Burj Dubai - World's Tallest Building : Information

Height: 808 metres (2650 feet) Architect: Marshall Strabala, formerly at SOM - Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill Completion date for this iconic skyscraper set for Dec 2009 Building News Update - 22 May 2008 Latest photographs of this stunning skyscraper project: Due to open 2 Dec 2009 : UAE National Day Burj Dubai - Building News Update - 1 May 2008 Architect Adrian Smith advises that no new habitable floors will be added to the Burj Dubai, giving a stronger idea of this secretive skyscraper project’s final appearance. So far 160 floors of the Burj Dubai tower have been completed. The skyscraper is already the tallest man-made structure in the world, since 7 April 2008. News reports suggest 162 floors will be built. Picture of the Skyscraper from July 2007: The focus now will be on building four steel-framed communications floors and the steel spire above. Amazingly this might be up to 70 storeys high, pushing the skyscraper's final height beyond 800m. Before the Burj Dubai reached 629 metres in height the world's tallest building record was held by the KVLY-TV Mast, North Dakota, USA. Adrian Smith helps run Chicago practice Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill. Previously he ran another Chicago office - Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM) won the design competition for this UAE skyscraper in 2003 Images of the skyscraper model received 28 Nov 2008: photos : Samar Jodha Picture of the tower interior received 28 Nov 2008: photo : SOM Facilities from base of building: hotel; hotel residences; apartments; offices Developer: Emaar Properties Skyscraper design influenced by an Asian plant, Hymeocallis 'Rem Koolhaas: Burj Dubai' The Burj Dubai surpasses Taipei as tallest building in the world Adrian Smith + Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Building Press Release: Burj Dubai reaches a record high Picture of the tower July 2007: