The twisting tale of Infinity
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-16555-the-twisting-tale-of-infinity/

it is my favorite skyscraper!

an infinity tower need an infinity time :lol:

Could the slow progress at the top be based on contractual obligations? Maybe obligations that might go into effect at top-out?

It likely has more to do with them not having the same funding they once did...I was in Dubai about a year ago and this tower looks almost the exact same now. There is progress but very very slow.

It's a shame as I really like this tower, so unique compared to most of the ones around it.

Hopefully it finishes off sooner than later.

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I think they were working on the cladding or something.

thank you Princess !!! magic and impressive view, is it taken from an helicopter ???

thank you Princess !!! magic and impressive view, is it taken from an helicopter ???

photo taken from princess tower floor 100.

I just like this city! :D

photo taken from princess tower floor 100.

ok thanx ;)

photo taken from princess tower floor 100.

Your apartment? :okay:

Your apartment? :okay:

from the crown. highest apartment is 95th.

Yesterday

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24.4.12

They seem to hawe started testing on teh blue lights on top of infinity tower now

Just cant w8 to see all the Fantastic lights when they are done

skyscraper Night lights are just lovely. and Dubai dont have that many lit up fancy at night yet.

i was enthrilled almoust every time The Burj Khalifah did its blitz trick on the spire last time i was in Dubai in December

^^ Many towers have decorative lighting here, is just that they don't turn them on after a while :ohno:

The tower looks like it's going to fall over from some angles! But it's still nice nonetheless.

^^ Many towers have decorative lighting here, is just that they don't turn them on after a while :ohno:

Good, some people like to see the night sky now and again.

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Good, some people like to see the night sky now and again.

The constant humidity and sand/dust in the air, makes that impossible anyway .... plus, it's a freaking 24h city, not a rural village retreat :nuts:

The tower looks like it's going to fall over from some angles!

Well, I can deduce you have never done any kind of photography (pub/club crawling doesn't count) :tongue3:

The constant humidity and sand/dust in the air, makes that impossible anyway .... plus, it's a freaking 24h city, not a rural village retreat :nuts:

So they don't have any astronomers in Dubai then? Or anywhere else on the Arabian peninsula for that matter? I somehow doubt that. :ohno:
The point is we all like tall buildings, but there are ways to keep light pollution to reasonable levels. Lighting up tall buildings like fucking christmas trees at night ain't one of them.:bash:

The point is we all like tall buildings, but there are ways to keep light pollution to reasonable levels. Lighting up tall buildings like fucking christmas trees at night ain't one of them.:bash:


as if people living in dubai marina didn't come for the vibrant night life. If they wanted endless darkness and calm desert skies, they wouldn't come to the marina.

the arabian peninsula is 99% deserted darkness at night. this is one of the reasons why lighting up those handful of square kilometers with skyscrapers makes total sense.

it makes the skyline a special place. darkness is everywhere else.

as if people living in dubai marina didn't come for the vibrant night life. If they wanted endless darkness and calm desert skies, they wouldn't come to the marina.

the arabian peninsula is 99% deserted darkness at night. this is one of the reasons why lighting up those handful of square kilometers with skyscrapers makes total sense.

it makes the skyline a special place. darkness is everywhere else.

What about the people who lived there before Dubai became quite so commercialised? Did they get asked? Didn't think so.
Yes the skyline is spectacular, but that comes at great cost to any people there who enjoy stargazing.
Total sense....no. Total uncaring ignorance....yes.

You must be living in some distant small rural community. Maybe you even hunt your own food ...... if building that community there didn't kicked the beasts away, that is.


Pffff, some people will alwayes find something to trash, and act acordinly .... perhaps compensating for things lacking in own life.

One of the few towers in Dubai I actually like. All have insane height but not many are aesthetically pleasing like this one and Burj Khalifa IMO. This one is really good and the lighting will be amazing.

What about the people who lived there before Dubai became quite so commercialised? Did they get asked? Didn't think so.
Yes the skyline is spectacular, but that comes at great cost to any people there who enjoy stargazing.
Total sense....no. Total uncaring ignorance....yes.


where the skyscrapers light up the sky now there were virtually no residential units before. there marina never existed without vibrant skyscrapers. only a few starglazing camels had to move and now continue star gazing in the remaining 99% desert.

the few stargazers wil have plenty of opportunities to look at the stars in the desert.

What about the people who lived there before New York, Tokyo, Paris, Frankfurt, or Las Vegas became quite so commercialised? Did they get asked? Didn't think so. Do they complain?

^^ As if he really gives a sh@t about stargazers .... it's just something new he found to spew poison. We have been seeing these types for almost a decade now, so we pretty much know right away where it all comes from.

"Did they get asked? Didn't think so. Do they complain? "

I don't know about other countries, but in the UK we have the "campaign for dark skies" which is a movement to try to limit the amount of unnecessary light pollution. The main aims of which are to make people aware of the problem and to encourage the introduction of more sympathetic street lighting, with plenty of good results.I expect other countries will have similar organisations.

^^ As if he really gives a sh@t about stargazers .... it's just something new he found to spew poison. We have been seeing these types for almost a decade now, so we pretty much know right away where it all comes from.

The reason I come onto this forum is because I have an interest in tall buildings, I also have an interest in astronomy.
You seem to take it personally whenever anyone doesn't agree wholeheartedly with you on any particular subject.
Classic trait of an idiot.

The reason I come onto this forum is because I have an interest in tall buildings, I also have an interest in astronomy.
You seem to take it personally whenever anyone doesn't agree wholeheartedly with you on any particular subject.
Classic trait of an idiot.

Your statemnts are irational and based on nothing, you dont live in Dubai, you have no facts and no experience, actually i think you have never been to Dubai, otherwise, you wouldnt so generalise and stereotypise the life here like this. I think you should leave, at least this thread. :ohno:

I have not generalised about, nor tried to stereotype life in Dubai in any way, what are you talking about?
I don't need to go to Dubai to know that unnecessary lighting of the kind that was referred to impinges unfairly on other peoples right to be able to see the universe we are all part of.
I realise that most people don't give a shit, but that is all the more reason to make the point. :ohno:

As I said earlier, after 8 years in the forum, it become obvious what's behind people's comments, especially if they (the comments) fit the same pattern over and over again.

For some is a matter of taste and/or priorities and there's nothing wrong with that, for some is a matter of douchbaging and mixing geo-politics and bigotry with unrelated subjects (such skyscrapers) and there's a lot wrong with it.

"Did they get asked? Didn't think so. Do they complain? "

I don't know about other countries, but in the UK we have the "campaign for dark skies" which is a movement to try to limit the amount of unnecessary light pollution. The main aims of which are to make people aware of the problem and to encourage the introduction of more sympathetic street lighting, with plenty of good results.I expect other countries will have similar organisations.,

Yes, and that's all about stargazing (that will not be visible most of the year anyway, due to pollution and cloudy skies), not about saving resources :nuts:

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Yes, and that's all about stargazing (that will not be visible most of the year anyway, due to pollution and cloudy skies), not about saving resources :nuts:

Yes, we were talking about stargazing weren't we? Who said anything about saving resources. :stupid:
Though that is another moot point.

That top bit must be an engineering challenge.

Yes, we were talking about stargazing weren't we? Who said anything about saving resources. :stupid:
Though that is another moot point.

The point is that all that is NOT for stargazers, BUT for saving resources :doh:

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Imre ..Princess Tower .....Nice updates.......what is cooking at the top....is it a Restaurant or Hotel Bar or waht that take so much time........!

25/May/2012

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Inifnity tower looking good thanks for sharing

Not very long and this one will be topped out :)

Do my eyes deceive me? Are they finishing the top??

Not very long and this one will be topped out :)

Already is

Already is

Noted! :okay:

Yes, we were talking about stargazing weren't we? Who said anything about saving resources. :stupid:
Though that is another moot point.

You, sir, are retarded. Get your window licking ass out of here.

What about the people who lived there before Dubai became quite so commercialised? Did they get asked? Didn't think so.
Yes the skyline is spectacular, but that comes at great cost to any people there who enjoy stargazing.
Total sense....no. Total uncaring ignorance....yes.

Ignorance, huh? Dubai was desert twenty years ago. Get your facts straight.

Simply the best tower in the whole Marina/JLT area, IMO.

Ignorance, huh? Dubai was desert twenty years ago. Get your facts straight.

It's a non argument really because Dubai is what it is, and no one is ever going to give a shit about the odd stargazer here or there.
But if you think it was all desert 20 years ago you need to get your facts straight.
Skyscraper desert...yes, people desert...no.
Or haven't you seen the old town? :ohno:

My friend, street lights that cause way more light pollution then some skyscraper illuminations, are primarily a public safety and crime-fighting feature. I personally am not going to sacrifice on those for the sake of few stargazers .... which shouldn't be practicing their hobby on a urban area (for obvious reasons) anyway.

Tell me star-man, where are all scientific telescopes located? Far, far away from any inhabitated place. Why's that?


PS: As I told you before also, where you live, "combating" light pollution is only a sugar-coating for saving a buck or two in energy costs, it has nothing to do with stargazing.

It's a non argument really because Dubai is what it is, and no one is ever going to give a shit about the odd stargazer here or there.
But if you think it was all desert 20 years ago you need to get your facts straight.
Skyscraper desert...yes, people desert...no.
Or haven't you seen the old town? :ohno:


The what town? Ah yes, the old town. Inhabited by millions of people? Right.. The oldest building in Dubai is from 1800, not even a native building. The population explosion (Dubai holds the record for that, FYI) happened in the last twenty years. Again, get your facts straight.


This discussion really is hilarious, because I dislike light pollution too. Seeing Orion in the wintertime always brings a smile to my face. But when my government "gave in" to the stargazers, I saw the Realpolitik behind it. It's funny how you desperately want to gaze at the stars, whilst at the same time you are so blind.

Ignorance, huh? Dubai was desert twenty years ago. Get your facts straight.

You should have checked Wiki before writing down this sh*t :ohno:

"The earliest recorded mention of Dubai is in 1095, in the "Book of Geography" by the Andalusian-Arab geographer Abu Abdullah al-Bakri"

The what town? Ah yes, the old town. Inhabited by millions of people? Right.. The oldest building in Dubai is from 1800, not even a native building. The population explosion (Dubai holds the record for that, FYI) happened in the last twenty years. Again, get your facts straight.


This discussion really is hilarious, because I dislike light pollution too. Seeing Orion in the wintertime always brings a smile to my face. But when my government "gave in" to the stargazers, I saw the Realpolitik behind it. It's funny how you desperately want to gaze at the stars, whilst at the same time you are so blind.

I shouldn't really be arguing with an imbecile but wtf, my original post on this topic was simply to put a counter argument to the mass adulation of overlit skyscrapers at night time.
I was pointing out that there are people who would see it as an intrusion. The numbers of those people are irrelevant, whether it be millions, thousands or tens, they do exist.
I know that nobody really gives a shit, but the point is still valid.
As has been pointed out to you, you're the one who needs to start checking your facts.
Never mind gazing at Orion, perhaps you need to stop looking at Uranus so much. :ohno::ohno:

"PS: As I told you before also, where you live, "combating" light pollution is only a sugar-coating for saving a buck or two in energy costs, it has nothing to do with stargazing."

You are wrong on that one altind, you don't combat light pollution by turning off streetlights, we all need them as you pointed out yourself. You do it by installing more efficient streetlights which direct the light where it is wanted without allowing most of it to escape up into the sky.

You should have checked Wiki before writing down this sh*t :ohno:

"The earliest recorded mention of Dubai is in 1095, in the "Book of Geography" by the Andalusian-Arab geographer Abu Abdullah al-Bakri"


Dude, don't you think I checked Wiki? It was a goat-town before the oil was discovered in the late 60's. The population boom occured after the oil was discovered. As the oil supplies are running out, the shift of Dubai changed to becoming a New York on the Arab peninsula. It's like they would discover oil in Wijhe (for the other readers, it's a cow-town in the vicinity of Groningen, I've been there ;)) and start developing the hell out of this little village when suddenly somebody who has nothing to do with Wijhe starts to 'fight for the right' of the people to watch the stars. I mean come on! I absolutely love watching stars, and when I see the Milky way, I get a feeling that I can't describe. Parsonsnose could have made a simple remark, and left it there. His situation has nothing to do with Dubai's.

And the number of people who "care" IS relevant. Ever heard of democracy, little twat? Meh, I've had it. Bu-Bai :D

oooooooh nooooo NOT this argument about stars and lights in dark night again lol

can't we go back on Infinity Tower ?

For people like me who don't write that much and prefers reading the info while the thread develops, It gets really tiring to find this kind of non-sense off-topic argument.

It kills the forum attractiveness (if that word even exists lol). But please people, reading insults and unrelated info makes it really boring.

The pictures shown by Imre and AltinD are wonderful by the way. The top of this building seems to be quite a challenge, slow but steady. :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7236/7257448984_1efc674f3b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davoinedaniel/7257448984/)
Day #144 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davoinedaniel/7257448984/) by d'Avoine (http://www.flickr.com/people/davoinedaniel/), on Flickr

For people like me who don't write that much and prefers reading the info while the thread develops, It gets really tiring to find this kind of non-sense off-topic argument.

It kills the forum attractiveness (if that word even exists lol). But please people, reading insults and unrelated info makes it really boring.

The pictures shown by Imre and AltinD are wonderful by the way. The top of this building seems to be quite a challenge, slow but steady. :)


WELL SAID, THANK YOU!

lovely looking tower.

30/May/2012

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Wow, the Infinity pool of the Infinity tower is very big :banana:

01/June/2012

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08/June/2012

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how tall is the twisty one when done ?

how tall is the twisty one when done ?

306m, as the title of the thread says ^^

It looks nearly completed now! Not much more to go externally surely. :)

A huge amount of work has gone into building this unusual structure.

An engineering marvel!

12/June/2012

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Very close now

Is the current handover period still expected to be this year?
What are the likely management charges going to be?
Any good deal apartments for sale at the cheaper end? (pm?)
thanks
gratta

I thought I read somewhere that SOM the architects were also the same architects for Burj al Arab & Burj Khalifa? am I mistaken?

03/June/2011
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Imre, from where was this photo taken? It was a year ago. I'd LOVE to see what this angle looks like today. :)

I thought I read somewhere that SOM the architects were also the same architects for Burj al Arab & Burj Khalifa? am I mistaken?

Infinity Tower: SOM (NYC Office)
Burj Al Arab: WS Atkins
Burj Khalifa: SOM (Chicago Office)

Imre, from where was this photo taken? It was a year ago. I'd LOVE to see what this angle looks like today. :)

From Iris Blue :)

commercial shops in this tower ?

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InfinityTower (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sastrommler/7368364064/) by #S+A+S (http://www.flickr.com/people/sastrommler/), on Flickr

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^^ "weird building" :lol:

^^ Yeah, more like 'weird comment' :D

Taking a long time to complete the top section, Looks like almost no progress since october. No money or something to complete the last stage ?

No progress since October? :weird:

No progress since October? :weird:

Well obviously there has been progress but not as much as there should be in all this time

^Everybody there's working on the interiors

22/June/2012

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when will be finished this building?

Couldn't be easier and faster to build the Infinity Tower with a twisted cladding around a straight structure instead of the structure itself twisted like this? I mean, like Shangai Tower with aligned floors and curved windows. I think so, but I'd rather this unique masterpiece!

The twist is undoubtedly cool but the fenestration looks a little cheap and feels like a total afterthought.

when will be finished this building?

end of the year or the second part of next year 6 -12 months :)

Don't know about you guys, but I'm a tiny bit disappointed with the crown feature there. Since they have already started to remove the scaffolding, does that mean what we now see is it?

There might be structural statics reasons not allowing for more surface areaon the crown. But it looks like a "ultra light" version of the original render....:sly: hmmmm

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Your right Princess ^^ That does look very disappointing... Hopefully they will clad the steel columns that make up the crown, they ruin the building, and make it look rushed as if hey ran out of money, as one portion of it is steel and the other portion steel cables. Hopefully the illumination will make up for that.

06/July/2012

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The roof looks like a boxing ring. :ohno:

it took them 9 months to strap some crappy looking cables up there? terrible. im with everyone else, i really hope that isn't it.

it took them 9 months to strap some crappy looking cables up there? terrible. im with everyone else, i really hope that isn't it.

I hope this is not the final one, looks not good if the BMU's visible...

If the final one then this guy can try soon :)

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Sorry, but this CroWn looks ugly... :down:

^^ Indeed. However this final render gave us how the crown it's going to be. There are still some elements that (I presume) hang on the cables. Still, those cables look not only loose but the aesthetic kinda lazy and far from robustness.

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The roof looks like a boxing ring. :ohno:

LOL......You take my words.........and to make that they pass months to finish this......!.....:lol:

LOL......You take my words.........and to make that they pass months to finish this......!.....:lol:

I think that it´s what makes the name - building seems like practicaly unfinished, the top is influently disappearing into the air, so it seems to continule...like neverending spiral- so that´s Infinity Tower!

They still have to add stuff to the top, give it time!

regarding the loose looking cable, maybe they still need to wait untill they tight them up...anyway, it's not looking good so far

and is it me or the render just posted by Blobegoog make the tower twist a bit more than in reality ???

^^they might look like loose cables, but those are quite massive steel bars thick as an arm.

^^they might look like loose cables, but those are quite massive steel bars thick as an arm.

But they still look shoite :mad2:

It reminds me of a cage with a fence on high voltage.

and is it me or the render just posted by Blobegoog make the tower twist a bit more than in reality ???

Yeah. I also got this feeling...

^^^^ another example that renders are always better looking than actual towers once built ;)

and is it me or the render just posted by Blobegoog make the tower twist a bit more than in reality ???

No, they look EXACTLY as what has been build so far. What you percieve as difference is actually the lack of perspective on the render, which is present on photographs and eye-sight.

oki maybe ;)

Maybe? :weird:


;)

^^^^ another example that renders are always better looking than actual towers once built ;)


Actually, they have started to install some of the vertical elements on the sea side, and they look very much in line with the render so far.

Ok, that would make the crown much better.

that is fabulous news PrincessTower wow :)

Infinity Tower- ushering an era of twisting supertalls in Asia...

when will be finished this building?

it will not be finished, that's because it calls Infinity :lol:

it will not be finished, that's because it calls Infinity :lol:

Well, the crown doesn't hinder continuing upwards ;) La Sagrada Familia of the 21th century!

Well, the crown doesn't hinder continuing upwards ;) La Sagrada Familia of the 21th century!

I was kidding, because Infinity means to continue with no end, right? And the Infinity Tower is so slow to be finished, just think with me, if it doesn't will be finished, it will be a infinity construction, with no end :nuts:

Whatever... Please back to topic about Infinity. :)

can anybody help with recent photos? very curious to see what the crown is looking like.

20/July/2012

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thanks Imre! do we know if those vertical panels will be added on to where the cables are?

Of course they will.

Looks amazing! :cheers:

Any updates on the crown?

So the crown won't look like a boxing ring....cool.

03/August/2012

Infinity Tower

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I'm glad they covering the wires with panels. I worried they will just hang those vertical panels on the wires but since they are covering it all it will actually look pretty good imo.

Quite interesting design. This crown is unique

The shape is beautiful, but the facade is lousy.

Is perfect!

now thats an interesting move i think the vanishing effect on the top will be very nice

i think they may not cower them all the way up will be very cool to watch the progress ahead now

04/July/2012

Infinity Tower form The Torch

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i cant believe thats only 1000 feet, it looks a lot bigger lol

So far the crown turns out very nice.

14/August/2012

Infinity Tower

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At least they're almost done with the crown

nice...

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I'm really sad Infinity Tower lost to the first round in the twisting cup.. I really liked it

I'm really sad Infinity Tower lost to the first round in the twisting cup.. I really liked it

Really? Who did it lose to?

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It remembers me that cables on the left
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good point :D

I hope that cover the cables as this in the render. Fingers crossed.

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7530/rendernr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/6/rendernr.jpg/)

It remembers me that cables on the left


You made my day! :D

31/August/2012

Infinity Tower

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14/September/2012

Infinity Tower

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Looking so thin and tall. Glad it's finished soon (exterior).

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/7985098745_d4b042249b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87236526@N08/7985098745/)
DSC_0773 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87236526@N08/7985098745/) by hajek_michal (http://www.flickr.com/people/87236526@N08/), on Flickr

beautiful,but unergonomic

Its a very nice tower.

The last pic is awesome. :cheers2:

14/August/2012

Infinity Tower

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Very nice architecture!

Looks almost completed!

Looks almost completed!

It should get completed two years ago. :ohno:

It should get completed two years ago. :ohno:

really? it might be worth the wait! it looks great!

30/September/2012

Infinity Tower

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01/October/2012

Infinity Tower

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Thanks for those updates of the top section. It seems like so much work taken scaffolding down, than up again, then back then down again, than up again! :nuts:

^^Gonna be world's largest...
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^^Gonna be world's largest...
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Already practising :lol:



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lol at the guys fighting. great shots imre

Better not let those two guys control the BMUs, else they might use them as Rock'em Sock'em Robots. :lol:

But on a serious note, look at how huge the BMU supports are compared to the men. If the "ropes" get as sparsely cladded as shown in the render, then those ugly BMUs are going to be very visible from many angles. :ohno:

Ok i actually laughed :D

12/October/2012

Infinity Tower

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GORGEOUS!

Best picture of IT I've ever see! This amazing building is the best(most stylish) in Dubai!!
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damn, this building is a masterpiece of architecture :cheers: and it would look amazing in any skyline, yet in the tallest block it kinda goes under in the craziness of the block.

^^Well said. That's sadly true.:ohno:

I think the crown should have been taller.

Or you do it spontaneously, because you are just overwhelmed by that magical moment and then regret what you did once the fog has burnt off :lol::nuts:

Another one from Princess Tower :cheers2:

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Ohhh yeahhh!!! Dubai is still the best playground for construction! :banana:

damn, this building is a masterpiece of architecture :cheers: and it would look amazing in any skyline, yet in the tallest block it kinda goes under in the craziness of the block.

I agree. I would've loved this to be somewhere near the Burj Khalifa.

One of the best skyscrapers ever made.

A friend of mine is in Dubai

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Don't know if you can see the picture, it's on his facebook

shot from princess tower a couple of days ago.
by daniel cheong


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larger version:
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I really hope that whoever gets those rooms don't suffer from vertigo. Looking out a window on some ends of that building would make it look like you're suspended 1000 feet up in the air with nothing under you.

02/November/2012

Infinity Tower

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residential ?

Yeah and probably close to 90%

might be some small shops at the base like the other towers in Dubai marina

The final stage of construction of this tower has been really unbelievable. They've been working on that crown for how many long months now? What in the world are they up to up there? They've been working on something up there and I can't see what it is.

yesterday

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This building appears to be taller than it is...

^^ If you are saying thaat based on the last posted picture, that's just perspective. It appears taller (compared with the other ones) because it is closer to the camera .... same way the 35 floors tall in the center, looks even taller.

the facade is so ugly :cripes:

the facade is so ugly :cripes:


thank god im not the only one who thinks it

Why don't you buy a ticket and go see it live in real life, before spewing such nonsenses? ;)

Why don't you buy a ticket and go see it live in real life, before spewing such nonsenses? ;)

Why is noone allowed to have another opinion then yours? And why do you call his opinion to be nonsense? Maybe he just has another taste then you. :ohno: But oh well, Altin.

^^ If he has seen it with his own eyes, from different angles and different light conditions, and still thinks is ugly, then it's not nonsense .... otherwise, 'ugly' is way a too heavy statement to be thrown around in this case.

Nonsense is telling people they can't have an opinion about a building without seeing it in person. This board is all about discussing towers based on PICTURES. If we were to visit all towers personally then ssc would be pointless. And you have tons of pictures from different angles and light conditions. More than enough to make an opinion.

I like it and I really don't have a problem that one guy doesn't.

^^ Reread my post, cause there's aa different between 'don't like' and 'ugly'

It's a great tower. Nice design, not my style, but great none the less. Much better than those candles to the southeast and without discussion, the best building in the block. Heck, even those condo's in the front of Altin's last pic are much better than those supertalls behind it.

^^ Reread my post, cause there's aa different between 'don't like' and 'ugly'

No there isn't. You don't call things you like ugly. And every opinion is based on personal taste. If he said its ugly it's ugly for him not for everybody.

^^ If he has seen it with his own eyes, from different angles and different light conditions, and still thinks is ugly, then it's not nonsense .... otherwise, 'ugly' is way a too heavy statement to be thrown around in this case.

i don't hate the tower in fact the twist to the tower is very cool and different, it makes a refreshing change the normal box type building.

its just the cladding looks cheap and it gives the impression that doesn't fit or that it was made for an other building and they just pulled it off of the other building and slapped it on infinity.

Agreed... great tower from a great concept... but the facade doesn't look very appealing. If this was clad all round in glass, then it wouldn't look like every single window is a different size and shape.

.... those candles to the southeast ...

Northeast actually :)

This building appears to be taller than it is...

I think the slanted windows are the ones to blame, they amke you eyes sort of twist lol.

i don't hate the tower in fact the twist to the tower is very cool and different, it makes a refreshing change the normal box type building.

its just the cladding looks cheap and it gives the impression that doesn't fit or that it was made for an other building and they just pulled it off of the other building and slapped it on infinity.

I think key to appreciate the cladding is to look at the tower from far ;) Because then combination of silverish solid and see-trough panels and glass equaly spaced makes an effect of uniform surface on which you can't distinguish panels from glass. Looks kinda like sculpture not a building and sometimes makes an awesome effect like on the picture below. It looks like the shiny reflectance smoothly becomes the shadow thanks to the twist. I really like that effect :cheers:

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^^it really does look fantastic from afar

tho to upset every one again that hole skyline is bad (sorry) but it seems theres little life there.
it does have the saw factor which looks ok

...If this was clad all round in glass, then it wouldn't look like every single window is a different size and shape.

All-glass or not, the windows would still be the same, of different shape and size. That is because of the shape of the tower and the need for the window lines to be vertical.


I think key to appreciate the cladding is to look at the tower from far ;) Because then combination of silverish solid and see-trough panels and glass equaly spaced makes an effect of uniform surface on which you can't distinguish panels from glass. Looks kinda like sculpture not a building and sometimes makes an awesome effect like on the picture below. It looks like the shiny reflectance smoothly becomes the shadow thanks to the twist. I really like that effect :cheers:

Exactly, and it looks like that even if you stand in front of the tower. Forget the zoomed in pics at the facade, none will have that view, except for the window cleaners.


^^it really does look fantastic from afar

tho to upset every one again that hole skyline is bad (sorry) but it seems theres little life there.
it does have the saw factor which looks ok

What do you mean by there's little life there? Do you expect to see people on that picture? Do you have any idea of the size of those towers?

awesome

What do you mean by there's little life there? Do you expect to see people on that picture? Do you have any idea of the size of those towers?ust


i meant just that the whole place looks life less its not very organic it does look real

in short it looks like (snow glode) if you will or a computer generated dust field

the area is quite busy and doesn't feel like it's fake at all. it is actually quite a pleasant experience to walk along the marina, even in the heat of the day.

I love how the tower turned out.

Of course, cause something to look real has to be effected and run down by the time passed

Exactly, and it looks like that even if you stand in front of the tower. Forget the zoomed in pics at the facade, none will have that view, except for the window cleaners.


I wasn't talking about zoomed in pictures.

^^ I know you weren't, but the others were. I just pointed out that none will be able to see the tower from that perspective (as the zoomed in pics)

There hasn't been much progress the last months...

I've been real busy lately, I compiled lot's of images from this thread into a complete construction timeline! As always, enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO9jFmWm3LA

^^ excellent job, thank u
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wO9jFmWm3LA

one of my fav supertall project :kiss:

I think key to appreciate the cladding is to look at the tower from far ;) Because then combination of silverish solid and see-trough panels and glass equaly spaced makes an effect of uniform surface on which you can't distinguish panels from glass. Looks kinda like sculpture not a building and sometimes makes an awesome effect like on the picture below. It looks like the shiny reflectance smoothly becomes the shadow thanks to the twist. I really like that effect :cheers:

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Time to fap :nuts:

^^ There are much better pictures around :tongue3:

stunning

Time to fap :nuts:

dat skyline is too sexy eh.. :lol:

The twisting shape reminds me of Absolute World in Mississauga, possibly the The Twisting Torso in Malmo.

The facade, while not classically beautiful is unique. No point making everything the same.

On Friday probably

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The twisting shape reminds me of Absolute World in Mississauga, possibly the The Twisting Torso in Malmo.

The facade, while not classically beautiful is unique. No point making everything the same.
I really liked the facade in the original renders, with the sort-of-random window widths. It looked really cool, even a little futuristic. The regular window widths detract from the look, I think; they seem rather boring in conjunction with the sleek twisting form.

I really like the shape (obviously) but the facade is really disappointing. As you said above me, the render windows/facade looked really cool.

Great photo though I have to say too much of the same architecture wise. Someone needs to shake it up a little.

^^ They're all residential towers with balconies. Less varieties are to be expected in such cases.

Yeah we know, balconies - the (http://archpresspk.com/images/february09/Tall%20building.jpg) greatest (http://www.snkindia.com/admin/upload/ProjImage/1557413427Untitled-9.jpg) evil (http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/CAI/Images/User/201001/DSCN1032.jpg) of (http://www.arabtecuae.com/Images/Projects/On%20Going/Infinity%20Tower/Infinity%20Tower001-C.jpg) architecture (http://cheekmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/image-from-greendiary-com.jpg) :lol:

^^ 'the' and 'architecturee' are just renders. Come back when they'll be completed. The ''greatest' is actually THE crappiest :puke: , so only the 'evil' has some merits.

Now you do realize that only a tiny minority has to be architectural wonders, so why don't you post how your average residential tower in Vancouver, Toronto, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Miami, Warsaw etc looks like? :laugh:

All examples I mentioned exist or are u/c except just one (which still is a complete design that can be build). And if you dislike world one then I'm actually glad that our tastes differs since this is one of the finest architecture in supertall section. I'm guessing you don't like it since it's too minimalistic, lacks tacky crown and cheap decorations, it's only strange that next thing you say is that not every building needs to be architectural wonder :nuts:

This is one amazing piece of architecture. I hope they will do something with the crown to make it look more integrated. This tower, along with the Almas, are the best buildings in the entire Marina JLT area.

All examples I mentioned exist or are u/c except just one (which still is a complete design that can be build). And if you dislike world one then I'm actually glad that our tastes differs since this is one of the finest architecture in supertall section. I'm guessing you don't like it since it's too minimalistic, lacks tacky crown and cheap decorations, it's only strange that next thing you say is that not every building needs to be architectural wonder :nuts:

As I said, come back when those in render form are completed ..... and of course DO not ignore the second part of the post, you know, the part about how typical residential towers looks :lol:

They are supertalls so how they are typical? ;) It's natural we expect quality designs there. And NO quality doesn't mean each of them have to be trying to stand out more than another (which btw they do with those crazy crowns). Infinity is great mostly not because it's twisted but because of classy facade it have.

^^ I thought (because so i heard here) that Infinity's facade sucks :laugh:

Well, It's actually the only facade in the tallest block that doesn't.

It's the only tower with the same cladding all the way to the the roof.

Well, It's actually the only facade in the tallest block that doesn't.

Make up your mind, which one is now, the design and crowns or the facades? :laugh:

everything is important altin ;)

^^ What residential towers have you seen with your own eyes (commie-block excluded)? Have you seen those in Dubai, Vancouver, Toronto, Miami, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, etc?

See them, compare them .... and then judge ;)

^^ What residential towers have you seen with your own eyes (commie-block excluded)? Have you seen those in Dubai, Vancouver, Toronto, Miami, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, etc?

See them, compare them .... and then judge ;)

Are you saying that only seasoned world travellers are allowed an opinion on this forum? :ohno:
Sounds like typical AltinD stupid arrogance to me.
The same stupid arrogance that insisted that copper was not a suitable cladding material for modern skyscrapers, and haughtily dismissed the very notion.
Until somebody pointed out that the world financial centre in Manhattan has three modern skyscrapers topped out in the stuff. :lol:

What Altin means is that u can see pictures from Hong Kong,Dubai and Toronto,Singapore on this forum.

and its enough to visit just about one of them really to get the perspective.

But back on topic do we have any fresh pics of this world class super tall?

Perspective of height you mean? I've seen towers of world class architecture (libeskind, helmut jahn, som) in the range of 200m on my own eyes and I can imagine any supertall is impressive solely because of it's height, but I believe those tallest towers, because of theirs height, should also represent quality design and finishing. We often can see all towers of the tallest block in single picture with the same light condition, weather, and taken from same angle so I think we are entitled to and it's really easy to distinguish that one tower (infinity) represents quality architecture while others are basically really tall commies with tacky crowns.

Are you saying that only seasoned world travellers are allowed an opinion on this forum? :ohno:
Sounds like typical AltinD stupid arrogance to me.
The same stupid arrogance that insisted that copper was not a suitable cladding material for modern skyscrapers, and haughtily dismissed the very notion.
Until somebody pointed out that the world financial centre in Manhattan has three modern skyscrapers topped out in the stuff. :lol:

You know nothing about skuscrapers so stay away ... lol, insisting on cooper when the thing was clearly aluminium (cooper is cost prohibitive to be used in construction, there's hardly enough to go by for the industry and products tha can't be made out of other materials .... but they don't teach this stuff in The Sun)


Perspective of height you mean? I've seen towers of world class architecture (libeskind, helmut jahn, som) in the range of 200m on my own eyes and I can imagine any supertall is impressive solely because of it's height, but I believe those tallest towers, because of theirs height, should also represent quality design and finishing. We often can see all towers of the tallest block in single picture with the same light condition, weather, and taken from same angle so I think we are entitled to and it's really easy to distinguish that one tower (infinity) represents quality architecture while others are basically really tall commies with tacky crowns.

Yes, Infinity is the best skyscraper on that bunch, followed by Ocean heights, and that was never in dispute or even under discussion.

The point here is thate these are residential towers with balconies, and you sooooo miserablhy are failing to gasp the conceptOnce again, go check residential towers from around the world and then come back and talk.

And for your info, there is nothing wrong with the cladding of the towers, it's standart cladding used in skyscrapers of such nature.

You know nothing about skuscrapers so stay away ... lol, insisting on cooper when the thing was clearly aluminium (cooper is cost prohibitive to be used in construction,

You know nothing about copper, it would be a start if you could learn how to spell it.
Misrepresenting peoples comments now are we? You know that I never once insisted that it WOULD be copper, what I insisted on was that copper is a suitable material for such a construction, (we were talking about the podium on the shanghai tower at the time). You insisted that it wasn't until you were educated and put straight by myself and others who know better. Seems that was a waste of time. :ohno:

there's hardly enough to go by for the industry and products tha can't be made out of other materials

There is no shortage of copper other than that caused by the high demand for it from countries like China forcing the price up, guess where the Shabnghai tower is being built, on that project money is no object to those guys.

but they don't teach this stuff in The Sun

I wouldn't know, I've never looked at that toilet paper since 1989. :ohno::ohno:

[QUOTE=INFERNAL ELF;98124033]What Altin means is that u can see pictures from Hong Kong,Dubai and Toronto,Singapore on this forum.

and its enough to visit just about one of them really to get the perspective.

QUOTE]

Perhaps you should read his post again.
Full of his usual arrogant dismissals of anyone who disagrees with his viewpoint. And when he says 'with your own eyes' he's not talking about pictures on a computer.

The point here is thate these are residential towers with balconies, and you sooooo miserablhy are failing to gasp the conceptOnce again, go check residential towers from around the world


Yes, they are residentials with balconies as is the infinity. Yet infinity have class the rest don't.

Misrepresenting peoples comments now are we? You know that I never once insisted that it WOULD be copper, what I insisted on was that copper is a suitable material for such a construction, (we were talking about the podium on the shanghai tower at the time). You insisted that it wasn't until you were educated and put straight by myself and others who know better. Seems that was a waste of time. :ohno:

There is no shortage of copper other than that caused by the high demand for it from countries like China forcing the price up, guess where the Shanghai tower is being built, on that project money is no object to those guys.



Copper is not a suitable building material now-days. Apart the cost factors, it offers neither the aesthetics, nor the strength and easiness to work on as aluminum or composites. Can you check when those NYC towers were actually build?

PS: Copper can also be poisonous

PS2: China is the main consumer because they are building all the shit that your country and the others like it, stopped producing for a reason or another. :tongue3:

Yes, they are residentials with balconies as is the infinity. Yet infinity have class the rest don't.

Once again, forget Infinity, concentrate on the residential towers (with balconies) around the World. From Vancouver, to Miami, Toronto, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai end etc. ( a simple look at today's banner would help too)

QUOTE=INFERNAL ELF;98124033 What Altin means is that u can see pictures from Hong Kong,Dubai and Toronto,Singapore on this forum.

and its enough to visit just about one of them really to get the perspective.

QUOTE]

Perhaps you should read his post again.
Full of his usual arrogant dismissals of anyone who disagrees with his viewpoint. And when he says 'with your own eyes' he's not talking about pictures on a computer.

Yes, nothing beats the 'with own eyes'. It offer an perspective you can't get from the picture .... but you can't understand that unless you experience first hand


PS: Learn to quote properly, you're making a mess all over the place :tongue3:

Once again, forget Infinity, concentrate on the residential towers (with balconies) around the World. From Vancouver, to Miami, Toronto, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai end etc. ( a simple look at today's banner would help too)

And how tall are they? 150m? 200m? Are they advertised as top luxury in the market?

^^ Neither are those of Dubai :lol:

So how is that infinity is so much better than anything else in the tallest block? Are those apartments much more expensive than the rest? It's not even the tallest tower in the block you know. And if those towers are just cheap space for middle class (which I doubt) why is it that each of them have to be topped with those tacky crowns giving me an impression of an lipstick on a pig. This is why I think hong kong commies are even sort of better because they are what they are, and don't pretend being anything else in a cheap way.

You're trying to prove that it isn't possible to do anything better in the tallest block which infinity clearly shows it is.

^^ Crowns are not just useless decorations :doh:


... and yes, in general Infinity is more expensive then those other towers

So how is that infinity is so much better than anything else in the tallest block? Are those apartments much more expensive than the rest? ...

the developer stated that the cost of construction is +25% due to the twist alone. it's one of the most expensive towers, yet, the developer is making the least profit margin out of it (if any, I'm actually afraid they are losing quite a lot of money in this project).

I'm still thinking: in the surorunding towers you get "Infinity view", which is the best part of the project, but don't need to deal with all the downsides. :)

^^ Crowns are not just useless decorations :doh:


... and yes, in general Infinity is more expensive then those other towers


^^ Oh you know what, never mind Kan.. sorry Altin. It's only my opinion that they represent mediocre architecture. After all the most important thing is what you feel. If you think tallest block doesn't deserve anything better then good for you I guess. I still believe with the same cost and materials and boxy footprint they could do much better than what they did, but hey I haven't even finished my trip around the world yet so I shouldn't even comment here right :lol:

.... downsides such as werd apartment layouts, much higher maintanance costs etc

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Theyremoved some of the scaffolding at the top:

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^^ Oh you know what, never mind Kan.. sorry Altin. It's only my opinion that they represent mediocre architecture. After all the most important thing is what you feel. If you think tallest block doesn't deserve anything better then good for you I guess. I still believe with the same cost and materials and boxy footprint they could do much better than what they did, but hey I haven't even finished my trip around the world yet so I shouldn't even comment here right :lol:

Your "believes" are wrong .... and yes, I would have preferred something better then some of them, but then again, I'm a realistic, I don't ask or pretend things just for the sake of it. Plus I also try to understand reasons behind things, instead of just jumping and screaming like a kid in a toy-store

Copper is not a suitable building material now-days. Apart the cost factors, it offers neither the aesthetics, nor the strength and easiness to work on as aluminum or composites.

:lol::lol: Copper (glad you finally learned to spell it) is one of the most malleable and easy to work metals in existence. With high durability and resistance to corrosion. :nuts:

You don't like the way I quote....tough. :ohno: