Feb 16, 2008

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Yup this is my favorite Tower in the Middle East so far!

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By Halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/Halawala) at 2008-05-25
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By halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/halawala), shot with V-LUX 1 (http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=V-LUX+1&make=LEICA) at 2008-05-25

so is the main core topped out ? is that its final hieght...... seems kind of-short-

need 2-3 months to finsh

http://i29.tinypic.com/2pry5nc.jpg

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^^my favourite and my ugliest tower : /

offff this tower dose not want to finsh
i am waiting they work very slow
thanx for the pic

this one was scheduled to finish by now...

judging by it's rate, it'll need at LEAST 6 more months.

i really think the main core is topped out.... just 2-3 floors to go....... i guess.....

btw isnt this tower also gowing to have lled lights in its facade ? somthing like aspire and tornado..... i remmember seeing a vid here....

Yes as pointed out by Suzan earlier there is a lighting system as well:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=13287354&postcount=170
Great!

^^ this is great i hope more iconic tower have similar light systems.... maybe barwa tower ? that glassy part at the top seems good for a laser show...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2674423305_991ac0b89d_b.jpg

This beast is finally topped off !!! this is great news !!!

well this one seems like slowed down a lil bit in last few months... the internal work might be goin on...

do woman have to were an abaya in qatar

sorry wear

do woman have to were an abaya in qatar

No, they don't. What exactly does that have to do with this thread?

WAY offtopic !! almost no relation at all ! but no they arnt forced to wear abayas and shaylahs or even cover there heads like saudi arabia... your free to do what ever you want...

Another nice little pic:

http://i38.tinypic.com/ofri0z.jpg

they havent finished the top part.. its been month since i have seen some movement
might be workin inside

^^ its definite there working inside.... i mean why waste the time !

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9527/200807220148pg6.jpg

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7519/200807220147zh9.jpg

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i think they stop working in this tower i dont know what happend

^^ I hope not!

The pictures are fabulous,, thanks for sharing..

maybe it's summer vacation for a week :P

i guess all the work is currently focused on the roof ? maybe thats why it looks dead...

Yes there has been no stop of activity on this tower, it is slow but works are mainly concentrated on the roof and on a ground floor structure for the entrance.

awesome tower, the twist and the cladding are just beautiful :cheers:

Love this pic!!!

http://i37.tinypic.com/2zjj2up.jpg

wooow, very nice
i like this pic so profitional

good work mate.. looks very artifical though

OMG this tower has turned out to be so amazing!! :eek2:
I havent been on this website for a long time, and havent been in Doha for almost 1 1/2 year, so I just saw this tower as a "baby", but wow it has "grown up" NICELY!!!! woho I hope it will be completed next time I am in Doha!

its a shame you cant see the steel diagrid behind the reflective cladding....

Beautiful twisted tower. We have 3 twisted towers under construction in BFH, I hope they become as beautiful as this one.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=381841

Latest Pic:

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9771/dsc00034ch1.jpg

wonderful work done by halawala. great man. u r amazing. halawala plz find some detail of ras abu aboard intersection and new road link to new doha intl airport .

Mabrook Qatar.

How much have land prices reached in this area?
How much are the rental rates in this tower, any idea?

in westbay?? Too expensive for any of us normal people.

An apartment ranges between 12-25k

Thanks!!

But how about the land prices???

I have no clue, but a 1,800 sqm in WAKRA costs around 5million.

Thanks!

From Flickr:

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/9450/pic4wo1.jpg

hala, please use widgx.org for pics.

Imageshak is blocked in my office and I want to see :'(

Look at this beauty...

http://i34.tinypic.com/22lqok.jpg

Nice.....

Look at this beauty...

http://i34.tinypic.com/22lqok.jpg

OMG that is a BEAUTY!

they work in this tower very very slow
the others start and nerly finsh and this still coundruction

^^the top part is made out of steel, whereas the rest of the building was simple concrete. Therefore an Italian contractor (Marsiglia) is working on the top which has evolved nicely from last posted pic...

http://www.arb-up.com/files/arb-up-2008-6/GLP81027.jpg (http://www.arb-up.com/)

http://www.arb-up.com/files/arb-up-2008-6/N8u81301.jpg (http://www.arb-up.com/)

Wow thanks the first pic is amazing! Did you take it from the museum?

This tower really is finished up! Looks wonderful :D

Massilia yes its from the museum of islamic art

Ah I was sure : ) I took a similar pic from a boat in front of the museum, and the angle looked similar...with many floors less, as it was some time ago now!

http://i42.tinypic.com/mshb44.jpg

from flickr:

http://i40.tinypic.com/346avk8.jpg

wooow
thats very nice pic

this towers nearly will be finish

i dunno whats there problem with the glass.... they dont want to finish putting them all.....

maybe there are gaps for air circulation.

Today (2/4/09)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/amrja/albidda.jpg

Antenna !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

finally they start to put the top part

the lightning in this tower was amazing :O :O :O !!!!! red everywhere (from behind the glass) it looked neat :D our corniche is becoming really cool !!

Simply magnificant !! :cheers:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/3370459232_b575acd7e7.jpg?v=0

This is what i was speaking about earlier.. well its not red but yeah ^_^ atleast we know the colour changes :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3419740696_0dcc3e411e.jpg?v=0

http://i39.tinypic.com/s25tuo.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/2hcqn89.jpg

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Work on the entrance:

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Entrance looks lovely. I wonder what is taking soo much time to complete the last few pieces of the jigsaw puzzle? I love the landscaping though.

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i dunno whats there problem with the glass.... they dont want to finish putting them all.....

That should be glass broken by birds & waiting for replacement .....lol

I love this pic cause the two Palm Giants are behind it on either side!

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6240/dsc00348copy.jpg (http://img36.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00348copy.jpg)

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7919/dsc00341copy.jpg (http://img190.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00341copy.jpg)

http://i40.tinypic.com/1581j0j.jpg

^^^^^^:master::master::master::eek2:

I think its completed? Just landscaping and lobby? What do u think guys?

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8716/bidda.jpg (http://img202.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bidda.jpg)
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3217/bidda2.jpg (http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bidda2.jpg)

whn u go closer u would notice even the landescaping is finished

very beautiful tower, however do u think that it still would look unique when the other towers are topped out or not?

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8716/bidda.jpg

OMG I love the colors.!

Its purple you have to love it =D, but to be honest the corniche will suit well as a gigantic light and sound show that rivals hong kongs version....

Today:

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3217/bidda2.jpg

Love the top lighting of the tower. Nice surprise :)

Amazing at night especially.. Love it.

sliver cladding all the way :)

The tower has been designated to house everything related to football, i.e. the Qatar 2022 organizing committee and the Qatar Football Association...

Seriously !? Its about time they have a proper HQ, not to mention filling the towers with tenants !! Thanx for the good news.

The tower has been designated to house everything related to football, i.e. the Qatar 2022 organizing committee and the Qatar Football Association...

Well, that means they will have two skyscrapers dedicated to sports! Olympic tower and this one.

Sorry guys but does this tower not translate to "THE INOVATION TOWER" ? or is there a H missing

Not really no, Al-Bidda is the previous name for Doha (Al-Bidda was the capital of Qatar) البدع