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Originally Posted by pianowizard
^Yep, just like Kuala Lumpur's former "tallest building in the world", the Petronas Towers, or the current "tallest building outside Asia", the 1WTC. The CTBUH should revise their criteria, which I think were developed in the late 1990s in part to settle whether the Petronas were taller than the Sears Tower. Since then these criteria have been so awfully exploited so many times that they should be reconsidered IMO.
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I wholeheartedly agree and wish we could help influence a change. Building height should be to the top of the actual crown, mechanical screen, or readily accessible area (like the Empire State Building), not counting a stick stuck on top.