经济增长,财富增加,加上创造一种标志性建筑物,提高城市知名度的愿望,正在促使许多亚洲城市建造更高的摩天楼,并且在这个过程中提升建筑设计水平。利用摩天楼提升城市形象在世界上,各个大城市建造摩天楼的竞赛已进行了一个多世纪。在上个世纪,竞争主要是在纽约和芝加哥之间进行。现在,亚洲成了一个建造摩天楼的新领地。中东地区的石油富国有它们的梦想,在迪拜,一些异想天开的工程正在进行。然而,一个新的现象是,亚洲的城市可能改 Economic growth, increased wealth, coupled with the desire to create a landmark building that enhances urban fame, are prompting many Asian cities to build taller skyscrapers and to upgrade their architectural designs in the process. Using skyscrapers to enhance the image of the city In the world, the competition for building skyscrapers in major cities has been going on for more than a century. In the last century, competition was mainly between New York and Chicago. Now, Asia has become a new territory for building skyscrapers. Middle Eastern oil rich countries have their dreams. In Dubai, some whimsical projects are under way. However, a new phenomenon is that cities in Asia may change