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Burj Dubai
A zine about the Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world. The Burj Dubai is a skyscraper currently under construction, since April 15, 2005, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It will soon be the tallest tower in the world... [more]
A zine about the Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world.
The Burj Dubai is a skyscraper currently under construction, since April 15, 2005, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It will soon be the tallest tower in the world.
The lead architect for the Burj Dubai is Adrian Smith of the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
Its final height is officially being kept a secret due to competition ; however, figures released by a contractor on the project have suggested a height of around 808 meters!
The total number of floors is expected to be around 160.
A more recent article by building subcontractor Persian Gulf Extrusions and dated September 20, 2006, states a final height "over 940 metres" or at least 3084 feet, but this has not yet been confirmed by Emaar.
As of December 12, 2006, the Burj Dubai was at 94 stories tall, and is now the second tallest building in Dubai, and the seventeenth tallest building in the world.
Linked from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai
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Architecture and Design
The tower is being constructed by Samsung Engineering & Construction and designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, who also designed the Sears Tower in Chicago and the Freedom Tower in New York City, among numerous other famous high-rises. The building resembles the bundled tube form of the Sears Tower, but is not a tube structure. The design of the Burj Dubai is reminiscent of the Frank Lloyd Wright vision for The Illinois, a mile high skyscraper designed for Chicago, Illinois. The Burj Dubai is expected to rise to 150% of the height of the Sears Tower.
The design of Burj Dubai is ostensibly derived from the patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture, with the triple-lobed footprint of the building based on an abstracted version of the desert flower hymenocallis native to the region. The tower is composed of three elements arranged around a central core. As the tower rises from the flat desert base, setbacks occur at each element in an upward spiralling pattern, decreasing the cross section of the tower as it reaches toward the sky. At the top, the central core emerges and is sculpted to form a finishing spire. A Y-shaped floor plan maximizes views of the Persian Gulf. Viewed from above or from the base, the form also evokes the onion domes of Islamic architecture.
The exterior cladding of the Burj Dubai will consist of reflective glazing with aluminum and textured stainless steel spandrel panels with vertical tubular fins of stainless steel. The cladding system is designed to withstand Dubai's extreme summer temperatures.
The interior will be decorated by Giorgio Armani. An Armani Hotel (the first of its kind) will occupy the lower 37 floors. Floors 45 through 108 will have 700 private apartments on 64 floors (which, according to the developer, sold out within eight hours of going on sale). Corporate offices and suites will fill most of the remaining floors, except for a 123rd floor lobby and 124th floor indoor/outdoor observation deck. The spire will also hold communications equipment. An outdoor zero-entry swimming pool will be located on the 78th floor of the tower.
It will also feature the world's fastest elevator, rising and descending at 18 m/s (40 mph). The world's current fastest elevator (in the Taipei 101 office tower in Taipei) travels at 16.83 m/s (37.6 mph). Engineers had considered installing the world's first triple-decker elevators, but the final design calls for double-decker elevators. A total of 56 elevators will be installed that can carry 42 people at a time.
Engineers rotated the building 120 degrees from its original layout to reduce stress from prevailing winds. Over 45,000 cubic metres (59,000 cubic yards) of concrete, weighing more than 110,000 tonnes (120,000 short tons) were used to construct the concrete and steel foundation, which features 192 piles buried more than 50 m (164 ft) deep.
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Architecture and Design
The tower is being constructed by Samsung Engineering & Construction and designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, who also designed the Sears Tower in Chicago and the Freedom Tower in New York City, among numerous other famous high-rises. The building resembles the bundled tube form of the Sears Tower, but is not a tube structure. The design of the Burj Dubai is reminiscent of the Frank Lloyd Wright vision for The Illinois, a mile high skyscraper designed for Chicago, Illinois. The Burj Dubai is expected to rise to 150% of the height of the Sears Tower.
The design of Burj Dubai is ostensibly derived from the patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture, with the triple-lobed footprint of the building based on an abstracted version of the desert flower hymenocallis native to the region. The tower is composed of three elements arranged around a central core. As the tower rises from the flat desert base, setbacks occur at each element in an upward spiralling pattern, decreasing the cross section of the tower as it reaches toward the sky. At the top, the central core emerges and is sculpted to form a finishing spire. A Y-shaped floor plan maximizes views of the Persian Gulf. Viewed from above or from the base, the form also evokes the onion domes of Islamic architecture.
The exterior cladding of the Burj Dubai will consist of reflective glazing with aluminum and textured stainless steel spandrel panels with vertical tubular fins of stainless steel. The cladding system is designed to withstand Dubai's extreme summer temperatures.
The interior will be decorated by Giorgio Armani. An Armani Hotel (the first of its kind) will occupy the lower 37 floors. Floors 45 through 108 will have 700 private apartments on 64 floors (which, according to the developer, sold out within eight hours of going on sale). Corporate offices and suites will fill most of the remaining floors, except for a 123rd floor lobby and 124th floor indoor/outdoor observation deck. The spire will also hold communications equipment. An outdoor zero-entry swimming pool will be located on the 78th floor of the tower.
It will also feature the world's fastest elevator, rising and descending at 18 m/s (40 mph). The world's current fastest elevator (in the Taipei 101 office tower in Taipei) travels at 16.83 m/s (37.6 mph). Engineers had considered installing the world's first triple-decker elevators, but the final design calls for double-decker elevators. A total of 56 elevators will be installed that can carry 42 people at a time.
Engineers rotated the building 120 degrees from its original layout to reduce stress from prevailing winds. Over 45,000 cubic metres (59,000 cubic yards) of concrete, weighing more than 110,000 tonnes (120,000 short tons) were used to construct the concrete and steel foundation, which features 192 piles buried more than 50 m (164 ft) deep.
Photosynth Overhead View from Microsoft Photosynth on Vimeo.
Via @robincapper’s CAD blog.
I’ve played with Photosynth during last year’s pumpkin decoration contest at my office. Photosynth automatically stitches related, overlapping photos into a 3D panorama. There is now a new feature that gives you a bird’s eye view of the photosynth, showing the relative location [...]
- Indian labourers largest contributors to Burj Dubai (business-standard.com)
- Top Of The World View From Atop Burj Dubai Tower (blog.miragestudio7.com)
- Video From Top of Burj Dubai (shoppingblog.com)
The eyes of the world will once again focus on Dubai on 4 January 2010 as the emirate unveils its latest landmark and high-profile addition to its iconic skyline: Burj Dubai. Standing at over 818 metres, the tower is the world's tallest building, almost 200 metres ahead of its nearest completed competitor - and yet another symbol of Dubai's architectural pre-eminence.
From ameinfo.com
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- Burj Dubai Delayed Again, Emirate Thinks About Bidding on 2020 Olympics (mediabistro.com)
- Burj Dubai Delayed Again, Country Thinks About Bidding on 2020 Olympics (mediabistro.com)
The Burj Dubai might not be ready to open until next year, but that doesn't mean that there's no one inside already. Or up top. And armed with a video camera. The clip below has been steadily making the rounds this week, showing the vantage point from the very top of the world's tallest building. If you don't like heights, you're likely not going to like this (we only made it about a minute in), so be warned.
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From mediabistro.com
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- Video from the top of Burj Dubai (blogger.com)
Video shot from the top of the spire on Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building.
See Previously: BASE Jumping Off of the Burj Dubai
via Garrett Camp
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From sanfrancisco.cityfeeds.com
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- Burj Dubai, the Tallest Building in the World, Opens on 4th January 2010 (associatedcontent.com)
I must say the Burj Al Arab was one of the things I was looking forward to most when visiting Dubai. It is supposed to be the world's only 7 star hotel. In it's relatively short life on the coastline, this legendary and symbolic hotel has attracted international attention and awe, ensuring its place as one of the most photographed structures in the world. Designed to resemble a billowing sail, Burj Al Arab soars to a height of 321 metres...
From photographica.org
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- Dubai 4: Burj Al Arabian Night (feedburner.com)
