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This list of skyscrapers by floor area includes the largest skyscrapers in the world, measured in square meters (m 2) and square feet (sq ft). To qualify as a skyscraper, a structure must be self-supporting, without relying on tension cables or external supports for stability, and must reach a minimum height of 150 meters (492 feet).
Constructing a single skyscraper requires large quantities of materials like steel, concrete, and glass, and these materials represent significant embodied energy. Skyscrapers are thus material and energy intensive buildings. Skyscrapers have considerable mass, requiring a stronger foundation than a shorter, lighter building.
The second largest skyscraper by floor area in the world, the second tallest building in China, the fourth tallest building in Asia and the fourth tallest building in the world, with the height of 599.1 m (1,966 ft). Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminal 3 China: Shenzhen: 459,000 m 2 (4,940,000 sq ft) [78] Tesla Giga Nevada United States
In contrast, the Chrysler Building employed a very large 38.1 m (125 ft) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 318.9 m (1,046 ft), although it had a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both buildings' spires were excluded.
A group of developers wants to construct what would be America’s tallest building in an unlikely place: Oklahoma City. The proposed location for the 1,907-foot “Legends Tower” is certainly ...
Night view of the skyline of Hong Kong, which has over 500 skyscrapers. The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers. A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors [1] and is taller than approximately 150 m (492 ft). [2]
The classic concept of a skyscraper is a large steel box with many small boxes inside it. By eliminating the inefficient part of a shear wall , the central portion, and consolidating support members in a much stronger material, steel, a skyscraper could be built with both horizontal and vertical supports throughout.
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