Bloomberg (June 13)
“China’s skyscraper age is over,” but not everyone realizes this. China currently boasts “46 percent of the 500-foot-plus buildings under construction in the world,” but things are changing. Standing at over 2,000 feet, Shanghai Tower provides a stark reminder. Though it “is the world’s second-tallest building…only 60 percent of Shanghai Tower is rented out, and only a third of current tenants have actually occupied their leased space.”
Tags: Buildings, China, Construction, Leased, Rented, Shanghai Tower, Skyscraper, Tenants
Time (August 31)
Dubai has racked up another first. “As summer temperatures soared outside, the world’s largest indoor theme park, featuring popular Marvel and Cartoon Network-branded rides, opened its doors to the public on Wednesday.” In addition to the sprawling amusement park, Dubai is “home to the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Middle East’s largest mall and a man-made island in the shape of a palm tree that is dotted with luxury hotels.”
Tags: Cartoon Network, Dubai, Largest mall Luxury hotels, Marvel, Skyscraper, Theme park, World’s largest
Gulf News (January 1, 2014)
The home to the world’s tallest skyscraper claimed another spectacular record with the world’s largest firework celebration. “It took only a minute for Dubai to break the previous world record,” held by Kuwait, with 100,000 fireworks. The ensuing minutes brought the total number of fireworks to 500,000, many of which were set off in view of the Burj Khalifa.
Tags: Burj Khalifa, Celebration, Dubai, Fireworks, Kuwait, Record, Skyscraper
Chicago Tribune (November 13, 2013)
“It used to be the tallest building in America. It used to be the tallest in the world. It used to be the Sears Tower. Now Chicago’s Willis Tower is second, um, banana to New York’s not-yet-completed One World Trade Center, which was declared tallest in the nation.” And it’s not just Chicago that has lost the skyscraper race. “The U.S. has all but conceded the skyscraper Olympics to cities like Dubai, Taipei, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Eight of the world’s 10 tallest buildings are in the Middle East and Asia. Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower, now under construction, will be 3,281 feet tall.”
Tags: Chicago, Dubai, Hong Kong, New York, One World Trade Center, Saudi Arabia, Sears Tower, Shanghai, Skyscraper, Taipei, Tallest, U.S., Willis Tower
