Construction work on Kingdom Tower in Jan.
Construction work on the $1.2 billion Kingdom Tower, the 1,000m super skyscraper that is set to exceed Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest building, “is scheduled to begin in January,” a spokesperson from Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, designers of the superscraper, said.
Mosque in Burj Khalifa an urban myth
According to some of the world's most respected news sources, it is the crowning glory of the world's tallest building: a mosque on the 158th floor of the Burj Khalifa, and the highest on Earth. The BBC reported it in a story on the opening of the Burj on January 4 last year: "The world's highest mosque and swimming pool will meanwhile be located on the 158th and 76th floors."
CN Tower reclaims some of its dignity with a Guinness World Record for EdgeWalk
The CN Tower has had a rough few years. First it lost the world record for the world’s tallest man-made structure to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Then it lost its status as the world’s tallest tower to the Canton Tower in Guangzhou, China.
Burj Khalifa bomb threat was plot to jail innocent man, court told
A man contacted Dubai Police headquarters and threatened to blow up the Burj Khalifa unless US$1 million (Dh3.7m) was paid to him, a court heard this morning. The 38-year-old Indian businessman JF sent a text to a Dubai Police major on February 5 saying, "tomoro burj kaleefa blast arange no arrange 1oooooo dollar take", prosecution records show.
Lake Forest architect Adrian Smith reflects on career
Wind has been a major resource and challenge for his buildings. Tall buildings such as the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, he said, and a recent assignment for Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- poised to be the tallest building in the world once completed -- must confront the impact of wind resistance.
World’s Most Expensive Building Being Built in Yongsan
Construction began Tuesday on the Yongsan Landmark Tower, which is expected to be the most expensive building in the world once it is completed, standing 100 stories tall and rising half a kilometer into the sky.
Architectural firm creates ‘exciting vision’ for Great Lakes
This week, the greenest and brightest minds from both sides of the border will come together for a weeklong discussion focusing on the many problems facing the Great Lakes. And front and centre will be Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the firm that built the John Hancock Center and Sears Tower in Chicago and the Burj Khalifa — the tallest building on the planet at 828 metres.
2,600-Foot Solar Tower to Use Hot Air to Produce Clean Energy
The tower, which would be the second tallest building in the world after Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper, will be placed in the Arizona desert. It works by creating solar-thermal power from the sun and the wind, where the sun heats up air underneath a translucent covering around the tower.
Olive: Why skyscrapers are enjoying an unlikely renaissance
For all that, skyscrapers remain one of the biggest crapshoots in business. Dubai’s $1.5-billion Burj Khalifa, the reigning world’s tallest building, at 828 metres – twice the height of the Empire State Building – nearly bankrupted the United Arab Emirate.
Dubai, the City of Towers
Dubai was not built in a day. The city's modern skyline began to take shape in 2002 when a new wave of development was triggered by the opening of the real estate sector to foreign ownership. The emirate is home to Burj Khalifa, the tallest man-made structure of any kind.
