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Visualisation by Matt Bowker, 2003.
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What's the new way to see all the tallest buildings in the world in context? Normally they are shown in diagram form but that never makes them truely real, not matter how detailed the elevation. Here the ten tallest buildings in the world including those under construction are shown next to each other as if in cluster with correct perspective and scale which is technically a challenge to achieve. What's most striking is how almost all of them are Asian, something that ten years ago would not have been the case. Infact the only American entry now is the Sears Tower of Chicago which despite having been built in the 70s remains impressively large today. It's amazing that despite these buildings great height they don't actually look out of place, which just goes to show its not the height of the towers but those that surround it which are important. One giant dwarfing neighbouring minnows can look ridiculous but ten giants together are natural. It just goes to show you that aesthetically speaking clustering does work. All the buildings are currently either completed or going ahead apart from Burj Dubai which is proposed. The buildings from left to right are...
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