Sunday, May 23, 2010

Today's Construct

Burj Khalifa    ( Burj Dubai )



Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai, is a tallest man-made structure in this world nowadays. construction starded  on 21september 2004,withthe exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010.

Height

Roof          -  828 m (2,717 ft)
Top floor - 621.3 m (2,038 ft)

Floor count 160 habitable floors
plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the basement
Floor area  - 464,511 m2 (5,000,000 sq ft)
Cost - $1.5 billion








Architect  - Adrian Smith at SOM
Structural engineer - Bill Baker at SOM
Contractor - Samsung C&T, Besix and Arabtec
Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting
Construction Project Manager Turner Construction
Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations












The Burj Dubai Tower - look at the way it dwarfs normal skyscrapers!

 




 






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