| Burj Dubai | |
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| Information | |
|---|---|
| Status | Under construction |
| Groundbreaking | 21 September 2004 |
| Estimated completion | 30 December 2008[1] |
| Opening | September 2009 (est.) |
| Height | |
| Antenna/Spire | ~818 m (2,684 ft) (estimate) |
| Roof | ~643.3 m (2,110.6 ft) |
| Top floor | ~624.1 m (2,047.6 ft) (estimate) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 160+ (estimate) above, 2 underground |
| Floor area | 344,000 m² (3,702,785 ft²) |
| Companies | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
| Developer | Emaar |
The Burj Dubai (Arabic: برج دبي for "Dubai Tower") is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in the "New Downtown" of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Upon its completion, it will likely be the tallest man-made structure, of any kind, in the world by a wide margin. Projected to be completed and occupied by 2009, the building is part of a huge development located at the "First Interchange" (aka "Defense round-about") along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street. Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM) of Chicago is the lead architect, structural engineer and mechanical engineer of the Burj. George Efstathiou of SOM is the Managing Partner on the project, while Adrian Smith, formerly of SOM, was the Design Partner. Third Party Peer Review has been performed by CBM Engineers Inc.
Height
Current height
As of July 21, 2007, the tower's height is reported by its developers to be 512.1 metres (1,680.1 feet), totaling 141 completed floors, indicating that the Burj Dubai has surpassed Taipei 101 (509 m (1,670 ft)) becoming the tallest high-rise building in the world.
On the July 20, 2007, The Gulf Today reported that Burj Dubai is the tallest building in the world having reached a height of 510 m (1,673 ft)
In February 2007, the Burj Dubai surpassed the Sears Tower as the building with the most floors in the world.
However, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), like most standards bodies will not recognize its world-record height until it is "topped out" or completed.
Current records
- Building with most floors: 141 (previously Sears Tower - 110)
- Tallest skyscraper to highest occupied floor: 512.1 m (1,680.1 ft) (previously Taipei 101 - 439.2 m (1,440.9 ft)
- Tallest skyscraper to top of roof: 512.1 m (1,680.1 ft) (previously Taipei 101 - 449.2 m (1,473.8 ft)
- Tallest skyscraper to architectural top: 512.1 m (1,680.1 ft) (previously Taipei 101 - 509.1 m (1,670.3 ft)
- Vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 512.1 m (1,680.1 ft) (previously Taipei 101 - 439.2 m (1,440.9 ft)
