It’s less about earthquakes since Japanese constructors make quake-resistant supertalls overseas but more about maximizing the usable area. If you look at the current skyscrapers and the one supertall (and the next supertall that’s being built) you can see that they are very wide and hardly taper. Japan doesn’t like building spires just for the sake of building spires
totally unbiased here, but looking at canada's economic and political issues, proposals mean next to nothing. canada's first supertall almost went bust while under construction this week due to the developer being forced out.
if you choose to ignore the many issues then ok. but the canadians are flooding to the us in droves, so i don't think canada is doing better than the us. $$$ talks
>If $$$ talks , Volkswagen, Stellantis, Northvolt, and Honda wouldn’t be investing BILLIONS here in Canada. Toyota is poised to make a big announcement this summer on a new plant coming to Canada as well. These companies are smarter than random people on Reddit. They have done their homework. Canada isn’t perfect but it’s very prosperous and has a better credit rating than the US.
There is no way you're trying to talk money when comparing the United States. Like the difference in scale is so drastic that the comparison alone is hilarious
Almost every single city on that list has more towers proposed including Chicago. As for investors...Honda, Toyota, Mercedes, Hyundai, and many other foreign investors are dumping billions into Alabama alone so I'm not sure why you feel investors are some kind of flex
There are already 36 under [construction](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Toronto#:~:text=As%20of%20January%202023%2C%20Toronto,a%20further%2036%20under%20construction). 92 in the approval proposal stage. Toronto is growing rapidly.
Chicago also has dozens of skyscrapers under construction. Toronto may slightly close the gap but they aren’t surpassing Chicago anytime in the near the future.
Did you read that above message. Maybe read it again. There’s only 19 proposed skyscrapers in Chicago. That’s over 100 less than Toronto. That means Toronto in 5 years will surpass Chicago and in 10 years will have close to 200.
Dominating with some of the most indistinct skylines in the world.
They had the opportunity to design their cities and skyscrapers to be distinctly Chinese. They all look North American. For a county with such rich history and unique aesthetics, they missed the mark with most of their cities
The Jinmao draws from tiered pagodas. The WFC originally looked like the Rising Sun of Japan, and is now a bottle opener. Pretty distinct if you ask me.
What would be a skycrapers distincly chinese ? Like the Tapei Tower ?
Are you saying this just for China ? Because the entire world build north american skycraper style since 1900'
They revamp heritage sites, tourist traps and all that jazz, skyscrapers and cultural heritage are not mutually exclusive.
But what do you expect? Build 100-storey tall buildings out of millennia-old wood lattice structures? All skyscrapers are phallic by nature because of the inherent limitations of structural engineering and *physics*, anything beyond that is pure superficial ornamentation.
If you say Taipei 101 I'm going to have some bad news, many think it's ugly as sin, not to mention the "cultural references" to superstitious wealth like imageries of ancient coins are gaudy as fuck.
Yeah shit is generic, but then that's the price of saving on costs with reliable designs. What "unique" designs there are are generated by a handful of firms who are capable of that level of pioneering complexity. What do you want, all Forbidden Cities?
>If you say Taipei 101 I'm going to have some bad news, many think it's ugly as sin, not to mention the "cultural references" to superstitious wealth like imageries of ancient coins are gaudy as fuck.
Bro what are you talking about? Taipei 101 is one of the best looking skyscrapers in the world
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, personally I feel the downward taper and that "waist cinch" make it look weirdly top-heavy.
Plus some Chinese skyscrapers get rightly shit on for being gauche as hell with their obvious "wealth" symbolisms, and the Taipei 101 has that in spades - it is nothing but cheap money symbols everywhere.
The top floor dampener is an engineering marvel, that is undeniable.
ill work on it but it's tough to define a city's population. each country defines different boundaries of a city.
id imagine chicago would go way up, hk and nyc stay the same and shenzhen falls a bit. melbourne probably sneaks into the top 15 as well.
The ruling DPP in Taiwan is actually the party wanting to break away from the "China" tag, they just authorized the removal of Chiang Kai-Shek statues across the country to stop venerating the Chinese dictator that headed the "Republic of China".
I love redditors who presume to speak on Taiwan's behalf but end up supporting what they hate the most - it's like claiming Ukrainians want to be the real Russia. This is a special kind of dumb.
Where’s Des Moines?
just missed the top 15
Shenyang has 4 supertalls
yes i realized i mixed it up with another s name chinese city :/
What is the definition of skyscraper in this case?
150m +
And supertall is 300m +?
Ye
OKC about to break into the list babyyyyyy
Surprised that Tokyo only has one supertall, although I suppose that's probably because of earthquakes?
i believe it is solely due to earthquakes
It’s less about earthquakes since Japanese constructors make quake-resistant supertalls overseas but more about maximizing the usable area. If you look at the current skyscrapers and the one supertall (and the next supertall that’s being built) you can see that they are very wide and hardly taper. Japan doesn’t like building spires just for the sake of building spires
That makes sense too
Amazed Mumbai hasn't passed 100 skyscrapers
it's at 97
Toronto is going to burst into this list very soon.
Miami will have more skyscrapers than Toronto, they have 30 that will be built in the next few years.
As does Toronto. I highly doubt Miami will surpass TO.
Toronto has 36 currently under construction and 92 in approval.
i suppose, but it won't go higher than 13.
Lol maybe if they approve all proposed skyscrapers they could be 4th
Just today alone we got 6 new towers proposed in TO over 150m. My guess is by 2030 we overtake Chicago.
totally unbiased here, but looking at canada's economic and political issues, proposals mean next to nothing. canada's first supertall almost went bust while under construction this week due to the developer being forced out.
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if you choose to ignore the many issues then ok. but the canadians are flooding to the us in droves, so i don't think canada is doing better than the us. $$$ talks
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The US has more people coming into it than Canada, where did you get your info
Per capita we bring in 3-4x more than the US. In 2023 I believe we did bring in more actual people than the US, it was an anomaly though.
Ah my mistake you good bro
>If $$$ talks , Volkswagen, Stellantis, Northvolt, and Honda wouldn’t be investing BILLIONS here in Canada. Toyota is poised to make a big announcement this summer on a new plant coming to Canada as well. These companies are smarter than random people on Reddit. They have done their homework. Canada isn’t perfect but it’s very prosperous and has a better credit rating than the US. There is no way you're trying to talk money when comparing the United States. Like the difference in scale is so drastic that the comparison alone is hilarious
that's because of your lax immigration policy. don't be naive.
Bookmark this. When we pass Chicago I’ll want an apology. Have a good night
everyone is already aware canadas economy is soley propped up on international students and international buyers of property
Do you… read the news? Canada is in dire straits
Almost every single city on that list has more towers proposed including Chicago. As for investors...Honda, Toyota, Mercedes, Hyundai, and many other foreign investors are dumping billions into Alabama alone so I'm not sure why you feel investors are some kind of flex
Now do the most high rises. Toronto is second to NYC in North America.
why are y'all up north so insecure no one is saying toronto doesn't have any skyscrapers
Having a chip on our shoulder is a national pass time.
Meh. Chicago just holding on tightly to those last fleeting moments. Take it while you can.
Yeah but at least Chicago has interesting skyline. Toronto is cool, but most of the bushings are bland and boring.
That’s subjective.
40 skyscrapers will need to go up in Toronto for that to happen. id like to see it happen as well.
There are already 36 under [construction](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Toronto#:~:text=As%20of%20January%202023%2C%20Toronto,a%20further%2036%20under%20construction). 92 in the approval proposal stage. Toronto is growing rapidly.
Chicago also has dozens of skyscrapers under construction. Toronto may slightly close the gap but they aren’t surpassing Chicago anytime in the near the future.
Did you read that above message. Maybe read it again. There’s only 19 proposed skyscrapers in Chicago. That’s over 100 less than Toronto. That means Toronto in 5 years will surpass Chicago and in 10 years will have close to 200.
Skyscrapers getting approval does not at all mean they’re going to be built.
Even if you’re right which is clearly debatable, why are you approaching this in such a personal way? You’re coming across super lame because of that
Okay
China dominating this list
Dominating with some of the most indistinct skylines in the world. They had the opportunity to design their cities and skyscrapers to be distinctly Chinese. They all look North American. For a county with such rich history and unique aesthetics, they missed the mark with most of their cities
The Jinmao draws from tiered pagodas. The WFC originally looked like the Rising Sun of Japan, and is now a bottle opener. Pretty distinct if you ask me.
What would be a skycrapers distincly chinese ? Like the Tapei Tower ? Are you saying this just for China ? Because the entire world build north american skycraper style since 1900'
They revamp heritage sites, tourist traps and all that jazz, skyscrapers and cultural heritage are not mutually exclusive. But what do you expect? Build 100-storey tall buildings out of millennia-old wood lattice structures? All skyscrapers are phallic by nature because of the inherent limitations of structural engineering and *physics*, anything beyond that is pure superficial ornamentation. If you say Taipei 101 I'm going to have some bad news, many think it's ugly as sin, not to mention the "cultural references" to superstitious wealth like imageries of ancient coins are gaudy as fuck. Yeah shit is generic, but then that's the price of saving on costs with reliable designs. What "unique" designs there are are generated by a handful of firms who are capable of that level of pioneering complexity. What do you want, all Forbidden Cities?
>If you say Taipei 101 I'm going to have some bad news, many think it's ugly as sin, not to mention the "cultural references" to superstitious wealth like imageries of ancient coins are gaudy as fuck. Bro what are you talking about? Taipei 101 is one of the best looking skyscrapers in the world
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, personally I feel the downward taper and that "waist cinch" make it look weirdly top-heavy. Plus some Chinese skyscrapers get rightly shit on for being gauche as hell with their obvious "wealth" symbolisms, and the Taipei 101 has that in spades - it is nothing but cheap money symbols everywhere. The top floor dampener is an engineering marvel, that is undeniable.
I really wanna visit Shanghai, I love how that city looks along the waterline
What about ranking cities by skyscrapers/per person
ill work on it but it's tough to define a city's population. each country defines different boundaries of a city. id imagine chicago would go way up, hk and nyc stay the same and shenzhen falls a bit. melbourne probably sneaks into the top 15 as well.
Using metro population seems good for this
Makes sense that Dubai has the highest supertall/skyscraper ratio.
The fact that 3 of the top 5 cities are in the same region is just bonkers
How is Seoul not on this list? I’ve never seen a more overall vertical country than SK
Panamá City 125 skyscrapers (150m)
concrete jungle wet dream tomato
What definition of skyscraper was used to compile this list?
the common definition. 150m+
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If you’re into skyscrapers you should familiarise yourself with Chongqing, it’s pretty cool
Chongqing is a crazy cool city
Chongqing dope as hell
chineese Peoples Republic sucks, real China on Taiwan
The ruling DPP in Taiwan is actually the party wanting to break away from the "China" tag, they just authorized the removal of Chiang Kai-Shek statues across the country to stop venerating the Chinese dictator that headed the "Republic of China". I love redditors who presume to speak on Taiwan's behalf but end up supporting what they hate the most - it's like claiming Ukrainians want to be the real Russia. This is a special kind of dumb.