The tallest skyscrapers in the world lie; A quarter of the height of the Burj Khalifa (244 meters) is nothing but a false height
Technological development has invaded various areas of our lives in recent times, from modern technologies that changed the course of engineering science, including architecture. The construction of skyscrapers and its global spread since the seventies of the last century until this day has been one of the most important turning points in the field of architecture.
But have you ever wondered if you can climb to the highest point in
? the tallest skyscrapers
Unfortunately, you often can't! Follow this article to find out why.
After the skyscrapers fascinated people with their aesthetic art, majestic heights and intricate scientific and technical engineering, the issue of building skyscrapers has become a mere gruesome duel between capital owners and major companies, and because building skyscrapers costs a lot of money and requires a large team of engineers with extensive experience in In various fields of engineering, those investors and companies resorted to an engineering trick to increase the height of the tower to be designed - and this is what many do not know about the behind-the-scenes construction of these tall and impressive buildings.
The trick is to use a “taper” as a prominent column on top of the tower to increase the height. Adding these peaks on skyscrapers allows investors to add many meters to the building without excessive costs or engineering complications.
Also, building a high column is much cheaper than building a hammered architectural void (able to contain population activities), and thus the section added to increase the height remains untracked and inaccessible, yet it is included in the calculation of the height of the tower.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Urban Habitat (CTBUH) - a non-profit organization that tracks skyscrapers around the world - revealed that about 60% of tall buildings around the world would never be tall without the added untouched spaces, which cannot contain civic activity, which the council also calls a “false rise.”
Image: CTBUH Report
The biggest example of this is (Burj Khalifa); The tallest tower in the world “theoretically”, with a height equivalent to 830 meters, of which more than 244 meters is untracked and cannot contain an architectural void - that is, a “false” height - followed by two skyscrapers in the United Arab Emirates as well, the first Emirates Tower (Emirates Commercial Tower) for offices) and Emirates Tower II (Jumeirah Tower), with 32% and 31% respectively of false heights represented by peaks and columns that do not contain architectural spaces.
This “fashion” is not a new occurrence; The Chrysler Building in 1928 and the Empire State Building in 1930 in New York are the first examples of this growing phenomenon. This matter began to be followed in the thirties of the last century, but it remained dormant for more than half a century, before returning to the scene briefly in the seventies, to return strongly after the new millennium.
According to CTBUH research, of the 74 high-rise buildings completed by false heights, more than 65 of them were built after 1990, and buildings built after 1999 have a false height rating of 16% of their total height.
In the end, can high heels, high hair and a fez count as part of human height? So why are false heights included in building height calculations? Do you still consider the skyscrapers impressive after learning that a large percentage of their height is nothing but a fake
? to gain fame and money
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