Skyscraper-mania in Asia and the Eternal Competition for the World's Tallest Building

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Recent years have seen an influx of skyscrapers completed, nearing construction, or proposed in Asia. Stimulated by an exponentially growing population and, therefore, thriving economy, Asia has contributed more soaring buildings to the world’s Supertall list than any other continents combined. With the completion of the world’s tallest building at 828 meters tall, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, comes the proposition of progressively more structures which aim to surpass the prior and ascend to the number one status.

More on skyscraper-mania in Asia after the break.

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Cite: Sarah Edwards. "Skyscraper-mania in Asia and the Eternal Competition for the World's Tallest Building" 26 Aug 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/157954/skyscraper-mania-in-asia-and-the-eternal-competition-for-the-worlds-tallest-building> ISSN 0719-8884

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