Considered a bogus project, China limits construction of skyscrapers

BEIJING – China has restricted the country’s small towns to construct super-tall buildings or skyscrapers . This is part of an effort to crack down on projects that are considered only to increase the pride of a region.

China is home to some of the tallest building centers in the world, including the 632-meter-tall Shanghai Tower and the 599.1m Ping An Financial Center in Shenzhen.

Cities with populations of less than three million people will be prohibited from building skyscrapers taller than 150 meters. While cities with populations greater than that will be restricted from buildings taller than 250 meters.

Previously, there was also a ban on buildings taller than 500 meters.

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In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Ministry of Emergency Management clarified that special exceptions must be sought if a city with an urban population of less than three million wishes to build a skyscraper taller than 150 meters.

However, under no circumstances would they be able to build a building taller than 250 meters.

Similarly, cities with an urban population of more than three million can in certain circumstances apply to build skyscrapers taller than 250 meters, but with a strict prohibition on buildings above 500 meters.

“Those who approve projects that violate these new rules will be held liable for life,” the statement added BBC, Thursday (28/10/2021).

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