Dramatic Drop In Skyscrapers Built In 2020
The total number of skyscrapers completed in 2020 fell by 20 per cent as the coronavirus pandemic affected construction, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s annual tall buildings report. Over the past year, 106 buildings over 200 metres tall completed compared to 133 in 2019. This is the lowest number since 2014 when 105 were completed. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) attributes the decrease to the impact the coronavirus pandemic had on construction sites. As a global pandemic took hold in the first quarter, numerous projects around the world, at various stages, ground to a halt as restrictions on assembly came into force,” it continued. It is therefore not surprising that 2020 yielded 106 completions of buildings 200 meters and taller, a 20 per cent decline from 133 in 2019.
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