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In The Future of Cities: Megatall and Supertall Buildings we look at the trend in the world right now for architects to design “supertall” and “megatall” buildings.
The Council for Tall Building and Urban Habitats (CTBUH) defines “supertall” as a building over 300 meters (984 feet) in height, and a “megatall” as a building over 600 meters (1,968 feet) in height. And, as of June 2015 there were 91 supertall and 2 megatall buildings fully completed and occupied globally.
The following image shows the tallest building, from ‘Height to Architectural Top.’ Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flagpoles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the CTBUH rankings of the “World’s Tallest Buildings.

You can see their full criteria here.

Megatall Buildings (FW: Thinking)

Is it possible to construct a completely pre-fabricated megatall building (i.e. over 600 meters)? (CTBUH)

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