Fear Of Building Skyscapers Won't Last

Despite suggestions that the age of the skyscraper were over following September 11, new skyscrapers are being built.

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May 7, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

"At least 10 super-tall buildings have been completed since Johnson's comment. They are in cities such as Hong Kong and Shanghai in China and Dubai and Riyadh on the Arabian Peninsula... e future of tall buildings is of ongoing interest in Atlanta, which evolved into a high-rise city despite its decentralized, low-density configuration."

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FULL STORY: Fear of heights unlikely to stop builders for long

Sunday, May 5, 2002 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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