness World Record for world’s tallest unoccupied building for an unenviable 21 years. Tokyo Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower, Tokyo Height: …

Postcard from... Shanghai
11 years, 7 months ago

Postcard from... Shanghai

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shanghai Tower, which will become China’s tallest building when …

Sky City China: world’s tallest building breaks ground
11 years, 8 months ago

Sky City China: world’s tallest building breaks ground

CNN  

Story highlights Sky City broke ground July 20, will top out in April 2014 838-meter tower will house 30,000 residents, a hospital, school and shopping mall China to contain most and highest skyscrapers in coming years CNN — Dubai’s 828-meter Burj Khalifa has less than a year left as the world’s tallest building. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images Fast construction claims from …

Saudi's billionaire prince eyes big cities to build world's tallest skyscraper
11 years, 9 months ago

Saudi's billionaire prince eyes big cities to build world's tallest skyscraper

Firstpost  

The prince is inviting Dubai’s biggest real estate developer Emaar Properties, chaired by Mohammed Alabbar, to team up with his investment firm Kingdom Holding on the project. Dubai: Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he is looking at the world’s largest cities, including Shanghai, Moscow, London and New York, as possible locations to build a mile-high skyscraper that would …

Tallest skyscraper in China reaches over 500m[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
11 years, 11 months ago

Tallest skyscraper in China reaches over 500m[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

The Shanghai Tower, which is under construction in the city's Pudong district, has reached 501.3 meters with the completion of its 108th floor, the building's contractor said on April 11. Poised to become China's tallest skyscraper, the tower will be 632 meters in height when completed in December 2014, and will be the world's second-tallest building after the Burj Khalifa …

Bigger is better, developer decides midway
13 years ago

Bigger is better, developer decides midway

China Daily  

WUHAN - A developer is trying to revise the design of a skyscraper already under construction to make it the tallest building in China, but the city planning authority said it has not gone through any required procedure yet. Plans for the 606-meter-high Greenland Center, being built in the downtown Wuchang area of Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, …

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