Screen GrabKeeping Track of Towers the World OverMuch about architecture is subject to debate, but the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has the final word when it comes to height.3 MIN READ
![The Web cuts both ways for the council. “The moment [someone] presents a number, that number becomes the ‘truth,’” says research and communications manager Jan Klerks (left). “If you have an official number after that, it takes some effort to get it recognized.” On the other hand, notes Marshall Gerometta, making the council’s data accessible “invites people to contribute information that’s missing or incorrect in our database.”](https://architectmagazine.stg.zonda.onl/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2010/tmp865-2etmp-tcm20-302583.jpg?w=551)
