Abstract
This short note considers the migration of the skyscraper from New York and Chicago to Asia and its absence in the emerging megacities of the Global South. Following 9/11, many commentators assumed that the skyscraper was finished, but this was clearly not the case, with super-tall construction now accelerating. However, the distributions of contemporary skyscrapers show us that there are shifts in global power and also in urban form.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 267-271 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Theory, Culture & Society |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- high-rise
- megacity
- office blocks
- skyscraper
- super-tall