DOHA | Convention Centre and Tower | 1,808 FT / 551 M | 112 FLOORS

malec · #1 Posted **Feb 25, 2007, 2:52 PM**

A long article about how doha will become the best city in the world, blah blah, but mentions this tower

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The developer of Lusail – Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment and Development Company – also has plans to develop the Doha Convention Centre and Tower which will bring a breathtaking aspect to the Doha skyline. Projected to cost $1.2 billion, architects Murphy Jahn Inc, famous for the Deutsche Post building in Bonn and the Sony Centre in Berlin, have produced a design which is both innovative and inspirational.
The tower will soar approximately 105 storeys into the sky and offer panoramic city views and over the blue water from its prestigious central location on the Corniche. It will be home to a hotel with 300 guest rooms, 80 serviced apartments, and 300 residential apartments.
The Convention Centre, adjacent to the tower, will provide 100,000 sq m of convention space and is destined to become an important regional and international exhibition location.

JBinCalgary · #2 Posted **Feb 25, 2007, 7:43 PM**

good news, but the tower is out of place

Thskyscraper · #3 Posted **Feb 25, 2007, 8:23 PM**

Looks nice, but they better build some higher buildings around it to compliment it because it's going to look awful lonely with those short towers there.

ZZ-II · #4 Posted **Feb 25, 2007, 8:39 PM**

looking good

DUBAI2015 · #5 Posted **Feb 25, 2007, 9:24 PM**

Kind of reminds me of the Grollo Tower and the old Burj Dubai and the Russia Tower combined

Stratosphere · #6 Posted **Feb 25, 2007, 10:33 PM**

Oh boy! It's the Grollo Tower again.

DUBAI2015 · #7 Posted **Feb 26, 2007, 4:20 AM**

Looks like the same tower has had 4 incarnations:

Grollo Tower

Burj Dubai

Russia Tower

Now this:

Kooky!

10023 · #8 Posted **Oct 23, 2007, 1:27 AM**

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Looks like the same tower has had 4 incarnations:

And all look like they're based on this, if it has ever been finished:

The Grollo and Russia towers, at least, have the same tripod shape.

woopud · #9 Posted **May 14, 2008, 3:13 AM**

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And all look like they're based on this, if it has ever been finished:

The Grollo and Russia towers, at least, have the same tripod shape.

Never been finished, just A pile of concrete rotting away.

Bert

FrancoRey · #10 Posted **Feb 1, 2008, 2:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by DUBAI2015

Looks like the same tower has had 4 incarnations:

Grollo Tower

Burj Dubai

Russia Tower

Now this:

Kooky!

Don't forget the Shard in London!

propertyweek.com

Great shape regardless of the size!

DUBAI2015 · #11 Posted **Feb 1, 2008, 4:45 AM**

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Don't forget the Shard in London!

propertyweek.com

Great shape regardless of the size!

Of course, Of course. Forgot about the Shard

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gttx · #12 Posted **Feb 26, 2007, 3:29 PM**

And all four of them were ugly! Why on earth does this design keep coming up?

Thskyscraper · #13 Posted **Feb 26, 2007, 8:43 PM**

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And all four of them were ugly! Why on earth does this design keep coming up?

Because it seems that it never gets build. Grollo never got built, Burj changed the design, and I'm not sure what happened with the Russia Tower. I actually like it, but it always seems to be placed all alone, so it looks out of place. I think it needs to be built with some taller buildings that compliment this design in the same area in order for it to look nicer.

canucklehead2 · #14 Posted **Feb 27, 2007, 12:40 AM**

Either way, I like the design and I hope it gets built...

DUBAI2015 · #15 Posted **Feb 27, 2007, 2:14 AM**

the Russia Tower is set to start in July

phillyskyline · #16 Posted **Feb 27, 2007, 2:17 AM**

Anyone got the exact height on this one?

Vito Corleone · #17 Posted **Feb 27, 2007, 8:58 AM**

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Anyone got the exact height on this one?

According to Turner Construction, it will be 550 m.

sfguy · #18 Posted **Oct 24, 2007, 9:27 PM**

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According to Turner Construction, it will be 550 m.

It used to be 550 m, but according to the skyscraperpage diagrams, the height is now 570 m, and the floor count is 108.

Vito Corleone · #19 Posted **Oct 26, 2007, 1:04 PM**

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It used to be 550 m, but according to the skyscraperpage diagrams, the height is now 570 m, and the floor count is 108.

Last night I talked with someone who is working on this project. He informed me that they are still tweaking the final design, and the exact height is not official yet. He said the floor count has been floating between 104 and 111. The good news is that they have started excavation, and there could be an even taller project for Doha in the near future.

DUBAI2015 · #20 Posted **Feb 27, 2007, 4:29 AM**

Someone should do a diagram of this Grollo tower twin!