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245	0	0	_aBetter than flying
260			_c2006
490		0	_aEconomist _v379(8480) 3 June 2006, 79-81(3)
520			_aSpecial report on the skyscraper boom. Roughly 8% of the world's stock of tall buildings is currently under construction, while 40% of the world's 200 tallest buildings have been completed since 2000. Considers the history of skyscrapers, the reasons for their popularity, the challenges they pose, their economics, and the technology that has encouraged developments in design.
590			_aIKA200606
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING TYPES-TALL BUILDINGS
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