Dog-amoto Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 I have been following the construction of this for some time now with great interest (yes, I should really get a life!) This is a truly colossal structure being built in Dubai, scheduled for completion some time in 2009/10. When built, it will be the undisputed world's tallest structure by some margin, possibly measuring from 800m/2650ft to as much as 1000m/3000ft in height. The final height is being kept secret. By comparison, the Empire State Building is a mere 381m/1250ft and the current world's tallest is the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan which is 509m/1670ft tall. Already, Burj Dubai is the 2nd tallest building in the world with 129 floors and a height of around 480m. It's expected to be the tallest this Summer. http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com/ http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=burjdubai-dubai-unitedarabemirates You would think that after Sept 11, that building huge towers like this would be like putting a giant bullseye up for the terrorists, but what do you think? Is it a marvel of engineering or foolhardy? Or both? Chataboutit.
DCK Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 I swear, if I see the phrase "Discuss." one more time my brain will implode. People will get fucked over the 10 char limit now :P
AshMat Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 I've been following this for a while now, man it looks awesome. But dangerous.. Good to know there's someone else around that's as interested in Skyscrapers as i am.
weeyellowbloke Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 They'll be fucked if they have an Earth quake... True, it's not that far away from the Zargros faultline in Iran which has quite a few major quakes a year (had a 7.0 one last year I think). But then human endeavour often picks the stupidest most inapproriate areas. Just look at Los Angeles, Mexico City and Tokyo all of which are stuck slap bang on top of some of the most unstable areas of the world. Still looks like a pretty impressive project. Looks like they're sticking towers on top of yet more towers like a house of cards.
Dog-amoto Posted May 4, 2007 Author Posted May 4, 2007 I swear, if I see the phrase "Discuss." one more time my brain will implode. People will get fucked over the 10 char limit now :P Fixed it now! :p
Blackfox Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 First of all, nice thread. A good engineering discussion is always a Brucey bonus! I really like that fact Dubai are doing this. They've relaised that their oil will be gone at some point in the future; so they're spending they're money now and investing in a more tertiary based economy. Plus, it does look spectacular and its great that people are expanding the limits of engineering. I doubt terrorists will attack this though. Dubai is a mainly Muslim country, and I doubt the extremists would attack a Muslim country.. Earthquakes might be a danger, but with a building this size the rick factors must have been calculated! But yeah, ncie building, let the discussing continue!
DCK Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 I doubt terrorists will attack this though. Dubai is a mainly Muslim country, and I doubt the extremists would attack a Muslim country.. Earthquakes might be a danger, but with a building this size the rick factors must have been calculated! Especially countries like Dubai are in danger. Loose, progressive muslim countries like Dubai are seen as apostates (not sure if that's the right word) because they don't share the same fundamentalists' vision; in their eyes they destroy the islam and should be destroyed, too. Countries like Dubai also have far more difficulty in protecting themselves against terrorism. Awesome building though. I'm getting an aspirin now.
Shorty Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 That's one weird looking building, it looks like a giant pile of 10p coins.
Fierce_LiNk Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 It's pretty interesting stuff. Also, you may like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_tower
Dan_Dare Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 thing is about the fault line, very very smart people spend alot of time working their way around such problems. it'll be built properly.
Slaggis Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 It's pretty interesting stuff. Also, you may like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionic_tower AWESOME!! That would modt definitely stop over crowding in the world lol. I wnana live there. They better build it in my lifetime.
Shino Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 I really like that fact Dubai are doing this. They've relaised that their oil will be gone at some point in the future; so they're spending they're money now and investing in a more tertiary based economy. Dubai has no oil. As for the earthquakes, the people behind this surely know about them. Edit: While reading through wikipedia I found this: According to the census conducted by Statical Center of Dubai, the population of the emirate was 1,422,000 as of 2006, which included 1,073,000 males and 349,000 females HAHAHHAHAHAHAAA!!!
Ramar Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 One question, how the hell do they get the cranes down from the top? Or how do they even get them up there to begin with..
Dog-amoto Posted May 5, 2007 Author Posted May 5, 2007 One question, how the hell do they get the cranes down from the top? Or how do they even get them up there to begin with.. I always wondered that too. It seems that they build the crane up as they go along and reverse the process, dismantling it after they're finished. http://www.howstuffworks.com/tower-crane.htm
spirited away Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 Have a look at this. OMG. http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=107822
Charlie Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 That's awesome. What's that massive building in Dubai with the tennis court right a tthe top of it, which if you miss the ball, they drop into the sea?
weeyellowbloke Posted May 6, 2007 Posted May 6, 2007 What the hell. That has to be one of the most random things to stick at the top of a skyscraper. I'd be scared to dive for any balls.
Dog-amoto Posted May 6, 2007 Author Posted May 6, 2007 It is a helipad, they just used it for a game of tennis between Agassi and Federer (I think) for charity once.
Dog-amoto Posted January 20, 2009 Author Posted January 20, 2009 Sorry to bump an 18 month old thread but I didn't want to create another. Burj Dubai has now topped out, ie has reached it's final height, and will be completed by the end of the year. It is 818m (2684ft) tall and is now the tallest structure ever built Just a comparison with other tall buildings And the crazy thing is, they are already planning another tower in Dubai which will be almost twice the height of Burj Dubai. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Burj How the hell do they stay up??
ReZourceman Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Thats mental. Its almost as big as my cock for Gods sake.
Retro_Link Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 It really is immense!! Not the most attractive looking building mind you, but quite some achievement!
Guest Jordan Posted January 20, 2009 Posted January 20, 2009 Sweet jesus, 800M tall? Is the next one going to be 1KM?!
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