As they are getting the foundations set,does this mean construction has basically started?So when will we be likely to see a confirmed render and how long will this monster take to build?
Are they likely to build the towers around it at the same time?

1. not sure if they started already with the piles, but definitely with the slurry walls
2. nobody knows when they'll release the new design, but we all hope as soon as possible :D
3. possible that they'll build all towers at the same time, but nobody knows until now :)

roller coaster will enter the mall.

:banana::banana::banana:

the GN had the MEED story today:

Nakheel eyes tallest tower in the world
Reuters
Published: June 26, 2008, 00:03


Dubai: Nakheel is considering plans to outbuild rival Emaar Properties with a near mile-high tower, eclipsing the world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai.

Nakheel is looking at constructing a tower "higher than the competition", Chief Financial Officer Kar Tung Quek told the Reuters Global Real Estate Summit.

The developer of about $60 billion worth of projects is finalising plans for a 1.4-km tall tower, the Middle East Economic Digest reported in its latest issue without identifying its sources.

The Burj Dubai reached 636 metres earlier this month and is expected to be over 800 metres high when it is completed in September 2009 after Emaar Properties said it would increase the height of the tower.

"We are looking at the technical and financial feasibility study of doing it," Quek said, declining to give a height for Nakheel's tower. "The higher the tower is, the slower it is to build," Quek said.

R

Bid to trump Burj for tallest tower title
by Jamie Stewart on Saturday, 28 June 2008
zoomTALL ORDER: Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization.The race to build the world's tallest skyscraper just became a little more interesting.

The Trump Organization, one of America's biggest real estate developers, may join forces with Nakheel to build the world's tallest building in Dubai, Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization, told Construction Week in an exclusive interview.

The Trump Organization launched its latest hotel on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah this week in New York City.

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The firm expressed an interest in extending its partnership with Nakheel to build the world‘s tallest building, The Burj Dubai, overseen by Dubai master developer Emaar, currently holds the world record, at around 1600 metres and growing.

The Burj Dubai, the centerpiece of a 500-acre development downtown, had long surpassed the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan as the tallest structure in the world.

And just to keep the race heated, Saudi Prince Walid bin Talal is planning a mile-high tower in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah that is expected to be twice the height of the Burj Dubai. And in Bahrain, a similar project is underway to even top the Jeddah project.

Construction competition in the Middle East is likened to the skyscraper building frenzy in 1920s New York City. And industry insiders say it's only appropriate that Donald Trump, who embodies massive development in that city, be a participant.

If Trump wants a piece of the action, he will find it in the Middle East. Since 9/11, American developers have come to expect strong opposition from environmentalists and municipal officials to building taller strucutures.

But unlike American skyscrapers, which are largely office buildings, most high-rise towers in the UAE and across the region are residential units, which are filling up quickly with UAE citizens and expatriates.

Rumours have been rife that Nakheel plans to build beyond the Burj Dubai height. There has been industry speculation about a possible Nakheel tower in Palm Jumeirah reaching 1.4km (one mile), making it the world's tallest building.

Eric Trump, Donald Trump's son, told Construction Week:

"The tallest tower in the world? Well, that's what we do. We build very tall, sleek, elegant buildings. If questioned about building the world's tallest tower, we would obviously be interested."

Asked if the Trump Organization would be interested in building higher than the Burj Dubai, the younger Trump said: "I absolutely would."

Donald Trump, president and CEO of the Trump Organization confirmed that he may embark on further ventures with Nakheel.

"We have further expansion plans with Nakheel in the Middle East, but first we want to make the hotel the success that we know it's going to be," he said. "We are ideally going to be looking at other things, and ideally with Nakheel."
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There are a few confusing passages in the text, but the rest seems promising

very interesting

I hope the Taller Tower will look like it's a building from Blade Runner! :banana:

I liked the fake render.

http://yzdewg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWi_x-uatqoThATIgyzDdFEOC_BZAoQZIZuhKcDiX7fldWpGP6KNpp-zlJocKEVUlrOkiFJRmLE2U_jAMIFO21A/al_burj_new_render2.jpg

same here, that was a beautiful and elegant design

I second that, this design would be just perfect, what a pity it will not look like that

I have heard a rumour that this project has been put on hold.

clearly they realised it was a waste of effort building it a the moment, and decided to refocus efforts on making Marina sky towers wider, taller and more imposing.

oh god :bash: :bash: let's hope this isn't a reliable source

dont believe it till there's a official statement by Nakheel

good call, although when it comes to this tower, I have no idea what to believe anymore :lol:

is this thread more official than the 'tall tower' thread in supertall section?

Anyway I hope to see amazing new design on this tower by Nakheel, but I bet the tower's gonna turn out to be slender top and wider base like burj dubai or russia tower, to support itself better...

^^From where you got this info??

if and when they launch Al Burj, what would the prices be around that area? The prices in Downtown burj dubai are already too high and one raises the question whether the prices there are sustainable. For example, commerical properties in Downtown burj dubai are being sold at DHS 5.300 per sq ft +..and residential at even more than this.

Looks like were back to the beginning again:



http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Real_Estate_Property/10230267.html


Contest for tallest tower in the Gulf hots up

By Suzanne Fenton, Staff Reporter
Published: July 19, 2008, 23:05

Dubai: Competition to build the world's tallest tower is hotting up in the Gulf as developers continue to battle it out with their increasingly ambitious designs and dizzying heights.

A report by Middle East Economic Digest (MEED) last week had said Nakheel was planning to increase the height of its Al Burj project to 1.4 kilometres, making it almost double the height of Emaar's Burj Dubai, which is said to be around 750 to 815 metres long. However, Nakheel has denied the report.

A spokesperson for Nakheel said yesterday that the design of the project was still being finalised, but height won't necessarily be the focus of the tower.

"Although the project will be a significant architectural structure, it's worth noting that an iconic building doesn't necessarily have to be the tallest.

For example, Sydney Opera House is an iconic building admired around the world and its worldwide appeal is not based on height," the spokesperson said.

The Al Burj project had originally been planned at Dubai waterfront with an initial height of 1,050 metres. The project will now come up near Ibn Battuta Mall, a source told Gulf News.

Mall development

According to the MEED report, Ibn Battuta is increasing its retail space to 250,000 square metres, with entertainment attractions, including a roller coaster on top of the mall itself.

Nakheel said further details on the tower are expected to be released by the end of this year.

Meanwhile, there are rumours that the proposed Saudi Arabian mile-high tower will fall short of the hyped mile.

According to sources, the tower could reach 5,250 feet, four times the size of the Empire State Building in New York, with a development value of £5 billion.

Unless you suffer from vertigo and if you can take the heady heights, from the top of the tower you'll be rewarded with an unparalleled view of the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian Ocean.

The project is being overseen by Saudi Prince Al Walid Bin Talal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, under his company, Kingdom Holdings, in a joint venture with London firms Hyder Consulting and Arup.

Graham Whitehead, head of corporate communications at Hyder Consulting headquarters in London, told Gulf News that a confidentiality agreement had been signed between the parties involved and hence no details could be released.

Although the height and design specifications can't be released until Kingdom Holdings gives permission, a spokesperson for Hyder Consulting in Dubai said: "They are aiming for the tallest building in the world."

end of this year.....and next year we hear the same probably :lol:

zz i completely agree. First it was the beginning of this year, then it was rumored no later than mid of this year, and now its the end. Grr, Ive been gone on vacation for 3 weeks now and I was hoping to find some new info but alas...

Burj Dubai can be quite secure in its position for years to come.

There is no point building this now, they should wait 5-10 years or so to take down any potential challengers.

But since this doesnt have a design, it cant be approved so probably needs to be moved back to the other section.

you know that they're working on the site already ^^. do you think they would work without approval?

lol zz I was just going to post a pic of the site last night, but you beat me to the punch line.

Plenty of sites have been worked on before finialisation of plans.

Can point out a certain Al Attar saga?

Is there actual work or just testing?

how do you find out about approvals for buildings?

Its mostly a guess based on announcements, sometimes in press releases.

But I cant see how an un-finalised building has approval...

^^ Time permiting, next time you'll be in town, I promisse to drive you there myself. :bash:

See you in october :wave:

Im coming in november, hint, hint

I have been on/near (driving from jlt to ibn batuta mall every day) the site 3 weeks ago and it seemed to me a lot of ongoing activities - if you tell me looks like more than testing going on in there

Well if there are no pics than how do we even know it isnt just a ruse?

I still cant see them finally building it next to Ibn Battuta - surely a lovely view of the power station, the water desalination plant and the aluminium smelter isn't going to provide enough 'pull' to allow them to sell it at the 3000Dhms a foot they would need to sell at to get their money back?

The tallest building on earth.

Try AED 10,000 psf by the time this project is ready

I would say more then 10,000 psf .

I still cant see them finally building it next to Ibn Battuta - surely a lovely view of the power station, the water desalination plant and the aluminium smelter isn't going to provide enough 'pull' to allow them to sell it at the 3000Dhms a foot they would need to sell at to get their money back?

It will be like Burj Dubai. A complex (the cashcow) will surround the Al Burj tower.

fence work has begun around the plot, from the Garden Road.
It seams, will be a huge complex.

are they still working on the slurry wall?

^^ Of course they are, more machineries then before.

they're working on the wall since january, most should be done already or am i wrong? ( only talking about the tower itself, not the whole complex for sure )

fence work has begun around the plot, from the Garden Road.
It seams, will be a huge complex.

:banana::banana::banana:

:cheer::cheer::cheer:

Can't wait for photos of the plot to see how big the complex is.

*subtle hint* ...maybe Imre will be flying over it shortly and he can get us a pic of the fence once its all up.

Ohhh hell yes I would like to see how they are getting along there. Might still be (under) ground works, a giant like this must surely need very deep piles and a large slab?

Is it possable they are doing the slurry walls for the whole complex in one go before they move onto the the next stage of construction for the tower?

^^ No, they are doing the slurry wall only for the tower and of course the huge base it seams to have.

I think we need an update from here :cheers:

Absolutely :yes:.

I bet we'll see the new design on Cityscape in october, i'm so damn excited :)

I would not bet on it. Perhaps in Cityscape 2009 :(

massive ground and leveling works around the plot, few electric cables will remove and going to be under the ground.the whole area will be fencing soon.
New Nakheel's site office is ready, close to the plot.
between the Al Burj plot and the Garden Road another new construction.

thanks for the update Imre, hopefully we hear from Nakheel soon

Pictures would be very welcome... maybe someone with a strong zoom can go up Horizon Tower and take some pics to have an overview of the area... :)

there working on this monster already, its just hush, hush, thats all.

The intensity of work on site and the concentration of machineries is indeed more then it used to be. (I'm talking about the circular Al Burj site)

that sounds fantastic :cheers:

Delayed Delayed whata wonderful day !

So it has really been approved? That's...insane

Al Burj alternative ?
In the pipeline "Dubai Vertical City" 2.4km ?
Will try to get plans

^^ Get real, we all know that was just a vision project and not an alternative to Al Burj. The thread is under Dubai Projects and gossip section in the main UAE Forum. And it has plans and renderings and stuff. But its not an alternative!!!

I googled everywhere and all the info avaliable on the internet was copied from this thread. Like other folks said, I say it was only a vision.

yeah, 2.4 km! That's enough alone to say its not going to happen...atleast anytime in our life times. Thats like the 2 mile high termite nest thing. Just vision.

^^ Plus the termite nest is easier to actually build!

new concrete mixer plant going to be close to the plot, they are working very fast there.

^^ Saw that today, on the Ibn Batutta side of the plot.

All these updates and no pics for months!?!?!?

Could you guys just take a pic with your cell phones while driving by, please :)

^^ good Idea, cos we had loads of pre photos months ago looking just like Russia tower site now, but doubt any big proegress made there, but very sure that new infos will be released before turn of the year.

Not possible to take drive-by pictures. The building is further away from the highway then Burj Dubai is, plus the Dubai Metro track and the nearby station block the view.

I'm thinking of going out there and taking some pictures. Anyone care to tell me how exactly to get there. I have some time on my hands tomorrow so might just take a trip down there.

Also, once Al Burj is built, will it be the beginning of a new Downtown or a district like Burj Dubai or is it going to just add to what is already The Marina and JLT?

^^ From the Ibn battuta interchange go toward Jumeirah Village (turn left on the signal, right send yopu to the shopping mall)

I'm thinking of going out there and taking some pictures. Anyone care to tell me how exactly to get there. I have some time on my hands tomorrow so might just take a trip down there.

Also, once Al Burj is built, will it be the beginning of a new Downtown or a district like Burj Dubai or is it going to just add to what is already The Marina and JLT?

cool, that would be great :). can't wait to see them :cheers:

^^ From the Ibn battuta interchange go toward Jumeirah Village (turn left on the signal, right send yopu to the shopping mall)

Thanks for the info AltinD. Will post pictures as soon as i can.

On a side note, when Al-Burj does get built, the residents might have some disappointing views considering that the power plant is right in the front. Is there a plan to relocate it by any chance? I'm not sure if this is true or not but i heard a rumor that the power plant would be relocated and that phase 2 of the marina would be developed in that area. Not sure how feasible that is but does seem like a nice idea.

Thanks docc, those pics would be very appreciated

new concrete mixer plant going to be close to the plot, they are working very fast there.

sounds like this is getting exciting, cant wait to see some pics :cheers:

Inshallah i will post pix for site :)

you mean "inshallah" no pics will be posted in the coming time or you mean "inshallah" I will post pics some time (very) soon? ;)

docc, did you take those pics ?

Waiting ..........

Yes, hopefully somebody will get some pictures soon. Is the plot viewable from the top of a JLT tower by the way?

I've also reopened the thread in the world forums so please remember to post pictures there as well if somebody does go and take them.

:cheers:

Can someone tell me if this plot visible from Lakepoint? I am going next weekend and will try and take some photos. Not sure what floor I will be able to get to and cannot promise Imre's standards either!

You might be able to see it. This is where it is

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5014/24531306405287226d28off1.jpg

^^ Yes, the plot is clearly visible from the top of some of the JLT towers, however from the DMCC offices on the 50+ floor of Almas Tower the view would be excellent.

you mean "inshallah" no pics will be posted in the coming time or you mean "inshallah" I will post pics some time (very) soon? ;)

I mean " i will do it " :D

I mean " i will do it " :D

You mean " i will do it" or " will i do it" or "do it i will" ?

Just so that i can be sure i understand. :nuts:

as far as your'e eyes can see :D


P.S copy past from DEC CD DEMO :hilarious

C/U 05/9/08


AlBurj Plot



http://i35.tinypic.com/1ju6fo.jpg

^^ Excellent, thanks very much.

wow, wonderful to see much activity :cheers:

So whats going on there then in construction terms ?

:O the site looks like a mess! THIS IS GREAT!

So whats going on there then in construction terms ?

Doing the slurry wall that will serve as the perimeter wall of the site.

Thanks Bizzy! Saves me the trip :)

I somehow have the feeling they will announce it on cityscape 2008

whens that ? i thought that already passed

October 5-9 this year i think.

beginning of october 2008

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article4692422.ece

For Dubai, the need to diversify is more pressing. It has less than 1% of the oil reserves of Abu Dhabi and the wells are projected to run dry in 20 years. This has led to the ruling Maktoum family sanctioning a development programme in Dubai the likes of which the world has never seen before. New islands have been built alongside the world’s deepest man-made port. The world’s biggest airport – bigger than Cardiff in area – and the 1km-high Al Burj tower are under construction. This is not to mention the 500 hotels being built. In total an estimated £500 billion has been spent on new infrastructure.

This article made a mention of Al Burj.
The purchase of Manchester City FC by Abu Dhabi has apparently triggered a wave of reports about the competition between the two emirates.
I'd recommend the article as an interesting read.

all media stolen the infos and pics of Al Burj/Tall Tower from the SSC.
If you ask the Nakheel , they will say nothing about this project.

all media stolen the infos and pics of Al Burj/Tall Tower from the SSC.
If you ask the Nakheel , they will say nothing about this project.

Now that you mention it, I have to agree. At first I thought the author had some insider info, but if that was the case there would be some more detail and not just a mere mention of Al Burj.
The news media need to give credit where it is due.

all media stolen the infos and pics of Al Burj/Tall Tower from the SSC.
If you ask the Nakheel , they will say nothing about this project.

Of course! When you google Dubai half of the results stem from this forum by now..:)

Could somebody post a render picture

no, because the final design has not been released yet :)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article4692422.ece



This article made a mention of Al Burj.
The purchase of Manchester City FC by Abu Dhabi has apparently triggered a wave of reports about the competition between the two emirates.
I'd recommend the article as an interesting read.

INTERESTING ARTICLE, THE QUOTE BELOW MADE ME LAUGH THOUGH SINCE THE MAKTOUMS ARE LIVERPOOL FANS ? DOUBT THEY WOULD WANT UTD - ALTHOUGH I DOUBT ANY PREMIER LEAUGUE CLUB WOULD SAY NO TO THEM THOUGH - SO WHY DID LIVERPOOL DO JUST THAT ?

QUOTE FROM ABU DHABI OWNER

It’ll be nice to know that every gallon of petrol that a Manchester United fan buys is going into our transfer kitty,” he said.

The only thing that could put a damper on such gloating would be if the gossip circulating this weekend proves to be true. The American owners of Manchester United, so the rumours go, will soon receive an offer to buy the club that they cannot refuse – from the Dubai royal family.

all media stolen the infos and pics of Al Burj/Tall Tower from the SSC.
If you ask the Nakheel , they will say nothing about this project.

IMRE YOU NEED TO GET SOME BETTER PICS NOW OF AL BURJ SITE AND BECOME PAPARAZZI !!

And you need to learn that the CAPS button is not to be pressed.

Could somebody post a render picture

That's not possible because there is no render to post yet. We've all been im/patiently waiting for about a year now.

QUOTE FROM ABU DHABI OWNER

It’ll be nice to know that every gallon of petrol that a Manchester United fan buys is going into our transfer kitty,” he said.



The quote above is from Noel Gallagher, the Oasis lead-man and lifelong Man City fan you muppet!!! :bash:

The quote above is from Noel Gallagher, the Oasis lead-man and lifelong Man City fan you muppet!!! :bash:

Mad fer it !!

Since the tower above 740 m will be very thin, what will the floors above this level be used for?

Didn't Noel Gallagher get bum rushed off the stage by some freak recently? Probably Alex Ferguson.

Since the tower above 740 m will be very thin, what will the floors above this level be used for?

Care to share with us the design details (a render) of the tower? :banana:

Didn't Noel Gallagher get bum rushed off the stage by some freak recently? Probably Alex Ferguson.

Yes he did. It was at a concert in Toronto yesterday. I'm not sure if it was Fergie in disguise but am sure it was someone on the Man Utd payroll!!! :lol:

Care to share with us the design details (a render) of the tower? :banana:

Sorry I posted that Q in the wrong thread
I was asking about burj dubai

I think making money is the reason why they don`t announce the tower.
EMAAR and Nakheel are state owned companies. Right now EMAAR try to get some money with the Burj Dubai by selling more expensive units around the building. It would be more difficult for EMAAR if Nakheel say building right now the next tallest tower in the world.

It`s also interesting that Emirates builds many tall skyscrapers. It`s not necessary but Emirates is a state owned company so they are building landmark towers to help Dubai creating a boomtown image.

I like that, that way Dubai will be extreme sucessful :okay:

^^ that goes against the "rules" of competition between businesses. EMAAR and Nakheel are not the same companies, therefore, they are competing. For god's sake, they each have their own stock symbols. The purpose of any company is to offer a better product, not to let the other one do good and you just wait to pick of the rest of the stragglers or be the nice guy and let their units fill up so they can make the money first. NO WAY! They want the money first so they can keep expanding their construction empire! Business is an unmerciful game and it makes all efforts to cut the underdog out. And Nakheel is doing the ground work or foundation for Al Burj.

Yes, but these aren't the conventional companies. In the end, they are both owned by the Govt and the rulers. They aren't probably going to take a step to hamper their own projects and hence the hush hush attitude of Al Burj.

I won't deny that I'm naive to business operations in Dubai...but the same could be said about Boeing and Lockheed Martin (military contractors and well as tech and numerous others such as planes and crap). Both are dual government/private companies but both are trying to push out better products to out do the other. The government just picks the product they like the best and that's who is awarded the grants and contracts. It's an interesting game. That's how I picture Nakheel and Emaar to operate.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/97/000987346635rw2.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=000987346635rw2.jpg)http://img204.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)


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cool, i expected something in that direction. would be nice if this would be the final design :). looks like 1000-1100m

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/97/000987346635rw2.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=000987346635rw2.jpg)http://img204.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)


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oh my god,

can you tell us where you found it and what does LHQ stand for?

:banana::banana::banana::banana::cheers::cheers::cheers::nuts::nuts::nuts::)

height looks like 1km - 1.2km ? Looks like there is a walkway to the beach (old power station area) and an observation deck at the very top.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/97/000987346635rw2.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2053/000987346690xc1.jpg

If it is build with this design I can see signs saying, "Don't jump in the pool it is not deep enough you bloody fools".:lol::lol:

A much more aggressive design than the last one, I like it. If it is to stay it will be an absolute treat watching the tower being build especially the top part.

Wjfox measured a height of 1140m with photoshop, according to the comparison of course.

height looks like 1km - 1.2km ? Looks like there is a walkway to the beach (old power station area) and an observation deck at the very top.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/97/000987346635rw2.jpg

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2053/000987346690xc1.jpg

wait a minute....would that mean that the power station will be moved somewhere else ??? :banana:

It looks better than on the first renders. But... I dunno. It should be more futuristic, somewhat. You'd expect a striking design of the highest tower ever to be build by mankind.

Somethin' like this:

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/thumb/6/6b/Coruscant_view_EII_1.jpg/800px-Coruscant_view_EII_1.jpg
Star Wars footage

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/4/42/Galacticcity.jpg

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/thumb/7/77/Coruscant_view_EII_2.jpg/800px-Coruscant_view_EII_2.jpg
(taken from the Wookiepedia (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page))

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/thumb/5/5c/Coruscant_at_night.jpg/800px-Coruscant_at_night.jpg

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/thumb/9/94/GalacticCity_sunset.jpg/800px-GalacticCity_sunset.jpg

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/thumb/0/09/Galactic_City.jpg/800px-Galactic_City.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/qqyfig.jpg
(From the German movie Metropolis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(film)), 1927)


Or how about that one? That's already heading in the right direction:

Dubai Sky City (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=156619) - Vision
http://i36.tinypic.com/34t4sw1.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/ruacnn.jpg



You get the idea ;)

New Al Burj render - Yuk.

Again, just a bad design for something so iconic. The moment one looks at BD, you go WOW, simply because the design is fantastic.

Ofcourse, at this point all this is really just speculation so i'm hoping that the final design is really going to knock our socks off!

^^ i am pretty sure it will, and i have highly doubts that the new renders shows the real new design.

that design looks A LOT better than Burj Dubai

Hope its not another skytower type of render!

Looks like there is a walkway to the beach (old power station area) ...

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/97/000987346635rw2.jpg



That's the walkaway to the Metro station.

wait a minute....would that mean that the power station will be moved somewhere else ??? :banana:

yes it will be moved for sure.

That's the walkaway to the Metro station.

yes you are right as usual it is to the metro station :cheers:

maybe:)

New Way Forward
Dear valued business partner,

Nakheel invites you to be the first to hear our grand announcement and see how Islamic elements are inspiring Dubai’s future. We would also like to welcome you to join us at Cityscape Dubai 2008 on October 6th, and find out how principles such as unity and balance are going to show us a new way forward.

A world-leading developer of iconic communities, Nakheel is at the forefront of life-improving yet responsible development, and is proud to be participating in Cityscape Dubai for its seventh year in a row.

We hope to see you there as Nakheel puts tradition at the centre of modernity, and look forward to seeing you again in future editions of Cityscape Dubai.



Kind regards,
Nakheel

maybe:)

New Way Forward
Dear valued business partner,

Nakheel invites you to be the first to hear our grand announcement and see how Islamic elements are inspiring Dubai’s future. We would also like to welcome you to join us at Cityscape Dubai 2008 on October 6th, and find out how principles such as unity and balance are going to show us a new way forward.

A world-leading developer of iconic communities, Nakheel is at the forefront of life-improving yet responsible development, and is proud to be participating in Cityscape Dubai for its seventh year in a row.

We hope to see you there as Nakheel puts tradition at the centre of modernity, and look forward to seeing you again in future editions of Cityscape Dubai.



Kind regards,
Nakheel


So I take it you are going then Imre? :banana:

I am not going there in this year.

yes it will be moved for sure.

Thanks Steve...any further details ? When ? Where would it be moved ?

I dunno, the quality of the render seems much too low quality for nakheel, especially with their latest renderings being amazing. Looks more like something from al saffarini or something. I doubt it's real and will not trust it until it comes from nakheel. I could probably make a render as good if not better than that.

Biggest rocket ever.

Look like A big syringe with small needle to me ... looking toward A final design .This one is a disaster ! nakheel need a disinfection for that one ( redesign it quickley )

ive seen that some where before, its not really new

This is the final design.

HQ = after Cityscape

Its 1200+

^^ What your'e source then ?

ive seen that some where before, its not really new

Yes, it looks almost like Al Hekma Tower.

If this is the true design by Nakheel for Al Burj, they could have been a little more unique.

But, we have to wait for more images to see the details and specifications.

Yes, it looks almost like Al Hekma Tower.

If this is the true design by Nakheel for Al Burj, they could have been a little more unique.

But, we have to wait for more images to see the details and specifications.

True design. Details = after Cityscape.

Look at the podium. Podium = centrepiece. Do you need smth more unique?

Yes, it looks almost like Al Hekma Tower.

If this is the true design by Nakheel for Al Burj, they could have been a little more unique.

But, we have to wait for more images to see the details and specifications.

Unique is an absolute, not a relative concept. Something can not be more or less unique. It's either unique, or it's not.

Pedantic, moi???? :lol:

In an era where so many design elements are shared, I do understand that there may be a "level" of uniqueness. :)

Nice, I hope they will go ahead with this design and height:)

Its 1200+

i hope you're right :)

Don't expect some info at Cityscape but the hope dies at least !!! :D

Don't expect some info at Cityscape but the hope dies at least !!! :D

not at Cityscape but after...

^^ that goes against the "rules" of competition between businesses. EMAAR and Nakheel are not the same companies, therefore, they are competing. For god's sake, they each have their own stock symbols. The purpose of any company is to offer a better product, not to let the other one do good and you just wait to pick of the rest of the stragglers or be the nice guy and let their units fill up so they can make the money first. NO WAY! They want the money first so they can keep expanding their construction empire! Business is an unmerciful game and it makes all efforts to cut the underdog out. And Nakheel is doing the ground work or foundation for Al Burj.

Of course it`s against rules of competition. But you must have in mind that if Dubai sinks Nakheel and EMAAR will fall, too.
The bigger Dubai gets the more sucess the two companies will have. They also don`t get that much into way of each other. Nakheel offshore. EMAAR on land.

Look at Trump Tower Chicago and Chicago Spire. Trump was pissed off because of the announcement of the Chicago Spire. It took away attention from his own project.

Nakheel wants to build the next tallest tower in the world, but there is no news, they don`t even want us to take pics. They even deny that they want to build the next tallest tower in the world. Why? Attention from the beginning is important if you want to get as much money as possible but Nakheel doesn`t follow that path. They doing it for EMAAR. The first projects and the Burj Dubai itself doesn`t make money. The cash cows, that are right now under construction making the most money.

And something else.
Imagine there was just one company. NakMAAR
Everyboddy would thing that the construction in Dubai is made by the goverment and that there is no competition. Dubai would be less attractive for investors.

not at Cityscape but after...

How many years after cityscape?

^^ Do you mean "months", considering that Cityscape is held every year ... gotcha' :D

hmm, I think I'll wait till an official release...getting fooled once was already enough. Although that was a cool design none the less.

How many years after cityscape?

2 weeks after, maybe earlier...:)

yo, nxthenx come on give us link to the official website to the source you got this photo and infos from. Where you get 1200+ and the photos from.

Mhhhh after having those two renders now for a few days and watching at them. I really can´t decide if this is a good design or not. I mean is a big step forwards having a tower on erath that has a coruscant style. But on the other hand like so many here i expected something more striking like i think stephan said. And somethings more unique.

I also still cant believe that this is the final design. The renders are looking to unprofessional for the first steps of a release for a such iconic structure. I mean this will break the 1000m mark!

Please tell me you guys aren't going to fall for these tricks again.

So what about those renders now?

They were as real as flying crap I suppose.

^^ We will see but that's what I think as well.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9915/alburjrender2ly7.jpg

So what about those renders now?

They were as real as flying crap I suppose.

yes they are ,because i've seen those renders along time ago

Malec,

Where'd you get this render from? I certainly hope its not the final design.

he made it himself and indeed its a crappy design

ull get information abt this project at cityscape!

ull get information abt this project at cityscape!

Could Bizzy spy for us this evening at the entrace - I would think the model will be huge :-)

i dont have to spy .... ;)

^^^^

So you are involved with the project then. ;)

It was lunched today, its called Harbor and Tower or something like that !

Its height is over km !

Tall Tower announcement tomorrow at Cityscape.

^^ So we can surely expect renders soon.

It was lunched today, its called Harbor and Tower or something like that !

Its height is over km !

Where did you see this smussuw ?

^^ the press release in WAM, only Arabic so far !

^^ the press release in WAM, only Arabic so far !


Ok - so in the radio so to speak ?

Ok - so in the radio so to speak ?

Nakheel Harbour & Tower

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/REAL_150270.html

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This way you can kiss the lady twice - how romantic -

• Due to the high speed shuttle lifts one may be able to see the sunset twice from the bottom and again from the top of the building


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1069030/Revealed-Plans-build-worlds-tallest-building-1km-high.html

large render

Plans to construct what could become the world's tallest building, at more than 1km high, were unveiled today.

Dubai developer Nakheel - the company that created man-made islands in the shapes of a palm tree and the world - said the structure will be the centre-piece of an inner-city harbour set to become the emirate's new, unofficial capital.

It would not comment on exactly how high or how expensive the Islamic design-inspired Nakheel Tower will be. The building will have "more than 200 floors" and be part of "a multi-billion pound development", the company said.

But "tallest building" claims are notoriously difficult to make. Debates about what counts as a candidate include whether buildings under construction should be considered and whether roof-top antennas count.

What is certain is that the tower will climb above what is said to be current holder of the "world's tallest building" position - the emirate's own Burj Dubai.

Speaking at a press conference today, a cautious Nakheel chief executive officer, Christopher O'Donnell, said: "From our perspective, we are building a tower that's going to be over 1km in height. This is a complete iconic development. It may be the tallest. Someone may build something taller."

The Nakheel Tower will have around 150 lifts and be built with some 500,000m3 of concrete. If the reinforcing bars planned were laid end to end, they would stretch from Dubai to New York.

The building will have enough cooling capacity to air-condition more than 14,000 modern homes.

It will be so tall that it experiences five different microclimatic conditions over its height. The temperature in the atmosphere at the top of the building could be as much as 10 degrees cooler than the bottom.

Planned high speed shuttle lifts will allow people to see the sunset twice - from the bottom and again from the top of the building.

Asked if Nakheel was concerned about embarking on such a development during a banking crisis, Mr O'Donnell said: "It was always going to be a project that would take 10 years-plus. When you go about trying to fund a project like this, you have to take account of the economic cycles."

The tower and harbour project will take more than 10 years to complete.

Apart from the landmark structure, there will also be another 40 towers, ranging in height from 20 floors to 90 floors. The entire development will be home to more than 55,000 people and a work place for more than 45,000 people.

Giant ambition: The structure will be the centre-piece of an inner-city harbour set to become the emirate's new, unofficial capital
Nakheel executive chairman, His Excellency Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, said: "There is nothing like it in Dubai. Nakheel Harbour and Tower is located in the heart of 'new Dubai', where we have focused on creating a true community, a location for living, working, relaxing and entertaining, for art and culture. All of this is concentrated in one area."

Nakheem said the designs of the planned harbour and tower were inspired by landmarks of Islamic design - including the gardens of Alhambra in Spain, the harbour of Alexandria in Egypt, the promenade of Tangier in Morocco and the bridges of Isfahan in Iran.

"With the Islamic influences governing its design, Nakheel Tower has been able to reach its height of more than a kilometre," said His Excellency.

"This inspired approach has enabled us to achieve a number of amazing feats of engineering, for example the tower will be the world's tallest concrete structure."
Nakheel's other developments in Dubai include the Palm Jumeirah and The World - man-made island communities for the wealthy.

Dubai never stops to amaze me!

:dance:

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so nxthenx was correct :)




:banana:

yes :dance2::clown:

It is truly a monster - looks like a giant pencil to me. I prefer Burj Dubai - but give it some time.

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Now it's officially Approved , iam waiting Rambo ;) for Романтика tower update .

I still like BD better!

Look for tonnes of pictures on this one tomorrow! :)

^^ with new update of Dubai map ;)..... l like Nakheel long stand .

The circumference of the tower at the base continues almost 80% of the way to the top. BD is lightweight compared to this monster!

Now it's officially Approved , iam waiting Rambo ;) for Романтика tower update .

You mean Imre ? Yes, we need him on the ground to update us about the "Romantic"=Романтика Tower.

Is the site the same as Imre said before?

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The structure will be the centre-piece of an inner-city harbour set to become the emirate's new, unofficial capital


After more than three years on the drawing board, Nakheel has announced that it is to build a skyscraper that will be more than one kilometre high, the tallest in the world — but only minutes down the road from the current tallest building in the world, the Burj Dubai.

The tower will be the centrepiece of the Nakheel Harbour and Tower development, which is planned close to Ibn Battuta shopping mall on the Sheikh Zayed Road.

Industry insiders have said that the tower could reach as high as 1.4 kilometres when finished, making it almost double the height of Emaar Properties’ Burj Dubai, which is expected to reach over 800 metres when completed towards the end of next year.

Nakheel declined to disclose the cost of the tower, which has been designed by Australian architects Woods Bagot, or the overall value of the development, which will include 40 other towers of between 20 and 90 floors, along with a canal system and harbour.

“It will truly be a magnificent engineering feat,” said Chris O’Donnell, the chief executive of Nakheel.

Foundation work on the tower is already under way and is expected to take three years to complete.

Nakheel will finance the development through a combination of pre-sales of apartments, the sale of 270 hectares of land surrounding the project and bank loans.

Despite the global credit crunch and a slowdown in financing for construction projects, Mr O’Donnell said he was confident that the project would be built successfully, owing to the fact it would be developed over 10 years. “What’s happening globally is just a normal economic cycle,” he said.

“There might be a slowdown but there definitely won’t be a crash as the fundamentals of the Middle East market are just too strong. A building project of this type was always going to take 10 years, and we will monitor the economic climate over that period when determining funding for the project.”

Mr O’Donnell added that the current global economic slowdown would result in a more discerning investor.

“Dubai has matured rapidly and property buyers are becoming increasingly discerning. They will choose to buy property that is by the water, close to transport hubs or within an iconic project,” he said

“In these times there will also be a flight to quality.”

But Nakheel could be outshone in the next few days at this week’s Cityscape if Meraas, the private equity firm of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announces its tall tower. An advertisement on the Cityscape website yesterday showed a teaser image of the Atrium City Tower, a design by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill that would rise higher than any tower ever built.

Other tall towers planned for the Middle East include a kilometre-high tower in Saudi Arabia, along with another kilometre-high tower in Kuwait’s City of Silk development.

Is the site the same as Imre said before?

:yes:

yes same site, an article says the foundation will take 3 years to complete and have already started :nuts:

^^ So we can surely expect renders soon.

Its already out

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...-1km-high.html

http://www.tradearabia.com/news/REAL_150270.html

http://canadianpress.google.com/arti...djiFHAm5kzMsIA

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20...042682/-1/NEWS

And some interesting facts about this tower:

• The Nakheel Tower will be more than a kilometre high

• It will have over 200 floors

• It will have approximately 150 lifts

• The design structure of four separate elements allows for structural rigidity while also allowing the wind to pass freely in the spaces between the skybridges reducing the overall wind load

• Total volume of concrete will be 500,000 cu m

• All of the reinforcing bars laid end to end could stretch from Dubai to New York (1/4 of the way around the world)

• The tower will have 20 km of barrettes – (almost 400 barrettes). Barrettes are a form of pile used to make the foundation. A single foundation barrette has the capacity to support a 50 storey building.

• The building has enough cooling capacity to air-condition over 14,000 modern homes or to service 14 luxury resort hotels each with 2,000 rooms and all the public areas and amenities

• The building is so tall that it experiences five different microclimatic conditions over its height, each with individual design features

• The temperature in the atmosphere at the top of the building can be as much as 10 degrees cooler than the bottom

• Due to the high speed shuttle lifts one may be able to see the sunset twice from the bottom and again from the top of the building

• The goal is to achieve the highest LEED certification we can for a building this size

• There will be approximately 10,000 car parking spaces in Nakheel Tower

• Nakheel Tower and podium combined will be in excess of 2 million sq m – TradeArabia News Service

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gFX89w23wB6qzRdjiFHAm5kzMsIA

With its world's tallest building nearing completion, Dubai said Sunday it is embarking on an even more ambitious skyscraper: one that will soar more than a kilometre into the air.

That's the height of more than 10 football fields, 13 Airbus A380 superjumbo jets or three of New York's Chrysler Buildings stacked end-to-end.

Babel had nothing on this place.

"This is unbelievably groundbreaking design," CEO Chris O'Donnell said during a briefing at the company's sales centre, not far from the proposed site. "This still takes my breath away."

The tower, which will take more than a decade to complete, will be the centrepiece of a sprawling development state-owned builder Nakheel plans to create in the rapidly growing New Dubai section of the city. Foundation work has already begun, O'Donnell said.

The area is located between two of the city's artificial palm-shaped islands, which Nakheel also built. The project will include a manmade inland harbour and 40 additional towers up to 90 floors high.

About 150 elevators will carry employees and workers to the Nakheel Tower's more than 200 floors, the company said. The building will be composed of four separate towers joined at various levels and centred on an open atrium.

"It does show a lot of confidence in this environment" of worldwide credit problems and a souring global economy, said Marios Maratheftis, Standard Chartered Bank's Dubai-based regional head of research.

As part of government-run conglomerate Dubai World, Nakheel has played a major role in creating modern-day Dubai, a city that has blossomed from a tiny Persian Gulf fishing and pearling village into a major business and tourism hub in a matter of decades.

Besides the growing archipelago of man-made islands for which it is best known, Nakheel is responsible for a number of the city's malls, hotels and hundreds of apartment buildings.

The company said the new project is inspired by Islamic design and draws inspiration from sites such as the Alhambra in Spain and the harbour of Alexandria in Egypt.

"This is nothing like it in Dubai," said Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Nakheel's chairman.

Perhaps not quite. But Dubai is already home to the world's tallest building, even if it remains unfinished.

That skyscraper, the Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower in Arabic, is being built by Nakheel's chief competitor, Emaar Properties.

Emaar has kept the final height of the silvery steel-and-glass tower a closely guarded secret, saying only that it stood at a "new record height" of 688 metres at the start of last month. It's due to be finished next September.

The final height of Nakheel's proposed tower is likewise a secret, as is the price tag. The company would only say it will be more than a kilometre tall.

O'Donnell said he was confident that Nakheel could pay for the project despite the financial troubles roiling the world's economy.

He also brushed aside concerns by some analysts that Dubai's property market is becoming overheated and due for a potentially sharp correction.

"In Dubai, demand outstrips supply," he said. "There might be a slowdown, but there definitely won't be a crash."

LHQ

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HQ soon. Floor plans soon.

Thanks a lot (I took the liberty to show them larger)

I really like this podium - look at the boat "landings"

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@ High Times

ur smart ;) LoL
but its not me , its my dad hehe ;p

oooooohhh yaaaaaaaaa

hmm, am I the only one who think that Nakheel can never be comparable to Emaar.

I mean look at the difference between Burj Dubai downtown and this. This one looks like it is out of no where, no identity, no nothing !

hmm, am I the only one who think that Nakheel can never be comparable to Emaar.

I mean look at the difference between Burj Dubai downtown and this. This one looks like it is out of no where, no identity, no nothing !

I completely agree with you. This is quite a nice building but nothing as special as the Burj Dubai. And its location is terrible as well.

Prefered the design that was originally going to be at the Palm with the monorail running through.
I like this design.Great for just another tower within Dubai but not for what will be the tallest building in the world.It's just not iconic.Maybe it will grow on me.
However,what a great boost for Dubai.What an awesome project that will stun people around the world.Shame its going to take 10 years.

OMG :omg:

Great tower, great design. Built it now! :)

Get ready for a price boost in Marina and JLT! Heck, even Discovery Gardens prices are going to get a massive boost.

Oh and i don't think this is as iconic as Burj Dubai. BD has some soul to it while this one just feels like a "tall building" and nothing more. I hope i'm proven wrong in time...

Burj Dubai is old , look carefully for STAR WAR TOWER ". :D

Get ready for a price boost in Marina and JLT! Heck, even Discovery Gardens prices are going to get a massive boost.

Price increases based on the announcement of a tall tower being built over the next 10 years. That doesn't sound like good fundamentals to base real estate valuation on to me. In fact that sounds like someone running out of breath trying to blow up a balloon.

Price increases based on the announcement of a tall tower being built over the next 10 years. That doesn't sound like good fundamentals to base real estate valuation on to me. In fact that sounds like someone running out of breath trying to blow up a balloon.

Oh, believe me i know how stupid that is but thats exactly what is going to happen. This is Dubai....!

Some more pictures from Arabianbussiness.com

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/images/magazines/arabianbusiness.com/web/fullsize/Nampucha1_full.jpg

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/images/magazines/arabianbusiness.com/web/fullsize/Nampucha2_full.jpg

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Source: Arabian business

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http://www.arabianbusiness.com/images/magazines/arabianbusiness.com/web/fullsize/Nampucha8_full.jpg

So the harbour is basically going to be an inland extension of the Arabian canal. I'm assuming that the harbour itself will be quite wide; probably much wider than the natural creek or the widest part of BBay creek.

Also, why is this the world's first inland harbour? How did they come to that conclusion?

What do you guys think?

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source: AP (associated press) via yahoo news (http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Dubai-Nakheel-Tower-Project/ss/events/wl/100508dubaitower#photoViewer=/081005/481/a862a0b0a3cb46eb816e1c58673cecfc)

This thing is really gorgeus...Futuristic...Awesome...It's perfect...:banana:

Holy Moly!

Is it me or is the tower leaning in the first shot?

Holy crap!!!! :eek:

Although I do agree with smussuw. Unlike the burj dubai this tower looks like it could go anywhere.

AMAZING!!!!!!

Does anyone think, that Nakheel trying to squeeze too many projects into this already congested area. I mean right now its not much, but their currently so many huge projects being built in that area, although this tower is very tall and beautiful, it might not stand out.

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I really like it! Better than Burj Dubai.

Not stand out? :nuts:

So another 40 towers will also be announced up to 90 floors each to go around it.

Massive renders:

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1st one is my desktop now Dam it so unique :) Thanks Malec ... so cityscape already started here :D

cool

The design is okay. I feared that the tower would be extreme skinny but this thing is massive.

Thank god when the Burj Dubai will be completed we will have a new WTB u/c :D

It'll be a long time before it rises. They said three years for the foundation alone! :eek:

It'll be a long time before it rises. They said three years for the foundation alone! :eek:

They already started with the foundation. Burj Dubai still needs some time. After they complete the Burj Dubai we will have fun with the tallest block and than we can focus on the rising of this tower.

Holy crap!!!! :eek:

Although I do agree with smussuw. Unlike the burj dubai this tower looks like it could go anywhere.

Malec, what do you mean when you say this could "go anywhere"?

Also, as opposed to DBD, this one has several high rises within NHT. From the picture you can clearly count about 9-10 300+ meter towers. This along with Marina and JLT would look simply stunning! And then ofcourse, all the towers along the crescent along Palm Jebel Ali and The Waterfront. Just imagine the DENSITY in this area!!!

Wow Dubai, simply WOW.

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I'm surprised they included the Burj in there:lol:

Render from today's papers:

http://i38.tinypic.com/t71k0g.jpg

Also, it looks like it's been inspired by DXB's control tower :-)
http://www.racedr.com/log/20010319/dubaitower.jpg

i wonder what the highest floor on that monster is going to go for?!?!?!?!?!?

i wonder what the highest floor on that monster is going to go for?!?!?!?!?!?

Cheapest is 13.000 psf

Here is the website:

http://www.nakheelharbour.com

Cheapest is 13.000 psf

who will buy at 13,000 psf? How many could afford this? how will they fill up the tower?
what impact will these prices have on the Burj Developement? Burj Tower is currently selling at AED 8,000-9,000 per sq ft. and not everything is getting sold at these super high prices?

I like the original design better. If they took that original design and added more glass, it would've been awesome.

Nakheel Harbour & Tower, Dubai UAE
www.nakheelharbour.com

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theres so much they can do with the top of this monster, like add more height, not to mention the spire could be so much heigher aswell.

Has any purpose for this been announced? Like Burj Dubai aiming to be the focal point for the Middle East financial hub.

Is it just going to be just an easy to spot landmark so all those poor people without SatNav on their superyachts can find the entrance to the Arabian Canal.

Seriously, is there a strategic intent with this one? There probably is but I've not read it anywhere yet.

Please rename the thread to this :

Nakheel Harbour & Tower

Nakheel to build 1km-high tower in Dubai
09:20 | 06.10.08
Dubai developer Nakheel yesterday announced plans to build a tower that could stand 1km in height, beating the city state's own world record.

The tower forms part of a 140bn dirham (£21.7bn) scheme to build a 270ha new town, called 'New Dubai', which will take a decade to build.

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, president of Nakheel's holding company, Dubai World, said that the project would be "one of a kind".

The scheme, in the Jebel Ali area of Dubai, is designed by US architect Woods Bagot and the project team includes engineer WSP.

Nakheel said that instead of a single core, the skyscraper will have four cores, a design choice that is “inspired by Islamic patterns”.

Chris O'Donnell, chief executive of Nakheel, claimed yesterday that the global credit crisis would not affect plans for the tower. He said funds for the scheme would come from a combination of 'pre-sales of land in and around the tower, and then project funding'.

The announcement came a day before the start of the Cityscape 2008 event in Dubai, the Middle East equivalent of MIPIM.

The event expects to attract 60,000 visitors from 150 countries and will include 1,500 exhibitors.

http://www.propertyweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=297&storycode=3124285&c=1

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/533151-nakheel-pulls-off-cityscape-coup?ln=en

Nakheel pulled off a bloodless Cityscape coup on Sunday night - stealing the show before it had even started with the launch of a kilometre-high tower that is likely to become the world’s tallest building.

In front of an audience of VIPs that included Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, the developer chose the recently completed Atlantis hotel to reveal the giant structure.

The model itself was about three storeys high, and like the Millennium Dome, could easily be put to use for another purpose after the show winds up.

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Prices for the project will cost an estimated $3,500 per square foot, and units will be released for sale in increments over the ten years it will take to complete the project.

Dubai is becoming confusing!

my dad is involved in this project... im rlly proud ;p hehe
i already know evrything about it half a year ago ^^

my dad is involved in this project... im rlly proud ;p hehe
i already know evrything about it half a year ago ^^

does your dad think anyone will buy at $3,500 per sq ft?

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@ dlnash
i dno ill ask him 2day
but its very expenesive here everywhere
and its gonna be a long time till construcetion will be finished so things will change..

Go Sale Go !!!!!! :nuts:

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4 years and a 100 pages later we find out what its going to look like. :)

Could someone add some of the renders to the front page now. So they dont get lost in the thread, thanks.

The title of this thread needs to be changed to "Nakheel Tower". or "Nakheel Harbour and Tower".

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from the Nakheel:

Nakheel Harbour & Tower

MEDIA

4 October 2008

KEY FACTS

• The project will take in excess of 10 years to complete, but completion will be phased, with various stages coming on line much earlier

• The project location is at the intersection of Sheikh Zayed Road and the Arabian Canal, with Waterfront to the west and Deira to the east

• It will cover an area over 270 hectares

• It includes the world’s only inner city harbour

• It includes a tower that will be more than a kilometre high

• Apart from the Nakheel Tower there will also be another 40 towers ranging in height from 20 floors to 90 floors (250 meters to 350 meters)

• Nakheel Harbour & Tower will be home to more than 55,000 people and a work place for more than 45,000 people

• There will be more than 19,000 residential apartments. These will include a diverse mix of housing – from affordable family homes to exclusive villas and penthouses.

• There is more than 950,000 m2 of commercial and retail space

• There will be more than 3,500 hotel rooms. There will be a super luxury 100 room hotel at the top of Nakheel Tower

• There will be approximately 30,000 workers involved in the development of the Nakheel Harbour & Tower


Open space experiences:

• Nakheel Tower public space: to complement the dramatic height and volume of the tower, an expansive, breath-taking crescent-shaped open space “rings” the tower and extends out into the neighbouring districts

• The (Arabian) Canal Promenade: visitors and residents will have access to over 3.9 km around the tower precinct of meandering canal promenade environment and stretching to over 10 km along the entire embankment. As one of the unique features of this development, the canal promenade will connect Sheikh Zayed Road to Emirates Road through a myriad of urban experiences and spectacular views to the Tower

• Internal public space: while every block will be identifiable by a unique common internal open space, a series of distinctive neighbourhoods are planned. Weaving through the precinct blocks will be a chain of interlinked open and public spaces. Residents and visitors will be able to stroll through connected paths, plazas and courtyards stretching over 1800m, while experiencing the uniqueness of every community block

• An eight hectare canal district along the bank of the canal will incorporate a network of waterways. This district will also allow for the most desired vantage points towards the tower. Onlookers will be able to see the uniqueness of an over a kilometre high tower with a bustling marine harbour at its base

• To provide an active connection to the Ibn Battuta district, a ‘living’ bridge is planned over the canal allowing a seamless urban experience. This will be complemented by another iconic pedestrian bridge connections overlooking the Arabian Canal


Nakheel Tower

KEY FACTS


• The Nakheel Tower will be more than a kilometre high

• It will have over 200 floors

• There are approximately 150 lifts

• The design structure of four separate elements allows for structural rigidity while also allowing the wind to pass freely in the spaces between the skybridges reducing the overall wind load

• Total volume of concrete will be 500,000 m3

• All of the reinforcing bars laid end to end could stretch from Dubai to New York (1/4 of the way around the world)

• The tower has 20 kilometres of barrettes – (almost 400 barrettes). Barrettes are a form of pile used to make the foundation. A single foundation barrette has the capacity to support a 50 storey building.

• The building has enough cooling capacity to air-condition over 14,000 modern homes or to service 14 luxury resort Hotels each with 2,000 rooms and all the public areas and amenities

• The building is so tall that it experiences five different microclimatic conditions over its height, each with individual design features

• The temperature in the atmosphere at the top of the building can be as much as 10 degrees cooler than the bottom

• Due to the high speed shuttle lifts one may be able to see the sunset twice from the bottom and again from the top of the building

• The goal is to achieve the highest LEED certification we can for a building this size

• There will be approximately 10,000 car parking spaces in Nakheel Tower

• Nakheel Tower and podium combined will be in excess of 2million m2

How is this the world's first inner harbor? Ships are actually gonna dock here?

Anyone know the names and heights of all the proposed 'Supertowers'in Dubai?

I think Dubai is going to have 3 capitals--this one, the Burj Dubai and the new one in the place of Satwa. The model of that one is really stunning too and the most futuristic of all.

from the Nakheel:

ISLAMIC INGENUITY INSPIRES DUBAI’S CAPITAL -
NAKHEEL HARBOUR & TOWER

- includes tower more than a kilometre high and the world’s first inner city harbour

Dubai, UAE, 05 October 2008: Inspired by Islamic design and geometry, master developer Nakheel announced today that it is building Dubai’s capital, Nakheel Harbour & Tower. The new community was launched at a VIP event attended by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai.

At the core of the Nakheel Harbour & Tower development is a tower more than a kilometre high and the world’s only inner city harbour. The development will cover an area of more than 270 hectares and become home to more than 55,000 people, a workplace for 45,000 more and attract millions of visitors each year.

“There is nothing like it in Dubai”, His Excellency Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of Dubai World, said at the launch. “Nakheel Harbour & Tower is located in the heart of ‘new Dubai’, where we have focused on creating a true community, a location for living, working, relaxing and entertaining, for art and culture. All of this is concentrated in one area.”

In line with Nakheel’s role in shaping Dubai’s future and creating some of the world’s most iconic developments, Nakheel Harbour & Tower incorporates elements from great Islamic cities of the past - the gardens of Alhambra in Spain, the harbour of Alexandria in Egypt, the promenade of Tangier in Morocco and the bridges of Isfahan in Iran.

“With Islamic influences governing its design, Nakheel Tower has been able to reach its height of more than a kilometre. This inspired approach has enabled us to achieve a number of amazing feats of engineering, for example the Tower will be the world’s tallest concrete structure,” said His Excellency.

Nakheel Tower will have four individual towers within a single structure – a groundbreaking engineering feat. A distinctive crescent-shaped podium encircles the base and complements its remarkable height.

“Nakheel has sought inspiration not just from Islamic design but also from the Islamic principles of inclusion, innovation, diversity, excellence, growth and progress. These are the same principles that have motivated and guided Islamic culture and helped create its great cities throughout history. Now they are shaping the cities of the future,” enthused His Excellency Sultan Bin Sulayem.

Not only has a development of this shape and scale not been attempted before, but it is also a further example of Nakheel’s innovative projects that have changed the way the world looks at Dubai.

The multibillion dollar Nakheel Harbour & Tower development will include 250,000m2 of hotels and hospitality space, 100,000 m2 of retail space and huge expanses of green spaces including canal walks, parks and landscaping. The new development is geographically central to the Emirate of Dubai, at the intersection of Sheikh Zayed Road and the Arabian Canal; and will also complement Nakheel’s surrounding developments including Jumeirah Park, Jumeirah Islands, Discovery Gardens and Ibn Battuta shopping mall.

The Nakheel Harbour & Tower development minimises car use and maximises train, bus and water transportation. A complete transportation hub blends into the harbour area with metro transportation combined with a unique water transport interchange, with Abra & Dhow station links.

Sustainability and safety will be key to the planning and design of Nakheel Harbour & Tower, with the latest standards and technology incorporated in the development.

“The inspiration for the project came from Sheikh Mohammed’s vision for building for tomorrow,” said His Excellency. “He is famously quoted as saying that ‘before evaluating the future, we have to take a quick look at the past. For it is the foundation of tomorrow’.

“It sends another message to the world that Dubai has a vision like no other place on earth.”
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About Nakheel
Nakheel is one of the world's largest privately held real estate developers, and a key player in realising the vision of Dubai for the 21st century: creating a world class destination for living, business and tourism.

Nakheel is developing an iconic portfolio of innovative landmark projects in Dubai, and now in key markets around the globe, across a range of sectors - residential, commercial, hotels, retail, and leisure. Nakheel's projects are conservatively estimated to be worth US$80 billion. Upon completion Nakheel's waterfront projects will have added more than 1,000km of shoreline to Dubai's coastline.

Nakheel's Dubai portfolio currently includes Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Deira, The World, Waterfront, The Universe, Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Village, Jumeirah Park, Jumeirah Heights, The Gardens, Discovery Gardens, Ibn Battuta Mall, Al Furjan, International City, and Dragon Mart.

Nakheel is a key entity within Dubai World. Dubai World is one of the world's largest holding companies and supervises a portfolio of businesses and projects for the Dubai government across five continents and more than 100 countries.