not bad, 5 floors since november 22nd!!

Can we please get one thing straight?

This tower does not, and did not, look remotely like Big Ben.

The clock tower in London that you're all thinking of is called, er, the Clock Tower. Not Big Ben.


Big Ben is the name of the 13 ton bell that hangs inside.

^^ That's a nice neck-and-neck race between the tower newcomers :bowtie:. The core of Al Yaqoub is at 24th floor, I think, and Al Rostamani Maze still about two floors ahead. And poor Capricorn Tower, Dubai's 7th tallest in 2003, will soon be outshined on both sides... :cry:

Great ! I like this tower ! Is it at floor 25th???

there are no numbers on the concrete but as far as i see it is between floor 24 and 25

Can we please get one thing straight?

This tower does not, and did not, look remotely like Big Ben.

The clock tower in London that you're all thinking of is called, er, the Clock Tower. Not Big Ben.


Big Ben is the name of the 13 ton bell that hangs inside.

it looks like big ben tho! nobody cares if its the bell or not. big ben is big ben. the dome isnt called the dome anymore, its called the o2. but people still call it the dome, who cares ?

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the tower will not look like big ben, because they've redesigned it!

LOL at the picture on post 253. I don't know which of the 2 things shown in that pic can be better considered as symbolizing the UK. :D

any sign of a new render?

I have a little question:
Why does the building have concrete only in one corner? (see #246)
I think it`s quite wierd... BUT - maybe that is the reason of the old delay or was it there from the beginning?

any sign of a new render?

unfortunately not. we're waiting since a quite long time for it :(

Has already been said that this tower sucks?

Al Yacoub? how can you say it sucks, have you seen the new design yet?? ;)

LOL at the picture on post 253. I don't know which of the 2 things shown in that pic can be better considered as symbolizing the UK. :D

hahahahaha, damn its ashame they redesigned it, It was cool seeing a supertall big ben, big ben is only like 100m :(

Any news? :/

LOL at the picture on post 253. I don't know which of the 2 things shown in that pic can be better considered as symbolizing the UK. :D
:D so true. At least for London...

Trivia: When searching for Al Yacoub on google the top hits are all "Most wanted terrorists" lists :lol:

fugly

LOL at the picture on post 253. I don't know which of the 2 things shown in that pic can be better considered as symbolizing the UK. :D

:lol: so true, sad but true

We defenetly need an update.

How many floors high??? :hm:

the new design is taking its time..

25/January/2008

MARRIOTT HOTEL @ AL YAQUOB TOWER


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well progress :), i think facade will come soon

23/February/2008

MARRIOTT HOTEL @ AL YAQUOB TOWER and Al Rostamani Maze Tower

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good progress :)

The concrete-covered windows on the right side look strange...

thats great progress and whats that building to the right it looks great

that's Al Rostamani Maze Tower on the right

thx ZZ-II the Al Rostamani maze tower is another one that always catches my eye looking through skylines its simple yet elegant ;)

That building u/c on the right is Rostamani Maze, but I think he meant the completed one on the right, that would be the Capricorn Tower.

07/March/2008

MARRIOTT HOTEL @ AL YAQUOB TOWER

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Pictures by stewe 1980

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New design still unreleased? I hope it wont have clock tower...

2 more pictures. april 16th.

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core at floor ~30th now

long way to go but this will look so awsome in that area :)

Pictures by stewe 1980

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Where was this image taken from? I do not think it is a park; is it Sheikh Mohammed's palace?

It almost looks like Central Park in New York.

I'm glad to see this tower going up but I hope it doesn't turn out looking like Big Ben....and yes, I know this has been said before. No one wants it to look like Big Ben but I'll have to wait and see the finished project.

great photos. the Tower to the right is 244m. so this one will be nearly 100m higher? fark
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off topic the Capricorn tower looks just out of this world.. Too bad it s not a Skyscraper !

i hope that the new design of this tower will meet the stnadards of the toweers in the area a Big ben tower is just unacceptable

for god sake this is DUBAI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bash:

off topic the Capricorn tower looks just out of this world.. Too bad it s not a Skyscraper !

i hope that the new design of this tower will meet the stnadards of the toweers in the area a Big ben tower is just unacceptable

for god sake this is DUBAI !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bash:

How is it not a skyscraper? :S

I do agree that it looks really good, especially together with The Tower, and i hope Al Yaquob will always have a bright, white facade.

Where was this image taken from? I do not think it is a park; is it Sheikh Mohammed's palace?

It almost looks like Central Park in New York.

I had taken the pictures from the park and from the roundabout next to the Emirates Towers. Look picture for the location.

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Thank you, Stewie1980. Do you have any images of the gardens around the Emirates Towers? If so, can you send me a link to them in a Private Message.

The concrete-covered windows on the right side look strange...

That seams to be the safe gateway stairwell.

Slow progress here!!! :(

^^ There are no materials, no steel rebars, no cement, nothing.

Everything is in short supply, including the working force and technician specialists. :ohno:

Short supply of everything!...............I guess its time to go to sleep! :fiddle::goodbye::fiddle:

Is it my imagination, or has there been a setback?

^^yes there is a setback at the 25th floor

don't see a setback ^^

don't see a setback ^^

Clean your glasses and look again.

I can't see the pic (flickr ... duh) but if I'll not forget maybe I'll take a look tomorrow from SZR.

Clean your glasses and look again.

i've no glasses........anyway, with much zoom it indeed seems so, but i'll wait until the formwork etc is above floor 25

don't see a setback ^^


the picture is not 100% suitable but the setback is at ~23th floor. i agree you ZZ-II we shall wait a bit more and see. ;)

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Wow... a Big Ben in Dubai.

that's the old design ^^

that's the old design ^^

We don't know how much they changed it. Maybe they just removed the clock but are keeping the shape. The fact that the setback has appeared as the render predicts makes me think this might be the case.

Edit: Rehosted the image in question at imageshack so Altin can see :cheers:

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the removing of the clock alone would make it 100 times better, and it would no longer be an ugly copy of Big Ben :)

^^ They definitely seams to be el-cheepo developers. They are developing another 30F tower and after finishing the structure, nothing is happening there and slowly it is becoming 1 year since then.

the removing of the clock alone would make it 100 times better, and it would no longer be an ugly copy of Big Ben :)

Even with the clock it doesn't really look anything at all like Big Ben. But any building anywhere that has a clock will make everyone scream "OMG it's Big Ben"!@!!!1!11

Even with the clock it doesn't really look anything at all like Big Ben. But any building anywhere that has a clock will make everyone scream "OMG it's Big Ben"!@!!!1!11

for sure it is not a 100% copy of Big Ben :lol:, but it still has some similarities....and i'm not one of the guys who say "big ben" to every building with a clock ^^

Confirmed the setback above the 25th floor, saw it today.

SZR is the 300+ road in the world!!!:)
lets count the U/C buildings:

1- Emirates tower 1
2- Emirates tower 2
3- HHH tower
4- Rose tower
5- Yaqob Tower
6- Ahmed Attar
7- Khaled Attar
8- Emirates Park Tower 1
9- Emirates Park Tower 2
10-Tara Tower 1
11-Tara tower 2
12- The index ( off SZR)
13- Almasah ( off SZR)
14- Burj Dubai ( off SZR)

some whole contients cant reach this number ( including North America)!!!! :bash: :lol:
just kidding

8/May/2008

HHHR Tower, Khalid Al Attar Tower and SZR

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Nice progress. Now its ~10 floors above the first setback!

SZR is the 300+ road in the world!!!:)
lets count the U/C buildings:

1- Emirates tower 1
2- Emirates tower 2
3- HHH tower
4- Rose tower
5- Yaqob Tower
6- Ahmed Attar
7- Khaled Attar
8- Emirates Park Tower 1
9- Emirates Park Tower 2
10-Tara Tower 1
11-Tara tower 2
12- The index ( off SZR)
13- Almasah ( off SZR)
14- Burj Dubai ( off SZR)

some whole contients cant reach this number ( including North America)!!!! :bash: :lol:
just kidding

Is already completed in 2007?! :sleepy: Nice pic Imre :)

^^ As compared to Emirates Towers that will be completed in Spring 2000.

2000? ;)

^^ Yes, 2000 ;)

Totally true, my bad!!
Emirates 2000
Rose 2007

but you got my point!

Oh.. you meant were completed. will be is future ;)

8/May/2008

HHHR Tower, Khalid Al Attar Tower and SZR

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What is being constructed on the right side of this picture? It would be amazing if it was supertall of BD tallness :)

World Trade Centre District

^^ ... Phase 1.

However a 100+ floors iconic supertall is planned for Phase 3, on the SZR facing empty plot on top of the site, now used as parking lot.

06/06/08
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Thanks for the new pics! Progress is highly visable: the core is at about 40th floor (the setback seems to be placed above 27th floor, higher than expected) and cladding is about to start, also the window frames can be seen now.

This dark grey coating reminds me of the undercoat sealant that is put on the nearby Khalid Al-Attar Tower, too. Although this would create a remarkable contrast to the bluish or greenish neighbours, some lighter glass or stone cladding will put over this first layer, I bet.

i know how tall the Tower is (244m) but how tall is green bldg other side of Al Yaquob tower/ i was trying to assess height.
cheers

The Capricorn Tower is 185 m (605 ft) tall.

Any news / gossip on the design?

Thanks for the new pics! Progress is highly visable: the core is at about 40th floor (the setback seems to be placed above 27th floor, higher than expected) and cladding is about to start, also the window frames can be seen now.

This dark grey coating reminds me of the undercoat sealant that is put on the nearby Khalid Al-Attar Tower, too. Although this would create a remarkable contrast to the bluish or greenish neighbours, some lighter glass or stone cladding will put over this first layer, I bet.

The cladding has started on the side facing UP's The tower. It is stone cladding so I am affraid not much change in facade design (apart of the clock)

thanks loverofdubai. i reckon current height is lev40 /160m.
its needs to double in height to finish!

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Thanks Malec - I was so waiting for it. You made my day!!!

should be renamed Mariott tower as its a new Mariott Hotel lower floors and mariott serviced appartments on the upper floors

Should be 175 meters high now !!

Should be 175 meters high now !!

What's the pile in the foreground in Malec's last pic for? An additional Metro line?

What's the pile in the foreground in Malec's last pic for? An additional Metro line?

It is probably for the future pedestrian bridge over Sheikh Zayed Road that will connect to the Metro station.

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CAN SOMEONE CONTACT ME....THANKS sovimex@yahoo.com

It's barely half way up and it already looks so sleender...I guess the final result will look just like those "pencil-scrapers" in HK!

So I'm thinking the re-design is just the old design without the clock. Why have they not released a new render?

July 18th, Imre.

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Are they trying to be as cool as the Burj Dubai team by not issuing a final render?

Maybe... or they prefer to keep different options as long as possible. In any case, Al Yaquob has made good progress until July, the 18th: 4 new floors in 20 days. The core looks about 190 meters here, finally taller than its neighbour Capricorn Tower :cheers:. Btw on this back side, there still seems to be less cladding fixed than towards Sheikh Zayed Road.

So tall already and no render yet.

Totally ~50 floors completed. There are ~25 floors above the setback now. Not much way left to be completed.

Today from Face81

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180m-190m now :)

BTW the glass facade is black and the stone tiles are cream. Their positioning suggest that the design plans have not changed, at least not at the bottom part.

as long as they removed the clock from the plan i've no problem with that :D.

btw..black glass? don't you mean dark brown or what it looked like in the renders?

^^ No, black as in ... black :D

Great !! Thx Face !!! :eek: :master:

Wow great view of SZR.

BTW the glass facade is black and the stone tiles are cream. Their positioning suggest that the design plans have not changed, at least not at the bottom part.

Isnt that just the undercoat?

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Isnt that just the undercoat?

Altin isn't dumb :) Yes the waterproofing undercoat is black, but they are also now putting black glass up.

Yup, black glass on the side facing The Tower going up some 15 floors and few on the front side, both in the windows and as facade panels. I haven't noticed any glass panel on the Capricorn side though.

Apart from the hotel in north korea this building and the al attar tower have to be the worst supertalls in the world getting built now.

Malec,

Why do you think this supertall is the worst? I just read that there is still no render. Is it the clock?

07.08.2008

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August 9th, 2008

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If that's not (black) glass then I don't know what it is ... :tongue2:
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The recently emptied project board
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hey hollie, where is the new design?? :) :) :)

hopefully they keep it a really simple and modern box design. dubai needs more skyscrapers like that.

07.08.2008

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I know this is off topic, but does Dubai have an offset code and if it does what are the podium offsets? If someone wanted, could they build wall 2 wall?

Amazing!

I know this is off topic, but does Dubai have an offset code and if it does what are the podium offsets? If someone wanted, could they build wall 2 wall?

I cannot answer your question since I do not know.

But I will give you my thoughts and observations:
The buildings constructed in the newer areas of Dubai (Sheikh Zayed Road and Dubai Marina) are not built wall to wall. If they are, it is only for the car parks / parking garages. I have seen this occur move often in Dubai Marina than along Sheikh Zayed Road.

In the older areas of Dubai (in Deira and Bur Dubai) the buildings are side by side (they are really close together if not touching).

I think it all comes down to the specific area of the city and the architect/developer. Most buildings built in the newer areas want to stand out. Also, they are usually covered in all glass (with residential buildings having a lot of balconies). To achieve these goals (standing out and having glass on all sides (or balconies)), it means that a building must stand independent of other buildings.

Observations of people familiar with or from Dubai can probably give you a more detailed and correct response.

29/Aug/2008

Al Yaquob vs. Maze Tower

ACC is faster than the Al Rostamani Pegel

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:okay:

C/U 05/09/08

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Do you think the T/O will delay until late 2009 for this one?
Its still not 2/3 of the building done!!:sleepy:

No T/O this year I'm affraid

ah, Big Ben The Sequel going up nicely :)

black and white, fits great :), hopefully the top is not disappointing

black and white, fits great :), hopefully the top is not disappointing

It is not B&W. Those are insulation tiles, the real sandy color stone-like cladding panels will be put over them.

:okay: Wow !!! :omg:

22/09/08
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19.10.2008

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The first impression I got of this at first glance was; a gaudy version of the Big Ben without the clock dials.

Looks like 235 meters ! :eek:

Wowowow !!!

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Colour looks great btw :omg:

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Today

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^^Al Yacoub must have reached about 240m: the top of "poor" Burj is almost totally hidden now, viewed from SW :pet:

Dubai can do much better!!!!!!!!!!

I also think the color of the facade looks OK so far.

Great project...Like everything in Dubai...:nuts:

From Nader on Picasa

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Interesting skylines, thats why i mostly lives in Dubai, about 4 months a year.

Judging by the height of its neighbor, The Tower, looks like Al Yaqoub is about is ~235 meters. A lot of progress since the last major photo updates.

I hope we can get more helicopter tour shots. :)

Maybe when Imre is back in 2 weeks !

19.11.2008
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I love Dubai but they better do something about the ridiculous design of the top of this tower. I just can't fathom how ridiculous that Big Ben top looks, totally out of place in this futuristic skyline.

^^
I dont think it will look very out of place, although I agree its a very new thing in all Dubai towers!
Lets wait and see how it will turns out. Maybe it will turn to a land mark!

26.11.2008

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ugly box.

^^Be patient until it's completed. :)

yes, we have to see it when it's finished, but I can tell, this being Dubai, that it will be cheesy and ugly

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nice boxes.

I love Dubai. They do Vegas so much better than vegas does! I wish we had some supertalls in Vegas....

do it exists a new render of the tower?

You definitely should!!

05/December/2008

Al Yaqoub and Al Rostamani Maze Towers

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looks like big ben in Westminster

And that is precisely why it made me smile the moment I saw it.

I think its just about 250 meter hieght.
Its growing quitley among the other super talls on SZR.
It will certainly look distinguished and eye catching.
Another 80 meters to go!!:cheers:

^^ It's not even 240 meters tall. Hint: UP Tower just next is 243 meters.

09/January/2009

Marriot Hotel (Al Yaquob Tower)

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Wow, that black glass looks spectacular...

15/January/2009

Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

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21/January/2009

Sheikh Zayed Road

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30/January/2009

Marriot Hotel (Al Yaquob Tower)

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So the top of this tower will be similar to this one? :cheers:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v496/Fatmonkey/London/Big_Ben_Feb_2006.jpg

I've forgotten how beautiful Big Ben was.
I doubt the Marriot Hotel will have so much detail at the top.

^^ why do you say that??
the more detail the better. you dont think that dubai will skimp out on a little detailing do you?

It will be an insanely cheap version. Although who knows, they might not even put the clock on top.

i dont think were asking for an exact replica, but some detailing would be nice. just a sloping roof to the top is kinda bland especially when your talking about Dubai. people expect the architects and builders to go all out. i wonder will there be an actual bell at the top?

^^ Why should be any bell on top?

if you put a clock why not a bell?

^^ You do know what a bell symbolizes, don't you.

what kind of hotel , skyscraper is the one who has a bell on it`s top floors ?
sorry , but modern architecture from dubai can't assume the ideas from old cultures , even if they look incredible.
or ......only if it looks like empire state building from NY or the skyscrapers built in the 1920 or 1930 ,where are visible those kinds of details

personally , i can;t imagine Big Ben ,and it's details built from glass and steel

and why copy an existing ideea? aren;t they smart enough to present a realistic , viable and pleasant solution ??
:)

yeah i read the whole thread and its discussion that its copying big ben. as i see it, if your gonna use a landmark for inspiration might as well go all out. dont copy it as an exact replica, but use the key elements. the bell is one of them.

wow, Big Ben is beautiful.. i haven't seen such a detailed pic of Big Ben

20/February/2009

Marriott Hotel (Al Yaquob Tower)

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/5283/imresolt059ip2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/520/imresolt060br6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/259/imresolt064iv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Compare january 9th

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1796/imresolt169qf6.jpg


and February 20th

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/520/imresolt060br6.jpg


Some progress on the cladding but barely anything on the height

^^ Yup, one floor on the core since November or something. But it seams that most of the work on that core level was done recently so probably they're speeding up somehow.

Good building.

Just to remind you of a few points to be considered while discussing the design of this tower:

1. The developer asked and it was granted permission by the British Authorities (can't remember if the Parliament or the Government) to use the Bin Ben-esque design.

2. Dubai Authorities do NOT like the idea of the clock on top of the building and until something has changed, they didn't granted permission to the developer to put it on top.

3. There used to be a cheap mock-up of the tower on the project board but it was removed and there is no render anywhere to be seen anymore. This and the fact that cladding tiles (covered in protection foil currently) seams to be of a different colour then the initial renderings, might suggest that the tower exterior's, including the top part, have been indeed redesigned.

So let's wait and see.

That veto by the authorities against the clock up there is remarkeble (whereas the bigger one on Abraj-Al Bait in Mecca is approved) - hopefully the decision process and further changes are the reasons for the growth halt at 250m.

And hopefully it doesn't mean any surrender in height and significance due to the finance crises.

Oh man, what did they do? I like the Tower as well as the Capricorntower, and now they put some crap like this between those nice towers. The clock will make this monstrosity complete.

... The clock will make this monstrosity complete.
But as Altin just has mentionned: the clock-design has no permission and the project board doesn't show a render anymore. So my guess is, that there won't be a clock up there :)

renders look like the tower part of big ben

...This and the fact that cladding tiles (covered in protection foil currently) seams to be of a different colour then the initial renderings, might suggest that the tower exterior's, including the top part, have been indeed redesigned.

So let's wait and see.

THANK GOD!! :banana:

THANK GOD!! :banana:

D**n, I got exposed ... :runaway:

the clock was ghastly, just ghastly so thank goodness someone somewhere came to their senses about it (or at least you hope so).

^^ Nobody "came to their senses". The authorities never gave permission for the clock.

^^

So this was just a tease?

http://i2.tinypic.com/23kw6ec.jpg

this was the old render but the Dubai Municipality didnt approve.

any updates or is it still on hold?

^^ It's not on hold, very slow but there is progress. The core jumped one level a few weeks ago and it seams ready to jump up again soon.

^^

And what's the current height? Nice tower btw if it will be build like the original render

^^ Around 250 meters

I like clocks.

Too bad about the clock.
It looked a lot better than the digital clock
on the federation tower in Moscow.

^^ ok thats wasnt good news about the clock!!!
So where is the new render?
Is there any changes in the height?!
And why the muncipality refused to let the clock be? it was really gonna be another trade mark for the city! :ohno:
Im really sad now........

Saeed - Let's hope that the end of days brings even taller towers...

:dunno:^^ very kind words and good way to think about it!
I just cant get over it!

http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/520/imresolt060br6.jpg



Are the dark, almost black panels actually the tower's cladding. Black? Really!?

This will turn exterior of the tower into a 1,083ft heat sink in a place that becomes 40C during the summer. It's not just unattractive, it is very impractical.

^^I would think it would be some kind of 'undercoat' of paint, or something to make the cladding attach to the concrete more easily.

Damn... the clock would have looked nice and like saeed said, I think it would have been another landmark for Dubai

I wonder what the top gonna look like now.... hope they find a fitting replacement

The news that the Dubai Municipality scuppered the "Big Ben" clock face appears on the first page of this thread in a post made on 5 August 2006.
Why this sudden outbreak of surprise over an old story, more than two and a half years after it was first announced?

^^I would think it would be some kind of 'undercoat' .

Yes, that's it. Waterproofing undercoat. :cheers:

so whats the reason the municipality used to reject the clock on the top?!!
I really would like to know that!!

^^
Have a look at post 4 on page 1 and post 30 on page 2 of this thread.
The Municipality didn't like the original design and it was changed.

http://i2.tinypic.com/23kw6ec.jpg

This was build over a metal sceleton/scafolding and i just remembered that a few years back 2 - 3 drunken Brits climbed to the top of it. :lol:

Looks like a gigantic version of Big Ben.

Looks like a gigantic version of Big Ben.

Wow...you're the first person to ever have said that....:shifty:

woww!!!!!

so whats the reason the municipality used to reject the clock on the top?!!
I really would like to know that!!

Because it was the ugliest tower ever designed, perhaps?

04/April/2009

Al Yaquob Tower

http://i43.tinypic.com/6ftavs.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/ibm490.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2vb0l1c.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2yngyf5.jpg

Good to see new pics of Al Yaquob Tower... and with some improvement: 2 more core levels, 1 more slab level, I think. That's not much in about 3 months.
But now one can see that the rows of windows have got intercepted below the formwork, so probably they're working on the next tier now. And soon we'll know if people will need watches in the future or not, when they're looking for the time on SZR ;)

I think it's just passed the Chelsea Tower in height.

^^ Chelsea is 250 meters only, so that happened a month ago or smth. BTW, since the last update, the central core has jumped up 1 more level.

10/April/2009

AL YAQUOB TOWER

http://i39.tinypic.com/307xpfn.jpg

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

http://i41.tinypic.com/2qxrz2t.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/25qai39.jpg

Appears to have overtaken Big Ben next door.

Another 300 m tower in Dubaii. Getting somewhat boring

ugliest project in dubai imo.

I still believe the clock will be there on the top, otherwise they wont keep the render board there with no change all these months!!
If thats the case, then its not really a boring projects, its actually a new attractive landmark!! :cheers:

^^ You're so 2007 ... What render on the noard? :lol:

I think it's just a brilliant idea to have a clock. If you don't know the time, you can take the elevator downstairs, walk out of the building and look up...

^^ Or look out of your window at the reflection of the top on the glass facade of the tower opposite, on the other side of the road.

^^ You're so 2007 ... What render on the noard? :lol:

site board! its still showing the clock!!
I mean if they really modified that at least they should put what ever new!!
This is a big super tall project and its really unsual to make changes and not show it on site board info!!
I think the clock still there, unless u have something confirmed otherwise!

^^ Where do you see the site board with render of the tower?

This one
http://i2.tinypic.com/23kw6ec.jpg

^^ But again: that photo is from 04.08.2006, with construction still at underground level. The model of the clocktower was removed later from the signboard, as you can see at the bottom of this pic from June 2008, brought by malec at post #332:
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7794/2617716842a096af854aolr1.th.jpg (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7794/2617716842a096af854aolr1.jpg).
Saeed, have you recently seen the model next to the board again? If not, changes of the top section are most likely and everything is possible IMO.

omg this project is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

^^ But again: that photo is from 04.08.2006, with construction still at underground level. The model of the clocktower was removed later from the signboard, as you can see at the bottom of this pic from June 2008, brought by malec at post #332:
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7794/2617716842a096af854aolr1.th.jpg (http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/7794/2617716842a096af854aolr1.jpg).
Saeed, have you recently seen the model next to the board again? If not, changes of the top section are most likely and everything is possible IMO.

Even the rest of the board was removed last year and those tags have been placed on the tower itself.

:cry::wallbash:
then u know what, really this is getting boring!!! another normal super tall on SZR! :no:

Surely no need for a clock. People will know the time.

^^ sure its easy for you to say,
cause u can afford your own watch!! :lol:

^^ Or look out of your window at the reflection of the top on the glass facade of the tower opposite, on the other side of the road.

Silly that I didn't think of that. I would have taken the elevator.

^^ sure its easy for you to say,
cause u can afford your own watch!! :lol:

Yes I have three superlative chronometers!

^^ and u have the Big Ben too!
:lol:

Surely no need for a clock. People will know the time.

you'll be surprised at the stupidity of some people

^^ come on man, its definitly not the need of a clock, its the coolness of having a giant clock on SZR!
do u think british people need the Big Ben to know the time!!
I hope not !! :lol:

26/April/2009


http://i43.tinypic.com/mrfckg.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2uqkg1z.jpg

^^You can see the reflection of HHHR tower on Emirates Tower! :)

26/April/2009


http://i43.tinypic.com/mrfckg.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2uqkg1z.jpg

I love that pair ... Love them. :cheers:

is it still looking like this>
http://tinypic.com/jztonk.jpg

You mean like Big Ben in London? Thats awful.

is it still looking like this?

This my same question that no one seem want to answer!:)
If there is a new design can any one show it to us please?!!

lol... that it´s a big ben´s copy!!!!!!!!!!!!wich hight will it has?

lol... that it´s a big ben´s copy!!!!!!!!!!!!wich hight will it has?

1. Yes it is, and the UK Parlament gave the formal permission to use it.

2. In contrary the Dubai Municipality did NOT gave the permission to use it ... the clock that is.

We could see what's really going on when the tower will be completed.

THANX GUYS

^^ Do u mean it will have the exact design but with out the clock?

^^ I don't know what will be the final design, all I know that first the municipality rejected the clock on the tower. What has happened since then no one in here knows.

30/April/2009

taken from the roof of the Four Points by sheraton

http://i41.tinypic.com/ivye5t.jpg

08/May/2009

Al Yaquob Tower

http://i44.tinypic.com/28kjyft.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/21q8so.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/a2rcw4.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/j8p82u.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/30tjm34.jpg

What an eyesore :ohno:

Wow! It's creeping upward to T/O.

Only about 3-5 floors left to the potential clock. This is really exciting. :)

The answer soon will be revealed; Is there a clock on this tower or no!!
probably end of next month!........I cant wait :)

29/May/2009

Al Yaquob Tower

http://i39.tinypic.com/15gv56w.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/2yuj4hy.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/15s4v8l.jpg

Some better progress with the cladding now.