DUBAI | Burj Khalifah (Burj Dubai) | 828 M / 2,716.5 FT - Pinnacle | 162 FLOORS

[Brokenhead]

The base sure looks nice from the air!!

[Maldive]

Imagine how good this lady would look in a dense "urban" city like New York, instead of this sandy dust bowl ... I'm thinking mid-town Manhattan.

[graham]

Thanks for the great aerial shots slugbelch.

There's one thats a real standout showing the base.

[graham]

sorry - an error 404 double post.

[LoverOfDubai]

Imagine how good this lady would look in a dense "urban" city like New York, instead of this sandy dust bowl ... I'm thinking mid-town Manhattan.

Maldive, you sound as if you find the desert disgusting. The world contains thousands of different biomes and ecosystems, and none of them is better than any of the others, they are all equal. Also you say "urban" as if Dubai is not urban. They are growing at a rapid pace, just wait 5 to 10 years and the whole area will be filled with skyscrapers due to Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, Sheikh Zayed Road, and the Dubai International Financial Centre. Then lets see how similar New York and Dubai are.

[Nowhereman1280]

Maldive, you sound as if you find the desert disgusting. The world contains thousands of different biomes and ecosystems, and none of them is better than any of the others, they are all equal. Also you say "urban" as if Dubai is not urban. They are growing at a rapid pace, just wait 5 to 10 years and the whole area will be filled with skyscrapers due to Downtown Dubai, Business Bay, Sheikh Zayed Road, and the Dubai International Financial Centre. Then lets see how similar New York and Dubai are.

Oh sweet Jesus would you shut up, he wasn't trying to start a City vs. City, lets not turn this thread into off topic BS, its been doing really well lately...

Its perfectly valid to wonder what BD would look like in a denser environment such as NYC, Dubai is not as dense as NYC and probably won't be for the foreseeable future even with all the projects you mentioned, its too spread out, and its perfectly legitimate to state that. He didn't mean any offense to Dubai so you don't need to go off the handle right away...

I believe that Vanherick has actually posted several pictures showing what this would look like next to the old WTC skyline, it was interesting to say the least.

I can't believe I am going to say this, but, Vanherick, could you dig up some of those photos of BD in other cities again for us?

[vanhenrik]

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/1286/thebig5june2007ye1.jpg

[newstl2020]

Too bad the rendering above is so off-scale. Imagine if the chicago spire was actually going to be that wide! And I totally agree nowhereman - Whether you love or hate Dubai, the lack of true urban fabric is obviously missing in damn near every photo available of that city (city being on the large scale, not just small street-long shots). The scrapers are so spread out that it really looks as though they are building for the sake of building (an argument I will not get into here). I know the plan for the future argument, so please spare us. Let's just all (Lovers, Haters, Indifferent) pray that the plans are recognized and not left on the drawing board. Otherwise...

[newstl2020]

Oh, in all the comotion it appears as though I have forgotten my comment on the Burj.... I have to echo the thoughts of those above who would love the to the Burj in a denser area. I think it really sucks that the base of the Burj is going to be built up into a resort-like area. This is precisely what I believe the forumer was trying to say (sorry if that isnt right at all). I would love to see the Burj on a normal block, with scrapers rising 50 feet away right across the street, as opposed to set aside in the middle of an amusement park designed to accentuate it. I know this is supposed to be a "landmark, high-point of a larger development" type of building, but to me this sort of planning in a city destroys the opportunity for true urban fabric. Just my two cents.

[SkyWatcher]

Not me, I take the opposite tack. I think the setting is ideal for a new style of supertall. All the others are set in a normal block and amongst other towers in a grid. Dubai isn't going to look like that at all and I find that extremely cool. I love seeing the renders of business bay and the surrounding areas. Looks more like the resort it is more than just a bland grid of blocks that we have in most cities.

I especially like the waterways meandering through the towers. I know the photographers will have a field day taking photos when this all gets built. I know I would.

[Imre]

22/June/2007

Burj Dubai

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9088/imresolt15qu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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[graham]

Thank you for the new shots Imre!
There's more to see than ever.
Keep up the good work.

[smussuw]

double post

[smussuw]

Posted today on the UAE forum:

view from my apartment at hyatt regency today

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6272/dsc08425kb3.jpg

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/5325/dsc08426lu0.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/8686/dsc08427re3.jpg

22km to burj al arab, 27km to dubai marina, even in summer no problem to see it
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8360/dsc08428ou6.jpg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/9416/dsc08430eo5.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5185/dsc08434wz6.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4917/dsc08437as1.jpg


:cheers:
^^ :D

[Patrick]

^Woah I didnt know Dubai has a nice Skyline Cluster, especially from that angle. Its amazing how those supertalls constrast with the old buildings in the foreground. The Towers look like "the forbidden city" or something like that.

[Slugbelch]

^ You need to visit more often and dig through this thread and the one in the M.E. section. There are tons more as well as night pics ;)

[vanhenrik]

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/1680/burjdubaielevation818miq6.jpg

http://i9.tinypic.com/67ffib5.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/4p9ygkm.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/4kdt95h.jpg

324 m mour to go on top of that compar that whith the rose rotana hotel 333 m
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t68/joobn/DSC02099.jpg

[Mocholate]

almost there :banana:

[firulais]

I like the height, but the place where it's being built SUCKS!!

[borgo100]

how does Dubai suck?... indoor skiing, island shaped like palm trees, worlds only 7 star hotel.... what sucks about dubai

[AltinD]

I like the height, but the place where it's being built SUCKS!!

What SUCKS are such opinions and often also people who caries them. :rolleyes:

[BrandonJXN]

I like the height, but the place where it's being built SUCKS!!

While I would never live in Dubai, I would never say that it sucks.

[SteveD]

:previous: giving him or her the benefit of the doubt, perhaps that was just his or her awkward way of stating that he or she wished a supertall like that was being built closer to whereever he or she lives. :shrug:

[AltinD]

The diagram from Culwulla on SSC, that vanhenrik posted on the post 3921, unfortunatelly as usual without giving any credit to the person who did it, is the CLOSEST to the real think you can get.

The numbers quoted are CORRECT ... unless they're going to pump the concrete higher then 585.70 meters. The steel section on top corresponds to the revision 7 done one year ago, and is still valid.

BELIEVE ME. :cheers:

[LoverOfDubai]

I like the height, but the place where it's being built SUCKS!!

I would like to know why you believe the location "sucks." Are you referring to the city or the exact locatin within Dubai? Make sure you realize that the whole area is still under construction, and what you see today will not be anything close to what it will be a decade from now.

[firulais]

Don't get me wrong, I know dubai is a great city and most of it is under construction. I like dubai alot I was just refering to the construction site and almost everything around it, the place just looks weird and akward. I don't have anything againts dubai, I actually like to see alot of development. And no I didn't say that because I was jealous or because I want it my city.

[vanhenrik]

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6067/burjdubai818moe3.jpg

this bulding is enormus end it is onley getting bigger every week

[BrandonJXN]

When are you going to give credit to the person who makes those?

[LoverOfDubai]

I have to agree. I think it should be a SkyscraperPage policy that all pictures or diagrams include the creator, photagrapher or website from where the images came. It ensures people get credit for what they took time to create.

[M.K.]

When a photo is in public Website, it is already public to be used. So, do not post it if you don't anyone to reuse it.

[Imre]

25/June/2007

Burj Dubai update

board has been changed , 136 storeys now:)

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[Dac150]

Vanhenrik-

Start giving credit to the people who made those diagrams or do not post them. Maybe you need to re-read the posting rules!

[Slugbelch]

http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/18225/2004665072341265355_rs.jpg
credit already given

[WonderlandPark]

When a photo is in public Website, it is already public to be used. So, do not post it if you don't anyone to reuse it.

Umm, no, there is something called copyright, and you just can't go taking peoples photos, or text out of their blog, or logos and graphics, and do whatever you want with them.

[colemonkee]

That's one hell of a zoom you got, there Imre. It really gets up close and personal. Does anyone else notice some glass panels are either discolored or really dirty?

[vanhenrik]

When are you going to give credit to the person who makes those?

i dont understand way i haw to do that once publiched they are oficial free to use
for ewery one

[vanhenrik]

When a photo is in public Website, it is already public to be used. So, do not post it if you don't anyone to reuse it.



i totole agree

[BrandonJXN]

^ It's free yes but if for example I would post one of Imre's pics someplace without giving him credit for it, it would seem like I took the picture. Why do you think that Imre and others put their names on their pictures? If a website took one of Imre's pictures and put it on their website, Imre could sue them. Why do you think Imre puts the little copyright logo on his pictures?

Aside from that, it's bad manners to not give proper credit to someone else's work. Regardless if their name is on it or not.

[vanhenrik]

^ It's free yes but if for example I would post one of Imre's pics someplace without giving him credit for it, it would seem like I took the picture. Why do you think that Imre and others put their names on their pictures? If a website took one of Imre's pictures and put it on their website, Imre could sue them. Why do you think Imre puts the little copyright logo on his pictures?

Aside from that, it's bad manners to not give proper credit to someone else's work. Regardless if their name is on it or not.


them giv them selfs cred for it !
end they newer damand they want to hawe cred for it ether !

[BrandonJXN]

They demand credit each time they put their name on their photos.

[DUBAI2015]

Wow in the 5 days I was gone camping, there has been alot of cladding that has been added!

[rbowk]

the cladding is going up farley fast

[Tom Servo]

Wow! What's up with all the discolored glass panels? That looks REALLY bad and cheap.

[innov8]

Wow! What's up with all the discolored glass panels? That looks REALLY bad and cheap.


I'm sure it's just dirty... most constuction sites get pretty dusty. It will look
great when the window washers do their thing.

[BrandonJXN]

^ Speaking of window washing, how are they are going to wash the windows? I suspect robots.

[robertaas]

When a photo is in public Website, it is already public to be used. So, do not post it if you don't anyone to reuse it.
Kewl, so I could just take all the content of an open website, say cnn.com, and copy it to my website, put banners on the top and earn from the traffic?

[robertaas]

^ Speaking of window washing, how are they are going to wash the windows? I suspect robots.My guess i self cleaning windows.

[vanhenrik]

June 25th 2007 - Level 137 - Height 500.33m - Now having the tallest roof height of any highrise building in the world!

http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com/images/imrejuly251.jpg

[skymetalscraper]

a half km °_° ?
only 8 meters and taipei 101 will belong to the past
:banana: :slob: :banana:

[You Need A Thneed]

Now having the tallest roof height of any highrise building in the world!



I know what you are saying, but I think a building should have a roof before it has a roof height. There's no roof yet.

[robertaas]

June 25th 2007 - Level 137 - Height 500.33m - Now having the tallest roof height of any highrise building in the world!

At 500,33 meter Burj Dubai is of all times the:
-2nd tallest skyscraper, only counting integrated spires
-4th tallest skyscraper, counting the overall height above ground
-6th tallest building
-9th tallest manmade freestanding structure
-143rd tallest manmade structure

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_tallest_structures

[DUBAI2015]

The tallest roof height was had about 3 weeks ago.

[Mocholate]

wow good to see they are progressing as fast as planned .

the BD window washing system will consist of 3 permanently placed telescopic maintenance machines located iin the buildings upper floors ,the arms can span 35 metres and will service down to floor no.7 , but will be using manual labour . The spire has a seperate system

[KingKrunch]

On SSC someone said that cleaning of all windows will take about 4 months after which they will start all over again.

[Mocholate]

yeah , thats right according to the real official site

[Fury]

Hi all.

Picasa:

07 05 30
http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/21517/2000764160378417332_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000764160378417332)

http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/20010/2000747907722862134_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000747907722862134)

07 06 14
http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/19097/2000740613817429154_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000740613817429154)

http://aycu23.webshots.com/image/18542/2000775867695832543_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000775867695832543)

:cheers:

[Mocholate]

are we there yet ?

[AltinD]

them giv them selfs cred for it !
end they newer damand they want to hawe cred for it ether !

What is fo fukking difficult to write: "Diagram from Culwulla on SSC" and everyone is happy? Do you have any idea how anoying you become when insist of total ignoring what people keep telling you and repeting to you day, after day, months after months. :sly:

And don't fukking post the same thing over and over again in every page.

[AltinD]

Wow! What's up with all the discolored glass panels? That looks REALLY bad and cheap.

The day the photos were taken was a sand storm so not only the panels are dirty (covered in dust) but there's also nothing to be reflected on them. The overall visibility was reduced to less then a mile.

[tdawg]

Dubai certainly is ugly from the air.

[Mocholate]

all it needs is some grass - that sand would take heaps of nutrient over years to be fertile

[Calrissian]

all it needs is some grass - that sand would take heaps of nutrient over years to be fertile

I'm sure they will grass over, and have lots more water areas in the coming decades. Currently, yes, the entire area looks pretty icky. For relatively little money that could truly create an oasis in Dubai.
--

Meanwhile, great pics again, the glass looks quite nice, but it'll be amazing when its mostly done.

[Fury]

Hi all.

Picasa - Errol Hugh - June 07:

more shots of the previously posted 27 foot model
http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/21080/2002961135477708776_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002961135477708776)

http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/21168/2002944845217288474_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002944845217288474)

http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/21223/2002946863251189794_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002946863251189794)

http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/18984/2002966485722295877_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002966485722295877)

level 112 - first level of tier 10
http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/21223/2002984081128117833_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002984081128117833)

tier 10 - one of levels 113 to 123
http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/21442/2002918880139659848_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2002918880139659848)

:cheers:

[kenratboy]

No urinal in the mens room?

[Imre]

28/June/2007

Burj Dubai update

500 m??


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[jason111]

so are they done with actually building the structure? i know they still have to put everything inside and the windows, etc.

[theWatusi]

:previous:
Jason, Yes the structure is done.

Actually since you didnt read any of this thread before you posted all of the windows and interior spaces are complete as well.

All they have to do is put sprinkles on top and we are good to go.

http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/images/smilies/bitchslap.gif

[Mocholate]

they must be cleaning sand off all interior fittongs daily ?:shrug:



oh , sarcasm ,oops

[Slugbelch]

more shots of the previously posted 27 foot modelYou need to over there and repaint it to look a little more blue. I remember that big thing a long time ago. It must be gettin' close to 4 years old now.

[Beyond 1000]

What is fo fukking difficult to write: "Diagram from Culwulla on SSC" and everyone is happy? Do you have any idea how anoying you become when insist of total ignoring what people keep telling you and repeting to you day, after day, months after months. :sly:

And don't fukking post the same thing over and over again in every page.


Why don't you just ignore what he is doing rather posting this nosedive response. This language is not needed here. You're going to turn this forum into the absolute KRaP that is being spewed in Skyscrapercity. That BD thread is nothing short of an embarassment. Talking about overposting and nonsense.

This is JUST a tall building thread, not major journalism. I'm getting more sick and tired about the copyright COPS who are also clogging up the thread than those who post without credit.

I have revelating news here. This is the internet with all of it's good and all of its bad. UNPOLICED!

I can just imagine those who complain about posting photos without giving credit, yet secretly BURN music off Limewire and the like.

[AltinD]

^^ I have an ORIGINAL diagram showing the EXACT height of Burj Dubai. Are you interested?

[Fabb]

^^ I have an ORIGINAL diagram showing the EXACT height of Burj Dubai. Are you interested?

I am.

[Slugbelch]

Burj Dubai video at sunset (high speed):
http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=14d59055-2726-45f4-a214-e89ab806d4de

http://aycu02.webshots.com/image/17921/2002536684719887967_rs.jpg

original:
http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/17837/2003806502938158121_th.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003806502938158121)
Mantaray
I have an ORIGINAL diagram showing the EXACT height of Burj Dubai. Are you interested?
You have been teasing the kids on ssc of the plans, for a week now, to the point of them begging for it. You have yet to show them, so why do you now want to start the begging here?

[jason111]

so how many floors are left?

[jason111]

You know how the BD looks in the computer pics in the skyline? it completley dwarfs everything around it lol. Do you think it will actually be like that when its built? I think its exaggeration, but just think it is huge it will be above the clouds lol. And then they might build AL Burj as well, which will dwarf BD! i cant wait to see the skyline when all this is done. i'll plan a trip down there just to see those 2 SS.

[graham]

:previous:
Jason, Yes the structure is done.

Actually since you didnt read any of this thread before you posted all of the windows and interior spaces are complete as well.

All they have to do is put sprinkles on top and we are good to go.

http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/images/smilies/bitchslap.gif

Actually it's been finished for years, but there is a random time warp bubble that floats around enveloping some people in a haze that makes it only appear to be still under construction. Seems our friend has had the time warp effect happen to him. Call 911. lmao:jester:

[philliesphinest]

Any signs of glass yet?

[Thskyscraper]

^^ Yea!

[vanhenrik]

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/progressbar.gif

this model has to be the 705 m model

[rbowk]

any updates
this buiding is rising fast and it finishes in december next year this building looks as tho it is gong to be finished by march next year ?

[2-TOWERS]

this building will be the highest forever, nothing will ever top this one :cool:

[newstl2020]

this building will be the highest forever, nothing will ever top this one :cool:

Ummmmmmm......

There are around 5 serious proposals right NOW that would be taller than this. Not to mention the fact that cities around the world are growing at their fastest pace ever. I'd give it 5-10 years. Max.

[Green Jello]

Ummmmmmm......

There are around 5 serious proposals right NOW that would be taller than this.

Other than the Al Burj, what other ones are serious?

[Mocholate]

this building will be the highest forever, nothing will ever top this one :cool:

I agree , there is only so much weight concrete is capable of supporting without comprimising useable floor space

edit , unless of course there is another tech. breakthrough

[speedy1979]

You know how the BD looks in the computer pics in the skyline? it completley dwarfs everything around it lol. Do you think it will actually be like that when its built? I think its exaggeration, but just think it is huge it will be above the clouds lol. And then they might build AL Burj as well, which will dwarf BD! i cant wait to see the skyline when all this is done. i'll plan a trip down there just to see those 2 SS.

Might want to bring one of these along.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/06/6-28-07-acshirt.jpg:hell:

[Mocholate]

re--last pic by Slugbelch

What is that pic of , a model ?

[mclancer]

:previous:

I remember seeing an article on how to do this trick on any
picture. You use Photoshop (or any program of this type),
with a blur here and there, and a couple of other adjustments,
and the effect is amazing. Although this picture is good, I have
seen some that you really can't tell it is a real city.

[jason111]

How many floors are left? i cant wait to see the final height.

[AltinD]

You have been teasing the kids on ssc of the plans, for a week now, to the point of them begging for it. You have yet to show them, so why do you now want to start the begging here?

LOL I was just comming back to Beyond_1000 for what he wrotte about me ... basically teasing him for his nick name and the association he wants to give it with the height of Burj Dubai.

There are no CAD files to be shared, not that they'll show anything that importantant that we haven't already seen on the diagrams posted.

[AltinD]

Might want to bring one of these along.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/06/6-28-07-acshirt.jpg :hell:

No he don't. Those might be needed if he's heading for southern Europe instead.

[Mocholate]

cool mclancer ,ty



surely it has surpassed T-101 now ? Do they work weekends?



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c297/choppdat/previous-1.gif Damn ,,ty

[AltinD]

:previous: Weekend here is on Friday and they do not work on the tower. It is also not yet taller then the T-101 and since it has hit the mechanical floors, it might take some time to complete them.

[Mocholate]

I was told the work conditions are relaxed over there , they told me in their job they get almost as many free days per year as work days :haha:

[graham]

Ummmmmmm......

There are around 5 serious proposals right NOW that would be taller than this. Not to mention the fact that cities around the world are growing at their fastest pace ever. I'd give it 5-10 years. Max.

When you say "ummmmmmm" - does that mean your thinking really really hard?
Or maybe your trying to remember what you were going to say.
Or is it a serenity mantra that you use before each posting?

Anyways, there is only one realistic proposal at the moment to go higher and that's Al Burj.

And, did you notice how they used my ideas for the CS redesign?? Right down to the white granite floor! I might have to sue for copyright infringement!! lol
It's much better now, but still in need of refinement.
Like I said before, it seems like a grade 6 child is designing that thing, not a trained architect. Anyways, good to see the design improving. Still a ways to go yet. I'm pretty sure the banks are still balking though, even after the redesign.

[Fury]

Hi all.

Picasa
07 05 25
http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/21011/2003870378462841221_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003870378462841221)

Webshots - Bishan 2010
07 06 29
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/20294/2003880351705410208_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003880351705410208)

http://aycu11.webshots.com/image/19850/2003889905246752646_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2003889905246752646)

Enjoy.

Some rumours on Discovery Channel having a second show on the Burj. One episode of the build it bigger series starting in July. Probably much later in Canada. Anyone heard anything on this ?

:cheers:

[Slugbelch]

Some rumours on Discovery Channel having a second show on the Burj. One episode of the build it bigger series starting in July. Probably much later in Canada. Anyone heard anything on this ?It is July 10, but it is on the SWFC (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=36298).

[DUBAI2015]

The glass is spreading very fast now.

[Fury]

Thanx Slugbelch.
Ya - just like the Extreme Engineering episode I can't find any info for Canada yet. It will probably be later in the fall here but I will keep an eye on discovery.ca. Want to record it to my computer like the first show.

Also I was one of the SSC "kids" begging AltinD for those plans he has. Frig I'm old ... Here they are if you haven't seen them - Thanx AltinD - Perhaps nothing new but I would just like to read them - and add them to my database of course.

http://aycu31.webshots.com/image/18990/2000054724927274293_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000054724927274293)

http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/19265/2000023237039434142_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000023237039434142)

Would be good info for those of us that have no plans ;)

:cheers:

[Bergenser]

The glass is spreading very fast now.
Maybe, but they still have a LONG way to go. ;)

[SkyWatcher]

If you google 'Building it Bigger' you'll get the site I found while surfing. There will be an episode on the channel about BD and other huge projects.