World's Tallest
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Even in the cutting edge world of skyscraper design, SOM's Burj Khalifa stands apart and it remains the world's tallest building by a long way. To get the inside story on its design and construction, we spoke with the Burj Khalifa's structural engineer, William F. Baker.
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This sandcastle isn't the kind that you make on the beach with a bucket and spade, but an ambitious project that has been declared the world's tallest sandcastle by Guinness World Records. Rising to 16.68 m (54.72 ft), it surpasses the previous record holder by almost 2 meters.
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With a goal of becoming the world's tallest building and so few hard facts available, you could be forgiven for feeling a little skeptical about Santiago Calatrava's Dubai Creek Tower. There's a long way to go yet, but the project is off to a fine start and its foundations were recently completed.
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Mankind has long endeavored to construct buildings that reach the heavens. Thanks to advances in tall building design, it's feasible to build skyscrapers almost a kilometer in height – perhaps a mile high will soon be possible too. Join us as we take a look at the world's tallest skyscrapers.
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Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is known for getting creative with cardboard and wood, fashioning low-cost materials into emergency housing and restored cathedrals, just to name a couple of recent examples. A newly announced mixed-used building for Vancouver will continue in this vein.
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It's fitting that the country that boasts the famous terracotta army be the one that is home to the world's tallest terracotta-clad tower. Rising to 530 m (1,739 ft) tall, the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is China's second-tallest building, and the fifth tallest worldwide.
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Brock Commons is not your average student residence. Rising to a height of 53 m (174 ft) above the campus of the University of British Columbia in Canada, it's the world's tallest wooden residential tower – and it recently topped out several months ahead of schedule.
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The world's "largest observation wheel" is set to open in New York in 2018. The aptly-named "New York Wheel" was due to open next year, but the scale of the project has required that the launch date be pushed back. When it does open, visitors will be able to take in views out across New York Bay.
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Spanish architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava has released new details concerning his planned observation tower in Dubai. Due for completion in 2020, the megatall tower will reportedly be even taller than the world's current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.
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If Carlo Ratti's newly-announced observation tower comes to fruition (and it's a big "if"), it will be as much a sight to behold as the views it provides. The proposed structure is a mile high, which would make it the tallest observation tower in the world.
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Multinational firm Infosys will soon boast the world's tallest free-standing clock tower at its campus in Mysuru, India. The clock tower is slated to rise 135 m (442 ft).
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Jeddah Tower is the first skyscraper that's set to join the kilometer-high club. Under construction since 2013, its developers Jeddah Economic Company recently secured the funding to get it finished by the decade's close.
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