Description by Wayne Lorentz W hen completed, this building is intended to be the tallest in the world. Originally, it was in the running with the Freedom Tower in New York, however, the Burj Dubai has the advantage of actually having begun construction while the New York project has been bogged down in political and sentimental interests.
Just how tall the tower will be remains to be seen. With any skyscraper, there is a certain amount of "fudge room" where the actual height of the construction may not be exactly what was anticipated. With a project as massive as this, more flexibility is called for in the design, planning, and execution. At this time, the tower is expected to be 2,683 feet tall (818 meters). However, those numbers have changed in the past and are likely to change again. There are estimates that it could go as high as 3,116 feet (950 meters) when all is said and done. It is also unclear how many stories will be in this tower. Early estimates were around 200, but those have been lowered to 189 as construction progresses.
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. Floors one through 37 are expected to be a hotel. The 45th through 108th floors are expected to be residential, with the remaining 52 floors being offices, except for floors 123 and 124, which will hold the observation deck.
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.
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.
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 29, 2007: Passes the CN Tower in Toronto to become the world's tallest free-standing structure.
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.
December 30, 2008: Original scheduled completion date.
"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.
alex
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 @ 8:15pm
Rating: Five stars. incredible!!!something like this you gotta see at least once in your life!! i`l try to go and visit it!!
Eli
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 @ 5:56pm
Rating: Five stars. coming from an aspiring arcitect(14 yrs old), this is an amazing building. its why i got inspired to be an architect
AADIL
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 @ 3:25pm
it is the great work done by the emaar construction company i want to salute those guys who had done an impossible work & its a sexiest building in the world
joon
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 @ 1:35am
Rating: Five stars. yeah~~~ this builging is made by SAMSUNG. ahahi think this is a wonderful building... nice disign and tallest in the world ...
khuram
Friday, July 25th, 2008 @ 9:35am
Rating: Five stars. Congratulations to dubai administration who done this wonderful job and still making nice things for this whole world like Burjul Arab, Palm tree city and now Bur of dubai.Punjab Zindabad
zy
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 @ 1:15am
Rating: One star. I tinhk it is not wroth to build such a monster.why not build four or five samll one? this tower costs too much. after all it is just a assign that makes Dubai famous.people in Dubai may feel proud of it,and hope it can gain the respect from others.as a matter of fact,I only think high of the company building it.
mas pry
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 @ 12:51am
Rating: Five stars. The world greatest building. I hope my country can build more than one.
Qassim A Majeed Balooshi
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 @ 4:59am
Rating: Five stars. great human art work, tallest building in my neighborhood,want to see it finished.....Enjoyn The Height :)
Juan Antonio
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 @ 11:32am
Rating: Five stars. Que perrón desde aca de México y creo que de cualquier parte, no nos queda mas que admirar el esplendor de la tecnologia aplicada al confort
shabeeb rahim
Friday, June 20th, 2008 @ 2:26pm
Rating: Five stars. It is only highest buildin in the world but also a good architectural model
jorge ortiz
Monday, June 16th, 2008 @ 11:47am
Rating: Five stars. It´s a beautiful building,an attempt by touching the sky
Tommy J
Monday, June 16th, 2008 @ 6:50am
Rating: Five stars. I like when man and engineering push the limit a bit more, specially in a building like this which is also a beuty! Pictures have been sent between our office computers..
zheng gang
Monday, June 9th, 2008 @ 2:40am
new landmark in earth. not only a skyscrape it is, but a city also. you can image how the feeling is when live on the top,though there'll be a little bit danger.
Jertix Luigi Tedde
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 @ 7:40pm
Rating: Five stars. Incredible skyscraper, good design. I like so much!
Usman Hussain
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 @ 11:28am
Rating: Five stars. Final judgement will have to wait, of course, but the concept is phenomenal.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.
Rizwan Ashraf
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 @ 11:18am
Rating: Five stars. I think this structure is amazing. It is the best in the world. Absolutely stunnning. Cant wait till it is ready
matheus
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 @ 3:24pm
Na visão de um arquiteto é um pequno passo em sostificação ao futuro...mais poderia ser melhor(por que não desafiar a gravidade?). Caso queiram ter a visão de um pequeno empreendedor(por enquanto)mais um grande criativo que tem olhos para ver a sostificação mais procurada pelo ser humano em todo mundo... olhe, veja, pense...o futuro é hoje!!!
gulzar
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 @ 11:32am
Rating: Five stars. uhhhmmm ..its just amazing how tall it is ...i love to visit one day and spend night or two at armani hotel 100 floor
Iktear Uddin
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 @ 12:56pm
Rating: Four stars. Burj Dubai - A dream is coming to reality. Every morning I pass by this growing structure and find it AMAZING. Hats off to the designersengineers and the workers from the Sub-continent.
Kennedy Mogwera
Friday, May 16th, 2008 @ 1:14pm
Rating: Four stars. from the feeling i get from the illustration is a great building,but we will have to wait till is done...looks like the DIC is running a marathon in the development of Dubai, hope everything goes well with the structure, i will be there when is done
deepti raut
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 @ 2:19pm
Rating: Five stars. Its just superb. no words to express. i wish i cud buy a room on the top floor. anyways hats of to the engineers and laour also.they are creating a wonder. all the best.
yasar iqbal
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 @ 12:59pm
Bin following the construction process from day 1. Its absolutely faboulous & exciting, seen it last november, looked incredible even at the half way stage
DX_TRIPLE.H
Monday, May 12th, 2008 @ 5:57pm
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.
umair
Friday, May 9th, 2008 @ 7:23am
UAE and its rulers have shown the west that we are the best and we will continue to be the same in future.I think this country is one of the best place to be in with so much of exitements everywhere.
Main Rizwan Arshad
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 @ 7:50am
Rating: One star. this building is the wonderfull building in the world.thr articturer of the building is the gineus man. becase this is very good art work
rasif hussain
Monday, May 5th, 2008 @ 10:27am
Rating: Five stars. wot ever! but the building is beautiful... no body will dare to compete them... so heartly, hats off to uae
Carlos
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 @ 3:26am
Rating: Five stars. Wow!, i have to go their before i die!
Brian
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 @ 11:44am
Rating: Five stars. Now thats what i call a skyscraper design! perfectly balance beutiful setbacks,its climbing or piercing the sky like the famed Spire of Dublin. Dubai aspirations of a beutiful city architecturally are admirable hats of to all of you, your friends of Ireland.
Sean
Monday, April 28th, 2008 @ 8:12pm
Rating: Five stars. This building is truly an icon of the future. Already 4 times taller than the tallest building in my home state. (Arizona - Chase Tower, Phoenix)And still its rising..incredible
Aysha
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 @ 7:02am
Rating: Five stars. .....and i was impressed when the Q1 in surfers paradise, Australia went up, and that had some sort of record to it (something about the tallest residential tower or something) But this is just amazing... Cheers to everyone working on it :-)
Andy
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 @ 3:17pm
Rating: Five stars. This is a fantastic piece of engineering and will be totally luxurious. Let them build what they want, I have been there and I can think of no other people so hospitable and caring. They could be stuck up like some other rich countries.
Amanda Johnson
Monday, April 21st, 2008 @ 2:53pm
this and all the buildings like are built from the slave labor of Asian migrants. they make up about 80% of the total population, are forced to live in walled-up slums, and have basically no rights. i wish i could warn Sheikh Mouktum that Dubai is expanding too fast for its own good and that this city is proliferated by segregation and oppression.
Dwight Widaman
Monday, April 21st, 2008 @ 10:30am
Rating: Five stars. Beautiful building but a more lasting legacy would be for Dubai to put their energy into bulding a lasting peace between Israel and the other nations of the Middle East. Now THAT is risk taking.
cheryl carter
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 @ 1:07am
Rating: Five stars. this is the most amazing structure that i have ever seen and it is not even completed, i am looking forward to the completion of the Burj Dubai, so that i can at least see it on the internet. i will not be able to afford to see it, other than this way but i can always dream that i would be dancing in the Armani ballroom and looking over all the architectural achievements of Dubia from the observation deck. i was "blown away" so to speak by how it is designed to have the airflow go up the building in a spiral, i would assume even adding to the strength of the structure as opposed to creating force against it. pure genius. to all of you who are involved in this monumental project, my sincere congratulations.
sangemarjan bangash
Friday, April 18th, 2008 @ 11:17am
Rating: One star. i am not in favour of the design of this building.. they design that building like a human skeleton .because i am civil engineer and according to my point of view i dont like that building..
Bana
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 @ 11:53am
Rating: Two stars. Its really a symbol of mankind activities on earth.But let UAE think of revolutionings their desert into lush green enviroment.
Brian Costanzo
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 @ 9:03pm
Rating: Five stars. this tower is a magnificent feat of architecture. Its another awe inspiring tower in an already amazing city.
Satish
Monday, March 31st, 2008 @ 4:49am
Rating: Three stars. I have just been to Dubai the whole place looks like a big construction site i just hope it improves when its all finished. They could have sorted the roads out first.
Davy
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 @ 2:12pm
Rating: Five stars. well what can you say about this monster of a building amazing it really takes scyscrapers to a new level really!! This city just gets better and better and just goes to show bigger is better !! :)
Marcos
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 @ 11:31am
Rating: Five stars. A very Beautiful building!A prodigy of architecture! I hope to go there sometime and meet it personally
rabia
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 @ 12:55am
burj dubai is really very impressive building i am really very inspire from this project
Bina
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 @ 5:15pm
Rating: Five stars. I love this pictures, but why not build higher buildings in other countries that are very poor. I love Dubia
CEMIL
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 @ 11:37am
History in the making, this building will set a new standard for all architects and engineers to follow. I am excited in everyway, and anticipate the opening of this great accomplishment. Nice job SOM, Emaar and all the workers!!!
Juan
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 @ 4:46pm
It is a great building, it is the tallest world structure, but i like the Chrysler bulding, i think is the pretiest skycraper in the world. I hope the owners of Dubai have cheap tourist packets for third world countries like my
Nyzo
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 @ 9:39pm
Rating: Five stars. Absoulutely beautiful. This will be an honor to this country once completed.
tyler
Monday, February 18th, 2008 @ 12:00pm
Rating: One star. How about taking all that money and build something actually visionary, like a desert sustainable building rather than just an insecurity trophy. Dubai looks completely ridiculous and unsustainable, much like our extravagant desert cities, Las Vegas and Phoenix. This is a real monument to folly and the loss of foresight and reason. Its aall vanity. Enjoy it! It will look great when the city becomes a ghost town in 70 years.
Jannik Brandt
Friday, February 15th, 2008 @ 1:56pm
Rating: Five stars. Dunai is my favorite city in the world, ervry time i go there I always bring back better pictures
Joe
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 @ 10:37pm
Rating: Five stars. its top of the rating.. majestic.. sensational.. marvelous creation to those hands at work. Best in time, and let it rises for ever. Thats dubai, nothin has an end there.and guys, i dont feel any blames or hurtins on nobody for making any harsh conditions to the workers; mostly my fellow country men. Every wonder man makes has pain sweat and blood in it. And they make sure these workers know about it before they hop into that plane from home.
Babu Rao
Monday, February 4th, 2008 @ 9:26am
Rating: Five stars. We Need Two More Eyes And May God Give us 100 More Years to See and Experience the Beauties of DUBAI.
ilana
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 @ 1:15am
Rating: Three stars. this looks amazing but whith out any attention to histiry and heritage and culture!why?
Clay
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008 @ 6:23pm
Rating: Three stars. The structure is amazing. But as many people have stated, the price the South-eastern workers have had to pay really taints the inner-beauty (if any) that the structure holds. I only hope that by the time Dubai begins raking in tourism funds that they will give it back to the citizens by funding better healthcare, schools, and benefits for retirees.
Ali
Friday, January 25th, 2008 @ 12:58pm
It’s amazing how quickly the Burj Dubai is racing towards the skies. What a contrast, we human we tends, by our genius and accomplishment, to have a feeling that we are getting smaller and smaller day by day.
Roberto Clemente
Monday, January 21st, 2008 @ 1:48pm
Rating: Three stars. nice building, just amazing what we human can achieve, extremely modern city but no character no feeling its almost artificial when I look at it, maybe good for tourism but I couldnt live there
SYED REHMAN SHAREEF
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 @ 12:02pm
Rating: Five stars. It is not only highest buildin in the world but also a good architectural model for the forther generations
Jake
Thursday, January 17th, 2008 @ 5:37am
Rating: One star. nice building, disgusting city! the state of this city is a monstrosity! if they think they are going to get more tourists i think the city needs a seriosu clean up first!
fivaz
Monday, January 7th, 2008 @ 11:12am
Rating: One star. I think it is a beutiful building, but i have been to dubai and it is horrible (full of polution) People only care about money not about the poor or the environment.
Ravi
Friday, December 21st, 2007 @ 2:58pm
Rating: Five stars. This structure is a symbol of the ingenuity of American architecture and the hard work of the South Asian( Indian, Pakistani)laborers that toil to build it. I praise those that are REALLY responsible for building this beautiful building.
wish
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 @ 2:15pm
Rating: Five stars. My dream came true today. Im a proud owner of an apartment in this building today. Could not have asked more from Allah.
Josh
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 @ 10:57am
Rating: Five stars. While i can appreciate the beauty and feat of engineering this structure,the more i see of dubai, i see a fake facade of fancy buildings but a city with no real beauty. What happens when the money dries up and age takes it toll on this city, will it really stand the test? At the end of the day do we need 1km high buildings to marvel at when there are people starving, and dying from disease just from lack of water. I think helping something like that would me a more remarkable feat.
TJ
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 @ 10:50am
The beauty of this structure is tainted for me, knowing that it was built on the blood and sweat of exploited workers from India and Pakistan who were paid virtually nothing and treated like animals. Designed and engineered by a foreign company and built by imported workers - where is the glory in this for Dubai?
Miggs
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 @ 9:33pm
Rating: Five stars. It is interesting how history repeats itself. Burj Dubai is symbolic for the tower of Babel. I just hope this time there will no shuffling of languanges. :)
RFVillones
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 @ 8:17am
Rating: Five stars. WoW..... The sleek slim design and simple linesappears to be a rocketship on a launching pad. Bellow the launching pad are billions of barrels of oil ready to fuel it to lunch to be the tallest man made structure. Architects, Engineers, and Planners invisioned the conceptsbut the masson, electricians carpenters and plumbers will make their dreams come true. Congrats!!!!
M.K.HASHIR
Friday, November 23rd, 2007 @ 9:18am
We should thank the whole team behind this project.
Cooper Snook
Thursday, November 1st, 2007 @ 10:52am
Rating: Five stars. Ah Frikin Mazing I want to go there. These guys are the biggest risk takers. Hope it all goes according to plan. Break a Leg
jude pinlac
Friday, October 26th, 2007 @ 4:41pm
Rating: Five stars. the second time i saw a tallest building in the world,before the petronas in malaysia.now the the burj dubai..its amazing.
Lana
Thursday, October 25th, 2007 @ 1:16pm
Rating: Five stars. The Burj Dubai is right in front of my house. i see it when i wake up and go to bed. Its just getting bigger and bigger! more people in America are starting to no about Dubai! I go to Texas and everyones like i want to go to dubai soooo badly! i love it here!
Pulkownik
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 @ 12:53pm
Rating: Five stars. This building is so so amazing that i dont have words for it:)I want to see it done entirely this will be a great view
Mick
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 @ 8:49am
Rating: Five stars. i love this place wish to move there, god bless Dubai its really nice country
Ulrich Goltsche
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 @ 2:04pm
Rating: Three stars. I also admire the architecture, working here, watching it grow.I wish that there will be a commemorative plaque on display, in honour of the workers who lost their lives during construction.This would be a symbol of thankfulness and add to the dignity of the building.
Samson
Friday, August 3rd, 2007 @ 8:25am
Rating: One star. I was in Dubai last Oct. 2006 and my orientation about life change completely. How I wish our Government learn from this fast growing City. Good job UAE.
Rizzo
Friday, July 20th, 2007 @ 1:59pm
Rating: Five stars. I have travelled Dubai many times and each time I bring a better memory home. This is just the icing on the cake! Congrats to the risk taker! The issues you are challenging will make us all better!
joey
Friday, July 13th, 2007 @ 1:24am
Rating: Five stars. its really amazing to have this kind of building here in asia ...atleast we have proved that not only western countries can have this kind of skycraper building...great...!
Andrew
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 @ 5:36pm
Rating: Five stars. this skyscraper is so amazing. i am happy to see the tallest building in the world to be in Dubai
Davey Macnail
Sunday, July 8th, 2007 @ 1:58am
Rating: Five stars. This building is awesome. Hope to visit it once in my life.Regards to all highrise fans.
SYED ZEESHAN ALI
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007 @ 8:29am
Rating: Five stars. I went to Dubai last March, saw this Amazing Tower (Burj Al Dubai) when it was reaching above 160 floor. This wonder of the world will bring more future benefits to Dubai then ever before - exciting to see it next time. Hopefully the construction time will end on its given period and people of the world will able visit there.
ArchAngel
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 @ 2:09pm
Rating: Five stars. Wonderfull Building...Kudos to Dubai. Blessings...and Love!
Joe C
Thursday, May 31st, 2007 @ 3:42am
Rating: Five stars. Dubai is fast becoming the jewel of the middle east. I am awe struck by this skyscraper and all the other projects that are being built. Aloha from Hawaii!
Muhammad Inam Ul-Haque
Sunday, May 20th, 2007 @ 6:19am
Rating: Five stars. This is a master piece of beautifull, amazing and lovely archetecture Good luck to EMAAR Properties. Allah Bless all of you
Shaina Ziegler
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 @ 9:52pm
Rating: Five stars. I am doing a powerpoint presentation for school on Dubai. All i can say is Dubai is the best city in the world and best wishes to the people building the Burj Dubai
Abdullah Yusuf
Thursday, April 26th, 2007 @ 8:08am
Rating: Five stars. This is taller than all the buildings in Auckland stacked!!! Awesome aye!!!
Ramparsad
Monday, April 16th, 2007 @ 10:00am
Rating: Five stars. man i used to live there but although i like this building and i hope it becomes the famous over the world.
Harod Smith
Thursday, April 12th, 2007 @ 7:51am
Rating: Five stars. This is truely a master piece! i have to vist it once it is complete!
reg
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 @ 7:58am
Rating: Five stars. Amazing, I was at the Tour CN Tower yesterday and wondered how Burj Dubai could surpass it. Congratulations on such a perfect about to be record holder. Cheers, we had the record for 40 yrs.
Heba
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 @ 11:20pm
Rating: Five stars. Very impressive and looks very futuristic. Can´t wait to see the inside once completed.
Michael
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 @ 5:42pm
Rating: Five stars. This is wonderful. But it should have been built in Chicago.
bernie pacho
Monday, April 9th, 2007 @ 6:28am
Rating: Four stars. great skyscraper. it will be the tallest skyscraper in our present history. hoping to be completed soon and i am eagerly see this building in actual completion.
Doug Pruden
Saturday, April 7th, 2007 @ 2:11pm
Rating: Five stars. I viewed a television broadcast in Canada about the tower and its construction/engineering workforce. It gets so hot in the daytime the workers have to take the mid day (noon) hours off, but then will resume work even all night as the concrete will only set properly during the cooler night hours. They continually moved the workers lunch room to higher and floors so the workers dont have to go all the way down its many floors! Just incredible worker management and building engineering. Really enjoyed viewing the Dubai hospitality to the workers!
Yusuf Ahmadzai
Saturday, April 7th, 2007 @ 1:18pm
Rating: Five stars. I would love to see the view from the dizzying top floor height. Building will probably sway 1.5m at the top on a windy day. Horizon will be amazing 110km away from the top!! What a watchtower! Looks like an Absolutely Awesome Structure which pushes the envelope of possibilities just that little bit further. Very Elegant Futuristic design.
Yasir Iqbal
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 @ 8:16am
Rating: Five stars. Fantastic project and will bring more economy in UAE, great vision.
Kozina, J
Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 @ 10:49pm
Rating: Five stars. It will look great when completed. Wish I could see a floor plan.
Amir Abourass
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 @ 3:47pm
History in the making, this building will set a new standard for all architects and engineers to follow. I am excited in everyway, and anticipate the opening of this great accomplishment. Nice job SOM, Emaar and all the workers!!!
Rhett Vahos
Monday, March 19th, 2007 @ 7:32pm
Rating: Five stars. I love it! I feel that this is an amasing project. The bold hieght is just great.
Karl Roth
Monday, March 12th, 2007 @ 7:33pm
Rating: Five stars. I have been waiting for this to happen in my lifetime and here it is! This will be half a mile high,so a one-mile high building is within reach!(remember FLW?)
Brian
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 @ 7:36pm
Rating: Five stars. First class building. A lot of design has gone into this and it shows. Well done S.O.M
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.
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