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[Sky Tower]

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/614/bdclad112006nh6.png
:omg: No words needed! Where did you find that pic you sneaky belching slug?

[Fury]

Hi all.
:previous: pic from Structure (http://www.structuremag.org/) mag article - has a few more kool pics and info. Can't seem to extract the pics - :shrug:

[Slugbelch]

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/4194/bdmevadoc102006kn9.th.jpg (http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bdmevadoc102006kn9.jpg) http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5831/bdmevadoc1020062to5.th.jpg (http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bdmevadoc1020062to5.jpg) http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/601/bdmevadoc1020063qu6.th.jpg (http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bdmevadoc1020063qu6.jpg)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3410/bd1dd5.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd1dd5.jpg) http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/8649/bd2mj4.th.jpg (http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd2mj4.jpg) http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6236/bd3ra5.th.jpg (http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd3ra5.jpg) http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6127/bd4px0.th.jpg (http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd4px0.jpg) http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4103/bd5gv2.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd5gv2.jpg)

[Sky Tower]

:previous: Thanks guys, PDF file going on website in 10 minutes :tup:

[Fury]

:haha: :haha: Holy fark - this site is much more prompt than the other one :D Go away for a few mins and questions answered - :tup: . In most pdf's you can use the snapshot tool and get the pics. This one it is greyed out for me :shrug: - usin' acrobat 7.0 pro. Love IE7 - has tabs so all pages open in same window - windows update ... - I digress... :)
Structure of a Lifetime :cheers:

[Sky Tower]

:previous: Still a few probs with IE7 Beta II at the mo, Firefox has the multiple tab function too! It's much less troublesome and you can bling it all up if you so wish....I love it!

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

Anyway, PDF is now on our site at http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com/burj_dubai.html

....sorry I took so long! ;)

[Beyond 1000]

I had this building at 300m two or three floors ago. I still believe it crossed 300 at floor 82 or 83.

As for supertall? Lets hit 400m first. At 300m today, such buildings are a dime a dozen.

[Sky Tower]

:previous: The floor average is not 3.6585m like Culwulla insists over at SSC.

All of the floors so far are 3.2m high, except for 3 floors at 3.6m, 5 floors at 4.2m and 4 floors at 4.6m.

The Culwulla height is the total floor average height when the building is completed, which should be around the 3.6m mark, as there are much more even larger floors up to 6m high which will bump up the average.

The official floor average at level 80 @ 277m is actually less than the 3.4884m average we have always used on this site from the only official height that has been released since this building started.

The height I use is actually a currently accepted 3.537/level, first devised by Slugbelch and concurred by myself.

Having measured the thing myself in September of which the details can be located earlier in this thread and in the UAE section, I hope you come to accept that this figure is probably closer to the mark than the one you are currently using.....although it would be great if the average was higher! :tup:

[RandySavage]

On news stands mid-December:
http://seabed.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0612/images/match_cover2.jpg

[Ktulured55]

I had this building at 300m two or three floors ago. I still believe it crossed 300 at floor 82 or 83.

As for supertall? Lets hit 400m first. At 300m today, such buildings are a dime a dozen.


Supertall should always be the same, which is 1,000 ft. if you want to create another category then that can be done like megatall at 2,000 or maybe 2,500 ft since 2,000 won't be too hard. didn't someone say a verytall is 500 or 700 ft? which is it...

But in any case, you should not change a requirement statistic, but instead create a new one at the next level.

[Nowhereman1280]

On news stands mid-December:
http://seabed.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0612/images/match_cover2.jpg

Wow, thats good news, I love National Geographic! I can't wait to read that article!

Ktulured, I agree, we can't just go changing requirements, there should be a new category at either 2000 or 2500, 2000 would be logical because its twice as tall as a supertall.

I call it right now, new categorey, Hipertall = 10,000+feet!

[Eigenwelt]

Hipertall? I think you mean Hypertall.

Hipertall would simply be a skyscraper in really tight jeans, a $150 dollar shaggy haircut, and an ironically uncool thriftstore t-shirt.

[Fury]

Hi all.
:previous: Nice - Hope someone finds a way to post the article and pics from National geographic if there is Burj stuff - We all know how good the pics are from them.

Discovery Channel's Megabuilders is gonna air an entire episode on the Burj Dubai. The tv listings online at Discovery go to Dec 16 - didn't see it but I will check closer and make sure - should be sweet - the first of many I hope - dam I need a tv-in video card.

Found some aerials from may '06

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/6222/060517aerialmx9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9521/0605172aerialzo6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2105/0605173aerialfx4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/397/0605174aerialmy0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2733/0605175aerialib7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/5695/0605176aerialaf1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9075/0605177aerialra1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:cheers:

[Fury]

I find it very interesting that the original 15 meter deep excavation was thru sand ( duh ... ) and brackish water. Don't know much about the area but I would have thought it was dry. Upon closer scrutiny of my pic collection I see lots of pumps and piping set up early on. Water and corrosion must be a big issue. Epoxy coated rebar with cathodic protection in the 192 49 meter deep piles. Even an elaberate membrane system on top of the piles and under the raft.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6550/0408foundationpileswu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Just the fact they call it a raft seems like it kinda floats on water and sand. Also sounds like the piles are not to bedrock as they are skin friction piles :shrug: - wow. I find all this just too kool - need more info - love it !!!
Any thoughts ... :P :cheers:

[Slugbelch]

Hi all.
:previous: Nice - Hope someone finds a way to post the article and pics from National geographic if there is Burj stuff - We all know how good the pics are from them.

Discovery Channel's Megabuilders is gonna air an entire episode on the Burj Dubai.Great! Thanks for the update.

Some more on-the-top shots:

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2018/bd1kp5.png http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6816/bd3qs5.png http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/647/bd6wq0.png http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1619/bd5ur9.png

[Reminiscence]

Hmm, those pictures above remind me of a "Mega Las Vegas" before it was built. The sand looks familiar.

1000' (304m), and what, not even halfway done? ... my god, I didnt know men could build such things. :uhh:

[Fury]

:previous: Right on Slugbelch - nice shots !
Man, I gotta learn where you go online :yes: :yes:
:cheers:

[LWR]

Great video about Dubai. Also astounding accusations regarding Burj Dubai .

Among the interesting information: Over 800 killed or injured; less than $1.00/hour paid to workers who live in less-than-adequate rooms (some up to 12 men per room).

No wonder the SIC (Shake In Charge) can put-up so many buildings, theme parks and ski resorts. Over 7 [B]BILLION dollars spent in less than a day on race horses (in Kentucky).

Shame on Dubai. :whip:

[vanhenrik]

Great! Thanks for the update.

Some more on-the-top shots:

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/2018/bd1kp5.png http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6816/bd3qs5.png http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/647/bd6wq0.png http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1619/bd5ur9.png

wonderfull thanks a lot mor like tihs kind of photos thanks !
your the man ! :notacrook: :banana:

[Slugbelch]

Nov 16:

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4003/bd111606eierdiebms5.jpg
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6769/bd1116062eierdiebbt6.jpg
eierdieb

[Reminiscence]

That last picture is crazy, so many cranes!

SF at best looks like a small model of that picture :)

[Ghost]

Actually u can't see them all from that picture. There are lots of them...

[Slugbelch]

Yep. A little more in this view. From the Nov 15:

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6836/bd111506dhabsterkt4.jpg
dhabster

[Bergenser]

thanks for the new shots. :)

[Slugbelch]

A good time to stick these in. Not quite as new, but new anyway. From Nov 9:

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/930/bd1109062boraborandersocw6.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8660/bd110906boraborandersonzt0.jpg
boraboraanderson

[no-la-usa]

This might be a stupid question, but are there going to be issues with the contruction workers being able to breathe normally when this thing gets towrds the top?

[Fury]

Hi all.
Slugbelch ..... :yes: :yes: :worship: :worship:

This one should be good for the height debate ( also found by Slugbelch :D )

http://i15.tinypic.com/34o3nrk.jpg

So
- looks like they measure from the floor of the gound level
- top of tier 1 - floor of level 19 = 71.6 meters
- top of tier 4 - floor of level 43 = 152.3 meters
- top of tier 7 - floor of level 76 = 261.3 meters

Notice the measurements in between each of these - measured from the raft - so 14.8 meters below the floor of the ground level
- tier 1 = 86.4 meters ( kinda hard to make out ... )
- tier 4 = plus 80.7 = 167.1
- tier 7 = plus 109.0 = 276.1

Looks like 128.4 to the next tier on the wing facing SZR ( as are tiers 1, 4, and 7 ) which is tier 10 - so
- top of tier 10 - floor of level 114 is 389.7 meters from the floor of the ground level, or 404.5 meters from the raft :banana: :banana:

Perhaps someone can try to figure where we are now more accurately :shrug:

Structure of a Lifetime ! :cheers:

[Sky Tower]

:previous: From that information (which corresponds exactly with the official heights so far) at L86 today it would be 295.68m. :shrug:

[Slugbelch]

I was wondering if anybody could figure out those #'s, or even read them for that matter. I tried to zoom in as best I could before it got too much
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8321/bd13zf3.th.png (http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd13zf3.png)
but, I still couldn't make out much. There are more calculation docs in the M.E. section (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2460465&postcount=292) if it can help glue it all together.

[R@ptor]

This might be a stupid question, but are there going to be issues with the contruction workers being able to breathe normally when this thing gets towrds the top?

Burj Dubai will be about 800m high and not 5,000m...so no.

[Sky Tower]

I was wondering if anybody could figure out those #'s, or even read them for that matter. I tried to zoom in as best I could before it got too much
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8321/bd13zf3.th.png (http://img86.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd13zf3.png)
but, I still couldn't make out much. There are more calculation docs in the M.E. section (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2460465&postcount=292) if it can help glue it all together.

Ahh, I'm blind now and room's starting to spin!:ahhh:

The more you zoom in the worse it gets!

I can see 4 # on the left which is the positions of the GPS sensors, and a portable one on the roof.

Level 19 = 71.6m
Level 43 = 152.3m
Level 76 = 261.3m

Interestingly, the floor average here at L43 is 3.5418m but at L76 is 3.4382m

That means this tower won't hit the 300m mark until the 88th floor!

I don't buy these figures! But that's just me! ;)

What was the source?

[Slugbelch]

^ It was a powerpoint presentation from the towers GPS contractors. I don't have the link riight now (I'm at work .... shhh)

[Sky Tower]

:previous: OK, I won't tell anyone if you don't.....shhh! :D

[Sky Tower]

Hi all.
Slugbelch ..... :yes: :yes: :worship: :worship:

This one should be good for the height debate ( also found by Slugbelch :D )

http://i15.tinypic.com/34o3nrk.jpg

So
- looks like they measure from the floor of the gound level
- top of tier 1 - floor of level 19 = 71.6 meters
- top of tier 4 - floor of level 43 = 152.3 meters
- top of tier 7 - floor of level 76 = 261.3 meters

Notice the measurements in between each of these - measured from the raft - so 14.8 meters below the floor of the ground level
- tier 1 = 86.4 meters ( kinda hard to make out ... )
- tier 4 = plus 80.7 = 167.1
- tier 7 = plus 109.0 = 276.1

Looks like 128.4 to the next tier on the wing facing SZR ( as are tiers 1, 4, and 7 ) which is tier 10 - so
- top of tier 10 - floor of level 114 is 389.7 meters from the floor of the ground level, or 404.5 meters from the raft :banana: :banana:

Perhaps someone can try to figure where we are now more accurately :shrug:

Structure of a Lifetime ! :cheers:

Sorry Fury, just read this again for the second time properly and I now get what you mean by the measurement being taken from the top of the raft.....the same height as the first rung of the podium!!!

That gives us a floor average of 3.6329, which makes the building currently at level 86 stand at 312.43m, hence the dancing bananas! :banana: :banana:

[Fury]

Ahhh kool. Ya that was my point. The measurements are from the floor of the ground level, which is the final ground height on one side of the tower ( the floor of the concourse level is the final gound height on the other side ). They dug 15 meter before starting so all the parking is underground. So if measured from the raft the tower is 14.8 meters taller :banana: :P :cheers:

[Sky Tower]

I'm not actually sure where the datum point would be on this building.

On the ground level of the building or the height of the original lay of the land?

Anyone know?

[Fury]

Not sure if I posted this here ...
The drawing is from Doka - I put in the numbers from that original building section drawing they have been following up to tier 13. After that one number follows the section drawing - the other number follows what seems to be 5 levels between upper setbacks in the newer renders. The drawing is from the old renders where tier 19 is a flat roof so I continued like the new renders, spiraling up.


http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/8879/plantiers1hu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


I made this 6 months ago and they will follow it ( the building section drawing ) to level 13 imo. Shows which tiers are which wing :yes:
:notacrook: :cheers:

[Sky Tower]

Yeah, I agree about them staying true till tier 13.

What the latest re-design will entail will have me glued from that point onward as most of my designs continue the trend of spiralling around the tower rather than a flat roof at this point.

We will see soon enough!

[Fury]

That's why I continued up in a spiral from tier 19. Your right, there won't be a flat roof. :cheers:

[Slugbelch]

Going back a few days to Nov 11:

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5550/bd110806extrafinesugartu5.jpg http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/9919/bd111106extrafinesugarcs0.jpg http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/3928/bd1111062extrafinesugarfg2.jpg
extrafinesugar

[ZZ-II]

first pic is gigantic

[robertaas]

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1619/bd5ur9.png
Nice Shot. Looking down at the 280 meter Millennium Tower. :-)

[Bergenser]

I see it became colder in Dubai too...

[Sky Tower]

Yeah, in that dust storm the temperature must have dropped to about 36*c instead of the usual 45*c :haha:

I must remember to take an umbrella and heavy jacket in January because apperently some days you might see a glimpse of a cloud too!

Bergenser, I'm so jealous that in Bergen tonight it will be 4*c with a windchill factor making it feel around 0*c and very warm and balmy for the time of year.

Will you be sunbathing tomorrow? ;)

No, your right 26*c is quite a drop in temperature, forcast for rain there tomorrow too!

[Jasonhouse]

Let's stick to the topic please.

[vanhenrik]

November 20th 2006 - Level 86 - Height 312.43m - Currently the 26th tallest highrise building in the world!:banana:

[malec]

^^ I doubt it's that tall already. It was at about 280m at level 80 so that means it's just 300m now

[Sky Tower]

:previous: Yes, just 3 more levels and it will be the 21st tallest in the world and 2nd tallest in Dubai, succeeding the Burj Al Arab and the once former WTB, the Crysler building in New York.

Won't be long now! :tup:

[Sky Tower]

^^ I doubt it's that tall already. It was at about 280m at level 80 so that means it's just 300m now

From the GPS systems official measurements, it was 276.10m at level 76.

The Besix height was from the distance measured from the reciever that's level with the podium, not the first floor of the building! ;)

[Beyond 1000]

November 20th 2006 - Level 86 - Height 312.43m - Currently the 26th tallest highrise building in the world!:banana:

At level 83 or so it crossed 300m. So you analysis, if BD is at 86 is about right.

I don't know why people still feel this building is under 300m.

[Sky Tower]

:previous: I'm glad someone gets it! :haha:

[Slugbelch]

Nov 19

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3806/bd11190624thdimentionhg7.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/637/bd11190634thdimentionww0.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4753/bd1119064thdimentiondi3.jpg
4thdimension

[JManc]

it's not done yet? damn. hurry up. what's taking so long?

those night shots are amazing.

[AltinD]

The first picture posted, is from Dubai marina, some 20 km away.

[ZZ-II]

great shots.

don't think we'll see glas still this month

[Bergenser]

I hope we will see the glass before winter...:yes:

[Sky Tower]

:previous: How am I supposed to sneak in for interior shots if there's glass there.

Hold on 'till January guys!!! :haha:

[vanhenrik]

At level 83 or so it crossed 300m. So you analysis, if BD is at 86 is about right.

I don't know why people still feel this building is under 300m.


i hawe this page att sorse http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com/

November 21st 2006 - Level 87 - Height 316.06m - Currently the 26th tallest highrise building in the world! :yes: :previous: :previous: :previous: :previous: :banana: :skyscraper: :drunk:

[FrancoRey]

I wonder how many shifts they need to have to not stop construction come dark. That's amazing! Build, build, day and night you vergon minions!!! I want that tower done!!! :haha:


:whip: :eek:

[vanhenrik]

The video is 1 hr 11 min
its so marveles


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6179432634249787416&q=Burj+Dubai


The dubai video

Screenshots dawn here

http://i7.tinypic.com/21lib87.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/21licnr.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/21lifjq.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/21lihk6.jpg

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http://i7.tinypic.com/21liik0.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/21likag.jpg

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http://i7.tinypic.com/21lip20.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/21lirew.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/21lis8h.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/21liu1j.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/21liohg.jpg


:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:


its massiv take a look http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6179432634249787416&q=Burj+Dubai

The world in dubai

video presentation

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3205299137616012822&q=Burj+Dubai

Ocean Heights Dubai Marina Real Estate

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2677765168096693887&q=Burj+Dubai


:banana: :banana:

[CGII]

http://i7.tinypic.com/21lis8h.jpg

One of these things is not like the other...


Good luck capturing that 'old town style village' feel with the world's tallest tower, 70 highrises, and the world's biggest mall in the same project.

[dubai 1]

^^ NO WAY, 70 high rises !!!!!!!, i dont believe it 1 bit. how's that possible when they haven't even proposed that many at the burj complex. does anybody know if there's actual going to be 70 high rises

[vanhenrik]

^^ NO WAY, 70 high rises !!!!!!!, i dont believe it 1 bit. how's that possible when they haven't even proposed that many at the burj complex. does anybody know if there's actual going to be 70 high rises
yes way a belive in this :banana:

[dubai 1]

yes way a belive in this :banana:
well i looked at a aerial pic's of renders of the hole site. and i counted and there's not even close to 70 high rises. can anybody find these 70 high rises there talking about. please post them it doesn't matter if it's info or pic's. i'd would really appreciate it a lot

[dubai 1]

and i looked on emporis, and they only show 34 high rises, here's the link
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/zo/?id=100292

[dubai 1]

and i looked on emporis, and they only show 34 high rises, here's the link
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/zo/?id=100292

[rbowk]

nice movie

[robertaas]

and i looked on emporis, and they only show 34 high rises, here's the link
http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/zo/?id=100292I don't see the Millenium Tower on that link. It's just next to the Burj Dubai.

[Sky Tower]

yes way a belive in this :banana:

There are about 70 plots designated for highrise buildings, of which 34 are approved proposals, currently under construction.

I would guesstimate about 50 of them will be finished by mid 2009.

[vanhenrik]

the obcervation deck will be att 442 meters hight way to low if you ask me wen the wol strukture is going to be 808 meters tall


http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7884/burjdubaielevationbestuiw2.jpg

http://i9.tinypic.com/2wqtmcx.jpg

[Sky Tower]

:previous: From the only official plans I have seen, by my calculations the observation deck should be at around 517m!

There's new information about the design change being changed so much that calculations are under way for fears of compramised structural entegrity!

Check it out http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=10582034&postcount=481

[malec]

the obcervation deck will be att 442 meters hight way to low if you ask me wen the wol strukture is going to be 808 meters tall

That's way too low I agree and if you ask me I think the burj al alam skydeck will wipe the floor with this one. It's at the same height but offers much better views, and both outdoor and indoor 360 degree views.

[vanhenrik]

That's way too low I agree and if you ask me I think the burj al alam skydeck will wipe the floor with this one. It's at the same height but offers much better views, and both outdoor and indoor 360 degree views.

yes a agre i think that the secrese a bout the hight is the competition betwen burs dubai end Al Burj end a wonder if Al Burj going to hawe a observation deck ?

[Bergenser]

GREAT VIDEO! :D Dubai (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6179432634249787416&q=Burj+Dubai)

BTW: Is the observation deck "only" 442 metres? Oh NO, I really hoped it
should be taller than that! 600 metres or something would have been great,
oh well. :(

[Sky Tower]

Original plan is to have the observation deck on L142 not L124.

Would put it at a height of 517m
http://www.dreamweaverstudios.co.uk/images/plan.jpg

[robertaas]

442 meters? Beating the top floor of Taipei 101 with a whooping 3 meters....

[vanhenrik]

but way presenter thir photo if it isent real ?


http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7884/burjdubaielevationbestuiw2.jpg

[AuxTown]

I can't believe this monster is actually happening! The building is gonna be crazy. Gonna put Dubai on the tourist map for a long time to come.

[Daquan13]

I didn't know there's a planned obs deck there!!

[Sky Tower]

but way presenter thir photo if it isent real ?


http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7884/burjdubaielevationbestuiw2.jpg The observation deck level is a miss quote, but with so many recent changes, your guess is as good as mine! :shrug:

[vanhenrik]

The observation deck level is a miss quote, but with so many recent changes, your guess is as good as mine! :shrug:

ok i hope its going to be att hight 600 meeters ! but i wuld like it to be at 2 defrent hights one with 600 en another with 700 :previous: :banana:

[rbowk]

when do you recon they will start doing the windows

[austin356]

Edit

[Jonovision]

I think the obs. deck should at least be at the top of the concrete part if not higher.

[Sky Tower]

:previous: I believe the concrete can only be physically pumped up to a height of about 550m maximum anyway, hence why any extension to the height will more than likely be the steel part of the construction.

[M II A II R II K]

This can continue here.

[Sky Tower]

.....I was in the middle of posting a reply to something in the last thread and it just disappeared.....how rude....now I can't remember what it was about! :haha:

It was something to do with "when are the windows being fitted", my reply was something to do with a certain health and safety issue, having 'windows' in a highrise building....followed by a stupid comment about us all clubbing together to invest in some food wrap so we can cover it up in cling film for aesthestic effect!

But, the moments been lost now and it doesn't sound funny any more! :(

[calgary34]

How many floors is this thing at now? :banana: :banana:

[Sky Tower]

It's at level 88 and at a height of 319.68m

Currently the 3rd tallest building in Dubai and 22nd tallest highrise in the world...... so far!

To date, there are currently only 5 buildings in the world with more that 88 above ground floors.

......and still no cladding ;)

[Bergenser]

isn't this building half in the construction?
Since the first thread showed the tower's
beginning, this thread will probably show the
finish of the WTB! :D

[rbowk]

when do you recon they will start cadding

[Matty]

I believe they started CAD'ding a long time ago.

[malec]

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9931/3042120417dfa1d1635yt6.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6721/304414597f7086745a8oxn6.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4557/30441459850b0867a69oxr0.jpg

[Alliance]

I haven't been real happy with this building. There's nothing real special about it, save its height. "World's Tallest" is great, but that title will eventually be lost. Especailly since we havent seen any facing, I feel like this building is just mediocrity on a grand scale...nothing like what made Burj al Arab a great building.

[Fury]

:previous: :haha: :haha: The CN tower has held the record for 30 some years ... This will hold it for a long time too.

[Canadian Mind]

never know...

[Beyond 1000]

I haven't been real happy with this building. There's nothing real special about it, save its height. "World's Tallest" is great, but that title will eventually be lost. Especailly since we havent seen any facing, I feel like this building is just mediocrity on a grand scale...nothing like what made Burj al Arab a great building.

I'm sure you would have been turning cartwheels if it were built in Chicago.

The Burj Al Arab is a bit of a sculpture building. BD is a skyscraper the way they were meant to be.

[vanhenrik]

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/7884/burjdubaielevationbestuiw2.jpg


chec the widenes of the bulding ! 50 meters is nothing !
i think its way to thin ispeculy att the observation deck end over that !


i love to se a bulding that loks like the old wold trade center like a cube going upp end upp in a 1001 meeters byt bult in a saifer way ! !
end a bred of 200 meeters

[malec]

A 1001 cuboid would look like a PoS and destroy any skyline

[Sky Tower]

:previous: :haha: :haha: The CN tower has held the record for 30 some years ... This will hold it for a long time too.
Mmm, not so sure. I think the Al Burj will give this one a run for its money. It could easily reach a kilometer tall. It probably will too if Nakheel get their way......which they normally do. Got a feeling they will want to challenge the WTB when they know what height they have to beat!
EMAAR know this, so is probably the biggest driving force for them to go taller now.

Only in Dubai! :banana: