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December 7, 2010

In skyscraper business, the action has shifted to China

  • India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia also have ultra-tall towers in the works. North America's share of the 100 tallest buildings will fall from 80 percent in 1990 to 18 percent by 2012.
    • By JOE McDONALD
    AP Business Writer

    Image courtesy Gensler [enlarge]
    San Francisco-based Gensler is the architect for Shanghai Tower.

    BEIJING — The 121-story Shanghai Tower is more than China's next record-setting building: It's an economic lifeline for the elite club of skyscraper builders.


     
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