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The event, part of a competitive sport that challenges participants to race up skyscrapers, is one of dozens Kutrosky has tackled in the last 15 years.

Initial designs for Akon City, with its boldly curvaceous skyscrapers, were compared by commentators to the awe-inspiring fictional city of Wakanda in Marvel's Black Panther films and comic books.

Values of many buildings in the region, including office skyscrapers, have fallen in recent years as the loss of tenants that started during the pandemic and other factors have driven down sale prices.

Think of skyscrapers and images come to mind of New York City's skyline, or hundreds of buildings soaring above the streets of Hong Kong.

He even wore a shirt featuring the iconic 102-storey New York skyscraper.