The World's Tallest Building

[Randy W]

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World's tallest building to be built in Changsha

http://shanghaiist.com/assets_c/2013/05/sky-city-at-dusk-thumb-706x433-791030.png

 

China will soon be home to the world's tallest building.

 

Broad Sustainable Construction (BSC), known for constructing a

, has just gained approval to start construction on one of their biggest projects - a 838-meter or 2,749 feet tall building called Sky City, Treehugger reports.

 

Its height puts it about 10 meters over the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the current tallest building in the world, according to Quartz.

 

This new monolith is meant to address China's rapidly urbanizing and still growing population. It will have 92 elevators, a 6-mile long ramp running between the floors, and even a hotel.

 

The company says construction will take about 7 months (BSC seems to have abandoned their original do-it-in-90-days idea). Construction for the Burj Khalifa took approximately 6 years.

The building will have 202 floors and will be built in the middle of a field in Changsha.

 

 

 

Why not ??!?

Edited May 20, 2013 by Randy W (see edit history)

[Mike and Yan]

Cloud Scraper if there ever was...

 

Residential joint also???

 

I don't see the commerce base..just say'n

[Fu Lai]

OMG that is awesome!

[warpedbored]

Kinda makes me wonder what the tallest building possible is.

[Dennis143]

Makes me wonder what having the worlds tallest building symbolizes. And, to think they can get it erected in no time flat too.

[warpedbored]

All it proves is bragging rights. In a few years someone else will build one taller somewhere else.

[dan_ling]

Only 7 months to build, I don't think I would want to live or work there!

[Steve in USA]

Wonder if it will have any tenants.

[Fu Lai]

Wonder if it will have any tenants.

Changsha is a great city that would be the second largest in the USA. There will be tenants.

[Steve in USA]

 

Wonder if it will have any tenants.

 

Changsha is a great city that would be the second largest in the USA. There will be tenants.

Wasn't commenting about this as if it is being built in a Ghost City.

 

Only in reference to the fact that there is a glut of unoccupied skyscrapers already in existing cities in China. And the long term economics (or lack there of) of building yet another REALLY big one.

[True Blue]

Here's a new Beijing building that looks like a .....

 

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/chinas-communist-propaganda-newspapers-new-headquarters-look

 

[Steve in USA]

LOL ..... a JJ ?

 

Too funny!

[tsap seui]

Is that a banana in yore neighborhood, or is the city jes happy to see you? Git outta town John Holmes, and take that lil' waterspout with ya.