Overview:
Structures : 1.BURJ KHALIFA.2.Moving Skyscrapers.3.WTC.4.Indian Gate.
BURJ KHALIFA : • TALLEST STRUCTURE.
• Under construction for six years.
• was inaugurated on 4th Jan 2010 .
• concrete tower structure(2,723 ft), Broke several records during its construction.
• the first time a tower of this height is attempted, a combination of several important technological concepts and innovative structural design methods were utilized in its construction
Features of world's tallest tower :
• Height: 2,723 ft; Number of floors: 160+
• Area of Tower: 280,000 sq.m residential and office space and a Giorgio Armani hotel
• cost US$ 1.5 billion to build.
• 2km building.
• Located near Dubai's main business district.
• Pressurized, air-conditioned refuge floors are located about every 35 floors. These were put into the tower in case of an emergency or fire.
• A special concrete was needed because of the high pressures of the building's weight and the hot local climate.
Features continued..• The foundation of the building is 15 meters (49 ft) deep.
• built with 192 columns being put into the ground.
• Took 22 million man-hours to build.
• A cathodic protection system is used to lessen any bad effects from corrosive chemicals in local ground water. (1,988 ft)
fig: Burj Khalifa compared to some other tall structures.
The Dubai Fountain
– A fountain system was built outsidethe tower designed by WET Design of California.
– The fountain cost Dh800 million (US$217 million).
– It is lit by 6,600 lights and 50 colored projectors.
– The fountain is 275ft long.
– October 2008, the fountain was named the Dubai Fountain.
Fig : The Dubai Fountain performing to the song "Bassbor Al Fourgakom“.
Records set :
• The building is not only the tallest structure in the world, it also holds the following records-
• Tallest skyscraper previously Taipei 101 – 509.2 m (1,671 ft))• Tallest skyscraper to top of spire: (2,717 ft) (previously Taipei 101 – (1,671 ft))• Tallest structure ever built: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously Warsaw radio mast –
(2,121 ft))• Tallest freestanding structure: 828 m (2,717 ft) (previously CN Tower –
(1,815 ft))• Building with most floors: 160 (previously Willis Tower – 108)• World's highest elevator installation• World's fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s)
[ (previously Taipei 101 – 16.83 m/s)• Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft) (previously
Taipei 101 – 449.2 m (1,474 ft))• The first world's tallest structure in history to include residential space .
• Highest outdoor observation deck in the world (124th floor), at about 440 m (1,440 ft).
• World's highest mosque (located on the 154th floor)• World's highest swimming pool (76th floor)
Official launch ceremony :
• The opening of Burj Khalifa was held on 4 January 2010.
• Construction started January 2004 Completed 2010. Opening 4 January 2010
• ceremony featured a display of 10,000 fireworks, light beams projected on and around the tower, and further sound, light and water effects.
fig: The opening ceremony of Burj Khalifa.
Moving skyscraper
• The Dynamic Tower.
• Also known as Dynamic Architecture Building or the Da Vinci Tower)
• Is a planned 420-metre (1,378 ft),
• 80-floor moving skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
• Each floor will be able to rotate independently.• one full rotation in 90 minutes.• This will result in a constantly changing shape of the tower
Future Architecture(Dubai)
Swirlyskys Dynamic Dubai
Dynamic City
Architecture
Dubai Islands
WTC Journey :•
Continued..
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The Tribute in Light on September 11, 2011.
on the tenth anniversary of the
attacks, seen from New Jersey.
The Tribute to 9/11
7 World Trade Center
• The current 7 World Trade Center(view from southeast)
• Construction started 2002• Completed 2006• Opening May 23, 2006• HeightRoof741 ft (226 m)• Technical details :• Floor count 52Floor area• 1.7 million sq ft.• Landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States
One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower).
• Computer rendering of the completed One World Trade Center, Alternative names Freedom Tower
• Construction started April 27, 2006.
• Estimated completion Topping out: Spring 2012
• Completion: December 2012.
• Opening Spring 2013.
• Floor count105.
India Tower• India Tower (previously known as the Park Hyatt Tower.• 126-storey, (2,300 ft) super tall skyscraper• construction in the city of Mumbai, India, in 2010. • Construction work was put on hold in 2011. If completed per its schedule in 2016, • India Tower will be the world's second-tallest building, after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
• Status : On hold , Type :Hotel, Residential, Retail• Location :Marine Lines Mumbai.• tower's construction on a site located on Charni Road in • Marine Lines, just north of Mumbai's historical district
References : • www.burjkhalifa.ae/• www.burjkhalifa.ae/the-tower/structure.aspx• www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa• simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa.• www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyb7k4a154E• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_World_Trade_Center• World Trade Center - Port Authority of New York & New Jersey• www.wtcprogress.com/• www.wtc.com/• 1 World Trade Center• www.wtc.com/about/freedom-tower• India Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_Tower• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper
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