Burj Khalifa
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| Burj Khalifa | |
| Designer | Skidmore Owings and Merrill-SOM |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Date | September 21, 2004 to January 04, 2010 |
| Building Type | Skyscraper |
| Construction System | reinforced concrete, steel frame for upper portions |
| Climate | Desert |
| Context | Urban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Builder | Samsung Constructions / BESIX / Arabtec |
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| Notes | Designed by Adrian Smith. World's tallest free-standing structure. Formerly known as the Burj Dubai. Has been compared to The Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, an unbuilt skyscraper designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956. |
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| Photo by Chris DiClerico |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Emaar Properties PJSC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Cost | Approx. $1.5 Billion USD (2010) |
| Area | 3.7 million square feet (344,000 square meters) |
| Stories | 160 (highest occupiable floor) |
| Height | 828 meters (2,717 feet) to top of spire; 630 meters (2,067 feet) to top of roof; 624 meters (2,047 feet) to top floor. |
| Program | Mixed-use skyscraper, including hotel, condominium units, commercial offices. |
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Now officially the world's tallest building and world's tallest free-standing structure. As of July 2007, the Burj Dubai - still under construction - became the physically 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
[edit] Project Credits
- Project Manager: Turner Construction International
- Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill-SOM
- Structural Engineer: Skidmore Owings and Merrill-SOM
- Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineer: Skidmore Owings and Merrill-SOM
- Adopting Architect and Engineer/ Field Supervision: Hyder Consulting Ltd.
- Independent Verification and Testing Agency: GHD Global Pty. Ltd.
- General Contractor: Samsung/ BeSix/ Arabtec
- Foundation Contractor: NASA Multiplex
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[edit] References
- "Burj Khalifa" by Michael J. Crosbie, ArchitectureWeek No. 471, 2010.0421, p D1.1.
- "People and Places," ArchitectureWeek No. 457, 2010.0106, p N1.1.
- "People and Places," ArchitectureWeek No. 344, 2007.0801.
- "Engineering the World's Tallest — Burj Dubai" by William F. Baker, D. Stanton Korista, and Lawrence C. Novak (SOM)
[edit] External Links
- Burj Dubai at SOM web site
- Official web site
- Unofficial fan site, with regular photo updates
- Burj Dubai article at Wikipedia
- Base Jump from the Burj Dubai
- "World's tallest tower in Dubai reopens," Associated Press, 2010.0404.
- "Dubai Debt: What the Burj Kahlifa—the tallest building in the world—owes to Frank Lloyd Wright," by Witold Rybczynski, Slate, 2010.0113
- "Frank Lloyd Wright influenced the Burj Khalifa? Here's what the tower's designers say: That's a tall tale," by Blair Kamin, Cityscapes blog, Chicago Tribune, 2010.0114
- Burj Khalifa at AIA Chicago Awards 2011 web site
- Burj Khalifa at Slate The World's Biggest Buildings Website
