{"id":120748,"date":"2021-07-07T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T09:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/china-bans-super-skyscrapers-putting-a-ceiling-over-new-buildings-that-exceed-500-metres-citing-safety-concerns\/"},"modified":"2021-07-18T17:04:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T10:04:38","slug":"china-bans-super-skyscrapers-putting-a-ceiling-over-new-buildings-that-exceed-500-metres-citing-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/china-bans-super-skyscrapers-putting-a-ceiling-over-new-buildings-that-exceed-500-metres-citing-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"China bans super skyscrapers, putting a ceiling over new buildings that exceed 500 metres, citing safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nChina, home to almost half of the world\u2019s 100 tallest buildings, has banned the construction of super skyscrapers amid fears that the race to push skyward over the past three decades may have compromised building safety and led to a glut of office space.New buildings taller than 500 metres (1,640 feet) will no longer be approved, while towers exceeding 250 metres must be strictly limited, and structures taller than 100 metres must strictly match the scale and the fire rescue capacity of their\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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