Building knowledge
that keeps moving.
SKYDB is the world's most comprehensive database of skyscrapers and tall buildings. SKYDB tracks how projects and the knowledge change over time. Professionals and enthusiasts share what they know, while a structured backbone preserves context across every update. That depth and continuity are why SKYDB is so often cited as the source.
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Everything tall buildings
SKYDB wants to list every tall building of the world across its full life cycle: from the initial idea to the proposed, under construction, completed, altered, demolished. For each structure we keep deep, structured technical data: heights, floor counts, dates, materials, structural form, involved companies, primary-source citations.
The data is built from primary sources where possible: blueprints, official filings, on-site visits. Every change is signed, dated, and traceable. Where a claim cannot be verified, we say so.
Editors on a construction site visit.
How data gets verified
Three principles applied to every record, on every edit. The reason SKYDB is cited where guess-work databases are not.
Uniform standards
All data fields are indexed using uniform definitions and measured to a published standard for every field which is listed.
Primary sources
Blueprints, building permits, developer filings, on-site photography. We avoid paywalled third-party databases and untraceable rumors.
Audit trail
Every value carries who set it, when, and from which source. Disputed values are kept alongside the accepted one, not silently overwritten.
Read the full data definitions and measurement standards.
Maintained by Experts
SKYDB is supported by a network of professionals and editors: architects, urban researchers, engineers, photographers, developers, and journalists. They verify, cross-check, and curate every record. Some of them are featured here.
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Janne Puustelli
Honoring the best new skyscrapers each year
Every year SKYDB selects the most significant tall buildings completed that year. Winners are picked by community members for the best functionality and design. Join SKYDB and cast your votes.
SKYDB Awards →
SKYDB Insights
The B2B subscription for professionals who work with tall buildings and major projects: developers, architects, suppliers, analysts, the press. Search every record, filter on 30+ fields, set alerts, export the data.
SKYDB Memberships
Three ways into SKYDB as an individual: sign up free, apply as Editor (free, peer-reviewed), or unlock Premium today for immediate full access.
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