# Skyscraper construction speed by city

**Published by:** [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/)
**Published on:** 2023-03-24
**Categories:** brian-potter, canada, china, construction, construction-physics, construction-speed, japan, skyscraper, tall-buildings, us
**URL:** https://brandondonnelly.com/skyscraper-construction-speed-by-city

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Brian Potter, of Construction Physics, recently tried to determine which cities build skyscrapers the fastest. Here's how he went about that:He started by looking up the 50 largest cities in the world on WikipediaHe then pulled data from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat to get a list of every skyscraper completed between 2000-2020 that was over 100 meters, had a start and completion date, and had a gross floor areaThe result was a list of 986 skyscrapers completed in 39 cities, most of which (~740) were completed in the US, China, Japan, and CanadaFinally, he calculated completed square feet per year and made some charts Here are the results: And here's one thing he had to say about them:Interestingly enough, the huge outlier in slow construction isn't the US, but Canada, with an average skyscraper construction speed of half that of the US’s.For a lot more information on this topic, click here.

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