BBC News - "Reaching for the Sky" Series on Skyscrapers

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"Reaching for the Sky"

It has been a landmark year for the world's tallest skyscrapers. Despite the global financial crisis, 2012 saw the unveiling of Europe's new tallest building - the Shard in London - and by the end of the year, nearly three-quarters of the world's 100 tallest buildings will be located in Asia and the Middle East, a dramatic shift from west to east.
BBC News looks at the continuing appeal of the skyscraper - and asks whether, in a world of financial uncertainty and environmental concerns, we should still be looking skywards when it comes to new buildings.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-20557943#skyscraper3

All sorts of topics are covered from running the Burj Dubai, to living at the top of Eureka Tower on floor 74, to building skyscrapers, to parks in the sky, to China's "pants" building, to KONE's underground elevator testing facility.