{"id":9,"date":"2023-04-02T05:43:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T05:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:42:02","slug":"about-skydb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/about-skydb\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"skydb-about\">\n\n\t\t<section class=\"skydb-about__hero skydb-about__bleed\"\n\t         style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,14,46,.78) 0%, rgba(8,14,46,.94) 75%), url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/skyscrapers-kunming-china-tall-buildings.jpg');\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-5 align-items-end\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-8 skydb-about__hero-copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__eyebrow\">For professionals and enthusiasts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"skydb-about__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe database<br>for tall buildings<br>worldwide.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__lede\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t382k verified structures across 213k places, 54k companies, and a million-file media archive. Maintained by professionals, used as a primary reference by developers, architects, analysts, and the press.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__hero-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><span class=\"dot dot--cyan\"><\/span> Live data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><span class=\"dot dot--cyan\"><\/span> Human-verified<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><span class=\"dot dot--cyan\"><\/span> Uniform data standards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-4 skydb-about__hero-actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/join\/\" class=\"skydb-about__action skydb-about__action--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Step inside<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Join SKYDB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc\">Create a free account in seconds.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\">&rarr;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/skydb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"skydb-about__action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Telegram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Join the chat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc\">Editors, news, project leaks.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\">&rarr;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/newsletter\/\" class=\"skydb-about__action\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Updates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">Get the newsletter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"desc\">One email when it matters.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\">&rarr;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t<section class=\"skydb-about__stats skydb-about__bleed\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-3 skydb-about__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__stat-num tnum\">382,013<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__stat-label\">Objects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-3 skydb-about__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__stat-num tnum\">177,165<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__stat-label\">Tall buildings<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-3 skydb-about__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__stat-num tnum\">53,770<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__stat-label\">Companies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-6 col-lg-3 skydb-about__stat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__stat-num tnum\">653<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__stat-label\">Members<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t<section class=\"skydb-about__mission\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-5 align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__section-eyebrow\">The world's most comprehensive database<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"skydb-about__section-title\">Everything tall buildings<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__section-lede\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSKYDB 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.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-secondary mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe data is built from primary sources where possible: blueprints, official filings, on-site visits. Every change is signed, dated, and traceable. Where a claim can not be verified, we say so.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/construction-site-visits-skyscrapers.jpg\" alt=\"SKYDB editors visiting a construction site\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__photo-caption\">Editors on a construction site visit.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t<section class=\"skydb-about__standards skydb-about__bleed\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__standards-head\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__section-eyebrow\">Methodology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"skydb-about__section-title\">How data gets verified<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__section-lede mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThree principles applied to every record, on every edit. The reason SKYDB is cited where guess-work databases are not.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-4 mt-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__principle h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"skydb-about__principle-title\">Verified data<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__principle-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll data fields are indexed using uniform definitions and measured to a published standard, not lumped into a single marketing number.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__principle h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"skydb-about__principle-title\">Primary sources<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__principle-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlueprints, building permits, developer filings, on-site photography. We avoid paywalled third-party databases and untraceable rumors.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__principle h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"skydb-about__principle-title\">Audit trail<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__principle-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery value carries who set it, when, and from which source. Disputed values are kept alongside the accepted one, not silently overwritten.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__standards-foot mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\tRead the full <a href=\"\/definitions\/\">data definitions and measurement standards<\/a>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t<section class=\"skydb-about__team\">\n\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__team-head\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__section-eyebrow\">Team SKYDB, never stopping<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"skydb-about__section-title\">Maintained by real people<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__section-lede\">\n\t\t\t\tSKYDB 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.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"skydb-about__editor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=26\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/media.skydb.net\/554137688\/d_400-crop\/image.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Kieckhefer\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">D<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">Daniel Kieckhefer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Chicago, IL, USA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Senior editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=250\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/img\/default-avatar.svg\" alt=\"Rick Bronson\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">R<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">Rick Bronson<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Minneapolis, MN, USA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Senior editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=108\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/img\/default-avatar.svg\" alt=\"Virgilio Grimaldi\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">V<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">Virgilio Grimaldi<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Calgary, Alberta, Canada<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Senior editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=37\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/img\/default-avatar.svg\" alt=\"Marshall Gerometta\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">M<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">Marshall Gerometta<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Griffith, IN, USA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Senior editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=49\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/img\/default-avatar.svg\" alt=\"John Bek\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">J<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">John Bek<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Sydney, Australia<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=31\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/img\/default-avatar.svg\" alt=\"Ryan Hildebrand\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">R<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">Ryan Hildebrand<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Edwardsville, IL, USA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Senior editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=32\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/img\/default-avatar.svg\" alt=\"John Cahill\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">J<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">John Cahill<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Madison, NJ, USA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Senior editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=25\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/img\/default-avatar.svg\" alt=\"Janne Puustelli\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">J<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">Janne Puustelli<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Frankfurt am Main, Germany<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Senior editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=43\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/img\/default-avatar.svg\" alt=\"J. Matthew\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">J<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">J. Matthew<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Minneapolis, MN, USA<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Senior editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"skydb-about__editor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/account\/?id=58\" class=\"skydb-about__editor-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.skydb.net\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/img\/default-avatar.svg\" alt=\"Kjetil Balog\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';this.nextElementSibling.style.display='flex';\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-fallback\" style=\"display:none;\">K<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-name\">Kjetil Balog<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-loc\">Drammen, Norway<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__editor-role\">Senior editor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__team-foot\">\n\t\t\t653 members in total. <a href=\"\/memberships\/\">Get a membership<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t<section class=\"skydb-about__awards skydb-about__bleed\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-5 align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__section-eyebrow skydb-about__section-eyebrow--on-dark\">SKYDB Awards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"skydb-about__section-title text-white\">Honoring the best new skyscrapers each year<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__section-lede text-white-50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery year SKYDB selects the most significant tall buildings completed that year. Winners are picked by community members for the best functionality and design. When the inaugural award was selected in 1999, no architectural prize existed specifically for tall buildings.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__awards-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/skydb-awards\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\">SKYDB Awards &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--a href=\"\/skydb-awards\/skydb-awards-2025\/\" class=\"skydb-about__awards-link\">See the latest edition &rarr;<\/a-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__awards-stage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/skydb-awards\/\"><img src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/skydb-awards-stage.jpg\" alt=\"SKYDB Awards stage\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t<section class=\"skydb-about__product\">\n\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__product-head\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__section-eyebrow\">For firms and teams<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"skydb-about__section-title\">SKYDB Research<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__section-lede\">\n\t\t\t\tThe 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.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-name\">Express<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-price\">$729<span>\/ 48h<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-pitch\">One-off pass for a fast project.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier skydb-about__tier--focus h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-name\">Standard<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-price\">$1,780<span>\/ year<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-pitch\">Single seat, buildings + alerts + exports.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-name\">Plus<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-price\">$4,800<span>\/ year<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-pitch\">Buildings + companies, contact data, API.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__product-cta\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/research\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\">Compare Research tiers &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/api-access\/\" class=\"skydb-about__product-link\">API access &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/data-exports\/\" class=\"skydb-about__product-link\">Data exports &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t<section class=\"skydb-about__product skydb-about__product--memberships skydb-about__bleed\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__product-head\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__section-eyebrow\">For individuals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"skydb-about__section-title\">SKYDB Memberships<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"skydb-about__section-lede\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThree ways into SKYDB as an individual: sign up free, apply as Editor (free, peer-reviewed), or unlock Premium today for immediate full access.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-name\">Member<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-price\">Free<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-pitch\">Upload photos, vote, follow the news.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier skydb-about__tier--focus h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-name\">Premium<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-price\">$249<span>\/ year<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-pitch\">Full access. Expert search. All edit tools. Statistics.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-name\">Editor<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-price\">Earned Premium<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__tier-pitch\">Application + peer review, 38% pass rate. Only for active contributors.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__product-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/memberships\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\">Compare memberships &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/application\/\" class=\"skydb-about__product-link\">Apply as Editor &rarr;<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t<section class=\"skydb-about__brand\">\n\t\t<div class=\"skydb-about__brand-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"skydb-about__section-eyebrow\">Brand assets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"skydb-about__section-title h3\">SKYDB logo<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-secondary mb-3\">For press, partner sites, embeds. 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