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Saturday, September 09, 2006
Burj Dubai Reaches Level Seventy (70) in Construction
Predicted to be the tallest building in the world once completed, Burj Dubai celebrates its accomplishment in reaching its 70th level in construction.
This magnificent project developed by Emaar Properties (these guys made a great video about the Burj Dubai) is scheduled to be finished by the end of December 2008.
It started its construction last February 2005 and has since begun its unstoppable rise, achieved day by day.
Burj Dubai brings together retail, commercial and residential spaces – a great mix emanating Dubai’s capitalist vision and architectural competitiveness being realized since a few years ago. In fact, Emaar Properties has already embarked in a deal with Giorgio Armani SpA to develop one of the first Armani hotels in Burj Dubai.
Burj Dubai
is designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and is being constructed by South Korea’s Samsung Corporation. The construction is being managed however by Turner Construction.
Burj Dubai’s closest rival in the “Tallest Building in the World” title is Taipei 101, which was completed last 2003. Taipei 101 is boasting 509meters, while Burj Dubai is set to be at around 810meters in height. However, Emaar Properties is not disclosing the final number of meters this spectacular building will possess. Along with Burj Dubai, a number of towers in other parts of the globe are being constructed right now. But its closest rival is just located 50kilometers away from the building.
Another developer in Dubai, Nakheel, is building Al Burj whose height is also being kept under wraps. The height of the building is rumoured to be at least 700meters. Ignoring the fact that another building in Kuwait, Madinat al-Hareer (City of Silk) is also a rival, Al Burj is so far the biggest threat to Burj Dubai.
Predicted to be the tallest building in the world once completed, Burj Dubai celebrates its accomplishment in reaching its 70th level in construction.
This magnificent project developed by Emaar Properties (these guys made a great video about the Burj Dubai) is scheduled to be finished by the end of December 2008.
It started its construction last February 2005 and has since begun its unstoppable rise, achieved day by day.
Burj Dubai brings together retail, commercial and residential spaces – a great mix emanating Dubai’s capitalist vision and architectural competitiveness being realized since a few years ago. In fact, Emaar Properties has already embarked in a deal with Giorgio Armani SpA to develop one of the first Armani hotels in Burj Dubai.
Burj Dubai
is designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and is being constructed by South Korea’s Samsung Corporation. The construction is being managed however by Turner Construction.Burj Dubai’s closest rival in the “Tallest Building in the World” title is Taipei 101, which was completed last 2003. Taipei 101 is boasting 509meters, while Burj Dubai is set to be at around 810meters in height. However, Emaar Properties is not disclosing the final number of meters this spectacular building will possess. Along with Burj Dubai, a number of towers in other parts of the globe are being constructed right now. But its closest rival is just located 50kilometers away from the building.
Another developer in Dubai
, Nakheel, is building Al Burj whose height is also being kept under wraps. The height of the building is rumoured to be at least 700meters. Ignoring the fact that another building in Kuwait, Madinat al-Hareer (City of Silk) is also a rival, Al Burj is so far the biggest threat to Burj Dubai.Labels: Burj Dubai, Construction, Dubai, Properties
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The Burj Dubai reached level 75 this week (October 4)and is growing 1 level every 3 days, so only 125 (roughly) to go... ;-)
Towering glory: Burj Dubai, the architectural pride of Dubai and the centerpiece of Emaar’s Downtown Burj Dubai development, has now reached 95 levels. Billed to be the tallest tower in the world, Burj Dubai employs the latest advances in engineering technology to complete the project on-schedule.
Currently 329 metres high, Burj Dubai has used 235,000 cubic metres of reinforced concrete and 44,200 tonnes of reinforcing steel, to date. At the current height, Burj Dubai is taller than the Burj Al Arab at 321 metres, but short of the Emirates Towers office tower which stands at 355 metres - the only other building in Dubai that is presently taller than Burj Dubai.
With a development value of AED 3.673 billion (US$1 billion), Burj Dubai will encompass retail, residential and commercial components. A highlight is The Armani Hotel, Dubai, developed by Emaar in association with haute couture major Giorgio Armani S.p.A. Burj Dubai is engineered after extensive planning to withstand wind forces, high summer temperatures and seismic forces.