Skyscrapers
The advantage of skyscrapers is that they are a self-sufficient ecosystem capable of meeting various needs. In high-rise buildings, people can not only live and work, but also spend their free time visiting shops, restaurants, fitness clubs and cinemas without leaving the skyscraper. However, in order to maintain its appeal in the long term, skyscrapers need to change towards greater flexibility and functionality.
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In 2020, there are over 5 thousand skyscrapers more than 150 meters high around the world. In 2021, according to the forecast of the Council for High-Rise Buildings and Urban Habitat, the volume of their construction will recover to the pre-crisis level and reach 120-150 objects.
While maintaining the existing pace of high-rise development by 2050, there will be 41 thousand skyscrapers in the world, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology predicts.
Skyscrapers in Russia
2024: Moscow Towers skyscraper built in Moscow City
On June 3, 2024, NF Group announced the completion of the Moscow Towers skyscraper at the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC) Moscow City. The new 63-story skyscraper consists of two towers interconnected by sky lobby crossings and a common stylobate part. Read more here.
2022: Moscow began to build the tallest office building in the city
In December 2022, the architectural council Moscow approved the project for the construction of a 400-meter building skyscraper under the working name "Palette" near the Bagration Bridge in "." Moscow City It will become the tallest business building in the capital. The developer of the project is the company "." Gals-development More. here
2021
50 skyscrapers above 100 meters are being built in Moscow
Significant interest in the construction of high-rise buildings, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, is also observed in Russia. So, in Moscow, as of November 2021, about 50 skyscrapers above 100 meters are under construction and the creation of another business center is being discussed by analogy with the Moscow City district.
The start of construction in St. Petersburg of the second tallest skyscraper in the world
As it became known at the end of May 2021 St. Petersburg , the construction of the second tallest skyscraper in the world begins. The project was called "," Lakhta Center 2 according to the company's website. " Gazprom More. here
Skyscrapers in the world
2024
US plans to build the tallest skyscraper in the country in Oklahoma
Its height will be 134 floors (582 meters). He will appear in the state of Oklahoma, in the Bricktown area of Oklahoma City.
The developer of the project is the American company Matteson Capital, and the project itself was developed by the local architectural bureau of JSC. The skyscraper will be America's tallest building.
Malaysia built the second tallest skyscraper in the world for $1 billion
On January 10, 2024, Malaysia's Supreme Elected Monarch Kebawah Dooley Young Maha Mulia Sheri Paduka Baginda Young di-Pertuan Agong held the opening ceremony of the Merdeka 118 skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur. As of that date, it is the second tallest building in the world. Read more here.
2023: Robots start washing windows on skyscrapers. Video
In mid-August 2023, it became known that Skyline Robotics began using its Ozmo robotic system to wash windows on skyscrapers in Tel Aviv and New York. Read more here.
2022: Cities with the most skyscrapers above 200 meters
2021: China banned from building skyscrapers above 0.5km
In early July 2021, the State Committee for Development and Reform of the PRC banned the construction of skyscrapers over 500 meters high. The authorities also limited the construction of towers with a height of more than 250 meters, as they fear for the quality of the erected objects due to weak supervision of the work.
According to Bloomberg, in addition to the ban on the construction of skyscrapers over 500 meters high, buildings over 100 meters must now strictly comply with the scale of the city and fire safety.
Over the past six years, five of the ten tallest buildings in the world have been erected in the PRC. China's tallest building is the 632-meter Shanghai Tower, which is second only to the 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai. The head of the Knight Frank real estate agency in Hong Kong, Martin Wong, noted that the ban on the construction of such skyscrapers will slow down the construction boom a little, but a significant impact on the commercial real estate market is not expected. In China, buildings with a height of 180 to 200 meters are the most popular.
 | Measures taken for safety. Buildings too tall are not efficient enough and are often built on the whim of city mayors, Qiao Shitong, an associate professor at Hong Kong University, explained in a conversation with Bloomberg. |  |
The fears of the authors of the law are not unfounded. In May 2021, the 72-story SEG Plaza skyscraper in Shenzhen began to inexplicably hesitate. The height of this building reaches 291 meters, and tilt changes are noticeable even to the naked eye. Experts argue that a whole group of factors can be the cause, including temperature changes indoors, wind, as well as the location of the building nearby the subway. Chinese authorities assured that the 73-story structure, erected in 2000, was not dangerous, but access to SEG Plaza was closed until the inspection was completed.[1]
2020: Dubai among the leaders in the number of skyscrapers built in a year
2019: Map of skyscrapers in the US
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