This mega-tall skyscraper will not only be the tallest building in Malaysia, and Southeast Asia, it will become the 2nd tallest building in the world just after Burj Khalifa. If you were not aware of it before, though it’s quite unlikely, Malaysia is set to be re-included in the Top 10 not long from now once construction on PNB 118, or Merdeka 118 is completed. Pudong in Beijing In 2016, a total of 128 skyscrapers over 200 meters tall were completed around the world: 84 of them were in China. The project has been awarded with a 2010 Honor Award. What’s Next in the Realm of Astronomical Buildings? Merdeka 118 Steven Holl Architects have completed a building conceived as a 'horizontal skyscraper', supported over a landscaped garden in Shenzhen, China. In less than a year, it will also be removed from the top 10, to be found in the top 20. The wobbling of a skyscraper in the Chinese city of Shenzhen was likely caused by a combination of winds, underground rail lines, and fluctuating temperatures, according to preliminary findings. Shanghai World Financial Center was once the world’s tallest building by roof height from 2008 to 2009, and was knocked off its pedestal once Burj Khalifa was completed the following year. Used for: Offices, Hotel, Observation, Retail, Restaurants Though it looks like China is set to win having the most skyscrapers with more in the pipeline, here are 10 of the world’s tallest completed structures. In the last two decades alone, the world has seen mega-structures that have been popping up consecutively all over China, the Middle East, Vietnam, Russia, America, and Malaysia. These skyscrapers are modern tourist hotspots with malls, amazing views, hotels, and fine restaurants. With advancement in science and technology coupled with a ferocious onslaught of emerging economies in the Asian market, leaders in the fields of engineering and architecture are now able to push the boundaries of what we know of superstructures with new forms of efficient, flexible, and super-strong material composites like graphene, which is believed to be even 200 times stronger than steel! Almost suddenly, in early 2016, China has nine of the world's twenty supertall buildings, all above 400m, more than any other country. The month before that, a fire killed 18 people - mostly children - at a martial arts school in central Henan province, causing an uproar over fire safety standards.Ī further two dozen people died in a pair of blazes in Beijing's migrant neighbourhoods in 2017, while 58 perished when a huge fire swept through a 28-storey Shanghai housing block in 2010.What started as modern architectural marvels towards the end of the 19th century in the Western world, has continued to flourish well into the 21st century where we bear witness to the world’s most impressive superstructures being designed and erected in many parts right here in Asia. The term skyscraper originally applied to buildings of 10 to 20 stories, but by the late 20th century the term was used to describe high-rise buildings of unusual height, generally greater than 40 or 50 stories. In July last year, a warehouse fire in northeastern Jilin province killed at least 15 people and injured at least 25, according to state media reports. The 218-metre (715-foot) building was completed in 2000 and is located near a major ring road, according to CCTV.ĭeadly fires are common in China, where lax enforcement of building codes and rampant unauthorised construction can make it difficult for people to flee burning buildings. "No casualties have yet been discovered and communications have not been cut off."Ī video shared on social media appeared to show dozens of people fleeing the building as flaming debris fell from the upper floors.ĪFP was not immediately able to verify the footage.Ĭhangsha, the capital of Hunan province, has a population of about 10 million people.
2 Communications Tower in Changsha has been extinguished. An initial photograph released by CCTV showed orange flames searing through the building in a built-up area of the city as black smoke billowed into the sky.Ī later image shared on social media appeared to show that the flames had subsided, as emergency personnel sprayed jets of water onto its charred facade.Ĭhina Telecom said in a statement on social media: "By around 4:30 pm today, the fire at our No.
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