2015 may have been a record-busting year for global temperatures, weightlifting, and Adele, but now, according to a report released this week, it was also an unmatched year for skyscrapers.
Findings from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) annual report show that 106 buildings taller than 200 meters (656 feet) were completed last year—the most ever. Upping the ante, 13 supertalls (defined by CTBUH as buildings at least 300 meters tall) were completed in 2015, yet another milestone.
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