The Skyscrapers of Tomorrow

Of the world's ten tallest buildings currently under construction, one is located in the United States and five are in China.

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March 8, 2011, 8:00 AM PST

By Victor Negrete

The list at The Infrastructurist.

Eric Jaffe writes:

"While none of these buildings approaches the world's tallest - the Burj Khalifa, at 2,717 feet - their completion would entirely recast the rest of the ten tallest buildings in the world. Even the shortest building listed will stand taller than the world's current number two: the Taipei 101."

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Architecture Infrastructure Urban Development World Skyscrapers; China; USA; Architecture

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