More supertall skyscrapers were completed in 2017 than any previous year, with the tallest coming in at 599 metres, according to new industry research.
The annual report from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) reveals that 144 supertalls ? skyscrapers of 200 metres or higher ? were finished in 2017, across 23 different countries.
That makes 2017 the fourth consecutive record-breaking year in tall-building construction, showing that the trend for towers is in no danger of decline.
A total of 144 supertall skyscrapers were finished in 2017, across 23 different countries
"The data from 2017 shows a continuation of the trend towards a greater global proliferation of skyscraper construction," said CTBUH executive director Antony Wood. "High-rise construction is no longer confined to a select few financial and business centres, but rather is becoming the accepted global model for densification, as more than one million people on our planet urbanise each week."
The report states that skyscraper construction has grown steadily over the past four years ? so much so that the number of new towers built in 2017 is more than double what the figure was in 2013.
This year was also the most geographically diverse for high-rises, encompassing 69 cities in 23 different countries
This year was also the most geographically diverse for high-rises, encompassing 69 cities in 23 different countries. Thirteen cities saw their first 200-metre-plus building...