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Burj Dubai: Now the World’s Tallest Building

     3rd Mar, 2009

Burj Dubai
Monument. Jewel. Icon.

Burj Dubai will be known by many names,
But only a privileged group of people will call it home.

Burj Dubai (Arabic: برج دبي‎ "Dubai Tower") is a supertall skyscraper under construction in the Business Bay district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, despite being incomplete. Construction began on September 21, 2004 and is expected to be completed and ready for occupancy in September 2009.

The building is part of the 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) development called "Downtown Dubai", at the "First Interchange" (aka "Defence Roundabout") along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street. The tower's architect is Adrian Smith who worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) until 2006. The architecture and engineering firm SOM is in charge of the project. The primary builders are Samsung Engineering & Construction and Besix along with Arabtec.Turner Construction Company was chosen as the construction manager.

The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about US$4.1 billion and for the entire new 'Downtown Dubai', US$20 billion. Mohamed Ali Alabbar, the CEO of Emaar Properties, speaking at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 8th World Congress, said that the price of office space at Burj Dubai had reached $4,000 per sq ft (over $43,000 per sq m) and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Dubai, were selling for $3,500 per sq ft (over $37,500 per sq m).

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Did You Know?
Burj Dubai is now the tallest structure in the world.

The tower will house one of the first Armani Hotels.

Samsung Corporation from South Korea is the main building contractor.

Parts of the Tower reach upwards in a helical shape with terraces, there are 26 in total.

The amount of rebar used for the tower is 31,400 metric tons - laid end to end this world extend over a quarter of the way around the world.

There will be 200 meters of spectacular dancing fountains at the foot of the Burj Dubai.

The curtain wall of the Burj Dubai will be equivalent to 17 footbal (soccer) fields or 25 American Footbal fields.

The Burj Dubai's observatory elevators (double deck cabs) have a capacity for 21 persons on each deck and will have the worlds longest travel distance from lowest to highest stop. These elevators will travel at 10 m/sec.

When completed, Burj Dubai will be the tallest building in the world in all four categories recognized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urbab Habitat (CTBUH), which complies and ranks the world's tallest buildings.

At 110 levels and 380 meters high, Burj Dubai shared the honour of having the largest number of floors in any building in the world, alongside Sears Tower in Chicago.

At the peack cooling times the tower will require approximately 10,000 tons of cooling per hours, which is equivalent to the capacity provided by 10,000 tons (22.5 million kg) of melting ice in one day.

The tip of the spire can be seren by a person 95 km (60 miles) away.

Ten cranes and the worlds fastest high-capacity construction hosts - with a speed of up to 2 m/sec (120m/min) are used to move men and material.

The Burj Dubai's water system will supply an averate of about 946,000 liters (250,00 gallons) of water per day,

The building service/fireman's elevator will have a capacity of 5,500 kg and will be the worlds tallest service elevator.

Burj Dubai will be the first mega high rise in which certain elevators will be programmed to permit controlled evacuation for certain fire or security events.

Vision
The goal of Burj Dubai is not simply to be the world's highest building. It's to embody the world's highest aspirations.

Chairman's message
Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties

In Burj Dubai, we see the triumph of Dubai's vision - of attaining the seemingly impossible and setting new benchmarks.

The Amenities
Exclusive Corporate Suite Offices
Residential Suites
Four Luxurious Pools
A Cigar Club
Observation Platform
Restaurants
Library
Exclusive Resident's lounge
15,000 square feet for fitness

Current Height: 688m
Last Update: 01-09-2008

Source: Burj Dubai & Wikipedia

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