Supertall building

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The 115-story, 599 m (1,965 ft) Ping An International Finance Center in Shenzhen China is the tallest "supertall" building as of 2021

A supertall building is an occupied "supertall" structure higher than 300 m (984 ft) and beneath 600 m (1,969 ft). A form of skyscraper, it falls midway between a common minimum definition of "skyscraper" (a building taller 150 m (492 ft)) and a "megatall" building (taller than 600 m (1,969 ft)).[1]

Different organizations from the United States and Europe define skyscrapers generally as buildings at least 150 metres in height or taller.[2][3][4][5]

List of supertall buildings[]

Main article: List of supertall skyscrapers

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  1. ^ "CTBUH Height Criteria: Tall, Supertall, and Megatall Buildings". CTBUH. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Which World City Has The Most Skyscrapers?". The Urban Developer. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2018. "The majority of international organisations, such as the CTBUH and Emporis, define a skyscraper as a building that reaches or exceeds the height of 150 metres."
  3. ^ "Huge New Rogers Skyscraper Proposed". skyscrapernews.com. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007. ...their eleventh proper skyscraper, that is by definition buildings above 150 metres
  4. ^ Ambrose, Gavin; Harris, Paul; Stone, Sally (2008). The Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Switzerland: AVA Publishing SA. p. 233. ISBN 978-2-940373-54-3. Skyscraper: A tall, multi-storey building. Skyscrapers are different from towers or masts because they are habitable. The term was first applied during the late-nineteenth century, as the public marvelled at the elevated, steel-frame buildings being erected in Chicago and New York, USA. Modern skyscrapers tend to be constructed from reinforced concrete. As a general rule, a building must be at least 150 metres high to qualify as a skyscraper.
  5. ^ Data Standards: skyscraper (ESN 24419), Emporis Standards, accessed on line July 2020. "A skyscraper is defined on Emporis as a multi-story building whose architectural height is at least 100 meters. This definition falls midway between many common definitions worldwide, and is intended as a metric compromise which can be applied across the board worldwide"
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