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[Imre]

02/August/2007


Burj Dubai update

maybe the last "INDIA" update:)



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[Imre]

02/August/2007


Burj Dubai from different places


from Al Jaffilia

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SZR

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from The Old Town site

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[dubai 1]

hmm i wonder why they changed the window paneling. i know it's the base but still. i wondering what the mech windows will look like. i know there not windows.
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[Imre]

02/August/2007


Burj Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Road

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Burj Dubai ,new cladding

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[Imre]

one more:)

02/August/2007

Burj Dubai Palm version

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[Lecom]

Amazing shots, Imre.

[davee930]

Godly

[davee930]

I've Never Used That Word Before

[pendolasco]

hmm i wonder why they changed the window paneling. i know it's the base but still. i wondering what the mech windows will look like. i know there not windows.
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I wonder that you wonder ....i'm simply breathless

in the meantime...Burj Dubai
Level 143 at 521.7 meters

[Slugbelch]

Imre,

Since you visit the Burj Dubai often, do you see many of these at the construction site?

http://aycu04.webshots.com/image/24843/2002740964468293547_rs.jpg

[dubai 1]

one more:)

02/August/2007

Burj Dubai Palm version



what were they getting down

[borgo100]

Imre,

Since you visit the Burj Dubai often, do you see many of these at the construction site?

http://aycu04.webshots.com/image/24843/2002740964468293547_rs.jpg

ae those terrorists? like wtf?

[smussuw]

^^ No it is a billionaire family group name.

[malec]

Nope the bin ladin group aren't terrorists, they're a massive construction company, in fact they're building the abraj al bait in Mecca.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Binladin_Group

Osama was connected to them but the family dissowned him.

This group bid for building the burj dubai but obviously having the name "binladin" associated with the world's tallest building wouldn't have been a good idea ;)

[Imre]

that is a big Saudi construction company , I saw that workers near the Dubai Mall but I think they are working for the Double Decker Roads project.

[Imre]

what were they getting down

dates:)

[dubai 1]

dates:)

:haha: really ?

[TONY MONTANA]

osama bin laden was a builder in his families massive construction company before he decieded to do other things

[TONY MONTANA]

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Shot at 2007-08-03

[TONY MONTANA]

968 sqft apartment on the 46th floor facing the lake and old town

imre any chance you can get a close up the 46th floor

[TONY MONTANA]

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Shot with Samsung L73 (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=Samsung+L73&make=SAMSUNG+TECHWIN+CO.%2C+LTD) at 2007-08-03

[Complex01]

:previous:

Wow, that is a huge photo. Guess it would have to be, cause its a huge building. To think its still not done...

:cool:

[br.reese]

sweet

[Imre]

968 sqft apartment on the 46th floor facing the lake and old town

imre any chance you can get a close up the 46th floor

yes, I will try tomorrow

[Slugbelch]

that is a big Saudi construction company , I saw that workers near the Dubai Mall but I think they are working for the Double Decker Roads project.Thanks Imre. I received a doc showing many cranes on the BD mall are BLG and a few on the BD podium areas. I was curious if workers were numerous on the site or rarely seen.

[Slugbelch]

August 3:
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[kenratboy]

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Shot at 2007-08-03

Does anyone have floorplans of this building, I am desperate to see how things are arranged and put together.

Thanks!

[phillyskyline]

I can't wait to see the glass on higher floors!

[leftopolis]

Nope the bin ladin group aren't terrorists, they're a massive construction company, in fact they're building the abraj al bait in Mecca.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Binladin_Group

Osama was connected to them but the family dissowned him.

This group bid for building the burj dubai but obviously having the name "binladin" associated with the world's tallest building wouldn't have been a good idea ;)

They do however have close ties with Emmar--the Dubai based multinational(which is now in the education biz as well) developing Burj Dubai--incluing being part of a consortiom together. Some reports have suggested Emmar as attractive to them due to the near slave labor practices for it's construction workers. IMO, it doesn't take a great stretch of the imagination to see an irony in the fact that Osama Bin Laden's family is intertwined with the company which announced building the world's tallest shortly after he destroyed the twin towers in the US.

[dubai 1]

Does anyone have floorplans of this building, I am desperate to see how things are arranged and put together.

Thanks!

ask Skytower he has some

[Slugbelch]

^ You mean these?
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2179742&postcount=109

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2496034&postcount=126
Hi all. Here is the floor layout for levels 9 to 16. Click on the pic for larger view.

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[Tom Servo]

wow, the glass is just a wavy as TTC.

[Slugbelch]

From ssc:
The last updates (yesterday) are still referring to 818m version....but V8 of the spire is due for approval tomorrow (4th August) this will be the final draught of the spire before constuction blueprints are finalized.
I've just read a developement from yesterdays spire fatigue testing...and the ensuing extra weld spots and bolt dimentions added to the latest design (V7) still has added an extra 18 tons without any other change to the height at all.
Not sure why this news wasn't posted here also :sly:

[dubai 1]

^^ was there a PDF there too about the spire ?

[dubai 1]

Does anyone have floorplans of this building, I am desperate to see how things are arranged and put together.

Thanks!
here's the floor plan of the hotel
http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2007/armani-hotel-floorplan.jpg

[CEO]

that is a big Saudi construction company , I saw that workers near the Dubai Mall but I think they are working for the Double Decker Roads project.

Yes, I think they've been given several road contracts.

A pic I took a couple of years ago when the Jumeirah Beach Road was a mess:
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/5439/binladinparkingxg2.jpg

The Bin Ladin Group were also involved in the expansion of the Grand Mosque of Mecca. They supply janitors and maintenance workers free of charge for work at the mosque.

A fuzzy pic of cleaning crew during prayers that I took a couple of years ago in Mecca. They're all wearing the same uniform as Imre's pic:
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/7452/janitorswu8.jpg

[Imre]

04/Aug/2007


Burj Dubai

board has been changed , 143 floors

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[Imre]

04/Aug/2007


Burj Dubai

from the Business Bay and the SZR

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http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/7544/imresolt74xw6.th.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt74xw6.jpg)

soil test , close to the Burj Dubai

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3949/imresolt15xu5.th.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt15xu5.jpg)

construction workers buses

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and this is for Vanhenrik:)

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[Skymyhusband]

:tup: :cheers:

Bearj Dubai for ever :jester:

[KingKrunch]

The cladding is progressing nicely. Love the glass so far, I think the building will look really spectacular when finished - not only due to the sheer height but also because the material used for the cladding seems to be of high quality.

[Imre]

968 sqft apartment on the 46th floor facing the lake and old town

imre any chance you can get a close up the 46th floor

I took some pics for you, I hope you will find this apartment.

[robertaas]

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9743/n512063703832849880jn6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot at 2007-08-03What? No balcony?

[robertaas]

in the meantime...Burj Dubai
Level 143 at 521.7 meters
At 521.7m Burj Dubai is of all times the:
-tallest skyscraper, only counting integrated spires
-3rd tallest skyscraper, counting the overall height above ground
-5th tallest building
-8th tallest manmade freestanding structure
-125th tallest manmade structure

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

2 more floors to pass the antenna on top of Sears tower.

[TONY MONTANA]

Thanks alot imre

prefect pictures I can see they are have do some 1st fix electrical works etc in the apt

[TONY MONTANA]

does any one have any idea what those blue beams are for on the lower floors in imre pictures ??

[Imre]

Bearj Dubai for Vanhenrik:)

gD0xdC-C9C0

[Sky Tower]

:previous: Ahh, the return of Bearj Dubai....I prefer Rod Stewart's version Imre! ;)
.....Not sure why this news wasn't posted here also :sly:Sorry my friend, was in a bit of a rush....I'll be posting the PDF updates later on this evening.

^ You mean these?
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2179742&postcount=109

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2496034&postcount=126
:previous: These prices have already tripled....and will do so again before it's completed!

The top link has a piece about floor 59...my floor!
I didn't realise that only floor 59 is the only freehold floor....I assumed they all were? :banana:

[TONY MONTANA]

Sky Tower

All the apartments are freehold not sure about the aramni suites hotel apartments maybe they will be 35yr lease they will be lanuched soon at a sky high price

Also the offices could be leasehold

[Bergenser]

Fantastic shots! :tup:

[Sky Tower]

Thanks for clearing that up for me Tony.....I was feeling special for a while then! :haha:
does any one have any idea what those blue beams are for on the lower floors in imre pictures ??
I always thought they were the hanging posts for the suspended ceilings because the concrete slabs can't be drilled because of the strength of the matrix used....although I'm probably wrong! :shrug:

[TONY MONTANA]

I dont know about the suspended ceiling theory Sky Tower . I heard down the grape vine that there is major strutural problems from the 19 till the 26 floor . Blue beams look like support beams to me !!

but I am probably wrong !!!

[TONY MONTANA]

Tell you what taking a closer look at the pics i would not like to own a flat on those floors as you have a massive bulkhead in the middle of your luxury apartment

[Sky Tower]

Story of my life....I've always been endowed with a massive bulkhead! :haha:

[kenratboy]

^ You mean these?
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2179742&postcount=109

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2496034&postcount=126

Thanks so much!!! :tup:

[Slugbelch]

^No problem. Actually, it took a while to find it. I need to get back to updating my super-condensed page:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2617013&postcount=526
but pdfs are keeping me occupied;)

Hey Imre, if you see any BD reflection shots on other skyscrapers, how about snapping a few? :worship:

August 3:

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7141/bd0802079ingmarwilhelmzd2.jpg
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/5088/bd0802079ingmarwilhelmzkr4.jpg

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/5310/bd0802078ingmarwilhelmxwh7.jpg.http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3449/bd0802075ingmarwilhelmxhc9.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9738/bd0802078ingmarwilhelmnx0.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd0802078ingmarwilhelmnx0.jpg) http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3082/bd0802075ingmarwilhelmtw4.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd0802075ingmarwilhelmtw4.jpg)

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/4899/bd0802074ingmarwilhelmxlr5.jpg.http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7024/bd0802076ingmarwilhelmxtu5.jpg
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9127/bd0802074ingmarwilhelmpk3.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd0802074ingmarwilhelmpk3.jpg) http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9299/bd0802076ingmarwilhelmwb8.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd0802076ingmarwilhelmwb8.jpg)

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1638/bd0802077ingmarwilhelmxit4.jpg.http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3933/bd080207ingmarwilhelmxog0.jpg
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4694/bd0802077ingmarwilhelmjo2.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd0802077ingmarwilhelmjo2.jpg) http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6160/bd080207ingmarwilhelmsc6.th.jpg (http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd080207ingmarwilhelmsc6.jpg)

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3760/bd0802072ingmarwilhelmxuw0.jpg.http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4618/bd0802073ingmarwilhelmxne7.jpg
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5518/bd0802072ingmarwilhelmkj5.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd0802072ingmarwilhelmkj5.jpg) http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3310/bd0802073ingmarwilhelmkq3.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd0802073ingmarwilhelmkq3.jpg) http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9602/bd08020710ingmarwilhelmgc8.th.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd08020710ingmarwilhelmgc8.jpg)
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/463/bd08020710ingmarwilhelmrh7.png
ingmarwilhelm

[AltinD]

Hey Imre, if you see any BD reflection shots on other skyscrapers, how about snapping a few? :worship:

I almost did that 3 weeks ago when I took my latest updates.

[AltinD]

They do however have close ties with Emmar--the Dubai based multinational(which is now in the education biz as well) developing Burj Dubai--incluing being part of a consortiom together. Some reports have suggested Emmar as attractive to them due to the near slave labor practices for it's construction workers. IMO, it doesn't take a great stretch of the imagination to see an irony in the fact that Osama Bin Laden's family is intertwined with the company which announced building the world's tallest shortly after he destroyed the twin towers in the US.

Any clueless person, reading the "competence" of your post will take it for granted and belive as absolute truth everything you said. :rolleyes:

- EMAAR does NOT have any relation with Bin Laden Group
- Bin Laden Group is NOT involved in the construction of Burj Dubai (they bid for it though), however they got the contract from Emaar for building a three highrises complex within the BD Downtown area.

Stick to facts please and not "news"paper articles.

[Slugbelch]

I almost did that 3 weeks ago when I took my latest updates. I went back to the end of June and didn't see any. It's probably big enough now to be seen on the Emirates Towers glass.

[pizzaman355]

From the pics that I have seen of Dubai, it seems like a veryugly city, compared to San Francisco or Portland. The Burj Dubai looks VERY out of place. I think Dubai needs a few more 2000+ ft tall buildings to make it look somewhat normal.

[kenratboy]

From the pics that I have seen of Dubai, it seems like a veryugly city, compared to San Francisco or Portland. The Burj Dubai looks VERY out of place. I think Dubai needs a few more 2000+ ft tall buildings to make it look somewhat normal.

Remember Dubai is also what, less than 20 years old in the sense that we know it (since it really started to grow) - they are starting from scratch so it has to go from a sandy wasteland to a metropolis, which is no easy task!

[leftopolis]

Any clueless person, reading the "competence" of your post will take it for granted and belive as absolute truth everything you said. :rolleyes:

- EMAAR does NOT have any relation with Bin Laden Group
- Bin Laden Group is NOT involved in the construction of Burj Dubai (they bid for it though), however they got the contract from Emaar for building a three highrises complex within the BD Downtown area.

Stick to facts please and not "news"paper articles.

From the Washington Post(link below):

"The Binladen Group is part of a consortium created to facilitate investment for the project and is headed by Emaar Properties, the company that has played a leading role in developing Dubai."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/specialsales/spotlight/saudi/cities.html

The consortium was formed specifically for projects in KSA, not the Burj Dubai project, but I never claimed that--what I did say was that the two companies are part of a consortium. Two companies this large do not work on every project together, however they clearly have close ties. This second post of mine could have been avoided had you read more carefully and used a search engine.

[leftopolis]

From the pics that I have seen of Dubai, it seems like a veryugly city, compared to San Francisco or Portland. The Burj Dubai looks VERY out of place. I think Dubai needs a few more 2000+ ft tall buildings to make it look somewhat normal.

I don't think it looks terribly out of place, also keep in mind that they have dozens of other tall structures under construction. The two cities you mention have been large cities for decades, and are ideal for greenery, unlike Dubai. The only ugly thing(based on the ridiciculous # of photos in this thread), has got to be the constant haze/dust/smog? that makes it dificult to see the skyline.

[Slugbelch]

... (based on the ridiciculous # of photos in this thread)and to think I only post about 1/3 of the stuff I get through emails and some occasional surfin' ;)

[Mocholate]

I think Dubai needs a few more 2000+ ft tall buildings to make it look somewhat normal.


Normal sucks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:haha:

[Untitled]

and to think I only post about 1/3 of the stuff I get through emails and some occasional surfin' ;)

The photos are my favorite part. Keep 'em comin', I say.

[AltinD]

From the Washington Post(link below):

"The Binladen Group is part of a consortium created to facilitate investment for the project and is headed by Emaar Properties, the company that has played a leading role in developing Dubai."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/specialsales/spotlight/saudi/cities.html

The consortium was formed specifically for projects in KSA, not the Burj Dubai project, but I never claimed that--what I did say was that the two companies are part of a consortium. Two companies this large do not work on every project together, however they clearly have close ties. This second post of mine could have been avoided had you read more carefully and used a search engine.

Read your post again, and then read mine ... again.

[AltinD]

I went back to the end of June and didn't see any. It's probably big enough now to be seen on the Emirates Towers glass.

I said I almost did, meaning that I wanted, I considered, but decided not to.

It will be very difficult to see Burj Dubai imagge reflected in other skyscrapers since it is very far. I considered the reflection on the glass facade of a shopping centre on the other side of SZR, in front of which I have taken most of my updates.

[CEO]

AltinD, I like your pics of SZR from your apartment. They all show up with a big sign with my uncle's name :haha:

Dubai wasn't so dusty in the past. Now it's rare to find a good photo day.

[Imre]

05/August/2007

Burj Dubai from different places


from Nad Al Sheba and Muscat Road

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/6070/imresolt21hs1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4664/imresolt23lx2.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt23lx2.jpg)http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6558/imresolt24dt9.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt24dt9.jpg)http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7024/imresolt28la5.th.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt28la5.jpg)http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/1033/imresolt29xg9.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt29xg9.jpg)http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/9107/imresolt30sa6.th.jpg (http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt30sa6.jpg)


from the bridge


http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6477/imresolt32tp7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/7479/imresolt31xj0.th.jpg (http://img363.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt31xj0.jpg)http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2967/imresolt37cm2.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt37cm2.jpg)http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/9528/imresolt38cj5.th.jpg (http://img363.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt38cj5.jpg)http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7681/imresolt41jk4.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt41jk4.jpg)


from the Safa park ,41st road, Jumeirah Road

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2206/imresolt42qk0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4443/imresolt43ul1.th.jpg (http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt43ul1.jpg)http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4743/imresolt44ip6.th.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt44ip6.jpg)http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9155/imresolt45pf8.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt45pf8.jpg)http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/347/imresolt46cd3.th.jpg (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt46cd3.jpg)

from the Mercato Centre

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1470/imresolt47yx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1373/imresolt48pz8.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt48pz8.jpg)http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3258/imresolt49rt5.th.jpg (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt49rt5.jpg)http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/6150/imresolt50bf3.th.jpg (http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt50bf3.jpg)http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3977/imresolt51il6.th.jpg (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt51il6.jpg)

from the Jumeirah Road and Palm Strip

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7172/imresolt52gw9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1447/imresolt53ut1.th.jpg (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt53ut1.jpg)http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5968/imresolt54gm0.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt54gm0.jpg)http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5407/imresolt58og5.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt58og5.jpg)

from the Millenium Tower

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6646/imresolt01yt5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6046/imresolt02cd2.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt02cd2.jpg)http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/236/imresolt03po0.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt03po0.jpg)http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4116/imresolt04ey8.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt04ey8.jpg)http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3473/imresolt05jg1.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt05jg1.jpg)http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3505/imresolt07bw5.th.jpg (http://img101.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt07bw5.jpg)
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3534/imresolt08cz2.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt08cz2.jpg)http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/7198/imresolt09ll9.th.jpg (http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt09ll9.jpg)


from the Burj Dubai area


http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/5018/imresolt16kh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/6412/imresolt11vp1.th.jpg (http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt11vp1.jpg)http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7181/imresolt12tt6.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt12tt6.jpg)http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/3723/imresolt13bw5.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt13bw5.jpg)http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4331/imresolt15vp8.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt15vp8.jpg)http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2176/imresolt17dv0.th.jpg (http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt17dv0.jpg)


from the Old Town

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/784/imresolt18jw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/644/imresolt20nm3.th.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt20nm3.jpg)

[Imre]

and afternoon , from Satwa

05/August/2007

Burj Dubai


http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/6991/imresolt63uw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/3051/imresolt65cq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/328/imresolt67vo1.th.jpg (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt67vo1.jpg)http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/8079/imresolt68ay7.th.jpg (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt68ay7.jpg)http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/7391/imresolt69fv2.th.jpg (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt69fv2.jpg)

[AltinD]

AltinD, I like your pics of SZR from your apartment. They all show up with a big sign with my uncle's name :haha:

Dubai wasn't so dusty in the past. Now it's rare to find a good photo day.

Do you mean that building belong to your uncle or your uncle has the same name?

[CEO]

Do you mean that building belong to your uncle or your uncle has the same name?

I dunno the building, but he has a shipping company carrying his name (God rest his soul), Saadi Shipping. That must be an ad or an office building or something. It's cool you got it in the photo with the Dubai skyline.

[Slugbelch]

I said I almost did Sorry, my bad

July 29:
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2338/bd072807susilindubailv9.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3536/10195695482e612137efbhq7.jpg
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2552/bd072907rytcxas2.jpg
original
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/5665/bd072907rytcrh8.th.jpg (http://img66.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bd072907rytcrh8.jpg)
rytc/susilindubai

...and some samples from the Skyscraper Museum in NYC:
http://inlinethumb30.webshots.com/4509/2638710310097076983S600x600Q85.jpg.http://inlinethumb05.webshots.com/5828/2018577510097076983S600x600Q85.jpg
originals
http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/6721/bdmuseum4gj9.th.jpg (http://img459.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bdmuseum4gj9.jpg) http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/209/bdmuseum3so4.th.jpg (http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bdmuseum3so4.jpg) http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/5463/bdmuseum2bb7.th.jpg (http://img120.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bdmuseum2bb7.jpg) http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2355/bdmuseumxx2.th.jpg (http://img187.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bdmuseumxx2.jpg)

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/5003/bd052907panosse7.jpg

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/8351/bd0529073panoshv0.jpg

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/6871/bd0529072panosbe5.jpg

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/6915/bd052907panoses2.th.jpg http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5918/bd0529073panosvx3.th.jpg http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5078/bd0529072panosya8.th.jpg
subbasiva

Fury pic here (http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/3710/img1275mb8.jpg)

[robertaas]

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/8079/imresolt68ay7.th.jpg (http://img111.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt68ay7.jpg)
Looks like they are already working on the floor of level 145. That should be taller than the antenna on top of Sears Tower.

[rbowk]

great pics !

[gudalemandele]

Damn - I think when all the major projects in dubai are done, it will be a beautiful city.
Especially if all the green(grass, flowers, trees etc.) and all the small rivers and so on are being made it will be the perfect turist city.

But I must agree with the most in here, at the moment, it just looks like a big construction site, but I really think when it's done, wow :D

A little request to the Dubai-people in here.
You think you can take some pictures of some of the finished places?
Like: http://shortlink.org/10926
and: http://shortlink.org/10927

I would appreciate it :)

And a little more on-topic...

I think when burj dubai get's build, and "glassed", it will be a piece of art.
It's not very often I like the windows/glass on skyskrapers but they have actually turned out pretty good in this case.

[Imre]

06/August/2007

Burj Dubai , without "INDIA"


http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3459/imresolt16sj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/290/imresolt15wt3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9301/imresolt09bo0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9849/imresolt02bc2.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt02bc2.jpg)http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7333/imresolt03rl9.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt03rl9.jpg)http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/362/imresolt04zt8.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt04zt8.jpg)http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/7010/imresolt05tc2.th.jpg (http://img238.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt05tc2.jpg)http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7286/imresolt06yf0.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt06yf0.jpg)http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1716/imresolt07sp7.th.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt07sp7.jpg)
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2539/imresolt08uh9.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt08uh9.jpg)http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2835/imresolt10um0.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt10um0.jpg)
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3309/imresolt11if1.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt11if1.jpg)http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9436/imresolt12oe5.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt12oe5.jpg)http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1636/imresolt13hf4.th.jpg (http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt13hf4.jpg)http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9329/imresolt14gs6.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt14gs6.jpg)http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2595/imresolt17tt8.th.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt17tt8.jpg)http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/6640/imresolt19re6.th.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt19re6.jpg)http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/6779/imresolt20ui6.th.jpg (http://img387.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt20ui6.jpg)http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4623/imresolt21vv9.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt21vv9.jpg)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2562/imresolt22rt7.th.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt22rt7.jpg)http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8655/imresolt23bs3.th.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt23bs3.jpg)http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7630/imresolt24oe1.th.jpg (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt24oe1.jpg)http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5591/imresolt26li8.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt26li8.jpg)

[theWatusi]

glass is looking good

[Dac150]

Could you imagine putting all those glass panels in????? What a job that would be. A lot of hard work.:yes:

[rbowk]

lol i recon !
nice pics the cladding is coming along

[LoverOfDubai]

I have some Burj Dubai questions that I hope someone can answer.

How many basement floors does the Burj Dubai have? If I can remember correctly, when they were building it, there were less than 10 floors. How can this be? Isn't that dangerous for such a tall building?

Also, one of my goals in life is to climb the Burj Dubai from the bottom to the top. I would manage this by taking the stairs all the way. Will this even be possible? Will all floors connect to the stairwell and will I, being a tourist, have access to the stairs?

Thank you for your answers.

[Podz]

The spire underwent another height increase on the 7th July 2007 for final approval on MONDAY
How it ended? :)

[Sky Tower]

:previous: Podz, there are no supported PDF's uploaded onto the database just yet regarding this matter but I will post it as soon as it becomes available. :tup:

I have some Burj Dubai questions that I hope someone can answer.

How many basement floors does the Burj Dubai have? If I can remember correctly, when they were building it, there were less than 10 floors. How can this be? Isn't that dangerous for such a tall building?

Also, one of my goals in life is to climb the Burj Dubai from the bottom to the top. I would manage this by taking the stairs all the way. Will this even be possible? Will all floors connect to the stairwell and will I, being a tourist, have access to the stairs?

Thank you for your answers.
I believe 3 basement floors plus a half height floor below the concourse floor.

L1 is above that so there are 4.5 floors below L1 or what is described as building datum 0.000m which is 19.46m above the top of the foundation mat and 20.77m above sea level.

Absolute ground is 16.51m above Dubai Municipality Sea Level or 15.2m above zero datum (true ground level)

Zero datum (also referred to al Dubai Municipality Mean Ground Level) is measured as 1.31m above DM sea level and will be the point in which the building will be measured from for the final height.

EMAAR are giving height figures from last completed floor (not architechtural top of construction where the GPS nodes are found) down to the buildings specified datum (15.2m above zero datum) and is a false reading for the current height updates! ;)

Also I'm pretty sure there will be stairs pretty much all the way to the top....so for a real challenge I'll let you give me a piggy back all the way up there!

I only weight 94 kilos :tup:

[graham]

wow, the glass is just a wavy as TTC.

The glass is the most technologically advanced, most tested and most excellent design ever produced for a building. How this glass reflects light and how it's a major compositional element of the overall design is brilliant.
There is no wavyness.
You can be sure the Chico Spire will have nothing like this glass.
Not that you could tell anyways from looking at the renders :shrug:

[SNT1]

Oh I'm sure its glass would be more advanced than this so-called Chico Spire. Since BD is world class and all, and I don't even KNOW where this Chico Spire is! :haha: :rolleyes:

[aluminum]

Burj Dubai , without "INDIA"


I didn't get it. What do you mean by that ?

[graham]

I didn't get it. What do you mean by that ?

He meant that the giant graffiti that was on the concrete wall reading "India" has been covered over by the advancing wing height.
It's been shown with photographic reference even within the last few pages.
Go back and take a look.

[Slugbelch]

I didn't get it. What do you mean by that ?It was only a couple pages back:
02/August/2007


Burj Dubai update

maybe the last "INDIA" update:)

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2741/imresolt40tg0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[br.reese]

Could you imagine putting all those glass panels in????? What a job that would be. A lot of hard work.:yes:

Yeah, Especially 1500ft in the air.

[colemonkee]

So it appears that they are delaying installing glass panels near the point of the setback. I wonder why that is.

[vexxed82]

The glass is the most technologically advanced, most tested and most excellent design ever produced for a building. How this glass reflects light and how it's a major compositional element of the overall design is brilliant.
There is no wavyness.
You can be sure the Chico Spire will have nothing like this glass.
Not that you could tell anyways from looking at the renders :shrug:

[QUOTE=Imre;2992083]and afternoon , from Satwa

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/3051/imresolt65cq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Looks a little wavy to me in this picture...sorry I just think i took the blow to the spire personally haha, j/k...great building glad to see the cladding going up

[PuyoPiyo]

Awesome sunlight! :)

[The Pimp]

In addition, the windows look exactly like the windows on the Trump Tower Chicago!

[SNT1]

^hah yeah. I was just making fun of the typo.

But this is indeed the same glass off TTC right? If not, its remarkably close, and about the wavyness---sure I see a little bit, but just like in TTC its not so bad IMO.

[Sky Tower]

Breaking News

Cladding rails are to be installed at L72 Wing A, L52 Wing B & L63 Wing C for the accelerated cladding works to start on Thurday 9th August.

[Beyond 1000]

:previous: Podz, there are no supported PDF's uploaded onto the database just yet regarding this matter but I will post it as soon as it becomes available. :tup:


I believe 3 basement floors plus a half height floor below the concourse floor.

L1 is above that so there are 4.5 floors below L1 or what is described as building datum 0.000m which is 19.46m above the top of the foundation mat and 20.77m above sea level.

Absolute ground is 16.51m above Dubai Municipality Sea Level or 15.2m above zero datum (true ground level)

Zero datum (also referred to al Dubai Municipality Mean Ground Level) is measured as 1.31m above DM sea level and will be the point in which the building will be measured from for the final height.

EMAAR are giving height figures from last completed floor (not architechtural top of construction where the GPS nodes are found) down to the buildings specified datum (15.2m above zero datum) and is a false reading for the current height updates! ;)

Also I'm pretty sure there will be stairs pretty much all the way to the top....so for a real challenge I'll let you give me a piggy back all the way up there!

I only weight 94 kilos :tup:


Hey Skytower, once in a while you need to repost this message so everybody can understand why your figures found in dubaimegaprojects are as such. Post this on that other site which I don't post anymore.

For the record, I fully stand by Skytower's height figures of Burj Dubai. It will be by his informative figure that BD will surpass the CN Tower as the world's tallest freestanding structure.

[PIZ]

Oh I'm sure its glass would be more advanced than this so-called Chico Spire. Since BD is world class and all, and I don't even KNOW where this Chico Spire is! :haha: :rolleyes:


I believe the Chico Spire is being built in Mexico as we speak, the Developer "Gerreta Kellahergareta" is on site almost everyday from my understanding! There building is only 1,999 feet, and it don't even twist! Our Chicago Spire is 2,000 feet with tons of twists. Just thought I'd let ya know!:haha: ;) :tup:

[newstl2020]

HAHAHA :haha:. Well done sir.

[Lecom]

Yeah, Especially 1500ft in the air.
However, those floors should go faster with panel installment than the lower floors due to much smaller floor size, resulting in less panels to install. As to the workers who are stretching their arms out to adjust the panels over an abyss, I don't think it really matters whether you are looking down 500 ft or 1500 ft.

[SteveD]

1,000 pardons if this has been discussed previously in this thread but the thread is so lengthy I'd thought I'd just throw this out there and see if anyone bites. What is is the estimated construction cost of this tower in US dollars? Before anyone answers, let me throw out my guestimate: $2 Billion give or take a couple hundred million?