name:al-faisal tower
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creative, but ugly.

why ugly its super

I don't like all these new ultra-modern buildings... we need more stuff like Barazan tower, Waqf tower, and the West Bay Complex in Doha - I personally think that type of architecture is much nicer. A nice mix of both modern and traditional is what we need more off.

I also think it looks beautiful.
Any idea if construction has started or not?

Looks a bit like the Ritz Singapore and National Bank of Dubai.
http://www.kalevatravel.fi/matkapaketit/aasia/singapore/fi_FI/kohde/_files/11177004920041686/default/singapore_ritz_carlton.jpg

http://www.carlosott.com/Clients/NBD/013-Nbd-07.jpg

So i think it looks grrrrrrrr8!

the more towers the better and we need mor like this one creative ideas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this tower. We should have more of those. It looks so modern and when it's built it will transform the skyline

the tower looks so wonderful but the crown spoile the tower desine ??

^^Which crown?

I mean the top of the tower

^^^I know but there ain't nothin' wrong with it!!

يا الغالي البرج وايد حلو بس احس ان الراس مو متناسق مع الجزء الوسطي لو يخلون الراس نفس الدور ارض بس مقلوب يكون وايد احسن انا عاجبني الفتحة الي فوق بس ال 3 ادوار وكلهم درايش مربعة احس ان مخرب التصميم
انا انتقد علشان التصميم وايد عاجبني

'3areeba anna I think that the top is a good part of it

i agree with wakrai and margog its creative, but ugly and without the crown it would look better

When is this tower going to be finished inshalla?

I love the design

Inshallah this will be completed very soon for us to enjoy

inshalla

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QIB to finance QR228m Al Faisal Tower
Web posted at: 4/4/2007 2:23:44
Source ::: The Peninsula

DOHA • QIB signed a Musharaka-Lease Contract with Al Habtour Co for Engineering Projects to finance the construction of QR228m Al Faisal Office Tower. Present on the occasion were Sheikh Faisal bin Qasim Al Thani, Chairman of the Al Faisal Holding Co, and Salah Al Jaidah, Qatar Islamic Bank CEO.

Sheikh Faisal stated that the financing of this project represents an active participation in supporting private sector's urban projects which he qualified as "landmarks" in the national development.

He confirmed that the project would enhance demand on offices buildings and will create an added value to the city's landscape by its unique architectural features and friendly harmony with local urban environment.

Al Jaidah said the signature of the contract marks a new achievement in the bank's record of projects financing through Islamic tools such as Istissna, Ijara and Musharaka. He mentioned further that during the first quarter of the year, QIB has been selected as best Finance House in Islamic Real estate financing in Qatar, adding that the bank has financed many towers and offices or commercial compounds projects in Doha.

Al Jaidah believes that Al Faisal project will strengthen the links between QIB and Al Faisal Holding Co. which he said has undeniable participations in the urban projects undergone in Qatar, besides the company's tangible role in developing the Qatari private sector.

From his part, Prof Abdullatif Al Meer, GM, Business Group of Qatar Islamic Bank, said it is the biggest project financing executed by QIB, adding that it consolidates the bank's Islamic experience especially in the innovative Islamic financing tool of "Musharaka / Ijara".

The Al Faisal Tower is scheduled to be completed in 36 months, is a state-of-art architectural work that would be built in the Towers district in town centre of Al Dafna. Consisting of 52 storeys, besides two underground levels for car parks and machinery, a ground and a mezzanine levels, the tower will stand at a height of 227 meters above ground level, over a total building area exceeding 65,500 square metres. The building itself will be built over 4000 m2 and will have a similar area for car parks. Its facades will have a full insulated aluminum cladding and polished glass of the highest international standards.

The contract has been executed, on behalf of QIB, by Prof Abdullatif Al Meer, Adel Hassan, Executive Manager-Corporate Financing Division/ Business Group and, on behalf of the Contractor, by Nasr Anis, GM of the performing company.

A second contract was signed with the Designer, "Diwan-Ul-Emara" (House of Architecture) Consulting Bureau to supervise performance on behalf of the project Consultant: Eng. Tarek Al Jeddah, General Manager.

Excellent news! Glad to see this one confirmed!

wow :banana: creative ,i love new idea all ok Except top part it looks like bathroom windows!!!:ohno:

Great news... Thanks Salman!

New render

http://www.ameinfo.com/images/news/1/38021-alfaisaltower.jpg

Nice but not new...

absolutely a creative design ^^

an excellent tower ... ver exactly is this gona be built...???

Al Faisal Tower in Dhafra
Owner: Al Faisal Holding Company
Budget: $70 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of Al Faisal Tower in the towers district in Al Dhafra. This will be an office tower with a base area of 4,000 sq m and height of 227 m. The tower will have two levels of an underground car park, ground floor, mezzanine floor and 52 upper floors. The tower will have 65,500 sq m built up area.
Status: Sources close to the project indicate that Al Habtoor has signed finance agreement with Qatar Islamic Bank. Another agreement was signed with House of Architecture to supervise the entire project.

June 2007
http://www.gulfconstructionworldwide.com

It is U/C right in front of City Center!

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^^ No way! I thought it would be near Movenpick towers or even W Hotel! But, that road will look most impressive, starting with Qipco Tower, Qatar Navigation Towers, Al-Fardan Towers, City Center Towers, this one, and Salam Towers. THE BEST ROAD IN DOHA!

^^ indeed a great road thanks massilia, i thought it was abandoned oh well atleast the hanging tower is U/C ! btw bert how come you dont have a pic of the information board with the render on ?

well, i snapped one......

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wOOOOOOOOOOOOw U/C :nuts::nuts::nuts:

yeah it looks way better in that pic, thanks ahmed :)

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Those two columns must have tons of concrete already to support the building. But, looks like the building will be a steel and concrete. Not sure, though. Thanks for the pic; looks clear from Al-Fardan Towers!

BTW, welcome back Bert to DOha!

Going ahead with the middle structure:

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this building will certainly look odd, didnt you guys notice Qatar has this weird type of construction method ? like the education city convention centre, Qatar science and technology park and now this... and the future Doha club (looks futuristic !!)

Steadily going up... love this tower!

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Fabulous....and fast

Awesome + uniqe !!! good pictures bert =D (efforts appreciated)

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thanks for the pictures. when i was in doha the last week i could see the top of this thing alltogether with barjeel tower from my bedroom window . .ya3ni it looks very tall from far . i think i have a photo, i'll post it when i find it

taken @ the begining of this month . .

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I really feel bad for the selhoute tower =S its been onhold for a long time !

ohhh about selhoute tower

well I heard it's not on hold, there is something wrong with the construction and they need to demolish it completely. I'm not sure what exactly wrong though. first of all I thought it's just a silly rumor. but one of my friend told me that he met an engineer who work on this project, and this guy said " yes it's true"

guys if you notice there is no works in the towers around the selhoute. I'm getting to believe this theory is true

I really feel bad for the selhoute tower =S its been onhold for a long time !

tell me about it!!! . .it looks the same since al-faisal tower was half of its tall XD

ohhh about selhoute tower

well I heard it's not on hold, there is something wrong with the construction and they need to demolish it completely. I'm not sure what exactly wrong though. first of all I thought it's just a silly rumor. but one of my friend told me that he met an engineer who work on this project, and this guy said " yes it's true"

guys if you notice there is no works in the towers around the selhoute. I'm getting to believe this theory is true

eagleheart this is not true :) There are 2 things:
- Silhouette tower stopped because the owner fired the contractor who was reclaiming unjustified variation order money. It went to court and the case has been settled. Now that all legal procedures are over, a new tender has been launched for finishing the tower, which of course will be awarded to a different contractor.
- You're totally right the 2 towers surrounding Silhouette have stopped for a long time. However these 2 projects are built by the same contractor, which also has a 3rd project in West Bay which is on hold too, and this one is not next to Silhouette. I guess this contractor has its own problems too but this is not linked to Silhouette being next to it.
These coincidences have led people to think there is a technical problem on Silhouette but this is not true, proof being that there is a new tender in the market calling up for finishing works on the tower. At least this is the info I got and I hope I'm not wrong :)

taken @ the begining of this month . .

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Nice density :)

Looks a bit like the Ritz Singapore and National Bank of Dubai.
http://www.kalevatravel.fi/matkapaketit/aasia/singapore/fi_FI/kohde/_files/11177004920041686/default/singapore_ritz_carlton.jpg

http://www.carlosott.com/Clients/NBD/013-Nbd-07.jpg

So i think it looks grrrrrrrr8!

wat is that???????????????? Jeeez! very very very ugly.

taken @ the begining of this month . .

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OMG !!!! Astonishing !!!

Today:

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never knew this tower would turn out great :D Thanx Salman

taking on 28 august

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Taken on december 30th:

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A city for cars (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dls14/5334760478/) by dls14 (http://www.flickr.com/people/dls14/), on Flickr

Looks amazing! I wish it was a bit wider though!

^^
fat tower=UGLY tower

^^ What do you call skinny ? QIPCO (Tornado) ??

taken two days before the previous picture (jealousy :D lol)

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^^ What do you call skinny ? QIPCO (Tornado) ??

hahaha:lol: well . . ok . . but it looks in a good shape, no need for a diet nor to gain weight!

BTW, have they added some extra floors at the lower lever of al-faisal tower, there's something hanged there, looks too big for an enterance!

Lobby area ? Mezzanine etc etc..,.

why al-faisal tower underconstruction and in the towers draw says is on-Hold ?!

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I love the angle on this one! Amazing how the tower looks very "clean" when it is covered with the cladding.

Ooooh thanks for the pics, but I hope they dont go for these extra-floors. The 'hanging' feature is what makes this tower original!

Ooooh thanks for the pics, but I hope they dont go for these extra-floors. The 'hanging' feature is what makes this tower original!

I think they are just cladding the bottom of the hanging feature, giving it an a$$-wipe hahahah

:) hopefully you are right!

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By halawala (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/halawala) at 2011-01-19

thnx for updats

guys do you see that the tower before has been coverd it was taller than now !!

Awesome view ! and I see they are working on street landscaping, looking good :D

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Doha is burning !, Doha is burning !, Bring some water !, Bring some water !.
FIRE ! FIRE !

This happened around 2 days ago, According to news reports the fire occurred during the afternoon hour work ban, meaning no workers were present to be harmed (no injuries or deaths) Only minor damage has been done and it seems it was on the roof.

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What a beautiful fire ... by the way we all are already burning because of the sun :bash:

Beautiful fire XD XDD :lol: I think you started it...

^^ HaHa :lol:

enterence ready:
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May I ask how does this building have road access ? is there a small road connecting to the building main entrance between the street landscaping and the building !? I am not so sure...

BTW any guesses who will occupy this beauty ?

there better be ... that's no ashgals work!! lol

To be honest I think the Qataris wouldn't mind using their land cruisers to ride over the dune looking landscaping to reach the tower XD

^^I think the entrance is on the other side of the tower - opposite Intercon. Indeed if they build an access road in between the landscaping and the tower, I can already see everybody using it to bypass the red light at the intersection : )

To be honest I think the Qataris wouldn't mind using their land cruisers to ride over the dune looking landscaping to reach the tower XD

:lol: