Inside the race for the world's first MILE-high building: Fascinating book says mega-skyscrapers that are four times the size of the Empire State will be constructed in the next DECADE (if designers crack the altitude sickness!)

In an extract from his book Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World's Tallest Skyscrapers, Jason M Barr breaks down the future of city skylines across the globe...

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