right to be. Designed by Adrian Smith‚ formerly of the firm Skidmore‚ Owings‚ and Merrill‚ the Burj Khalifa has been a headline grabber ever since developer Emaar Properties initiated a design competition for its architect. The Burj Khalifa‚ or Burj Dubai as originally intended‚ certainly has its merits aesthetically and in terms of engineering prowess‚ however much of its criticism has been with the political and economic circumstances surrounding its construction and opening. It may seem impossible
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place is Dubai. Dubai is my favorite place because of the spectacularviews and scenery the city holds. It is also accommodates huge skyscrapers thattower the lavish city reflecting the heat of the searing sun. Dubai is great as ithosts beautiful beaches with crystal clear water with rippling waves cooling the city’s residents . Golden sand is also complementary for a lovely walk across thebeach.Dubai has amazing views and scenery that would astonish anyone who has notseen such a sight. Dubai is like
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The Burj Khalifa‚ in Dubai—the new holder of the title of World’s Tallest Building—is no less extravagant a media gesture. Unlike Wright’s design‚ to which it bears a startling resemblance‚ this building is very real—all one hundred and sixty stories (or two thousand seven hundred and seventeen feet) of it. For decades‚ skyscrapers have been topping each other in only small increments: Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers (one thousand four hundred and eighty-two feet) are thirty-two feet taller than Chicago’s
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Dubai‚ the so-called "City Of Gold" is known for its wealthiness‚ was an ignorant city with a lot of loans and became a dream for every traveler in a couple of years. its economy rose with the enormous number of tourists yearly‚ business men began to invest in the city and it became an attractive city to live in‚ the modern city where dreams come true. In the beginning of the 1960s‚ Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid‚ the Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai‚ and his father began their dream after
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large-scale‚ mixed-use development which would include 30‚000 homes‚ nine hotels (the Address Downtown Dubai included)‚ 3 hectares or 7.4 acres of parkland‚ at least 19 residential towers‚ the Dubai Mall‚ and the 12-hectare or 30-acre man-made Burj Khalifa Lake.. Location : The building officially opened on 4 January 2010‚[1][9] and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) development called Downtown Dubai at the ’First Interchange’ along Sheikh Zayed Road‚ near Dubai’s main business district. The tower’s
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School of Economics Finance and Management Project Management From Burj Dubai to Burj Khalifa Candidate Number: 40318 Bristol‚ 2011 Words Count: 3779 From Burj Dubai to Burj Khalifa Contents Contents ..........................................................................................................................................II Introduction ..............................................................................................................................
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Case Study‚ "Dubai-Land of Mega Projects” Hydrpolis—This Hotel is presently under construction. It was originally planned in 2006 but has been delayed because of financial constrictions. The Hotel will feature three parts: the land post‚ the connection subway and the 220 suites found in the underwater leisure complex. The Palm Islands- The Palm Islands of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are the world’s largest artificial islands‚ each manmade into the shape of a palm tree. The Palm Islands can
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‘Burj Khalifa’‚ formerly known as ‘Burj Dubai’ is currently the world’s tallest building. It is a unique & spectacular skyscraper‚ and an engineering marvel to set ones sight on – if one could get a complete glance without having to strain their neck. Almost a kilometer from tip-to-toe‚ the exquisite structure stands about 2‚717 feet or 830 meters tall with total-floors amounting over 160 (Golden‚ 2010). Located in the heart of the fresh-metropolitan city‚ Dubai‚ the Burj Khalifa was just one part of
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construction‚ and preservation of the physical structures. Burj Khalifa Is a skyscraper in Dubai‚ United Arab Emirates‚ and is the tallest man-made structure in the world‚ at 828 m (2‚722 ft) Construction began on 21 September 2004‚ with the exterior of the structure finished on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010‚ and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) development called Downtown Dubai . The primary contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea. * Building with 163
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With Antarctica and Greenland both being more ice than land‚ and Antarctica being the South Pole and Greenland is not and one way in how they are unique from the other. With the similarity of being mostly ice‚ is how no two points on earth are the same‚ but unique in their own way‚ in being compared to another point on the earth‚ or not even existing until recently. With the following examples given on how each point is unique it is own way‚ but seen as a similar point of the earth‚ when comparing
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