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.
Latest Study
12 January 2021 | Tall Buildings in Numbers
Tall Buildings in 2020: COVID-19 Contributes To Dip in Year-On-Year Completions
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2020, part of the Tall Buildings in Numbers data analysis series. The report, kindly sponsored this year by Schindler, shows that 106 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2020, a 20 percent decline from 2019,...
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20 October 2018 | CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue IV
The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall
The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or greater height. Ten years l...
27 April 2018 | CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue II
World's Tallest Demolished Buildings
Although the world has more than 1,300 buildings of 200 meters or higher, no tall building of more than 187 meters has been demolished, with the exception of the World Trade Center...
5 February 2018 | CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue I
The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2017
In 2017, 144 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is the fourth record-breaking year in a row, and it brings the total number of 200-meter-plus buildings...
1 February 2018 | CTBUH Journal, 2018 Issue I
The Global Tall Building Picture: Impact of 2017
In 2017, 144 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed. This is the fourth record-breaking year in a row, and it brings the total number of 200-meter-plus buildings...
30 October 2017 | CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue IV
Australia: Rising Up Down Under
Australia is one of the world’s least densely-populated countries, and yet it has one of the highest proportions of urban dwellers, a figure that is increasing. A boom in tall buil...
8 August 2017 | CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue III
Vertical Transportation: Ascent & Acceleration
As part of a recent collaboration with the Guinness Book of World Records, CTBUH certified that Shanghai Tower has the fastest elevator and the longest elevator run of all commerci...
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