Burj Dubai
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| Burj Dubai | |
| Designer | Skidmore Owings and Merrill-SOM |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Date | September 21, 2004 to 2009 |
| Building Type | Skyscraper |
| Construction System | reinforced concrete, steel frame for upper portions |
| Climate | desert |
| Architectural Style | modern |
| Builder | Samsung Constructions / BESIX / Arabtec |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Designed by Adrian Smith. Under construction — already world's tallest free-standing structure. |
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| Photo by Chris DiClerico |
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| Building Details | |
| Area | 3.7 million square feet (344,000 square meters) |
| Stories | 162 |
| Height | 808 meters (2,651 feet) to spire; 630 meters (2,067 feet) to top of roof; 624 meters (2,047 feet) to top floor. |
| Program | Mixed-use skyscraper including hotel, apartments, commercial offices. |
Projected to be world's tallest building and world's tallest free-standing structure on completion in late 2008 or 2009. As of July 2007, the Burj Dubai - still under construction - became the tallest building in the world.
"SOM announced today that the construction of the Burj Dubai has reached the 150th floor level at 1,821 feet (555 meters), surpassing the height of the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada, which was previously the world's tallest free-standing structure at 1,815 feet (553 meters). The CN Tower is a communications tower and was completed in 1976." — Press Release at Yahoo
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[edit] References
"People aqnd Places", ArchitectureWeek No. 344, 2007.0801.
[edit] External Links
- Official web site
- Unofficial fan site with regular photo updates
- Burj Dubai article at Wikipedia
