MattyT Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/01/04/...burj/index.html - 168 stories - 319 meters taller than the previous record holder (Taipei 101) - Designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill I like big buildings
Beerball Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 The upper 30 or 40 floors are so tiny that they're useless, so they can't use them for anything else apart from storage. They've built a small, not so useful storage warehouse half a mile in the sky. Read another article recently about the Australian company that got the contract to wash the windows. Yikes, wouldn't want to be hanging outside of that place.
Hazed and Amuzed Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Dubai is a disaster in the making. Just a gut feeling...
ajzepp Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Anyone who watched Amazing Race this past season got a close-up look at Dubai and this tower....truly amazing!!
LongLiveRalph Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 I like tall buildings too, but for their function more than their form. Scraping the sky out of necessity of the environment around the site. Making a bold statement with form and design, as driven by the need to build up. The country that has built their own man-made islands builds up 800 meters, just because they can? It feels unnecessary and over-zealous. However, from an engineering standpoint, the design of a building the size of two Empire State Buildings stacked one on the other is impressive, and I'm interested in reading more about those challenges. I'm sure, like the article mentioned, that much was learned which will be used and improved upon in the future. Lots of tenant space available...Talk 'em down if you're thinking of leasing, they're desperate!!!
inkman Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Dubai is a disaster in the making. Just a gut feeling... One has to wonder if Al Qaida will seize the opportunity. Just a big freakin target, then again Dubai isn't a country filled with infidels now is it. Rich Arab aholes making billions off oil, but not infidels. It feels unnecessary and over-zealous. One has to wonder what's the point and where does it end? It feels like a giant "who's got the biggest pee pee" contest.
DPR4444 Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Dubai is a disaster in the making. Just a gut feeling... just read this article http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/comme...ai-1664368.html
Fewell733 Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 just read this article http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/comme...ai-1664368.html or this (I think part of the same article or series) - "Dubai: A Morally Bankrupt Dictatorship Built by Slave Labour" http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/comme...ur-1828754.html well, the world's got a new monument to the hubris of man at least
Wraith Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 One has to wonder if Al Qaida will seize the opportunity. Just a big freakin target, then again Dubai isn't a country filled with infidels now is it. Rich Arab aholes making billions off oil, but not infidels. Dubai is not a country, it's a city. The country is the United Arab Emerates. Despite the name, it is my understanding there is a significant number of non-Islamic, non-Arab people in the country. I had a friend in college from the UAE and he was of Christian-Indian descent. According to him, there was a huge number of Indians of various religions in the country. The oil industry and the development of Dubai is a big draw for highly educated, highly technical Indians. The culture, at least in the region he was from, is extremely Westernized, as you can tell by looking at Dubai. Take that for what it is worth. So yes, one has to wonder...
EndZoneCrew Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 just read this article http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/comme...ai-1664368.html good read..thanks for sharing
LeviF Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 good read..thanks for sharing +1. I had heard a little bit about some of that stuff, but never thought it was that extensive.
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