Dialogue of Skyscrapers is RealTimes' global franchise format. Each edition pairs the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, the benchmark of vertical ambition, with the tallest tower in the host city. Six host cities. Seven buildings in the conversation. One question: what do the world's tallest structures tell us about the markets that build them?
Every iconic tower is a story about capital flows, urban identity, regulatory courage, and the architectural risk a city was willing to take at a specific moment. Dialogue puts the developers, financiers, architects, and operators behind those decisions in the same room, and asks them what comes next.
Editions span Warsaw (Varso Tower, 310m), London (The Shard, 310m), Singapore (Guoco Tower, 290m), New York (One World Trade Center, 541m), Shanghai (Shanghai Tower, 632m), and Kuala Lumpur (Merdeka 118, 679m). All paired against Burj Khalifa (828m).