Skyscrapers 2009 - The World's Tallest Buildings

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15 жыл бұрын

Skyscrapers 摩天大廈 2009 - The World's Tallest Buildings 世界最高的大樓
Cramped into 10 minutes, i present you an update of my Skyscraper video. A lot has changed in the skyscraper world since April. New stats, new construction photos, and a recession, delaying several projects.
I put quite a bit of effort into eliminating the moire patterns from the 2008 video, the overall image quality greatly improved. However, due to the larger format of my composition (960x720), i couldn't always take the "best" photos, since many come in very small resolution.
If i ever make an update, it'll have to be a two-part video, unless KZfaq changes their policies. So this better stay accurate for a very long time :P
I didn't attempt to include Nakheel Tower and the various Korean supertall projects, as their construction is unpredictably far in the future (~2020), and i didn't have any room left anyway, hah.
I didn't have room for the credits this time, so here they are:
Information and Imagery:
Flickr
Google Image Search
Skyscrapercity.com
Skyscraperpage.com
Wikimedia Commons
Wikipedia
Music:
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Cdnalsi - The Queen Of Goth'arde (Part One Prelude).
Moby - Novio
Air - Run
Arcana - Closure
A. R. Rahman - Mumbai Theme Tune
Enjoy!
Comments apprechiated.

Пікірлер: 281

@S0vereignty 15 жыл бұрын

The Shanghai Tower looks so elegant. Shanghai will have one hell of a skyline when all of those towers are built.

@DragonerPhoenix 15 жыл бұрын

This video... Ah... Its so incredibly good. I can't say any flaws that are pointed out. And akm168mm, he means ones that are already started-completed before 2009. This and its prequel are fantastic! I favorited it and it's prequel, and I will hang on to your channel for any other such masterpieces.

@hashbrownsandeggs 13 жыл бұрын

such a good selection of music...sometimes i put this video on just to listen to it while i'm studying

@ningudo 15 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work HiAdrian. I look forward for an update.

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Yeh, i uploaded it before KZfaq introduced HD. The resolution should suffice. Only downside is that HD looks very choppy on KZfaq, which might ruin the image pans.

@Erikthetravelguy 15 жыл бұрын

This was a perfect way to strat my morning. Thanks for the skyscraper video.

@woodieok1976 15 жыл бұрын

The vid, with the soundtrack, so chill, so good. I love it guys!

@lagrasta666 14 жыл бұрын

Exellent. All my compliments for this feature.

@oldblubblub 15 жыл бұрын

Great music. All of the buildings are so amazing.

@TheRealLink 13 жыл бұрын

You always do such a nice job on these videos. They're in a way, therupeudic.

@jonina1306 15 жыл бұрын

i love the video. thanks for making it :)

@eyesarewonderful1 15 жыл бұрын

my fav is shanghai tower. it will have a glass coat covering the main structure and 9 different sky gardens. super excited!

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Good point about the title. Regarding the video in general, I wanted to include the major projects because people like to see "theirs". Hell would break loose if i left out something like the Chicago Spire ;) Instead i shifted the completion date of the projects in question a few years further than their official estimate, in the hopes that they continue as before once the markets recover.

@techking00107 15 жыл бұрын

I love sky scrapers. The architecture amazes me.

@acerc500 15 жыл бұрын

awesome! great skyscraper vid...I love it! taipei 101 is my favorite...

@Aulaein 14 жыл бұрын

Amazing video. This reinspired me to become an architect.

@sukuansnguan 13 жыл бұрын

I AM ADDICTED TO THIS VIDEO.LOVE YOUR VIDEO! THE MUSIC OUTSTANDING, GRAPHICS OUTSTANDIN. THIS VIDEO IS PERFECT PLS MAKE MORE .

@gnauhandy 15 жыл бұрын

Great video, great soundtrack.

@tdreamgmail 15 жыл бұрын

Lovely soundtrack.

@gerjaison 14 жыл бұрын

The marvel of human engineering! Well done to the people who contributed in building these skyscrapers in this video!!

@hashbrownsandeggs 14 жыл бұрын

@L1661N6 it says in the video info on the side, the song is Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto

@jonray107 15 жыл бұрын

ur really good with this. i wish u cud make a video of all future supertalls that r proposed and u/c. like the nakhell tower, shanghait ower etc.

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Check description, i didn't have room. Also, the height is not know yet, surely above 1km, but that's too vague.

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

"Novio" by Moby. All tracks are listed in the info tab in same order as they occur in the video.

@CoreyForeside 14 жыл бұрын

This video is so moving emotionally. The architecture touches my soul in a way very few things do. The music hit me pretty hard emotionally. Actually, this music reminds me of the movie "Spirited Away", a beautiful Japanese film.

@nadersaman 15 жыл бұрын

i really enjoyed from this video clip,, thanks for sharing it

@Waterstyle 14 жыл бұрын

That was amazing! Chicago's got the tightest bulding in this video. GO MIDWEST!!!!

@rtfordy 14 жыл бұрын

I always understood it that the CN tower is (or maybe was now) the tallest freestanding structure, and these lists are tallest skyscapers (offices from bottom to top).

@InternetKev 15 жыл бұрын

Beautiful architecture!

@lepek24 14 жыл бұрын

really nice piece, congrats

@darkskies1989 14 жыл бұрын

An amazing video; thanks! I've always had a major fascination in the building of skyscrapers such as whereabouts they're built in cities and why, what benefits would be involved having it built in this certain location (eg make the overall skyline more appealing); how the new streets/parks around its base could look and where to be placed, ETC. Ahh i Love it, anyone got any opinions as to what jobs I could consider when im older based on the things I've just stated? :)

@Becksnnc 15 жыл бұрын

Omg. This music was used at a dance concert I was in when I was like 5. Thats brill :D

@Wintersun93 15 жыл бұрын

wow this video is amazing. i didnt know that usa wanto build a new WTC. the forms of some buildings are amazing like taipei 101, chicago spire and the shanghai tower.

@akm169mm 15 жыл бұрын

This is a very great video,and i enjoyed it,but there was a tiny flaw...The title said 2009,and some of these havent even be built yet,cause i thought it would show the tallest skyscrapers of 2009 not skyscrapers that arnt made yet,but i very much enjoyed the video,so i guess you deserve 5 stars :)

@samuel90100 15 жыл бұрын

very beautiful vidéo... I love skyscrapers.

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Piano version, fits the theme better than the more "electric" sounding version from the movie. For me it's the original version though, because i think that's how he composed it.

@Eaalbo 15 жыл бұрын

Muy buenas imágenes!!!!!! Espectacular e instructivo. Congratulations!!!!

@MGProjekt-projekty-domow 12 жыл бұрын

Amazing buildings, I admire the people who designed and built them

@coinpeace 15 жыл бұрын

adrian i over saw 1 of ur comments saying that u might only do buildings that are completed or under construction so that u could keep it under 10 minutes... I personally like 2 c what the future MIGHT hold (such as the Nakheel (harbour and) Tower) so what if u have a current buildings video and mabye an upcoming buildings video? Thanks -Coinpeace

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

We'll see, i won't determine it yet. I definitely won't include buildings with unclear data; the approximate height must be known.

@dclaver2 14 жыл бұрын

The Sears tower is now called the Willis tower now.

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

I see, didn't know that either. Thanks for the info.

@HiAdrian 14 жыл бұрын

100,000 views \o/ Greatly appreciated!

@xPBJ 15 жыл бұрын

aw man this video is awesome

@xtiger357 15 жыл бұрын

great video, keep it up!

@HiAdrian 14 жыл бұрын

@SwerveX8 Heh, that's a funny reply. I've responded numerous times on this - towers of any kind are not included, only habitable structures.

@Becksnnc 15 жыл бұрын

I dont know the name myself, but in the description it tells you the names of all music used in this video. I was on about the first piece of music that was played so its most possibly called Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence (:

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i've had the same thought. Russia Tower and Chicago Spire can definitely be left out, in the foreseeable future at least. Not sure about those that are clearly progressing above ground though, it makes the video a lot more interesting i think.

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

9/11 aside, skyscrapers hardly ever bury people under them. They're among the safest structures in cities. A good example is the Taipei 101, which frequently has to endure earthquakes and is safer for the population during that time, than the surrounding buildings.

@canttuchdis 15 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video, music was great

@a-b-d-s 12 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT VIDEO... GREAT JOB

@Neuxramus48 15 жыл бұрын

any update with al burj , mile tower at jeddah or eye in the sky ?

@nachtgecher 15 жыл бұрын

this indeed looks like sci-fi. cool. 5 stars!

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Full height, but the cladding and interior aren't finished. It's planned to have its "soft-opening" September this year, together with the Dubai Red Line (Metro track).

@bjorendhfg 15 жыл бұрын

sehr schön und gut gemacht das video

@hondazzMugen01 3 жыл бұрын

Why did I get this on my Recommended list in 2021 lol a lot of these buildings aren’t even build RIP

@hgprthe27man 7 ай бұрын

I was following this series since Skyscrapers 2008 when I was a little kid. Fast forward to today I’m now in my senior year of college still seeing if there’s gonna be a new video; it’s been stuck at Skyscrapers 2012 damn :(

@stallberry 14 жыл бұрын

Ryuichi Sakamoto. Tittle: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

@HiAdrian 14 жыл бұрын

Check the date, information changes.

@marmiusic 14 жыл бұрын

@HiAdrian can you pleas put the libariy tower from L.A it has 75 or the bank of china 72 floors how come the two ifc is there it has 88 floors

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

It topped out in January so yeah, this height is definite.

@GadinhoTheLegend 14 жыл бұрын

@DjShanghai100 i agree . The Shanghai tower is tottaly amazing !

@snowhole87 15 жыл бұрын

There is already a building there with an English name Shanghai Center, so they switched the English name of the new building to Shanghai Tower.

@ucsx 15 жыл бұрын

awesome video thx

@desty1234 15 жыл бұрын

i just love the vid !

@SwerveX8 14 жыл бұрын

@HiAdrian yeah but I was replying to Chekykinz.. Btw I've in in the Sears Tower (now Willis) and CN Tower. And your right the CN tower doesn't count because it has practically 5 floors and the rest is either maintenance or the spire. Btw nice song choice :)

@101andrewj 14 жыл бұрын

@rtfordy the CN tower was the tallest free standing structure for over 30 years.... but it was not classified as a building..... right now it is the 3rd tallest free standing structure in the world behind chinas tv tower and the burj duabi.... there are also several 600m+ radio towers but they are supported by wires to the ground

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

They're doing soil testing, possibly some piling already, but the foundation alone is said to take three years! So don't get your hopes up. In a way this is good because the Burj Dubai will hold its deserved crown for a long time.

@Rollin612 14 жыл бұрын

What is the title of the music that you used?

@6137albert 14 жыл бұрын

good video! are all these really being built?

@sukuansnguan 14 жыл бұрын

so peaceful

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Yup, i was so confused when deciding what to use :)

@akm169mm 15 жыл бұрын

Ahhh....Relaxing vid.

@stewardlie 15 жыл бұрын

very cool nicely done..

@casyei15 14 жыл бұрын

who may rate this video with a bad rank? is the best i have ever seen!

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Except for the Burj Dubai, which should top this month, the last ones are all at ground level (piling/foundation work). The Pentominium will probably be the first to rise.

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

Haven't planned anything yet. Maybe at the end of '09 like this one? ('08 respectively)

@coinpeace 15 жыл бұрын

Actually the Jeddah Mile High Tower is. and its the Nakheel Tower (Nakheel meaning palms or palm trees)

@wrathguard 15 жыл бұрын

Great vid

@HiAdrian 15 жыл бұрын

818 meters, it topped out already.

@ediann 14 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable video! I posted it on my facebook page, Engineering Wonders! I look forward to viewing your other videos! Thank you!

@HiAdrian 14 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, i'll show the new 1WTC (Freedom Tower) since it's rising already. I hope you understand :)

@Frenchjerichoholic1 14 жыл бұрын

Absolutly wonderful, I wish we had buildings like this in Europe

@BenComedy-ie5hy 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the future. We have a Russian 462m building right in Lakhta

@fatpoodle 15 жыл бұрын

More than a feeling - Boston

@kobekid12345 15 жыл бұрын

no , you can go up the elevators and there is a eating area . you can go inside it , just not work and stuff.

@kobekid12345 15 жыл бұрын

what about CN tower ? its canadian and i think is 550 meters. why is it not in there?

@bikess1 15 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff, posting your vid on burjdubaiskyscraper !

@econoni 15 жыл бұрын

Lovely Music.!

@omfgMusic62 15 жыл бұрын

good job!

@dhenzfalcon 11 жыл бұрын

You Dont Add The The Gramercy Residences In Makati, Philippines?

@Enleydo 15 жыл бұрын

crazy and brilliant, sometimes that's the same thing

@HiAdrian 14 жыл бұрын

@SwerveX8 I think he was asking where in my video it is, that's what makes the response so funny :) I've been to the CN tower too, it was back in '94 i think.