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2016 Another Record-Breaker for Skyscraper Completions; 18 “Tallest Titles” Bestowed CTBUH Year in Review: All building data, images and drawings can be found at end Tall Trends of 2016 Click on building names to be taken to the Skyscraper Center 2016 Another Record-Breaker for Skyscraper Completions; 18 “Tallest Titles” Bestowed Report by Jason Gabel, CTBUH; Research by Annan Shehadi, Shawn Ursini, and Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH Note: Please refer to “Tall Buildings in Numbers – The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2016” in conjunction with this paper, pages 9–10. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Further Highlights: There were eighteen 200-meter-plus Habitat (CTBUH) has determined that 128 The 128 buildings completed in 2016 beat buildings completed that became the buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater every previous year on record, including the tallest in a city, country, or region. were completed around the world in 2016 previous record high of 114 completions A total of 10 supertalls (buildings of 300 (see Figure 1) – setting a new record for in 2015. This brings the total number of meters or higher) were completed in annual tall building completions and marking 200-meter-plus buildings in the world to 2016, fewer than we anticipated this the third consecutive record-breaking year. 1,168, marking a 441% increase from the time last year, partly as a result of 160 year 2000, when only 265 existed. 155 150 150 Buildings 200 Meters or Taller Completed Each Year from 1960 to 2018 140 130 130 128 125 In the 2015 study (which was conducted before the 120 end of the year so as to release the study at year end), CTBUH projected 106 buildings had completed 1,400 in 2015. After continued research throughout 2016, 114 1,316 new height figures and completion dates have 1,300 resulted in the official CTBUH record now showing 110 1,291 114 completed 200m+ buildings in 2015, including Total Number of 200 m+ Buildings in Existence one more supertall building. 1,166 1,200 at the end of Each Decade from 1920 to 2017 1,100 100 100 1,000 900 90 800 700 80 80 612 600 71 72 500 70 69 400 Number of buildings 200 m+ completed each year 300 60 265 200 144 130 111 122 100 50 50 69 28 50 24 47 2 6 11 11 15 5 11 3 3 3 1 0 1920 1930 1940 19501960 1970 1980 19902000 2010 2016 2017 40 31 31 31 30 27 23 22 22 20 20 19 18 17 17 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2014 2015 2008 2012 2016 2017 2018 2010 Notes: Number of 200 m+ buildings Projected number of 200 m+ buildings 1. We can predict 2017–2018 building completions with some accuracy due to projects now in Number of supertalls (300 m+) Projected number of supertalls (300 m+) advanced construction. A range is given to indicate the challenging factors in predicting building completion dates. Number of megatalls (600 m+) Projected number of megatalls (600 m+) 2. Totals after 2001 take into account the destruction of the World Trade Center Towers 1 and 2. Figure 1. Number of 200 m+ buildings completed each year from 1960 to 2017, with projections through 2018 The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2016 Year in Review report www.ctbuh.org | www.skyscrapercenter.com 20,081 90 construction delays typical of buildings 20,000 2016 Completions: 200 m+ Buildings by Country in this height range. Nonetheless, 2016 84 still saw the third-largest number of Note: One tall building 200 m+ in height was also completed during 2016 in these countries: Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Japan; Kuwait; Mexico; supertall completions of any year, trailing 80 Poland; Russia; Saudi Arabia 19,000 only 2015, which saw 14; and 2014, Total Number (Total = 128) which saw 11. Sum of Heights (Total = 30,301 m) 30 3,000 ) he tallest building to complete in 2016 (m T Total Number of Countries = 19 s ht was Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, er mb Heig Nu which stands as the tallest building in of m Guangzhou, the second-tallest building in 20 2,000 Su China, and the fifth-tallest building in the 1,650 world at 530 meters. 1,345 1,148 Asia retained its status as the world’s 10 1,000 918 855 7 skyscraper epicenter in 2016, completing 6 5 556 497 107 buildings, representing 84% of the 44 467 445 440 2 2 2 2 2 128-building total. 0 0 The Middle East matched its 2015 China USA South Korea Indonesia Philippines Qatar Thailand Singapore UAE Malaysia Australia numbers with nine completions in 2016, Figure 2. 2016 completions by country with North America experiencing a slight increase this year, up from four 12 3,000 2016 Completions: 200 m+ Buildings by City completions in 2015 to seven in 2016. 11 Note: Two or fewer tall buildings 200 m+ in height were also completed during For the ninth year in a row, China had 2,608 2016 in these cities: Abu Dhabi; Baku; Bangkok; Beijing; Boston; Dubai; Changsha; the most 200-meter-plus completions, 10 Foshan; Fuzhou; Guiyang; Hangzhou; Jersey City; Jinan; Kuala Lumpur; Kunshan; 2,500 Kuwait City; Liuzhou; Makati; Manama; Melbourne; Mexico City; Moscow; Nagoya; with a record 84 (see Figure 2), overtaking Nanning; Ningbo; Qingdao; Riyadh; Shanghai; Singapore; Suzhou; Sydney; Taguig City; Warsaw; Wenzhou; Xiamen; Xi’an; Yiwu; Zhengzhou by 24% its previous annual record of 68 8 Total Number (Total = 128) 2,000 in 2015. 1,881 Sum of Heights (Total = 30,301 m) ) (m s The United States completed the ht er 666 Total Number of Cities = 54 second-most 200-meter-plus buildings 1,477 1,500 mb 6 Heig Nu of with seven, a notable increase over the 1,345 m 1,256 555 5 1,227 Su two buildings completed in 2015. 1,148 1,062 1,050 1,035 44444 Meanwhile, South Korea made the list 4 1,000 890 855 820 with six completions, with Indonesia 333 693 638 seeing five, and both the Philippines and 633 2 500 Qatar completing four. Shenzhen had the highest number of 200-meter-plus completions of any city in 0 0 Dalian Doha Hefei 2016 with 11 (more than any country other Goyang Jakarta Tianjin Nanjing Wuhan Shenzhen Chengdu Kunming Nanchang Shenyang Guangzhou Chongqing than China managed to complete), while New York City China’s Chongqing and Guangzhou, and Figure 3. 2016 completions by city Goyang, South Korea tied for second place with six each. The total height of buildings majority of these buildings are located in The tallest building to complete in 2016 was completed in Shenzhen is 2,608 meters China, which completed the most Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre (see Figure (see Figure 3). 200-meter-plus buildings (84) of any 8), a 530-meter landmark tower in country in the world (see Figure 4). This Guangzhou that, together with Guangzhou was the ninth year in a row that China IFC, completes a binary framing of the Key Worldwide Market Snapshots of 2016 achieved this distinction. Thirty-one cities in skyline long envisioned and debated by China had at least one 200-meter-plus local urban planners. The tower is now the Asia (Not including Middle East) building completion, with Shenzhen tallest building in Guangzhou, the second- The momentum of Asia has been unyielding outperforming any other city in the world, tallest in China (and Asia), and the fifth- for many years, and 2016 only serves to with 11. Trailing behind Shenzhen are tallest building in the world. In a fortunate further reinforce this trend. The region Chongqing and Guangzhou, each with six turn of events, delegates at the CTBUH 2016 recorded 107 of the 128 completions for the completions; followed by Chengdu and Conference were some of the first official year, or 84% of the total (see Figure 5). A Dalian with five apiece. occupiers of Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2016 Year in Review report www.ctbuh.org | www.skyscrapercenter.com 84 68 84 63 68 63 36 25 22 21 20 20 19 36 16 14 1313 12 12 8 8 6 6 25 4 3 3 2 22 84 Yearly 200 m+ Tall Building1 Completions,1 By Region/Country21 20 20 as theChina building was the location of both the 19 core conference city program and a 16 14 networking reception. 1313 12 12 8 8 South Korea finished the year with six 6 6 6884 200-meter-plus completions, ranking third by 4 3 3 2 country and doubling its 2015 count of three. 63 1 1 All sixChina of the towers completed this year belong to the Ilsan Yojin Y-City Complex in Goyang, with towers ranging from 214 to 68 230 meters. 63 Following on the success of Jakarta as having completed the most 200-meter-plus 8 buildings by city in 2015, Indonesia came 5 4 4 3 3 3 36 3 in just behind South Korea with five 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 completionsEurope in 2016, all of which are located in the capital.
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