Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Toronto and Chicago's skyscraper count

Skyscrapers for the purpose of this thread are defined as twelve stories or more. All information is from of Emporis.com

Toronto
Completed: 1,600
U/C: 56
Approved: 112
Proposed: 126

Chicago
Completed: 1,035
U/C: 36
Approved: 35
Proposed: 73

The ratio is currently 1.55 buildings in Toronto for every Chicago building. Will it increase, decrease, or remain the same in the future? It's true Chicago's are much taller while Toronto's strength comes in its 12 to 20-storey buildings. Chicago is definetly king when it comes to the supertalls. Here is the infamous "Skyline Ranking" from Emporis. It's purpose is to list "...what cities have the world's most impressive skylines."

1. Hong Kong 111,912
2. New York City 35,323
3. Chicago 15,237
4. Singapore 12,947
5. Bangkok 11,080
6. Tokyo 9,154
7. Shanghai 8,512
8. São Paulo 6,563
9. Toronto 6,496
10. Seoul 6,171

Finally, the skyscrapers per capita.

Toronto 1,550
Chicago 2,772>

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