thats the first time i have seen the previous design for the burj, the one being built is the best!

what? thats it? thats like the height of the Cn tower...

why isnt it higher
the MAIN observation deck of CN Tower is 340m and revolve restaurant-350m.
The tiny space deck is 447m.
The lev124 observaton deck planned for Burj Dubai is huge. it is indoor and outdoor terrace.at 442m. not sure if you would see more of dubai if you had ob deck at 500m or even 600m? maybe more dust? better off closer to ground with a large floor plate for public use.

Sydney Airport is still open to emergencies and aircraft either not required to conform to the noise abatement rules or willing to pay the subsequent fines :lol: so I'd say it would still be necessary for aircraft warning lights to be installed in locations where they are required :cool:

I think Sydney is generally an exception world-wide though, most airports are available 24/7.

Another exception being Sao Paulo-Congonhas (CGH/SBSP), closed from 11h30-6h. But that is operating now more as a domestic flights-only airport.

This is section 20B is very complexity construction.

07/Aug/2008

Burj Dubai

small fire there..

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1584/imresolt009xq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/8049/imresolt012ra9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3516/imresolt028zq0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9696/imresolt030pk8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6885/imresolt071pn8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1156/imresolt092ca7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/311/imresolt100qi8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6287/imresolt109nf2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2032/imresolt184ub0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7571/imresolt203en6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2010/imresolt229uv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/158/imresolt249as9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

295 new pics of Burj Dubai and Burj Dubai Downtown area here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imresolt/sets/72157606606458327/

if not enough , 299 pics of Business Bay:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imresolt/sets/72157606602179584/

and 51 photos of SZR and DIFC:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imresolt/sets/72157606605827845/

Massive Update Imre. Thanks. :D

It looks like the top floor only fit for a room.:)

thx Imre, wonderful update!!

btw...was that the first fire on the BD Itself?

It looks like the top floor only fit for a room.:)

First of all, the area up there will not be habitable, and second for a better perspective check the pic below where a worker around 1.7 meters tall is also shown: http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9696/imresolt030pk8.jpg

Imre always doiing a good job! :)


Very nice pics! Good progress...the definite shape is coming. The top will be amazing, like a sharp knife cutting the clouds! :cheers:

are there any new photos from the inside ?

Nice update once again!

Hi everyone ! :) As you can see, I'm new on this fantastic forum.

I'm visiting skyscrapercity for 2 years, and I finally decide to register.

I would say about Burj Dubaï that it is a fantastic skyscraper, and I'm following it construction for 2 years also. Fantastic updates as always Imre !

Note : I'm very sorry for my bad english, i'm a young french guy and I'm still learning it. :)

Amazing update :) Burj Dubai gets more and more better :cheers:
The structure is almost to finish... when they expect to completely finish the tower?

Anyone has pics from inside? I want to see them too ;)

Amazing update :) Burj Dubai gets more and more better :cheers:
The structure is almost to finish... when they expect to completely finish the tower?

Anyone has pics from inside? I want to see them too ;)

Top out in december of this year, and the tower itself in 2009

Anyone has pics from inside? I want to see them too ;)

Try from this site, march 2008 update from Imre. :cheers:

^^ I forgot the link, sorry :ohno: :|
Here is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imresolt/sets/72157604314846373/

Hi everyone ! :) As you can see, I'm new on this fantastic forum.

I'm visiting skyscrapercity for 2 years, and I finally decide to register.

I would say about Burj Dubaï that it is a fantastic skyscraper, and I'm following it construction for 2 years also. Fantastic updates as always Imre !

Note : I'm very sorry for my bad english, i'm a young french guy and I'm still learning it. :)

Bienvenue, Deepfield!

Watch this Codename Asero, I see Burj Dubai. Look at that video in the link below from 10:00 to 10:40
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1535103358mkkYgS

wow, great update imre!!
The Pinnacle is really starting to take shape now :D

Hi all.

Great update Imre.

Another big day for BD pics - 330 for the collection.

Just over 19,500 pics of this mighty structure. :)

Does anyone know where Bikes is ? Is he gone on holidays ? I made a new ver. ( 4 ) of my plan - just minor changes - included the spire sections of tiers 18 to 23. Also some minor wording changes and a few more prints. It grew from 11 to 12 pages. When bikes is back ( ? ), checks his email, and updates his site I will let you guys know ( if anyone is interested ... )

:cheers:

07/Aug/2008

Burj Dubai

small fire there..

I noticed that dark area when OTR posted pictures on August 3rd (post #8855) and wondered at the time if it was smoke damage or just a reflection/shadow. So the fire must have happened on or before that date. Will be interesting to see if that cladding gets replaced. Hopefully a good window cleaning is all that is needed.

magnificent!!!!!!:banana:

long time no post (my posts have not had any constructive purpose anyway)but i'we been here everyday anyway (like most of us?)

but i would like to thank everyone to keep this site up and going, and OTR that has come in strong in imre's absence (spelling???) even though imre is still going strong

one question
does anyone have the thread for the building in these pics with the "bubble" windows??????
have seen it before but cant relocate the thread, holy damn
interesting building, not sure though if it is cool


and, to stay on topic, I am feeling a bit fuzzy in my mind to start witnessing the spire construction, seems like ever when this topic was first brought up, years ago, and the spire seemed to be in the distant future. loving tha speed of construction, and that this fire thing has been brought under control without major damage.


:cheers:
altin,cul,imre,otr,fury, and the rest of the bradybunch = THANX, you make my days so more bearable

This is SUPER HUGE building ever seen! Bloody awesome highrise structure. Dubai is so lucky to get that giant footprint on planet lol!

This is the link Spandex
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=397296

^^ also the stadium in Beijing next to the bird's nest (which is probaly not a building)

back to the topic...

This is the link Spandex
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=397296

Cool building isn't it! I featured it on my website a couple of days ago. :banana:

Does anyone know where Bikes is ? Is he gone on holidays ? I made a new ver. ( 4 ) of my plan - just minor changes - included the spire sections of tiers 18 to 23. Also some minor wording changes and a few more prints. It grew from 11 to 12 pages. When bikes is back ( ? ), checks his email, and updates his site I will let you guys know ( if anyone is interested ... )

:cheers:

Holidays! :cheers: Back now... :banana:

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/958/45375152wf0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hi everyone ! :) As you can see, I'm new on this fantastic forum.
I'm visiting skyscrapercity for 2 years, and I finally decide to register.
I would say about Burj Dubaï that it is a fantastic skyscraper, and I'm following it construction for 2 years also. Fantastic updates as always Imre !
Note : I'm very sorry for my bad english, i'm a young french guy and I'm still learning it. :)

Welcome! No worries, your English is better than a lot of Americans' [honestly] :lol: Have fun :cheers:

Taufig, could it be that you focused on the car :D

^^ I forgot the link, sorry :ohno: :|
Here is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imresolt/sets/72157604314846373/

Awesome!
http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/12953230.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imresolt/2373239341/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnE-NbPCp_g

Imre video of BD on 7th august.

omg

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_0601.jpg



http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_0602.jpg

Mega pics!:banana:

Crazy shots...

That last one looks like winter in Dubai...:lol:

http://i37.tinypic.com/wuhv28.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/6qbrkm.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/nvy73n.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/ejhc45.jpg

Mega pics!:banana:

Please reupload them to another place or use thumbnails, otherwise it kills my server.

Steel levels cladding:
http://i35.tinypic.com/4res8n.jpg


http://i34.tinypic.com/1g0n85.jpg


With the Business Bay Skyline
http://i35.tinypic.com/fwp3ex.jpg

With the Sheik Zayed Road Skyline
http://i38.tinypic.com/zlxe0h.jpg

last images on page 452 are out of this world :D:D:D


3rd pic by Altind above my post is awesome too :P i love those BB towers

Nice updates everyone!!!!!!:okay:^^

amazing pics

Hi all.

Great pics guys.

I have made version 4 of my Burj Dubai Plan. I added the spire sections for tiers 18 to 23, made some wording changes, and added a few prints. Minor changes but if anyone is interested go to http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/ on the facts page to get it.

I highly recommend that everyone check out and support this site. It is bar none - the best source of pics and info on the Burj Dubai.

:cheers:

Really impressive. I'm really rather astonished that something like this can be built. Architecture today seems to have no limits, what with what's being built here and other places like Shanghai and the Bejing Olympic stadiums/arenas. Truely an amazing time.

As I was just looking at those pictures above I had a bit of an inner laugh when I used to read so often about when are they going to start putting on the glass/cladding, page after page, and here we are today. Again really impressive.

I'm thinking that they will only clad the first few floors of Steel for now. Since the first few Steel floors will be occupied space. :):):)

Steel from historic East German palace used to build Burj Dubai
By Arno Maierbrugger, Sub Editor
10 August 2008, 00:02


Dubai: Steel nowadays is a scarce commodity. This is the reason why, curiously enough, part of the iron structure of former East German leader Erich Honecker's seat of government, Palast der Republik in Berlin, has found its way to Dubai.

The steel has been recycled and partly used for the construction of the world's tallest building, Burj Dubai.

Berlin's daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel revealed that the demolition of the Palast delivered some 25,000 tonnes of used steel. The material was transported to a smelting plant south of Berlin, where the iron girders were cut and melted down into handy blocks.

The steel is not only used by German car manufacturer Volkswagen to mould engine blocks, but is also sold by steel dealers to various construction sites in the world. Dubai, of course, tops the customer list.

Scrap dealer Henryk Wetzel told the newspaper that the recycled steel is picked up by a commodity broker, shipped via the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea to Istanbul and then bought by a Turkish company that manufactures steel girders for the Burj Dubai tower.

The Palast der Republik was built in 1976 and is currently being demolished. The process will be complete by the end of this year. The palace was dubbed 'Erich's lamp shop' by Berliners because of the 1,001 lamps that once hung in the main hall.

Many Berliners prefer to see the building conserved as a museum.


http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/08/10/10235912.html

i'd say out of the 25,000 tonnes, the burj is using around 15,000 tonnes

A piece of Berlin in the Burj Dubai, cooooool :cheers:

btw..awesome shots Altin :okay:

these are nice picture
the speed is great and really fast ,but i do think even with that speed,the burj dubai area will take another 3 year to take it's final shape

thanks for the updates guys, great pics

and thank you for the update on the tier methodology fury,
that will come in handy ^_^

Steel is a scarce commodity nowdays? I wasnt aware of that. Why is this happening?

Mega pics!:banana:

I'm sorry i had to rename them for the sake of the server, they can be still viewed on this page though:
http://burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/2008August.html

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_07252.jpg

I like this angle, you can see the thinning well.

Its looking a bit 'blocky' and it doesnt have that same 'soar' it used to for me now its tapering to a finish ,and its easier to visualise the final product.
Maybe the spire will make that look a little better.

Just like with the unclad concrete the "true" shape of the steel section won't be totally visible until it is clad - nothing has changed. It retains the same curvature.

Just like with the unclad concrete the "true" shape of the steel section won't be totally visible until it is clad - nothing has changed. It retains the same curvature.
I mean the whole structure...not just the steel section.

700m~ mark
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/5183/burjdubai07252h5h54h45hmb9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/5183/burjdubai07252h5h54h45hmb9.69f49f97e2.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=390&i=burjdubai07252h5h54h45hmb9.jpg)

Must be very windy up there.

Must be very windy up there.

And the tower can sweep 1-2 metres from one side to another. :)

Must be very windy up there.
819m above sea-level indeed! :nuts:

The updates of that last three pages are absolutely stunning ! :cheers:

Thanks to all the photographers ! :okay:

Good to see cladding on the steel structure.

Yeah. ;) Those workes really want to finish the Burj as fast as possible :banana:

Steel is a scarce commodity now days? I wasnt aware of that. Why is this happening?

Everything is a scarce commodity now-days, not only oil. From steel and cement to grain and rice. :nuts:

819m above sea-level indeed! :nuts:

Reminds me of the time when I climbed my first mountain at 15 which is "only" 800m tall. To think I'll be able to take a lift up 800m one day.

Everything is a scarce commodity now-days,
Everything except soylent green, we're producing thousands of tons of that every hour of every day.

Everything except soylent green, we're producing thousands of tons of that every hour of every day.

Even building-cranes and tower-cranes: Dubai has more than 60% of all the tower-cranes in the world!

^^ That number is an exageration, even the early much-famous and talked about figure of 20% might have been an exageration too.

A couple of questions:

Does anyone know how long it takes the crane operator to get from say the construction entrance where he clocks in to his post atop the tower?

Are the windows on the upper floors being hung in a certain order due to the wind patterns up there or is it just whenever that area is ready for installation?

Thanks for answers in advance.

Hi all.

2 more from to go with the aerials from a few pages ago - fantastic shots.

burjdubaiskyscraper.com - David Hobcote - 08 08 02

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9792/0808026siteaerialnj8.jpg

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9919/0808027siteaerialvg9.jpg

:cheers:

:omg: WOW, amazing shots!!!!!!!!!! ^^
:righton::master::master::master::master::master::master::righton:

Fury what aerials from a few pages ago ? Btw great aerials

Very nice, what an elegant building at actually is.

:eek2::bow::bow::bow:

utterly amazing, it's hard to find words for a view like that...

but those lakes look radioactive!

Yeah what's going on with those lakes? Are those green base-sheets to stop the water going into the sand below?

ok, whats what i call BIG

good lord :eek: :eek2:

Those aerial shots are SO impressive! The shape of the base looks so nice from up there.

great shots imre.
i see the lev124 outdoor ob deck is straight below in this shot (highest rounded tier facing us)

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9792/0808026siteaerialnj8.jpg

Fury what aerials from a few pages ago ? Btw great aerials

Go to burjdubaiskyscraper.com/photos/Aug. - all 4 of them are there.

:cheers:

OH YEHA GRAT PHOTOS:banana::bow::eek2::applause:

OMG thoses pictures are unreal :eek:

That is truly breath taking.... Really Big SHIT....

^^ that shots proably from 819 metres high up in the sky, same view as sitting down on top of the spire and looking down.

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_0903.jpg

the 15th floor looks very ready now, should expect next floor begin end of this week.

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9792/0808026siteaerialnj8.jpg

What is this green area on the left on this picture? It's not a grass, isn't it? It's too bright.

that's the old town, and the green is water ^^

They are shooting a ninja turtles movie there so maybe that has something to do with it !

from where u have taken that photo?

from where u have taken that photo?

Where? I think I could get it in 3 guesses.

I'd wish to know how much it sways at the top when windy ^^

^^ They say it will be 1.2 meters in each direction

That's a 2.4m amplitude ^^

:Sick:

Fantastic aerial shots ! :applause::applause::applause:

I think that a photo taken from one of the cranes would be good one also.

Where? I think I could get it in 3 guesses.

A helicopter, an airplane or a U.F.O. :)

A helicopter, an airplane or a U.F.O. :)

^^

LOL, The other Worlds Tallest Structure ever next door:cheers:

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/958/45375152wf0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

nice pic, what car is that.. r-10?

audi r8 mate

This is an amazing pic just stunnung:eek2: http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9792/0808026siteaerialnj8.jpg
So the construction is nearing end now, since its at 685 m , i'd say that it should take another 4-5 months or so, but i'm not sure, does anybody knows when construction will end? According to Wikipedia sometimes in 2009.

^^^^

I cant even see people in this pic!!!

http://i36.tinypic.com/neyzgy.jpg:cheers:

This is an amazing pic just stunnung:eek2: http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9792/0808026siteaerialnj8.jpg
So the construction is nearing end now, since its at 685 m , i'd say that it should take another 4-5 months or so, but i'm not sure, does anybody knows when construction will end? According to Wikipedia sometimes in 2009.

completion is planned for August-September 2009, so still one year. topping out before the end of this year :)

What does this bring the current height to? ~690 m?

688.1m to be correct :)

688.1m to be correct :)

when does the building stop? and the attenna start?

688.1 metres is correct.

Actually the spire installation and the steel floor process sort of overlaps, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH19J8ZF4Bk

5:54 to 6:13

The spire is 128 metres tall on its own and 560 tonnes heavy. The spire looks like it will start to root itself as soon as 19th floor is completed which is first floor or 22nd tier which also is just after 700 metre mark has been passed. So one more tier to go or 2 floors.

688.1 metres is correct.

Actually the spire installation and the steel floor process sort of overlaps, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH19J8ZF4Bk

5:54 to 6:13

The spire is 128 metres tall on its own and 560 tonnes heavy. The spire looks like it will start to root itself as soon as 19th floor is completed which is first floor or 22nd tier which also is just after 700 metre mark has been passed. So one more tier to go or 2 floors.

thanks for that...interested to know what kind of additional structural elements are added at the floor/level the spire will be rooted into. anyone know?

Apart from steel structure, I don't know particularly.

But it will not be for habitable purpose for sure, but for communication mainly. And now that 16th floor started, this is the height where the highest crane stops jumping for the rest of the time, sad.

Apart from steel structure, I don't know particularly.

But it will not be for habitable purpose for sure, but for communication mainly. And now that 16th floor started, this is the height where the highest crane stops jumping for the rest of the time, sad.

right. i was more thinking whether the spire bolt plates would be subject to "uplift" due to wind sway (and what they've done about it) since the spire cross section is much smaller than the comm. floors. may be they laterally brace to the adjacet floor plate all the way up for the duration it is still within the comm. floors?

Is there any kind of transit in Dubai? Or is it just Los Angeles 2.0, totally auto-centric?

Is there any kind of transit in Dubai? Or is it just Los Angeles 2.0, totally auto-centric?

From what I know, there is a big Dubai Metro project going on just now, but I don't know when it should start to operate...

688.1 metres is correct.

Actually the spire installation and the steel floor process sort of overlaps, watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH19J8ZF4Bk

5:54 to 6:13

The spire is 128 metres tall on its own and 560 tonnes heavy. The spire looks like it will start to root itself as soon as 19th floor is completed which is first floor or 22nd tier which also is just after 700 metre mark has been passed. So one more tier to go or 2 floors.
thats weird, from plans i have the pinnacle itself supposed to start at tier20B/675m and total 144m long.? so if pinnacle starts on tier22/701m, at 128m long, that would make eventual height 829m? fury please help?lol
is this latest youtube vidoe up to date?
should i change my detailed diagram of burjd?

Is there any kind of transit in Dubai? Or is it just Los Angeles 2.0, totally auto-centric?

Yes to both questions. Dubai is auto-centric but, just like Los Angeles, there is public transportation.

From what I know, there is a big Dubai Metro project going on just now, but I don't know when it should start to operate...

The Dubai Metro has two lines: Red and Green Lines. The Red Line is exptected to open on 9 September 2009. The Green Line is exptected to open in March 2010.

update
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2755198433_fa2a71b41c_o.jpg

whats the highest floor with a apartment?

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

whats the highest floor with a apartment?

Theres a huge diagram above your post.
dosen't get much simpler.

yes ,its water
there are many roads along the water or river

Hi all.

Hey Cul - Section 20B is where it is supposed to start. The section has much bigger structural members than the ones below it. I think the circular pipe will still start there. They may not actually build the pipe yet though. They may build it as they jack it into place.

Buildmilehigh - do you have a source for the higher pinnacle start ? That video while very good is not a good source for changes to the plan. We will have to wait and see.

Guys the pinnacle is the circular "pipe" (tiers 27 to 30 - pinnacle 1 to 4) that sticks up above tier 26. It starts (in the plans) at section 20B and is hidden inside the structure untill the top of tier 24 where it will show 1/3 of the way around the structure. After the top of tier 25 it will show 2/3 of the way around.Below tier 27 it is not called the pinnacle.

The spire is from tier 22 to tier 26 - spire 1 to 5. Another full tier to be erected before the spire starts.

The roof(s) is(are) from tier 19 to tier 22 - roof 1 to 4. Tier 22 is both roof 4 and spire 1.

Here is 3 (of 12) pages of my plan to help illustrate.

http://i35.tinypic.com/mv6e6x.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/1zbgfg2.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/141jrmf.jpg

:cheers:

whats the highest floor with a apartment?
level 108 which is 370m above grd.

fury-thanks, ive amended diagram

level 108 which is 370m above grd.


that depends on your definition of an apartment

"An apartment is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. Apartments may be owned (by an owner-occupier) or rented (by tenants)."

^yes i concur, they maybe a few units higher which arent indicated.

Dont know why this has not been spotted before, but both elevator frames have been dismantled and vertical un-clad gap is now being installed with cladding.

Pic from this morning.

http://i36.tinypic.com/2qntt00.jpg

Dont know why this has not been spotted before, but both elevator frames have been dismantled and vertical un-clad gap is now being installed with cladding.

Pic from this morning.

http://i36.tinypic.com/2qntt00.jpg

yeah, finally... good to see the elevators being taken away and the empty space being cladd..

btw.. don´t know if it was on imre´s pic or on your, OTR, but someone mentioned a small fire that made a few windows a bit black..
does anyone know more about it? I mean, it does not look to be something serious that would affect the construction, but would interest me anyway..
thanks if any answers

^^

I dont think this was a fire but is grease etc from the crane wires that has blown onto the cladding.

In addition it looks as though there was a diesel genny in that area for a while.

diagram
Hmm, can't recognize any trend in there. You'd think that the floors getting smaller in area/circumference would speed up the process, but I guess that's cancelled out by the increase in wind...

are they going too put in the missing fins on the facade ?

^^ OTR´s picture clearly shows that they are already adding cladding there!

thats not what i was asking, the fins are missing in his pick, and doesnt seem like they will be getting to them anytime soon

^^ oops my bad sorry helghast ,ahhh you mean those beams at the mechanical cladding? I was also wondering why they aren´t already adding them....

BTW i am so curious about the landscaping around this tower after major construction works are finished, will be surely spectacular when they stick to the models that were shown on several exhibitions...

HOW GOOD DOES THAT CLADDING LOOK. im glad they got it right. can you imagine an 800m tower with crap looking facade? what an eyesore. they had to get it right.

But what are those rails supposed to do at each platform?

^i think rails are for the BMU to hang off them for cleaning access.

^i think rails are for the BMU to hang off them for cleaning access.

I thought they would use more subtile rails. :)

^^

IMO, the rails will also be subject to the same adjacent cladding that will give safe access to the terrace on either hotel, office or residential area.

After all the offices will need an external smoking area or its a long way down for a nicotine fix.:lol:

are they going too put in the missing fins on the facade ?

^^good question helghast. Also, if someone haven't noticed yet in a lot of previous pics, the are many fins missing not only at mech floors but all along the facade, as if a windy storm have ripped them off :ohno:

^^ thats what i was saying, there missing for some odd reason. does anyone know when they are going to put in the fins in or if there not ? Fury should know this

A strange thing I noticed. It looks like there is a rail missing in the cladding work:

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5333/linett4.jpg

I wonder what happened with it or is this supposed to be like this?

great shots imre.
i see the lev124 outdoor ob deck is straight below in this shot (highest rounded tier facing us)

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/9792/0808026siteaerialnj8.jpg

yeah, culwulla, the OB deck will be fine there..
but you know.. the most weird thing is, that we are talking about the OB deck at Burj Dubai, where, I think, the Burj Dubai is the most wonderful building in whole Dubai - as for now. I mean, the city is getting very nice, but as someone mentioned, the skyline can not be compared to that of shanghai yet. maybe one day, but don´t think that.

So, really, there should be another supertall, standing next to burj dubai, that would have an OB-deck with a glass-floor above the highest point of the Burj Dubai, so that the people could look at the wonderful shape of the BD. I mean, this picture is simply fantastic, where one can at least guess the whole building, and how it looks.

And, when the people are talking about the shame about the BD OB-deck being positioned so low, I really think, that it is because of having the chance to feel like standing at the top of the world (at the same time as breathing air, that is thick enough not to make you sick) :)

anyway, great construction, I am really curious about the documents that will be released after the completion of the building. If I had a TV company, I would definitely start a trip to dubai now...

You're right. The most beautiful pictures of the Burj Dubai are the aerial pictures, where you can see the shape of the tower.

A strange thing I noticed. It looks like there is a rail missing in the cladding work:

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5333/linett4.jpg

I wonder what happened with it or is this supposed to be like this?

Yes, they are the fins we have been saying.
It could be a possibly error design. A some kind of chain reaction occurred when a single fins dettachs , the upper ones simply fall down.:down:

Yes, they are the fins we have been saying.
It could be a possibly error design. A some kind of chain reaction occurred when a single fins dettachs , the upper ones simply fall down.:down:

well.. I think they will just add these parts later on.. will certainly not stay like that

^^I think so. But I wouldn't like to be nearby when some stainless steel parts are falling down from that height :runaway:

The BD cladding has encountered over the last several months the sand storms, and every day dust.

Imagine how this will shine when the first rain of the year gets at it, or a good wash down for opening day?

http://i37.tinypic.com/qrk9r9.jpg

[QUOTE=Old Town Resident;23909382]The BD cladding has encountered over the last several months the sand storms, and every day dust.

Imagine how this will shine when the first rain of the year gets at it, or a good wash down for opening day?

when was the last time it rained in Dubai?
i guess, Emaar will have to order some rain or some big airplanes that would wash the BD at the opening.. or?

btw.. I saw here at the forum one picture where the guys started to clean the cladding.. there was an enormous difference between the clean and the dusty windows.. let me find that..

yeah.. here´s the link..
it´s one of imre´s recent pic-update-captures...
http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_07141.jpg

see the difference? :)


i will look like schyzophrenic, but as I was analysing that picture a bit, I am not sure if they were cleaning those parts of cladding, or they were adding some kind of coating to the steel beams?

^^I think so. But I wouldn't like to be nearby when some stainless steel parts are falling down from that height :runaway:

Then thank god you aren't anywhere near. :|


... Imagine how this will shine when the first rain of the year gets at it, or a good wash down for opening day?


Quite the opposite, the rain will be the filthiest thing ever to hit the tower, so they should pray not to rain for months before opening. :D

Thank you for the new closeups, OTR and Imre. Great to see the construction process of the sections up close as always.

I'm sure just like any large project, there is a very specific order in which every piece is assembled for the final product. Whether a fin or few missed their construction timetable when the rest of the floor was done or if they simply have not gotten to the site yet, I'm sure a final check will be done to make sure every missing piece is there eventually.

Otherwise, AMAZING aerial shots lately. Thanks to all the dedicated and talented photographers who have given us the opportunity to watch this building rise almost daily from across the world.

Yes, they are the fins we have been saying.
It could be a possibly error design. A some kind of chain reaction occurred when a single fins dettachs , the upper ones simply fall down.:down:

no they didnt fall, they just havent put them in for some reason

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thanks OTR...great shots and the first two show just how beautiful the cladding is! btw, what are the black lateral fins being installed at the first mech level?

alot fo things have happen to the facade, really dark areas. facade fins not put up. i hope this gets fixed before it tops out

thanks OTR...great shots and the first two show just how beautiful the cladding is! btw, what are the black lateral fins being installed at the first mech level?

I was just showing that the mechanical level could also be opened for venting. Thats what I guess are the black areas.

Are those black horizontal bars across the first mechanical floor on the right side of the photo just temporary setup?

Is the design for the mechanical floors cladding to have bottom half with vertical metal bars and top half without vertical metal bars? or is top half of mechanical floor yet to have vetical metal bars put on them.

http://i35.tinypic.com/n4xxue.jpg

The last column put up yesterday for the 16th level steel really stands out when illuminated at night and is very different from the tubular columns in previous levels.

Is this part of the structure linked to the pinnacle hoisting mechanism as the steel geometry is heavy duty when compared to what has already been constructed.

http://i37.tinypic.com/iydl6g.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/ohl2qr.jpg

Edit.

wow otr, great shots.

Hello all, this will be my first post... I'm sorry to report that my photos won't be as clear as Old Town Resident's, these were taken without a tripod on August 01 which was a particularly hazy day. Nikon D40X with kit 18-135mm lens.

I'm uploading from a rather slow connection so I'll edit this post to add more JPGs in a couple of hours.


http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0168.JPG

http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0169.JPG

A large and oily machine (drill?) seen on a construction site near the Burj Dubai. This was by where I parked my car...
http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0175.JPG

Closeup of oily machine with many hoses. What is this thing?
http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0179.JPG

http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0211.JPG

http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0212.JPG

http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0214.JPG

http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0218.JPG

http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0191.JPG


http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0192.JPG


http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0193.JPG


http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0194.JPG


http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0195.JPG


http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0197.JPG


http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0220.JPG


http://kuhnke-international.com/misc/UAE_burj/DSC_0189.JPG

welcome on SSC, and many thx for the great shots :okay:. but please use thumb-nails when you post lots of pics because not all members have DSL :)

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6899/skyscrapercomppq4.png

:nuts:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:...
Yeah...Right...

Maybe for around 500 years...:nuts:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:...
Yeah...Right...

Maybe for around 500 years...:nuts:

No its not.

It is on the the progress, see http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=500019

^^ It's just proposed...And it's never gonna build...:cheers:

^^ It's just proposed...And it's never gonna build...:cheers:

Never say never, but I also think it won't get built in the horizont of 10-15 years...

You weren't meant to post that diagram in the supertall section, I only gave it to saudi arabia for a reason... Never say never though. In fact I updated that, with more balanced diagram of burj dubai (slendering evenly at higher as going up)

^^^^:booze:

Mr Bee Dee Smiley says is there beer involved?:lol:

http://i34.tinypic.com/20u4ler.jpg

^^Is that statue in the Old Town? Looks funny as hell! :lol:

I'm sure the designer was high while creating this "thing" :D

thanks walrus...those are some nice shots!

Amazing!!! :nuts:

new imre photos : www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com

dunno for sure if they are from today.

just few photos from them:

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_1003.jpg

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_1008.jpg

As you can see from this photo the 15th floor's horizontal roof beams aren't installed yet.

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_1004.jpg

Not Imre is the photographer though, but David Hobcote.

Who is that guy? The photos are amazing. And he uses a quiet expensive Camera. EOS Ds Mark II for the airals, and the elevator picture on burjdubaiskyscraper.com is even a EOS Ds Mark III :nuts: :nuts:

Who is that guy? The photos are amazing. And he uses a quiet expensive Camera. EOS Ds Mark II for the areals, and the elevator picture on burjdubaiskyscraper.com is even a EOS Ds Mark III :nuts: :nuts:

Aren't those cameras of 8000$ ? :nuts: I have one of 900$ :D (EOS 450D)

Hi
I have a question do you think Burj Dubai is a step for a Kardashev's civilization type I ?

Hi
I have a question do you think Burj Dubai is a step for a Kardashev's civilization type I ?

Interesting question... I think that rather has to do some scientific breakthroughs like fusion energy or (strong) artificial intelligence instead of buildings.

The Burj Dubai is more like a "normal" skyscraper (except for the height), Still, I would say we'd be at or near Type I level when we build a city-size arcology (like the ones proposed for Tokyo).

Hi
I have a question do you think Burj Dubai is a step for a Kardashev's civilization type I ?

None of the levels on the scale have anything to do with building stuff, but being able to harness energy. Type 1 means being able to harness all the potential energy on our planet. Type 2 a star, and type 3 our galaxy.

Aren't those cameras of 8000$ ? :nuts: I have one of 900$ :D (EOS 450D)

Yep! But i'm really dreaming of owning a 450D. Would be far sufficient for my needs :cheers:

great photos.:nuts:

crane cabs are at 700m

Ohh my! The BD is massive, when I was a kid the Sears was worlds tallest and I thought that was tall! I love the shape and the effect of the cladding.
Awesome photos espec the helecopter shots.

Mr Hobcote those are the best BD pictures Ive seen to date...bravo !
I can even see my exit point :)

Anyone know where we can we get some higher res copies..?

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/Emirates-Towers-Elevators.jpg

From burjdubaiskyscraper.com

one of the greates pics I have ever seen of the Burj Dubai

Just so everyone knows, the image posted by Shahid is not from the Burj Dubai. That is the atrium of one of the Emirates Towers.

Some of those pictures from burjdubaiskyscraper.com I get sunburnt even looking at them!!

nice shot of the Emirates Towers!

When i visited Berlin i didn`t expected to see parts of the Burj Dubai. :D
http://i37.tinypic.com/14wg2rm.jpg

^ what are u talking about

It was recently mentioned that a palace there was having its steel recycled and a substantial portion of it was being purchased for use in the Burj Dubai.

^^ yeah, i read about that
it actually got me kind of scared! :P

^^ yeah, i read about that
it actually got me kind of scared! :P

Why?

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/Emirates-Towers-Elevators.jpg


Emirates Towers :cheers:

Mr Hobcote those are the best BD pictures Ive seen to date...bravo !

I can even see my exit point :)


HAHA :D ;)

^^^^^^

He talks out his exit point:lol:

Great photos!!!

Anyone knows where to find wallpapers ( for widescreen resolutions if possible ) of BD ?

Anyone knows where to find wallpapers ( for widescreen resolutions if possible ) of BD ?

On www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com can you find a lot of images. If you find a nice one, I can resize it to your screen resolution if you want ;) Just PM me if you need me.

hahahahahahahah what a co-incidence, mine too.

Thanks for the link :cheers:

This image here is my new wallpaper :banana:

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_0601high.jpg

this is probaly level with the transition between the concrete and the steel.

i do like the picture
And its also the same level that walking human on the street look like crawling ant on the wall
:dance2:

"buildmilehightower" i took another look at the picture ,i don't think its level with the cemento-steel junction ,maybe its 2 stories below it.(or even more)

Thanks for the link :cheers:

This image here is my new wallpaper :banana:

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_0601high.jpg

mine too:banana:

mine too:banana:

mine too!!!!! :cheers:

Wow!

It looks like someone's playing simcity...and they're using cheats...big time. There seems something totally unorthodox about what I see in that photo, not to mention all the others of Dubai and the UAE.

http://gonzotepec.myminicity.es/

whats this construction as I marked ?

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9487/burjdubai0601high1pb0.jpg

when can we see a picture of the SS tubes @ mechanical floors?

I think that will be the Burj Dubai Lake Park or some towers of The Residences.

http://www.tetur.com/images/dubai%20downtown,%20dubai%20burj%20master%20plan%20map.jpg

1- burj dubai

2- dubai mall

3- the old town

4- burj dubai boulevard

5- the residences (18 towers)

5a- the residences (18 towers)

6- burj dubai lake park

7- south ridge (6 towers)

8- burj dubai business hub (6 low-rises)

9- burj dubai lake hotel (63 storeys 300m)

10- buej dubai metro station

11- the lofts (3 towers)

12- burj views (3 towers)

13- 8 boulevard walk (38 storeys)

14- Doha Street

15- Sheikh Zayed Road

It looks like someone's playing simcity...and they're using cheats...big time. There seems something totally unorthodox about what I see in that photo, not to mention all the others of Dubai and the UAE.

You mean like sticking a space needle next to a stadium?

mine too:banana:

mine too!!!!! :cheers:

...and mine too :D:D

mine too:banana:

mine too!!!!! :cheers:

...and mine too :D:D

OMG ME TOO

OMG ME TOO

:nocrook: ME THREE :nocrook:

It was recently mentioned that a palace there was having its steel recycled and a substantial portion of it was being purchased for use in the Burj Dubai.

I heard that only Turkish steel is been used in the construction. Can somebody confirm this, please?

I heard that only Turkish steel is been used in the construction. Can somebody confirm this, please?

I haven't heard of Turkish steel used, at least not on the steel section on top, however part of the rebar used on the concrete structure might have come from Turkey. I know that Turkish made rebar is present in the market.

I don't know if that's true, but it might be possible.

I heard that only Turkish steel is been used in the construction. Can somebody confirm this, please?

No, there is indeed steel coming from Germany which was recycled from a former building.

Where is the lake surrounding it according to the render ?

No, there is indeed steel coming from Germany which was recycled from a former building.

OK, Thanks. This is what I found from the net...

The iron structure of former East German leader Erich Honecker's seat of government, Palast der Republik in Berlin, has found its way to Dubai's prestigious real estate development, Burj Dubai. The steel has been recycled and partly used for building the world's tallest property, Burj Dubai.

Scrap dealer Henryk Wetzel said that the recycled steel is picked up by a commodity broker, shipped via the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea to Istanbul and then bought by a Turkish company that manufactures steel girders for the Burj Dubai tower.

http://www.gowealthy.com/gowealthy/wcms/en/home/news/real-estate/Burj-Dubai-realty-1218352773178.html

So from what I understand steel girders are coming from Turkey...

Where is the lake surrounding it according to the render ?

That is still coming I guess. The area around the tower is now filled with construction materials.

That is still coming I guess. The area around the tower is now filled with construction materials.

I wonder how deep it is going to be - will there be penalties for scuba diving in the lake? Will the lake have small propeller driven boats in it to hit unwary snorkelers? Some of the shots from close-up near the base (entry atrium with X tape on the glass) show what looks like the concrete walls which will eventually enclose the water, some of which look like they're 4 to 5 meters high....

You can now enter your own name for the Burj Dubai Lake Fountains.

The fountain in Burj Dubai Lake is envisaged as a water, light and music spectacle – truly, one of the world’s finest water features.

To shoot water spray up to a height of 500 ft – equivalent to a 50-storey building, the fountain will have over 6,000 lights and 50 colour projectors, with the water features swaying to the melody of Arabic and international music.

Just use your imagination and find a name for the largest fountains in the world:

http://www.emaar.com/VRTours/VR_Bujdubai/Index.asp

You mean like sticking a space needle next to a stadium?

Dubai, as spectacular and awe-inspiring as it is, is ultimately an unsustainably decadent orgy of fanciful and unrealistic planning and building practices. Does anyone really think that this suburbia-on-steroids can keep on growing indefinitely?

Dubai as it exists now and will exist for the next ten or twenty years will be a wonderful place to live and visit, but one day, likely in the first half of this century, Emirati leaders will begin to regret the lack of density, auto-centrism, laughable excuse for a public transit system, and outrageously unsustainable architecture.

We shall see. For now, build on! It's not like the earth has finite natural resources anyway, right?

Its most definitely not completed yet, But they ran some tests a while ago.

P.S. Woops i thought the lake question was the last post.


I wonder how deep it is going to be - will there be penalties for scuba diving in the lake? Will the lake have small propeller driven boats in it to hit unwary snorkelers? Some of the shots from close-up near the base (entry atrium with X tape on the glass) show what looks like the concrete walls which will eventually enclose the water, some of which look like they're 4 to 5 meters high....


Why would you want to scuba dive there, :rofl: (unless your cleaning the lake)

http://i36.tinypic.com/2iszbd1.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/15n4mk4.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2nr1qtz.jpg

Highest Ladders ever thread : LOL
http://i36.tinypic.com/rig37n.jpg

You can now enter your own name for the Burj Dubai Lake Fountains.

The fountain in Burj Dubai Lake is envisaged as a water, light and music spectacle – truly, one of the world’s finest water features.

To shoot water spray up to a height of 500 ft – equivalent to a 50-storey building, the fountain will have over 6,000 lights and 50 colour projectors, with the water features swaying to the melody of Arabic and international music.

Just use your imagination and find a name for the largest fountains in the world:

http://www.emaar.com/VRTours/VR_Bujdubai/Index.asp

Too bad you have to submit UAE passport or Residency Visa requirements to enter. *sighs*. Thought of some neat names too.

Dubai, as spectacular and awe-inspiring as it is, is ultimately an unsustainably decadent orgy of fanciful and unrealistic planning and building practices. Does anyone really think that this suburbia-on-steroids can keep on growing indefinitely?

Dubai as it exists now and will exist for the next ten or twenty years will be a wonderful place to live and visit, but one day, likely in the first half of this century, Emirati leaders will begin to regret the lack of density, auto-centrism, laughable excuse for a public transit system, and outrageously unsustainable architecture.

We shall see. For now, build on! It's not like the earth has finite natural resources anyway, right?

Well, that's just your (UN-INFORMED) opinion. :cheers:

Well, that's just your (UN-INFORMED) opinion. :cheers:
Actually, there are a lot of informed real estate experts that believe property values in Dubai may start to decline in 2010 because of an excess supply of commerical and residential space being completed around that time. Time will tell. Whatever the outcome, the architecuture that has been built is still amazing.

Whatever the outcome, the architecuture that has been built is still amazing.

And I doubt that another city can beat this. (in an architecture way)

Well, that's just your (UN-INFORMED) opinion. :cheers:

Let's hear your "informed" opinion, then, shall we?

Let me guess: Dubai will continue to grow exponentially and indefinitely and be the most lavish and successful city in the world with a population of one hundred million and seven-thousand-foot towers and an indoor ocean and a lunar colony and real castles and princesses and dragons and no pollution, congestion, poverty, or strain on energy sources.

Informed. Realistic.

Dubai, as spectacular and awe-inspiring as it is, is ultimately an unsustainably decadent orgy of fanciful and unrealistic planning and building practices. Does anyone really think that this suburbia-on-steroids can keep on growing indefinitely?

Dubai as it exists now and will exist for the next ten or twenty years will be a wonderful place to live and visit, but one day, likely in the first half of this century, Emirati leaders will begin to regret the lack of density, auto-centrism, laughable excuse for a public transit system, and outrageously unsustainable architecture.

We shall see. For now, build on! It's not like the earth has finite natural resources anyway, right?


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Let's hear your "informed" opinion, then, shall we?

Let me guess: Dubai will continue to grow exponentially and indefinitely and be the most lavish and successful city in the world with a population of one hundred million and seven-thousand-foot towers and an indoor ocean and a lunar colony and real castles and princesses and dragons and no pollution, congestion, poverty, or strain on energy sources.

Informed. Realistic.

No city including Dubai can grow at its current rate forever. Dubai is building like crazy now so that by about 2015, tourism will become a big source of income. After then, the building rate will reduce dramatically. I think once Aj Burj is finished, building will nearly stop. As for energy, some of the new designs by Adrian Smith are efficient. :cheers:

No one said that, unmentioned. Don't be irrational.

As for energy, some of the new designs by Adrian Smith are efficient. :cheers:

What a marvelous achievement! Some!

don't let my facetiousness fool you. I'm not an idiot, and I understand enough about the development goals of the U.A.E. to understand that they are working toward something halfway respectable and, despite my feelings that it's somewhat tasteless, respect the Emirati leaders' prerogative to seek World-Class status.

However. I too often feel like many, many forumers here just look at it like, "YAY! TALL BUILDINGS! BIGGER! TALLER! CRAZIER! MORE AIR CONDITIONING!"

and I attempted, to little avail, to attempt to inject some perspective into the conversation.

My apologies. ::bows::

What a marvelous achievement! Some!

don't let my facetiousness fool you. I'm not an idiot, and I understand enough about the development goals of the U.A.E. to understand that they are working toward something halfway respectable and, despite my feelings that it's somewhat tasteless, respect the Emirati leaders' prerogative to seek World-Class status.

However. I too often feel like many, many forumers here just look at it like, "YAY! TALL BUILDINGS! BIGGER! TALLER! CRAZIER! MORE AIR CONDITIONING!"

and I attempted, to little avail, to attempt to inject some perspective into the conversation.

My apologies. ::bows::

Skyscrapers are better for the enviroment than the suburb sprawl in the USA.

Skyscrapers are better for the enviroment than the suburb sprawl in the USA.

I wouldn't disagree with you for one second. Granted, just because Dubai has skyscrapers doesn't mean it isn't car-oriented sprawl... check your definition of sprawl and get back to me ;]

^^^^
It will be nice when the school break is over and the kids are going to bed early.

I wouldn't disagree with you for one second. Granted, just because Dubai has skyscrapers doesn't mean it isn't car-oriented sprawl... check your definition of sprawl and get back to me ;]

The metro + trams in Dubai will reach more people than the metro in LA.
Right now Dubai depends on car but things will change.

Because of suburbia in the USA it is impossible to reach most people with a metro in the suburbs.

The biggest parts of Dubai are build along the SZR and the Creek. The metro will not be far away for most of the people.

http://i38.tinypic.com/2nr1qtz.jpg

Highest Ladders ever thread : LOL


I can't get that palm tree and its "overlaped" shadow. looks like a bad photoshop work :bash: :lol:

Dubai, as spectacular and awe-inspiring as it is, is ultimately an unsustainably decadent orgy of fanciful and unrealistic planning and building practices. Does anyone really think that this suburbia-on-steroids can keep on growing indefinitely?

Dubai as it exists now and will exist for the next ten or twenty years will be a wonderful place to live and visit, but one day, likely in the first half of this century, Emirati leaders will begin to regret the lack of density, auto-centrism, laughable excuse for a public transit system, and outrageously unsustainable architecture.

We shall see. For now, build on! It's not like the earth has finite natural resources anyway, right?

Dubai is a city planned for 2.5 - 3 million, maybe you should turn your concerns otherwere for the issue of resources.

Other than that, Dubai not being perfect and certainly I wouldnt want that for european cities for example, there is nothing bad for consumers to have a lot of good facilities available.

Altough Abu Dhabi will be better than Dubai, I believe.

We may claim that parts of the UAE is indeed developing beyond what might be expected from such a small place though. Given the size of the local population, but then they do have a lot of resources to invest.

how deep/ big is the fake lake? will there be wildlife in the lake (fish?)

I suppose my major issue with Dubai is just how extravagant and artificial so much of the new development is. Perhaps Dubai will be seen as a truly great city 75 or 100 years from now, after it has had time to develop the dense, walkable, human-scale urban fabric of a real city. But for now, Sheikh Zayed Road and all of the absurd development going on all around it makes Dubai look like just one enormous theme park.

That's all I have to say on this thread. Crucify me as you like.

I can't get that palm tree and its "overlaped" shadow. looks like a bad photoshop work :bash: :lol:Actually, that's not photoshop.

This is commonly caused by combining flash and long exposure, combined with camera shake. The shadow (dark color) is the photograph of the palm tree without the flash. It's a pretty common occurance familiar with people who use the "flash+long exposure" feature of a camera. So you're actually seeing a dark blurred image of the palm tree, that's ending in a non-blurred illuminated palm-tree image. Imagine a blurred photo where 99% of the exposure is non-flash and 1% of the exposure is flash, and you understand this 'shadow' effect. I have personally witnessed this 'fakeshadow-like' effect with real camera photographs, taking pictures of dark objects against a dimly lit background, that are suddenly illuminated by flash.

The blurring elsewhere in the photograph is sufficient evidence of camera shake, and the illumination seen shows that a flash has definitely been used. The illumination of the background shows that a long exposure has been used. Otherwise a flash would automatically darken background objects as the camera automatically used a shorter exposure for flash photography. This definitely isn't the case. So, quite obviously, a long exposure and a flash was combined in the same photograph.

Camera shake: evidence exists due to blurring
Long exposure: evidence exists due to blurring and well-exposed background
Flash: evidence exists due to foreground illumination

Plus

It is well known among highly experienced photographers familiar with the flash+longexp feature, that combining flash+long exposure causes this weird shadowing effect during camera shake

Therefore

It is NOT photoshop

This is my first time posting in this forum, and I cant believe how tall it is, it looks amazing, Id like to visit it someday, what an incredible view you may have from the top!!!

Anyone knows how tall are the surrounded buildings of the Burj Dubai??? If they are not very tall, the burj dubai will be seen even taller!!

Sorry if my english isnt very good ... I'm Mexican

does anybody know when the Burj Dubai construction will be finished??

Thanks for answering

does anybody know when the Burj Dubai construction will be finished??

Thanks for answering

Topping out - late 2008
Completion - mid to late 2009

Burj Dubai will probably be topped-out by New Years Day 2009 and totally finished August-October 2009. From what I've been reading on this thread so far.

Hope I'm correct.

Am I?

This is my first time posting in this forum, and I cant believe how tall it is, it looks amazing, Id like to visit it someday, what an incredible view you may have from the top!!!

Welcome!

Anyone knows how tall are the surrounded buildings of the Burj Dubai??? If they are not very tall, the burj dubai will be seen even taller!!

Are you referring to a specific building, or just in general?

Sorry if my english isnt very good ... I'm Mexican

¡Hablas inglés muy bien! (You speak English very well!)

Great looking tower, but why did they have to build the immense footprint? Its like 6 times the size of the tower. Its obviously not for a structural purpose, the chicago spire isn't going to have the footprint dubai has. The size of the footprint really isolates the building. Its really unfriendly to pedestrians because of its isolation. It just kind of bothers me.

Thanks for the link :cheers:

This image here is my new wallpaper :banana:

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2008/08August/burj_dubai_0601high.jpg


^^^^^^oh my gosh!!!

is that for Real?

Great looking tower, but why did they have to build the immense footprint? Its like 6 times the size of the tower. Its obviously not for a structural purpose, the chicago spire isn't going to have the footprint dubai has. The size of the footprint really isolates the building. Its really unfriendly to pedestrians because of its isolation. It just kind of bothers me.


That's the part of the design. :cheers: