SKYDB Building database

Tall buildings worldwide, with heights, construction status and the companies involved.

Rankings of tall buildings

Tall Building Markets

Tall buildings, tracked.

SKYDB is collecting verifiable information about buildings.

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temporary construction

A built object whose eventual demolition or other destruction is already intended when it is constructed.

A temporary construction is any built object which is built with its destruction already scheduled or planned. A schedule for demolition or other destruction may be set in advance, or the timing may be left open. Most temporary constructions are planned with a short lifecycle, under 10 years or often much less.

The intention to end the object's physical existence is present from construction. A fixed demolition date is optional; an open-ended schedule can still accompany an intended temporary lifespan.

A portable construction is designed for relocation. Portability and intended destruction describe different characteristics, so an object's ability to move does not by itself make its existence temporary.