Burj Dubai... Anyone heard before?

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Forest Wraith said:
I'm bumping this thread with a whole series on Arabian Skyscrapers. Check out their comment on the Burj Dubai itself.

http://oobject.com/category/arabian-mega-skyscrapers
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Funny comment... But Dubai is building lots of ridiculous structures nowadays...


Anyway for height update, Steel framework began on Lv158 which upon erected will hit the benchmark of 598.5m... Making it 90m taller than the current World Tallest Building, Taipei 101...
 
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Forest Wraith

Evil is born when we lose power over ourselves.
Smith said:
Funny comment... But Dubai is building lots of ridiculous structures nowadays...


Anyway for height update, Steel framework began on Lv158 which upon erected will hit the benchmark of 598.5m... Making it 90m taller than the current World Tallest Building, Taipei 101...
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No kidding, an issue of National Geographic last year had an article on Dubai's rampant growth. One of the Engineering marvels they focussed on was the Artificial Archipelago's being constructed off-shore in the form of palm-leafs. It's a fascinating and provocative place.
 
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First ever building construction that breaches the 2000ft barrier... BD has now slowly crept up to its 4th Steel sectional floors, making history every moment with the height of 611.3m / 2006ft on feb 17 2008


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Newest update, BD has reached 630.5m, surpassing the North Datoka Mast and has emerge as the world tallest structure...



History has changed...
 
Skeleton

Skeleton

That's really cool. I was actually talking about that building with some friends last night. I'd love to go to Dubai. Everyone who has gone there says they love it but that it's insanely expensive.
 
Aazealh

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I wish they made a tower that extended into the stratosphere. I bet the night sky would be real nice.
 
ELEKTRO

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Scorpio said:
from what I've heard, we actually have the technology to make building materials strong enough to build a space elevator (a big tower that connects the earth to what is officially outer space). Of course, funding such a thing is another story...
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I read there is a proposal at NASA to do a space elevator, the material of choice would be carbon nanotubing a material that has some very interesting properties regarding its strength (also some outstanding electrical/heat transfer properties as well ) but the last article I read about the subject on the IEEE there is research going on it's way about it's potential toxicity so I think nano carbont dreaming will come to a stop until the material is proven safe.
 
Vampire_Hunter_Bob

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Cats are great
Smith said:
As you may not wan to believe but...
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Didn't really care, but I honestly have to say I admire your dedication in keeping this thread alive.

Edit: When I mean I don't care, I just mean I don't care about the penis waving that tallest buildings are about. Besides size doesn't really matter... right ladies? You ladies weren't just saying that right.....? .... :judo:
 
Griffith

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With the streak of a tear, Like morning dew
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As you may not want to believe but... Burj Penis is officially the world tallest structure ever built by man... at 649.7m is 3m higher than the previous record holder of this title... 646m Warsaw Radio Mast which collasped in 1991...
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I believe.
 
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Lets all hope it not going to collasped though, we don't want another 911


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Again it seem that the 10th steel floor or the 166th floors has been completed... It just keep going higher :guts:
 
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Burj Dubai has increased its height... AGAIN!

A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the tower would be 638 metres tall when completed. The tower is currently 638 metres and the final height it will reach is unknown but expected to be the tallest building in the world upon completion.


Developers of the world’s tallest building project, the Burj Dubai, have decided to add at least one more floor to the tower, which currently stands at 638 metres, pushing its final height further up into the sky but also delaying the project by six months.

“We are going higher, and this is one of the reasons why the project is delayed,” said Fred Durie, the executive director for Emaar Properties.

The company has not said how much taller the Burj, which was to be 160 floors, would become with the expansion. A spire and extra floors housing the building’s communication centre accounted for the expansion, said Mr Durie.

The change of plans pushes the project’s expected completion to September of next year. The original deadline was December, but the developer had already extended the deadline once, to next April.

Burj Dubai is the product of a joint venture between the local Arabtec Construction company, South Korea’s Samsung and Belgium’s Besix.

Making the tower taller had always been a possibility, said a contractor working on the project, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The building’s final height, on completion, has been kept a closely guarded secret.

Mr Durie said that the extra height would pose greater challenges to construction, because of the wind factor created by making a building that tall. In May, 18 days of work was lost due to strong winds.

“The higher you go, the more difficult it becomes to build, as when the wind picks up work has to stop,” said Mr Durie. “Vertical transportation also gets more difficult the higher you go – this is the problem with going taller.”

Mohammed Ali Alabbar, the chairman of Emaar, said the interior of the Burj Dubai was also creating delays.

“This is a once in a lifetime job, and we are pushing for quality,” said Mr Alabbar. “It’s going to be the tallest tower in the world, so giving contractors an extra few months to get it right will be worth it.”

Burj Dubai is to be the centrepiece of Downtown Burj Dubai, which will also be home to the world’s largest mall, Dubai Mall. Mr Alabbar said that the mall, a joint venture between Dutco Balfour Beatty and Consolidated Contractors International Company, had been expanded by 30 per cent from its original design.

Downtown Burj Dubai would also see the addition of a massive new fountain to be built at a cost of Dh800 million (US$217m), the company announced yesterday. The fountain is to be 275 metres long and will shoot water 150 metres – the equivalent of 50 floors – into the air, in a show which will be set to music and augmented with 6,600 lights and 50 colour projectors.

The fountain is being installed by BK Gulf, the mechanical engineering arm of Dutco Balfour Beatty, next to Burj Dubai and Dubai Mall. Emaar, which set a completion date of next April, has hopes the fountain will attract an additional 10 million visitors each year.

Mr Alabbar said the company would not be able to recover the cost of building, but viewed the fountain as increasing the overall value of its brand and of the surrounding development.

“The subject of creating the right environment for people to live in has become critical,” he said. “As a company, we’re interested in building a complete development as opposed to just providing office or residential space. When we do business we want to create a landmark environment.”

Much of Downtown Burj Dubai is complete, including a number of residential towers and complexes as well as several hotels. Mr Alabbar said that most of the construction work on the development would be finished by September.

agiuffrida@thenational.ae

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080609/BUSINESS/250508945/1001&profile=1001


Although there isn't solid evidences showing they are going extend the final height beyond 818m, Adding another floor just show that they wouldn't give up pushing their construction technology to the limit
 
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