Skyscrapers: 2013 a remarkable year for Asia

Shanghai Tower: Highest skyscraper completes trio in China. --Pininterest

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has reviewed 2013 as the second-most successful year, after 2011, for skyscraper construction with a total of 73 buildings over 200 meters. According to freshome.com, 74% of worldwide skyscraper completions in 2013 were in Asian countries, with a record-breaking 53 skyscrapers built in 2013. Asia currently holds 45% of the tallest buildings in hand across the globe, with 37 skyscrapers of over 200 meters spread across 22 different cities, with China leading the list. South Korea is also mentioned in the statistics, with nine skyscrapers completed last year. Among the findings of the report is the sum of heights of all 200-meter-plus buildings completed in 2013, which was 17,662 meters; also the second highest in history, behind the 2011 record of 21,642 meters. Taking pride as the tallest building is the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai Tower 2 in Dubai, UAE, completed last year standing at 355 meters tall. Surprisingly, out of the 73 buildings over 200 meters completed in 2013, only one, 1717 Broadway in New York, was in the United States. Discovered by Freshome on Archdaily, these charts unveil the number of 200+ buildings constructed in each year from 1920 to 2013, as well as the projected number of mega-structures in the next two years.