Description by Wayne Lorentz W hen completed, this building is intended to be the tallest in the world. Originally, it was the only skyscraper in the race for that title. But before it could even be topped out a number of other competitors announced plans to top it and a few even began construction. So its "world's tallest" title, while well-earned, may be brief.
The actual height of this building was a mystery for years. The people involved with the development and construction concealed its exact height to keep competitors guessing. Eventually a rumor slipped out that the goal was 818 meters (2,683 feet). It turned out to be true. When Samsung contractors placed a spire and a beacon on top of the building in late December, 2008 construction crews confirmed to local media that the spire reached the 818 meter height.
Dubai is no stranger to monumental skyscrapers, but this one sets a new standard. Aesthetically, the Burj Dubai is a brilliant shard of glass piercing the Arabian sky. It is formed by three main shafts arranged in a Y shape. Their setbacks taper in a spiral pattern until the Burj Dubai is merely a spire in the sky. In any city, this would be a monumental structure. On the flat plain of Dubai, it is a shock to behold, likely to be visible for miles and miles. One can only imagine the views possible from those living and working inside.
But this tower does not stand on its own. It is part of a planned 500-acre complex of offices, hotels, shops, lagoons, and public space that will be a technological, economic, and social oasis all on its own.
Architect: Adrian Smith
Developer: Emaar Properties
The foundation is made up of 192 concrete and steel pilings more than 164 feet (50 meters) deep. They are joined by a 12-foot-thick raft upon which the skyscraper rests.
45,000 cubic meters of concrete was used in the foundation.
The hotel in the Burj Dubai is going to be an Armani-branded hotel. In keeping with Islamic custom it will have separate hours for women and men at the pool.
The footprint of this building is in the shape of a hymenocallis, a desert flower native to the area.
According to an interview in Construction Week, the air conditioning chillers installed on the 155th and 159th floor are so high that their design had to take into account the thinner air at that elevation.
This building has about 30 setbacks.
Underground parking spaces: 16,000
January, 2004: Construction begins.
20 September, 2004: The first concrete is poured for the foundation.
26 June, 2005: Gulf News reports that the estimated total cost for the Burj Dubai complex rises to US$5,500,000,000.
16 July, 2005: ;Construction Week magazine reports that the designers of the Burj Dubai are reconsidering their decision to use stainless steel on the exterior of the tower because prices have jumped from US$400 a ton to $2,200 in just two years.
March 23, 2006: The Associated Press reports that 2,500 construction workers rioted because of low pay and poor treatment doing an estimated US$1,000,000 damage. Thousands of construction workers at other Dubai projects also went on a sympathy strike.
April 16, 2006: AME Info reports that the Burj Dubai is going to be at least 200 stories tall, a number that turns out to be false.
September 1, 2006: Construction reaches 70 stories.
October 1, 2006: Construction reaches 75 stories.
October 31, 2006: Construction reaches 80 stores and 850 feet / 259 meters. That height makes it taller than the tallest building in Europe.
November 11, 2006: ITPBusiness reports that construction is being delayed by a shortage of exterior cladding material.
April 6, 2007: The tower reaches a record-breaking 120 stories.
July 21, 2007: This building passes Taipei 101 as the tallest building on Earth.
August 12, 2007: Passes 1,730 feet in height -- higher than the antennae atop the former Sears Tower in Chicago.
August 29, 2007: Passes the CN Tower in Toronto to become the world's tallest free-standing structure.
September 3, 2007: Passes 1,772 feet in height -- higher than the Ostankino Tower in Moscow.
May, 2008: This building passes the KVLY Television tower in North Dakota to become the tallest man-made object on Earth.
May 20, 2008: A worker is crushed to death by an exterior panel.
May 24, 2008: A British man parachuted off of the Burj Dubai just days after it rose to a height making it the tallest man-made structure ever built. He managed to sneak past security guards and walk up more than 150 stories of stairs with all of his gear without being noticed.
June 17, 2008: Arabian Business reports that the height of this building has been increased by planners, but remains secret.
October, 2008: This building reached 2,257 feet, making it taller than the demolished Warsaw Radio tower in Poland, formerly the tallest man-made structure ever to exist.
December, 2008: The spire is erected at the top of this building, giving it its full height.
December 30, 2008: Original scheduled completion date.
January 17, 2009: Building topps out at 2,684 feet.
July 12, 2009: Zawya reports that the opening of this building will be delayed three months until December 2, 2009.
November, 2009: The opening date was pushed back to January 4, 2010.
When this building opened, its interior was decorated with more than 1,000 original works of art.
Quotations
"The tower design created by celebrity architect Adrian Smith for Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings and Merrill is inspired from the geometrics of the desert flower and the patterning systems employed in Islamic architecture. It combines these historical and cultural influences with cutting-edge technology to achieve a high performance building which will set the new standard for development in the Middle East and become the model for the future of the city of Dubai." - Robert Booth, Executive Director, Emaar Properties.
"The tower goes up in steps in a spiralling way. In Islamic architecture, this symbolises ascending towards the heavens." - Architect Adrien Smith, Turkish Weekly, August 10, 2005.
Kermit
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007 @ 10:32am
Rating: Five stars. 21.02.2007. It is 114 level high now (436.38 m). I think it`s a wonderfull bulding. I can`t wait it will be finished.
Sally
Sunday, February 18th, 2007 @ 8:19am
Rating: Five stars. Iam an interior designer..iam looking forward to seeing it too nearly the biggest tower in all world
Wilbert NYC
Sunday, January 28th, 2007 @ 9:16am
Rating: Five stars. extraordinary architectural feat, I have been following the construction since day one now it has risen to level 106 so far, but as I watch it rise I notice it is very narrow, (I hope that the engineers and architects have it figured out), but I was wondering that the base of this building is supporting a HUGE amount of deadload weight(concrete and prime materials)it is reinforce concrete and at some point concrete will crack due to pressure., at certain height the building will begin with a steel skeleton frame,wait for the live load(people,furniture ,etc. will give it a enormous amount of extra weight I just hope this marvelous Skyscraper does not sink into the sand and remains structurally sound. This building is a marvel, a dream come true! But let us trust the design and ingenuity of American architects SOM, God willing this will be another Historic sucess of man in the 21st century.
mano pant
Thursday, January 25th, 2007 @ 8:54am
Rating: Five stars. it will be superb.as much as we saw it was very impressive. hope it gets completed without problems.
Chris Anton
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 @ 8:16pm
Rating: Four stars. I like the way of thinking and the design of the building - we need thoughts and ideas like this in the western world!
yousuf
Friday, January 19th, 2007 @ 12:39pm
it is a fantastic dream come true its like the power of dreams
Gregor
Friday, January 19th, 2007 @ 6:22am
Rating: One star. Tower of Babel; but an exquistely beautiful one...
Doug Pruden
Thursday, January 18th, 2007 @ 3:28pm
Rating: Five stars. Have sudied architecture at NAIT in Edmonton and this building exceeds them all, a great tourism attractor for Dubai UAE. Dubai rules and is a world scale city! They even wish to beat the West Edmonton Mall, go for it boys enjoy the view gentlemen of Dubai. I want to go there. World record in push ups Doug Pruden.
alberto
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007 @ 3:07am
Rating: Five stars. burj dubai....its great.magnificent design,amazing structure,futuristic concept.its been a great part of me to done some design as part of burj dubai tower
Syed Hoda
Saturday, December 16th, 2006 @ 11:05pm
Rating: Five stars. Looks like a great building. I am sure it will help Dubai in projecting its image all over the world. I have always loved Dubai. Wonderful place to work and live.
Chris Philip
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 @ 5:18am
ive lived in dubai all my life....it was a barren deset 25 years years ago.....but to this day people of the world will remember dubai for this amazing structure...located in one of the best cities of the world...GO DUBAI...
mintchy house
Monday, December 11th, 2006 @ 5:17am
Rating: Five stars. what a wonderful skyscrapers.. i am an architect student and i dream to design a structure like that in my country one day .! great vision for emaar.. congratulation
Mumtaz Ali
Sunday, December 10th, 2006 @ 7:04am
Rating: One star. I am regulary following the construction progress on net and every 3 months i visit the construction site in dubai.I constructed those 6 burj dubai towers around burj dubai and i was Engineer in the foundation of burj dubai,I wish to see the completed structure soon.Its amazing and lovely.
David Meni
Saturday, December 9th, 2006 @ 7:30pm
Rating: Five stars. It is truly a beautiful, futuristic building. I think it is great that the Arab world is starting to get into the skyscraper race.
Alan Christie
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 @ 9:26am
Rating: Five stars. Fantastic. I was so impressed with the vision of Mohamed Ali Alabar to build this great structure, I built it into a sales motivational talk. It went down brilliantly and I am taking the whole team to see it being built !
Riaan
Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 @ 11:53am
Rating: Five stars. This is getting out of hand,but i like it!
Gil
Sunday, November 26th, 2006 @ 9:21pm
This will point to the reality that the best structures in the world will be found in Asia...ancient or modern.
Patrick
Thursday, November 16th, 2006 @ 12:55am
Rating: Five stars. I love this building for its outrageous, audacious scale, its ultra-modern sleekness, and its gorgeous graduated spire. This is a structure that inspires wonder, awe, and delight. Kudos to the builders -- not just the designers, but to all those Pakistani, Indian and Filipino laborers working for $6 a day -- their work will inspire generations.
Kanowakeron
Sunday, November 12th, 2006 @ 12:32am
Rating: Five stars. Stunning. Truly a remarkable archtectural jewel. Kudos to Dubai for investing in such an ambitious project.
masood
Thursday, November 9th, 2006 @ 5:35pm
Rating: Five stars. the burj dubai will scorch the skies and when completed it will be the tallest land structure in the world so it doesnt matter what you haters say peace
SAAD
Monday, October 16th, 2006 @ 8:03pm
Rating: Five stars. Magical building, the people in Dubai have a vision toward the future with full confidence, way to go Dubai ;)
Praveen Raj
Sunday, October 15th, 2006 @ 12:07pm
Rating: Five stars. I have been seing the tower grow from scratch. Everyday it takes my attnetion. to see it get taller is a joy form Mind.hats off to each and every person behind this wonderful Marvel of Mankind.
Figaroa
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006 @ 8:53pm
Rating: Five stars. looks great, for the uneek design. This is an example of the power of architecture....But what about security on this building? if something occure on te 800 m? hum.
Brandon
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006 @ 3:55am
Rating: Five stars. wow! im an architect, and i reelly appreciate the concept. very nice
Jess
Sunday, October 1st, 2006 @ 1:42am
Such a fantastic building...I cant wait till its finished so i can come check it out :)
Am
Monday, September 25th, 2006 @ 10:43pm
Rating: Five stars. This stunning super skyscraper will be the jewel in the dubai crown! Burj Dubai will be the envy of the world!! Simply an awesome piece of architecture that everyone will want to see...
anne santos
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 @ 1:58pm
Rating: Five stars. i dont know anything about architecture but to tell you the truth,the moment i saw BURJ in dxb i was impressed! keep it up!
faisal
Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 @ 11:06am
Rating: Five stars. Its a live dream for all people in Dubai they are watching future growing ... i just say this will be acomplishment for the whole univirse
Patrick Jennings
Friday, September 15th, 2006 @ 8:29am
Rating: Five stars. Awe-inspiring and beautiful. God bless everyone with health and peace to enjoy it.
Mukul Goyal
Thursday, September 7th, 2006 @ 12:03pm
Rating: Five stars. As an architect I was spellbound when I saw the model with its pinacle piercing the roof of the visitor centre in Dubai site office.I think it will be another victory of man over matter.
M.WALEED SHOUKAT
Friday, September 1st, 2006 @ 10:24am
i had seen the burj dubai2 weeks ago it ia a new world builing over there.dubai is a dubai no 1 can beat him in the development of the city
Yamie S. F.
Friday, August 25th, 2006 @ 7:09am
Rating: Five stars. this building is so huge! i cant wait to see the finished product in person some day soon!!
Ayman
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006 @ 10:26pm
Rating: Five stars. It will be the envy of the world.
Greg J LaPres
Sunday, August 13th, 2006 @ 11:05pm
Rating: Five stars. Very good! I see many good comments from around the globe. I hope we can all love each other someday as much as we love construction such as this. Egyptians gave their contributions to the world, now Dubia has us all saying "WOW!" again.
GPG
Sunday, August 13th, 2006 @ 2:13pm
Rating: Five stars. I think this building is GREAT. Its height is really amazing, and its design is beautiful. The people of Dubai should be very happy and excited about this monumental skyscraper, and so should the whole world. This is and iternational monument, and shows how wonderfull life is.
Chen RongChang
Friday, August 11th, 2006 @ 2:41am
Rating: Four stars. Good architecture relation to the 3 elements of islam. 807.7metres estimated? Good work
Gummi
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006 @ 7:52pm
Rating: Three stars. all people praize the tower, but where are the risks? will the artificial underground stand the pressure of this unknown new structure size?what do the iranians think about an arabian building of this size? Has it to be cut down by their missiles?
CH. QASIM ZIA
Monday, August 7th, 2006 @ 6:34am
Rating: Five stars. I have seen many time this site realy its beyond me.It will be a wonderfull bldg. in the wold after its completion.It will play a vital role in dubai,s progress.It looks very impressive.
ablooz
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 @ 6:22pm
Rating: Five stars. its an icon to the region ,i live in dubai and actually i did a research on it for my college ,its magnefesent , it has the first armany hotel ever .can you guyz imagine.
loki
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006 @ 8:17am
Rating: Four stars. simply beautiful, best of luck to our brothers in dubai... (alas, oil revenue did pay for this superstructure!)
Saman Maleknia
Monday, July 31st, 2006 @ 2:52pm
Rating: Five stars. This is the extream power of the designer and the government to allow them to built this fantastic building,which must be born anway...
micky
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006 @ 9:05pm
Rating: One star. 1. it is simply grows.2. it is a big shame that the construction of that building is possible due to the enormouse prices we pay for oil.
Christopher Travers - AIA, ASCE, APA
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006 @ 4:57pm
Only with a government structure such that exists in this region can the labor be afforded to build such a structure! Shame…
Ibrahim
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 @ 8:17am
Rating: Five stars. Its just wonderful to see it, as Iam an architect so I can very well understand the its beauty. its a marvell
Jim
Thursday, July 13th, 2006 @ 3:05pm
Rating: Five stars. This building is a technological and engineering marvel. I have to had it to the UAE, when they go for it, they really go for it. Whether this building remains the worlds tallest or not...it will definitely be one of the most beautiful!!!!
Ian Henderson
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 @ 12:35pm
Rating: Five stars. The advances in our architectural society are just amazing. A tip of the hat to Dubai from both Seoul, South Korea and Philadelphia.
Nick
Sunday, June 18th, 2006 @ 6:48pm
Rating: Five stars. It looks like a rocketship, and it will dominate the city that is already the greatest in the world... go Dubai!!
Wilbert NYC
Sunday, May 28th, 2006 @ 4:25am
Rating: Five stars. this building is extraordinary it is still nice to know that the world trust a***AMERICAN*** design firm (SOM,Chicago skyscraper experts) no more to say ... and to our british friend the reason its more difficult to build this type of super skyscraper in the USA or England or many other countries is the cost of labor and materials is aprox. 50%to 60% higher,its a big investment to any country
Graham Cummings
Thursday, May 4th, 2006 @ 9:29am
Rating: Five stars. Absolutely stunning. What I love about the guys in Dubai is that they are not scared to spend the cash and actually build the things they dream about. Dubai is really setting the pace for construction. Best of luck to them.
eddie
Monday, May 1st, 2006 @ 7:43pm
Rating: Five stars. Beautiful building. Kudos to them from the Windy City.
william moore
Thursday, April 27th, 2006 @ 8:54pm
Rating: Five stars. A really good masterpiece of architecture. I hope all goes well with those who will build one of the great buildings of our time.
Russell Davis
Thursday, April 27th, 2006 @ 3:13pm
Rating: Five stars. what a sight to behold!!! man i have to go to Dubai and just see this one. this is what the world needs to build up or inground not out as to take up all the land we so need to preserve for the future.i will have to take my children to see this one!!
Audrey
Thursday, April 27th, 2006 @ 2:31pm
Rating: Five stars. It is beautiful!! Simple, elegant and captivating- I wish our Freedom Tower was going to be more like this- artistic and soulful. This building looks like it has a purpose and a meaning. It is not boring or bland. An exquisite example of architecture succesfully blending art and function.
nero
Tuesday, April 25th, 2006 @ 2:47am
Rating: Five stars. this was the most perfect,beautiful and high-rise building i ever seen.
Jess
Friday, April 21st, 2006 @ 3:02am
Rating: Five stars. wat a fantastic building...cant wait till its finished hope all goes well
WHD
Sunday, April 16th, 2006 @ 7:38pm
Rating: Five stars. A magnificent and spectacular architectural design! Go Dubai!
David
Tuesday, April 11th, 2006 @ 7:35pm
Rating: Five stars. Really love the setbacks. I have heard so many different heights for the building. From 705 meter to 914 meters.
Joshua
Monday, April 10th, 2006 @ 12:22pm
Rating: Five stars. This will likely become the new definition of the skyscraper in this era.
rick v
Saturday, April 1st, 2006 @ 12:03am
Rating: Five stars. outstanding and stunning!!! what a work of art. to bad there are not more like it through out the world. just imagine the view from up there. just have to make sure i see it in my life time. great work.
Anthony D.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 @ 12:04am
Rating: Five stars. A uniquely designed suprastructure that eminates the human ingenuity. Another tower embraced by history at work....Mahusay!
Larry
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006 @ 7:44am
Rating: Five stars. Truely a modern day "Wonder of the World" and "Masterpiece" of Archetectural and Engineering perfection
Hans
Friday, March 17th, 2006 @ 11:30pm
Rating: Five stars. This is an accomplishment beyond much anything anyone has done before. I hope that this great tower will reign in a new era of super-structures. I honestly cannot wait untill development on buildings such as this start to become a reality here in the states. I completely admire the design, and the fact that some have finally decided that the world is ready for a structure as incredible as this. I shall await the final completed tower as i check for updates on the construction every day.
Trevor Young
Friday, March 3rd, 2006 @ 3:19pm
Rating: Five stars. Simply Amazing, I will also miss the CN Tower being the Tallest Structure in thew World. I guess well have to put up to it. Oh Canada is also losing the Worlds Biggest Mall to Dubai too, Oh Well.
Hamza Afdhal
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 @ 5:00am
Rating: Five stars. i have seen the sight of the tower its truely amazing specially a shopping centre which is equal to 50 football stadium its truely amazing we best of luck to EMAAR properties. They are going to get alot of profit after its inaguration. LOL
Joseph
Friday, February 17th, 2006 @ 6:26am
Rating: Five stars. What makes Burj Dubai exquisite is that the final height is kept a secret so no building can take the lead. Architecturally it is unique and more than fantastic.
aj
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006 @ 10:54pm
Rating: Five stars. i love how the setbacks go in a cool order and the exterior of the tower is cool.ihope the tower goes like 1.000 meters and have atleast 250 flooors.
Brian Yates
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 @ 1:14am
Rating: Five stars. This is going to be a truly amazing and beautiful skyscraper. I wish the U.S. would start building more skyscrapers to compete with ones such as this.
Jean Cretien
Friday, February 3rd, 2006 @ 9:09pm
Rating: Five stars. This is definitely a sleek and beautiful building with a very discernable soul. I believe most people would aspire to work and live in such a high place. This will be a testament to prove that architect firms such as Veronique & Associates were wrong about their critiques of this project!!
Muzakkir Bijli
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006 @ 11:24am
Rating: Five stars. I am a student of architecture from india and i consider this as masterpiece for architecture and all the credit goes to architect ADRIAN SMITH and his team of architects,consultants,
engineers to bring up such a beautiful structure. all the best!!!
Veronique
Saturday, January 21st, 2006 @ 3:12pm
Rating: One star. Although it is sleek and beautiful, it will be a building without soul. People were not meant to work or live in such high places for too long.
Altin
Thursday, January 5th, 2006 @ 7:44am
Rating: Five stars. I live in Dubai and I see the beast growing up day after day.
Jim
Monday, December 26th, 2005 @ 10:40pm
Rating: Five stars. Congratulations on an elegant, sleek, and benchmark skyscraper for the 21st Century. The future I imagined as a child is being unveiled.
Roy van Arem
Thursday, December 15th, 2005 @ 1:23am
Rating: Five stars. Time to return once again to Dubai for a visit... once the Burj is finished
RAKESH SACHDEVA
Thursday, November 17th, 2005 @ 4:48am
Rating: Five stars. just superb A modern Taj Mahal
Ar. Kshitij Talekar
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 @ 5:45am
Rating: Five stars. in short span dubai has become prime destination not only in terms of infra structure but also retail and residential projects. being an architect i feel dubai as an encyclopedia which consists of all major construction venture and now Burj Dubai is going to add a huge jewel to the skyline of dubai. hat s off SOM and DUBAI
Kimberly Frasier
Saturday, November 5th, 2005 @ 10:51pm
Rating: Five stars. It captivates the entire skyline and really brings appeal to Dubai. I am so amazed at this structure
Alireza
Friday, November 4th, 2005 @ 4:01am
Rating: Five stars. It looks very impressive!! Once it is completed, I will miss Toronto-Canada having the record of largest freestanding structure in the world (CN Tower, but this looks like a worthy successor. I hope their are golf courses within 500-acre surrounding complex too!
Bogdan Wasilewski
Thursday, November 3rd, 2005 @ 4:43am
Rating: Five stars. It is very impressive! And looks bit as science fiction building but the concept is great! I wish to have one like this in Poland and of course visit last story (level) to see our World. My congratulation to all of you whom participated in this concept!
Edwin
Sunday, October 30th, 2005 @ 3:52pm
Rating: Five stars. It is beautiful, hope to see it live, in future :-)
amina
Friday, October 28th, 2005 @ 12:34pm
Rating: Five stars. this is wow..so amazing! not just the its tall, but its design is unique and shows beauty in space...i really admire this great design..
Shrung J V
Thursday, October 27th, 2005 @ 5:44pm
Rating: Five stars. Its amazing whats happening in Dubai right now, and as for The Burj Dubai, nothing can compete with it as it will tear the arabian sky into two. In less than 10years Dubai is going to be the capital of the world!!!
Vergel Gloria
Thursday, October 27th, 2005 @ 3:20am
Rating: Five stars. A monumental Human ego to be the best. An architect and engineers challenge from the business community.
Technoogy at work
Georgina
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 @ 5:52am
Rating: One star. Perfection to the max!!
Tulga Tserendash
Saturday, October 15th, 2005 @ 3:13am
Rating: Five stars. That is amazing.
Todd
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005 @ 11:04am
Rating: Five stars. love the glass and steel, the two materials work great together on this structure
Wilbert NYC
Tuesday, October 11th, 2005 @ 2:00am
Rating: Five stars. science fiction buildings are now a reality!like previously I said Thats a Skyscraper design!perfectly balnce beautiful setbacks it climbs and pierce the sky like the famed masterpiece towers(Empire State bldg, Chrysler bdlg,Etc.etc.) of New York City Dubai aspirations of a beautiful city architecturally are admirable,truly making a mark for the 21st century hats off to all of you, your friends of the United States of America
Rumen Petrov
Sunday, September 4th, 2005 @ 11:09pm
Rating: Five stars. This is an amazing structure. I admire it. Hope to see it built. Now I would like to see a big competition in building tall structures. I heard something about Sky City in Tokyo, Japan. Well, this is something I don't believe could be built, especially in Japan!!! Good luck! I'd love to see it tearing the sky in two.
bruno gomes
Monday, August 29th, 2005 @ 7:14pm
Rating: Five stars. Sem duvida, o Dubai cresce a olhos vistos!Mais um fantastico porojecto de engenharia, e é so o edificio mais alto do mundo! no pais das 1001 noites!
miguel
Wednesday, August 24th, 2005 @ 2:38pm
Rating: Five stars. eu acho que é uma obra muito interessante para o futuro!
sunjkic vesna
Wednesday, August 24th, 2005 @ 10:41am
Rating: Five stars. It looks impressive!!
prefect!
Roger
Monday, August 22nd, 2005 @ 4:08pm
Rating: Five stars. This will be an awesome skyscraper! The height and architecture is amazing – truly dazzling to the eye. The design is so crisp and elegant. This will bring incredible fame to Dubai.
AKing
Monday, August 15th, 2005 @ 7:03pm
Rating: Five stars. The construction is made so that the height can be changed during the construction time to a limit. We can excpect something around 700 - 1000 meters. It will me awesome anyhow.
Im totally on fire about developement in Dubai right now. Right now only the two trump buildings in Toronto and Chicago can compete with this one.
Martepor
Saturday, August 13th, 2005 @ 2:01pm
Rating: Five stars. thats a skyscraper design! perfectly balance beutiful
Ron
Thursday, July 28th, 2005 @ 11:43pm
Rating: Four stars. 160 floors, wow thats one tall skyscraper! I can't imagine that height record getting beat.Can't wait to see the finished product.
Nik
Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 @ 5:43pm
Rating: Five stars. This will sound dumb, but although I am no means an architect I love playing around with building designs. Six years ago I drew something just like the Burj Dubai! I knew it looked cool.
Jean Cretien
Friday, July 22nd, 2005 @ 6:21pm
Rating: Five stars. It looks very impressive!! Once it is completed, I will miss Toronto-Canada having the record of largest freestanding structure in the world (CN Tower, but this looks like a worthy successor. I hope their are golf courses within 500-acre surrounding complex too!
Wilbert NYC
Monday, July 4th, 2005 @ 2:37am
Rating: Five stars. thats a skyscraper design! perfectly balance beutiful setbacks,its climbing or piercing the sky like the famed Chrysler and Empire State buildings of New York. Dubai aspirations of a beutiful city architecturally are admirable hats of to all of you, your friends of the USA.
Alan MacHett
Saturday, June 18th, 2005 @ 2:26pm
Rating: Five stars. Final judgement will have to wait, of course, but the concept is phenomenal. I was struck by notions of the Empire State Building in its day and Wright's plan for a mile-high skyscraper. It has more character and awe than most record-height-aspiring structures.
Anzel
Thursday, June 16th, 2005 @ 11:35pm
Rating: Five stars. Looks great. But for some reason I have a worrying feeling in my gut about it. At least construction's started. Here's hoping all goes well.
Kermit
Five stars.
Sally
Wilbert NYC
mano pant
Chris Anton
Four stars.
yousuf
Gregor
One star.
Doug Pruden
alberto
mintchy house
Alan Christie
Riaan
SAAD
Figaroa
Jess
GPG
Chen RongChang
Three stars.
CH. QASIM ZIA
Saman Maleknia
micky
nero
Altin
Edwin
Tulga Tserendash
Rumen Petrov
bruno gomes
sunjkic vesna
Martepor