• One World Trade Center in New York was, at 541 metres, the tallest tower to be completed last year. Andrew Burton /Getty Images / AFP
    One World Trade Center in New York was, at 541 metres, the tallest tower to be completed last year. Andrew Burton /Getty Images / AFP
  • Japan’s tallest commercial building, the 300m Abeno Harukas skyscraper. By a mere four metres, the towering structure, located in Osaka’s Abeno Ward, broke the previous mark of 296m held by the Yokohama Landmark Tower, a record it had held since its completion in 1993. The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images
    Japan’s tallest commercial building, the 300m Abeno Harukas skyscraper. By a mere four metres, the towering structure, located in Osaka’s Abeno Ward, broke the previous mark of 296m held by the Yokohama Landmark Tower, a record it had held since its completion in 1993. The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images
  • The Gran Torre Costanera is 300m with 64 storeys, plus six basement floors in Santiago, Chile. Martin Bernetti / AFP
    The Gran Torre Costanera is 300m with 64 storeys, plus six basement floors in Santiago, Chile. Martin Bernetti / AFP
  • The World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Residences reach 381m in the UAE capital. Silvia Razgova / The National
    The World Trade Center Abu Dhabi - The Residences reach 381m in the UAE capital. Silvia Razgova / The National
  • The 63-storey Busan International Finance Centre in the Munhyeon district of Busan, South Korea stretches to 289m. AFP
    The 63-storey Busan International Finance Centre in the Munhyeon district of Busan, South Korea stretches to 289m. AFP
  • Four World Trade Center, New York, is designed by Fumihiko Maki, has 72 floors, is 299m tall and has 2,500,000 square feet of space. The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images
    Four World Trade Center, New York, is designed by Fumihiko Maki, has 72 floors, is 299m tall and has 2,500,000 square feet of space. The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images
  • Aura Condo in Toronto is the largest residential building in Canada. Brett Gundlock / Corbis
    Aura Condo in Toronto is the largest residential building in Canada. Brett Gundlock / Corbis

Property

New skyscrapers completed in 2014 – in pictures

Olive Obina

January 29, 2015

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According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, developers completed 97 tall buildings of more than 200 metres in height last year - a new record.

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