Following the recent completion of 432 Park Avenue in New York City, The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced that there are now 100 supertall (300-plus-meter) skyscrapers in the world. The majority of these skyscrapers are in Asia and the Middle East, mirroring construction trends that have emerged over the past decade. Dubai leads the rankings with 18 supertall buildings, while New York City now falls in second place with a total of seven, including 432 Park Avenue.

432 Park Avenue, New York City. Image Courtesy of The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Following the recent completion of 432 Park Avenue in New York City, The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced that there are now 100 supertall (300-plus-meter) skyscrapers in the world. The majority of these skyscrapers are in Asia and the Middle East, mirroring construction trends that have emerged over the past decade. Dubai leads the rankings with 18 supertall buildings, while New York City now falls in second place with a total of seven, including 432 Park Avenue.
Courtesy of The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Standing at 425.5 meters, 432 Park Avenue is the tallest all-residential building in the world and the 14th-tallest overall. Impressive not only for just its height, but also its slenderness, it exemplifies the ?superslim? typology made possible by advancements in lateral resistance technology. ...