May 23, 2012
In January of each year CTBUH (The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) publishes a review of tall building construction and statistics from the previous year. The annual story is becoming a familiar one: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and now 2011 have each sequentially broke the record for the most 200 meter or higher buildings completed in a given year. Once again, more 200 m+ buildings were completed in 2011 than in any year previous, with a total of 88 projects opening their doors. It is now foreseeable- indeed likely �C that the recent trend of an annual increase in building completions will continue for the next several years, perhaps even through the end of the decade, due in large part to China.
In addition to profiling the tallest buildings completed in 2011, this study examines continuing shifts in the tall building industry and profiles several dominant and emerging construction markets. What surprise city completed the most 200-meter buildings in 2011, surpassing traditional tall building centers like Dubai, Shanghai, and Singapore? Will the already-remarkable Chinese market continue to expand exponentially and further dominate the skyscraper typology? Are there other, unrealized markets that are yet to discover the benefits of building tall? These and many other questions are examined and answered in this study. (www.ctbuh.org)
"The Tallest 20 in 2020"-- an article provided by CTBUH will be published in the next coming issue of Building Journal. (www.building.hk)
