Burj Khadifa vs Spinnaker Tower
INTRODUCTION
Spinnaker tower also known as Portsmouth millennium tower is a millennium commission project that was aimed to change the international notable sight of the south coast of Britain. It is the tallest accessible structure in the united kingdom outside London, It is 170 metres above the sea level and hence a tourist attraction. Burj Khalifa tower is a skyscraper in Dubai, and it is the tallest man made structure that has ever been built to include residential spaces and also has been the world’s tallest building since 2010. The architecture is a combination of cultural effects and sophisticated technology. The decision to embark on this project is based on the fact that the government saw the need to diversify from being an oil based economy to a tourist environment.
PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
Spinnaker tower which was originally called Portsmouth Millennium tower was constructed to reflect Portsmouth’s maritime’s history. The location of the tower is in one of the busiest harbours in the UK, so the risk of ship impact was firstly addressed and they provided an independent piled ship impact structure in front of the tower’s raft. Again because of the shape of the proposed tower, it had the risk of being affected by the wind so; series of wind test were carried out to alleviate this.
United Arab Emirates, Dubai was previous known to be an oil economy but the government felt there was a need to diversify so the invested in tourism, and because so many beautiful structures were already being built, the government felt there was a need to construct a tower that would be on record. The concept of Burj Dubai tower’s structure emerged from the geometrics of the desert flower in the region. Before the commencement of the tower construction, extensive concrete quality and testing control program were put in place to ensure all the contractors that were involved agreed fully with it (Abdelrazaq, Kim, & Kim, 2008), wind climate studies was carried out and
Spinnaker tower also known as Portsmouth millennium tower is a millennium commission project that was aimed to change the international notable sight of the south coast of Britain. It is the tallest accessible structure in the united kingdom outside London, It is 170 metres above the sea level and hence a tourist attraction. Burj Khalifa tower is a skyscraper in Dubai, and it is the tallest man made structure that has ever been built to include residential spaces and also has been the world’s tallest building since 2010. The architecture is a combination of cultural effects and sophisticated technology. The decision to embark on this project is based on the fact that the government saw the need to diversify from being an oil based economy to a tourist environment.
PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
Spinnaker tower which was originally called Portsmouth Millennium tower was constructed to reflect Portsmouth’s maritime’s history. The location of the tower is in one of the busiest harbours in the UK, so the risk of ship impact was firstly addressed and they provided an independent piled ship impact structure in front of the tower’s raft. Again because of the shape of the proposed tower, it had the risk of being affected by the wind so; series of wind test were carried out to alleviate this.
United Arab Emirates, Dubai was previous known to be an oil economy but the government felt there was a need to diversify so the invested in tourism, and because so many beautiful structures were already being built, the government felt there was a need to construct a tower that would be on record. The concept of Burj Dubai tower’s structure emerged from the geometrics of the desert flower in the region. Before the commencement of the tower construction, extensive concrete quality and testing control program were put in place to ensure all the contractors that were involved agreed fully with it (Abdelrazaq, Kim, & Kim, 2008), wind climate studies was carried out and
References: Abdelrazaq, A., Kim, K. J., & Kim, J. H. (2008). Brief on the construction planning of the burj dubai project, dubai, UAE. Auditor. (March 2004). Report in the public intrest: Millinium tower. Portsmouth: District auditor to portsmouth city council. BBC. (October 2005). Council boss trapped in spinnaker. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4351452.stm. Browntigg, S. (Oct 2009). Safe Design and Communication RIBA- CDM. 11-24. Bryant, D. (2005). performance detailed report- Project management and risk management. Portsmouth. David, O. (April 2006). Understanding and solving the causes of project failure. The CBS interactive business network . Griffiths, A. (Sep 2004). The Millennium Tower – a Jewel or a future public burden? 11-14. Irwin, P. A., & Baker, W. F. (June 2006). The Burj Dubai tower- wind Engineering. Structure Magazine . Louise. (Dec 2009). Building the Burj Khalifa. Big Project . Payne, S. (Oct 2005). Red faces over Portsmouth 's showcase project, £12 million over budget and six years late . the Telegraph . Poulos, H. G. (August 2010). The piled raft foundation for the burj dubai- design and performance. Australia. Stanglin, D. (Jan 2010). Dubai opens world 's tallest building. Ondeadline .