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

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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23 May 2022 | CTBUH Journal 2022 Issue I

Interactive Study - The State of Tall Timber: A Global Audit

This data study represents the significant recent momentum of the mass-timber movement worldwide. There are now 139 mass timber buildings around the world of eight stories or highe...

3 January 2022 | CTBUH Journal 2022 Issue I

Interactive Study on Tall Buildings in 2021: A State of Current Construction

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has released its annual report, CTBUH Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2021, part of the Tall Buildings in Numbers data analysis serie...

17 September 2021 | CTBUH Journal 2021 Issue III

Emissions-Reduction Strategies

The construction sector accounts for 39 percent of all global emissions, but to avoid catastrophic climate-related disasters, these emissions must be reduced significantly, with m...

8 September 2021 | CTBUH Journal 2021 Issue IV

Interactive Study on The Global Impact of 9/11 on Tall Buildings

In the immediate aftermath of the terrible events of 9/11, the age of the skyscraper seemed to be at an end. After witnessing the collapse of the World Trade Center towers due to t...

19 May 2021 | CTBUH Journal 2021 Issue II

CTBUH Awards Through the Years

The CTBUH has operated its Awards program since 2002, evolving from a single honor (the Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award) to 29 categories today. Participation has always...

12 January 2021 | CTBUH Journal 2021 Issue I

Interactive Study on 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 serie...