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Originally Posted by SD_Phil
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Originally Posted by Stratosphere
The Burj Dubai only costs $876 million to build. This building will cost $1.08 billion. Why?
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^Labor cost
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No, this is not only about labor cost. When the architecture contest has been launched for this tower, the budget restriction was of €400 million ($500 million). Thom Mayne has doubled the required budget and the Unibail company, the promoter, has just fallen in love with the design. Actually, this tower is a real technological challenge, and it will be build with materials of rare quality. Furthermore, this is an eco-tower, with wind turbines and double skins to limit power wastes. It makes a higher initial cost, but less spendings in the long run (or at least, that's how it's sold).
Frankly, some can dislike the design, but that tower is clearly the Ferrari of supertalls when it goes about quality of construction.
Personally, I really like the design, because outside its originality, it remains very elegant and well-proportionated. I would just like to congratulation the American company Morphosis for having been able to imagine such a building. Americans, you could be proud of Thom Mayne.