Data Studies

The Research & Thought Leadership division of the CTBUH performs objective research at all scales and distributes findings in the form of data studies that highlight critical issues facing tall buildings and future cities.

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1 December 2024 | Tall Buildings in Numbers

Vertical Urbanism Index Case Study: Bangkok

Bangkok is the largest city in Thailand and, as of 2024, has doubled in population over the past 37 years. As the growing metropolitan region plans for better transit, higher density, and improved livability, CTBUH has begun to study the role that tall buildings play in achieving a higher standard of urban life in the area. These maps explore so...

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13 April 2011 | CTBUH Journal, 2011 Issue II

Tall and Urban: An Analysis of Global Population and Tall Buildings

Tall buildings are spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing rate. This study demonstrates the relationship between population and tall buildings across those countries and...

31 December 2010 | CTBUH Journal, 2011 Issue I

Tallest Buildings Completed in 2010

In a year dominated by news coverage of the new “World’s Tallest Building” – Burj Khalifa, Dubai – one may be surprised to learn that, besides being the year in which a building fi...

13 November 2010 | CTBUH Journal, 2010 Issue IV

Tallest World Records

Includes records of the tallest buildings/structures according to function and structural material, the highest spaces according to function, and some lesser-known titles such as t...

9 October 2010 | CTBUH Journal, 2010 Issue III

The Economics of High-rise

Includes comparative studies of high-rise construction costs based on location and building function. Key high-rise cost drivers = shape & geometry, size & regularity of floor pla...

12 June 2008 | CTBUH Journal, 2008 Issue II

The Tallest Buildings in the World: Past, Present & Future

Over time, the average height of the 100 tallest buildings in the world has been steadily increasing. However, by 2010, this average height will have jumped to 349 meters, up from...