Height: 818m
Floors: 162
Use: Mixed (hotel, res and office)
Architect: SOM
Developer: Emaar

http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/9837/burjdubaicm7.th.jpg (http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/9837/burjdubaicm7.jpg)



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I felt a new thread for this project was necessarily because of the insane amount of non-stop drivel being posted in the previous one. The entire thread is filled with either people posting crap or people complaining about others posting crap and it's time for that to end.
Of course there has been a massive positive contribution as well, loads of renders, 1000s of photos, inside info and so on, I just think it's time to give this thread a fresh start.

We're going to need some new guidelines, otherwise we'll just end up with the same old drivel filled thread again so here they are:

1: When posting lots of photos at once you can have a few large photos in the same post but if you have a lot more the rest should be thumbnailed, not everyone has an ultra-fast connection. To do this you can go to http://imageshack.us and do it there. A model post can be found here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=14583606&postcount=5004)
2: Quoting other people's pictures should not be done (unless there's a good reason for doing so). If you want to comment about someone's photos you can quote their text or just refer to the photo but don't repost it.
3: Reposting loads of old photos will not be allowed unless the photos are reposted for a good reason (ie, to explain something) or just happen to be insanely good (such as the night shot in this thread).
4: Please do not post trivial info that everybody already knows, or exists just a few pages back (ie, "I think the building will have about 160 floors", "when was the last update?", etc).
5: Please limit the amount of "great updates" type posts. If you want to make such a comment you can but make sure a lot of people haven't said similar things right before you.
6: Any post complaining about another member will be deleted, if you have problems with someone else PM the mods and we'll sort it out. This was a real problem in the previous thread and will NOT be tolerated this time.
7: If you post someone else's photo then please give a link where you got it from or else mention the creator's name.
8: When quoting multiple posts please combine them all into one post rather than creating lots of posts in a row.

There are probably some more I could list but can't think of them off the top of my head. They're more like guidelines anyway rather than black and white rules but you get the idea, ie, more quality vs quantity.
The best thing to do before you click the "submit reply" button is read back over your post and ask yourself, will people be interested in reading my post? If the answer is no then it might be better not to bother posting it.



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Now for the Burj Dubai stuff :)

The previous thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=466683)


Some websites:

www.emaar.com
www.burjdubai.com
www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com
www.dubaimegaprojects.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai



Model:

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1721/bd121706modelij3.th.jpg (http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1721/bd121706modelij3.jpg)


More pictures of a different model (of the entire burj dubai downtown project):

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/3145/imresolt59te0.th.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt59te0.jpg) http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/369/imresolt61uc3.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt61uc3.jpg) http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2338/imresolt62ip9.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt62ip9.jpg)

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7008/imresolt63tl9.th.jpg (http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt63tl9.jpg) http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6941/imresolt64zh6.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt64zh6.jpg) http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9865/imresolt51zb7tj4.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt51zb7tj4.jpg)



October 10th, 2007 diagram from Culwulla:

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7325/bdoct10xl9.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7325/bdoct10xl9.jpg)


Burj Dubai Downtown render:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6833/bdqd2.th.jpg (http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6833/bdqd2.jpg)


Amazing night shot (Old):

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/637/dsc0179fa5.th.jpg (http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc0179fa5.jpg)


Skyline shot:

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/1476/2005363808110573384rsia6.th.jpg (http://img166.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2005363808110573384rsia6.jpg)


Latest photo update (October 2007):

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/9166/156v0wnig3.th.jpg (http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=156v0wnig3.jpg)





I will add more stuff to the first post when new info comes out.

thank you for a new thread.. I asked for this couple of months ago but was shot down.

Thank you :master:

New Thread! Easier to navagate (for now)
Can't wait for this baby to be completed :cheers:

On TV there was a show that documented some of the early stages of Burj Dubai. I will try to upload soon for everyone!

Thanks for the new thread Malec. Although it was cool to always see over a million views.

The BD monster thread is dead - what a surprise at night. That's not a revolt, it's a revolution! :eek:
But I understand it had to be done sooner or later.

Now some latest news to the topic from the old thread:
Pablobegood mentionned there, that Burj Dubai has reached the 155th floor recently, as shown in the latest photo update (probably taken yesterday). It's a bit difficult to tell at first sight, but after enlarging the photo I see the 4th level of tier 15 u/c - that must be number 155. The height should be 579.30 m now according to the floorplans (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=15720375&postcount=7679) posted by Fury on October 4th. So now concrete should be poured for the first of two only 3.20 meter high mechanical floors.
And as Culwulla has written, the tip of the 50m-crane is now standing 625 meters tall, nearly as high as the so far world's tallest structure, the KVLY-TV mast in Fargo (628.8 m)...

...and the best is yet to come! :cucumber:

What happened to the old thread? :(



Anyway, at least Burj Dubai is alive and well. :)

Anyone have a rough estimate as to when this will Surpass the Fargo ND structure and of course the late Warsaw radio mast. WOW!! The World's tallest structure ever,it will be great when this day arrives. And yet this is a true skyscraper,not just a cable supported transmission tower. Way to go Burj!!

i reckon after concrete has topped out at lev155, the rest of the tower will catch up so that all concrete is done.
Then the next half a dozen floors which are steel frame concrete floor will be next phase which will reach lev162 or 624m high. It may stay at this height for a while. so it will be just under tallest structure for a tease.
Then the next 4 tiers are each 19m high and consist of 3x 6m high levels will be erected, which will reach tier22 or 701m. This is highest main roof.
then onto 2 more 19m high tiers (23 & 24) reaching tier 24 or 739m.
Then 3x 10m high tiers which all have 3m high levels topping out at tier27/768m.
I also think the pinnacle will be constructed in these levels and hoisted up in sections to telescope to 818m or thereabouts. my theory.lol

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/7325/bdoct10xl9.jpg

Above lev155 or top of concrete section, the steel section will rise 232 more metres. or equvilent to adding park Place on top!

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9788/imresolt115hi5.jpg

Thanks for finaly creating a new thread. Even though i created two and got deleted :S

Cheers Burj Dubai!!!

Cheers :cheers2: :cheers:

Congrats with the new thread! :cheers:

I guess it will be at least as good as last one..
But probably better with this building becoming bigger and bigger! :lol:

Big changes: lots of new rules, google adverts appeared in thread then disappeared and the Al Burj thread is locked.

CULWULLA, your plan is full of mistakes... you're probably using old model.
I compared floors with this one... http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/9837/burjdubaicm7.th.jpg
...and it's absolutely correct and precise.

The BD monster thread is dead - what a surprise at night. That's not a revolt, it's a revolution! :eek:
But I understand it had to be done sooner or later.

Now some latest news to the topic from the old thread:
Pablobegood mentionned there, that Burj Dubai has reached the 155th floor recently, as shown in the latest photo update (probably taken yesterday). It's a bit difficult to tell at first sight, but after enlarging the photo I see the 4th level of tier 15 u/c - that must be number 155. The height should be 579.30 m now according to the floorplans (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=15720375&postcount=7679) posted by Fury on October 4th. So now concrete should be poured for the first of two only 3.20 meter high mechanical floors.
And as Culwulla has written, the tip of the 50m-crane is now standing 625 meters tall, nearly as high as the so far world's tallest structure, the KVLY-TV mast in Fargo (628.8 m)...

...and the best is yet to come! :cucumber:

That link doesn't bring up any pics, is there another link? thanks

CULWULLA, your plan is full of mistakes... you're probably using old model.
I compared floors with this one... http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/9837/burjdubaicm7.th.jpg
...and it's absolutely correct and precise.

The top part of Culwulla's diagram (steel section) is as correct as it can be at this stage.

I don't know about the bottom part since I've never bothered to follow diagrams comparisons and analysis, but I don't think that part would be "full of mistakes" either.

i love the actuall high of bd.from now on, no more comparison with this ugly kv-tv crap is needed! great!! :lol:


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wich company is responsible for cladding, and where are there facilities?

Nice to see a fresh and clean thread about BD! For all the people who missed the first thread, is there some link to the old one or has it been deleted?

when is Imre's return?

Nice to see a fresh and clean thread about BD! For all the people who missed the first thread, is there some link to the old one or has it been deleted?

Check the first post in this thread. Link is given there.

This photo is worth reposting, taken in the end of september:

http://aycu26.webshots.com/image/28665/2005310784905482803_rs.jpg

OMG FINALLY, THANKS GOD MALEC!!!!

No more scrolling almost 400 pages of thread



Just a question which I posted back in the previous but no answer


What is the exact date that L154 is schedule to be completed?

Just a question which I posted back in the previous but no answer


What is the exact date that L154 is schedule to be completed?

That floor has been already completed a few days ago. How come you missed that in the previous thread?

October 8th:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/1546244214_1b5757580d.jpg?v=0

Anybody have wind simulation pictures/animations on this beast?

October 12th
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/6013/1552743033daa6627e9cowt0.jpg

The Burj Dubai looks amazing.

October 12th by OldTownResident:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=15856096&postcount=446

i don't post the pics because they're not thumbnails

I miss Imre his pics :ohno:

I miss Imre his pics :ohno:

I :gunz: miss him too

October 12th by OldTownResident:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=15856096&postcount=446

i don't post the pics because they're not thumbnails

whi? there is a lot of pages without anything...please post it here, thanks Old

whi? there is a lot of pages without anything...please post it here, thanks Old


This thread has a new set of rules. He would violate the rules by posting them all straight to this thread in their full glory.



1: When posting lots of photos at once you can have one or two large photos in the same post but if you have a lot more the rest will have to be thumbnailed. To do this you can go to http://imageshack.us and do it there.

Duh, do what I have done always: Post 2 pictures in a post. Have 10 pics, that will be 5 posts.

Duh, do what I have done always: Post 2 pictures in a post. Have 10 pics, that will be 5 posts.

Oh yeah, one more rule to add is no more than one post in a row, if you quote several people combine them into one post.

If you want to post lots of pics in one post you can do so but they have to be thumbnailed (except one or two). Follow the way Imre does it. Just go to http://imageshack.us/ and do it there. If you still don't know how to do it PM me and I'll help. I already posted this in the first post, I don't know why people don't read it.

Anyway, again as I already said in the first post, these are guidelines rather than precise rules.

^^ Aren't you going a little to far?

^^ Aren't you going a little to far?

We'll see how it turns out, all this stuff isn't set in stone so if things don't work it'll change.
A lot just involves breaking old habits (as an example, a lot of people complained when I split up the palm jumeirah thread in the UAE forum but things are back to normal now)

Anyway, now back to the thread :)

I miss Imre his pics :ohno:

yes, his pics are beatifuls, but, what happened with him? where is he? jejeje

We'll see how it turns out, all this stuff isn't set in stone so if things don't work it'll change.
A lot just involves breaking old habits (as an example, a lot of people complained when I split up the palm jumeirah thread in the UAE forum but things are back to normal now)

Anyway, now back to the thread :)

Malec, maybe for the first thread you can post 2 of the best photo in the full version. Seriously, it will create an impact, such as in the case of a headline news in newspapers where photograph in the first page are mostly the largest.


Make the first post a headline with large photos, the impression is different.

Does anybody know how much energy this building will use?
I just thought that would be interesting to know.

Does anybody know how much energy this building will use?
I just thought that would be interesting to know.prob enough to run a small city

it aint going to be carbon neutral thats for sure!

photos??

wat has happen to the old thred ?

New thread was needed! :okay:

Btw, a small completion of renderings of Burj Dubai. Something that this thread maybe need one of in the first post?

Renderings (click to enlarge)
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai20small.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai20.jpg)

More renderings (click on thumbnail to open)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BurjDubai7mini.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2005/renders/dubai.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BurjDubai5mini.jpg (http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/9837/burjdubaicm7.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BurjDubai6mini.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BurjDubai6.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BurjDubai2mini-1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BurjDubai2.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BurjDubai11mini.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/burj-model/burj-dubai-3d-model12.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai10mini2.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/burj-model/burj-dubai-3d-model4.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BurjDubai9mini.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/burj-model/burj-dubai-3d-model10.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BurjDubai8mini.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/dubai-renders/dubai-model-render-5.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubaiSitePlanmini.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubaiSitePlan.jpg)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai17mini.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2005/renders/new-burj-dubai-render-1.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai1small.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7094/burjdubai1large8os.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai16mini.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/burj-model/1-1bd.png) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai12mini.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/burj-model/burj-dubai-3d-model.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai8mini1.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/dubai-renders/dubai-model-render-5.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai13minix1.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/dubai-renders/dubai-model-render-1.jpg) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai15mini1.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/dubai-renders/dubai-model-render-2.jpg)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BurjDubai14minix.jpg (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/dubai-renders/dubai-model-render-3.jpg)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BDLocation.jpg (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BDLocationlarge1.jpg)

when is Imre's return?

This week I think :D

Anyway, I'm really looking forward for Imre's return. But have to say thanks to all the ones that contributed great updates in the meantime!

Yah, like mentioned by someone before, i also wonder about the lake depth. So it really looks like a big pool and doesn't give the illusion of a lake :ohno:

DMP (http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com) is now updated.

I've put the original PDF's back online but I'd like to respectfully ask for people to NOT post links here from the site that are related to personal correspondences between Samsung/EMMAR/Besix staff or anything in relation to costings or financial agreements.

Please help me to keep these PDF's under the radar for as long as possible and we will be able to share this stuff for much longer this time.

I recommend that anyone who is interested in this stuff to download and save them to their personal files to not be disappointed if they disappear again!

Big thanks again to Fury who has spent many hours sharing this stuff and breaking it down for all to understand. Thank you :master:

Work in Progress, my new backround! Spent alot of time on it. Thanks Old Town :)
http://i21.tinypic.com/j165vm.jpg
edit: will post TV show soon. :)

wow, gob job!! that looks very real

The lake looks more like a giant swimming pool

wooow the last pic looks so real!!!! good job
btw thanks for the new thread!!!:)

The lake looks more like a giant swimming pool

Definitely does, especially in that picture showing a swimming pool and this lake, the lake doesn't look much deeper.

in the previsley thred it was an time table of cunstruktion the strukture it self but das eny one have an time table of the cladding ?

so what happens if there is a fire in the structure serious enough to require total evacuation??

TGS - It seems that the plans call for controlled evacuation using both stairs and elevators, as well as refuge floors throughout the tower. Additionally, water tanks might be able to be used in emergency.

TGS - It seems that the plans call for controlled evacuation using both stairs and elevators, as well as refuge floors throughout the tower. Additionally, water tanks might be able to be used in emergency.

Or people can jump into the lake and swim to safety =), Id drink some of that fresh water while im at it too!

Definitely does, especially in that picture showing a swimming pool and this lake, the lake doesn't look much deeper.

I wish they could go back and dig it deep and throw some plant life so it can look like a natural lake or river. I know they have the money to do that. This was the look I was hoping for:

http://i21.tinypic.com/iypz0z.jpg

Damn, Dubai looks like paradise in that photo. Good work on that, by the way.

Malaysian firm to cap Burj Dubai
by Lauren Willington on Saturday, 13 October 2007
Sky-high trailblazers: Malaysia’s Eversendai will become the first company in the world ever to carry out steel works at 555.3 metres.
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Sky-high trailblazers: Malaysia’s Eversendai will become the first company in the world ever to carry out steel works at 555.3 metres.

Malaysia's Eversendai Corporation has won a US $14.7 million (AED 53.9 million) contract from Samsung Corporation for the structural steelworks on Emaar's Burj Dubai.

Work on the steel structure is set to begin this week - making Eversendai the first company in the world to carry out steel works at a 555.3-metre height.

"We can confirm that Samsung has taken on Eversendai to carry out the steel works for the Burj Dubai and to construct the spire at the top of the building," said So Young, spokeswoman, Samsung.
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Eversendai will require more than 4,000 tonnes of structural steel for the Burj Dubai.

The company will build the spire from the inside of the building, and will then use a hydraulic pump to extend the spire out of the top. This will mean that the height is adjustable.

"The finished spire will actually be dropped down and built inside the building, and will be jacked up to full height; when it's ready the height will be locked off," said Fred Durie, executive director, Emaar.

"The project is scheduled to be finished next summer, but I think they may finish earlier with the way things are going."

Eversendai has worked on other major projects with Samsung, including Dubai Festival City and Burj Al Arab.

The company is also working on the Dubai Mall project.

Eversendai has completed more than 32 jobs in the Middle East in the last 11 years.

In September, Burj Dubai surpassed Toronto's CN Tower to become the tallest free-standing structure in the world.

According to the most recent estimation, the tower stands at 555.3 metres.

^^
I don't think Eversendai won the contract yesterday, since you can't make the steel frames and ship them to Dubai in under one week. So this has to be some sort of official announcement that the steelwork is going to begin.

I wonder if the spire will still be adjustable after the tower is finished, then they could make it even higher when some other building is build that's just a little bit higher.

And I will somehow miss all the old Burj Dubai thread nonsense but it will be a hell of a lot better to navigate.

This stuff looks so ridiculous and outdated ...

today it shuld be the day imre coms back to dubai ! i think

end today it is 33 c in dubai so the averidge tempiture has dropt from ower 40 c end the ramadahn is ower so the cunstruktion shuld go faster from now on !

Damn, Dubai looks like paradise in that photo. Good work on that, by the way.

It looks like its shot in some Mediterranean location.
The pic is really really cool, too sad i've never seen such a clear sky there and that photoshop is needed to get the whole "wow" thing the very final touch :(

So at the press of a button the tower will grow taller. Sounds creative!

Glad to see a new tread. This way we can watch all the steel section go up on a single tread. Also, on the opening tread maybe we can add; 5.5 million sq/ft and change floors from 162 to 164.

^^

I wonder if the spire will still be adjustable after the tower is finished, then they could make it even higher when some other building is build that's just a little bit higher.


So at the press of a button the tower will grow taller. Sounds creative!

Did you guys read the whole press release? Once it is jacked up, the height will be locked.

Unbelievable, this thing look's amazing. Can't wait to see it completed.

@Hollie Maea

I know, but you never know what kind of tricks they still have up their sleeves.

http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/25818/2003096350370914341_rs.jpg


http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/30091/2004836037610687320_rs.jpg

http://aycu01.webshots.com/image/28040/2004803660688591208_rs.jpg

http://aycu32.webshots.com/image/30591/2004841439610637190_rs.jpg

http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/27557/2004871052931433093_rs.jpg

http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/29418/2004880240813706347_rs.jpg

http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/31557/2004828036680702651_rs.jpg

awesley they are a litle bit behind ! aprox 3 weeaks ! becous the ramadhan !

http://i24.tinypic.com/xp0hzl.jpg

tinypic
http://i23.tinypic.com/1hq9uh.jpg

Wow! HUGE!!!!

wooow looks huge in that pic!!!:D

Did you guys read the whole press release? Once it is jacked up, the height will be locked.


It did mention about the spire being adjustable. However I do believe once it has been decided on the very first jacking up it will more or less be fixed and henced locked



Anyway I don't find this article info very reliable, most recent update of height has already far surpassed the 555.3m height, and the steel doesn't start at that height either.


So just an opinions from you guys, do you really think BD will really T/O by next summer as mentioned? I personally think that it will be end of next year instead.

60 minutes had a nice segment about Dubai tonight. They pretty much followed around the Sheikh, talking about all the major developments, includeing Burj Dubai. It seemed like they taped a long time ago, because Burj Dubai didn't even seem close to the height it's at now.

60 minutes had a nice segment about Dubai tonight. They pretty much followed around the Sheikh, talking about all the major developments, includeing Burj Dubai. It seemed like they taped a long time ago, because Burj Dubai didn't even seem close to the height it's at now.
yeah i just watched it.
it was pretty interesting.

60 minutes had a nice segment about Dubai tonight. They pretty much followed around the Sheikh, talking about all the major developments, includeing Burj Dubai. It seemed like they taped a long time ago, because Burj Dubai didn't even seem close to the height it's at now.


what the program called.

^^uh....60 Minutes.

60 minutes had a nice segment about Dubai tonight. They pretty much followed around the Sheikh, talking about all the major developments, includeing Burj Dubai. It seemed like they taped a long time ago, because Burj Dubai didn't even seem close to the height it's at now.

I just watched the segment on the CBS website...I can't believe how cool Sheikh Maktoum seems. I had forgotten about this but the whole failed Dubai Ports deal still frustrates me so much...I still think it was almost shameful to see our congressmen and senators immediately jump to the conclusion that Dubai = Middle East = potential terrorist threat

Anyway...back to the thread topic...the documentary almost helped play down the importance of the Burj Dubai...just because there's soooooo much going on there that this is just one of the dozens of megaprojects...I think the segment said something like $300 billion in construction is happening at the moment

^^
I don't think Eversendai won the contract yesterday, since you can't make the steel frames and ship them to Dubai in under one week. So this has to be some sort of official announcement that the steelwork is going to begin.

I wonder if the spire will still be adjustable after the tower is finished, then they could make it even higher when some other building is build that's just a little bit higher.

And I will somehow miss all the old Burj Dubai thread nonsense but it will be a hell of a lot better to navigate.

They got the job one year ago.

October 12th
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/6013/1552743033daa6627e9cowt0.jpg

On this photo Dubai seems to have only one real skyscraper, and other "few" storeys high office buildings... :lol:

On the site of the burj dubai, www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com they changed the finishing date to summer 2009. Looks a nice date to go there:D

Looks like concrete may be finished this week.

Maybe. L155 is U/C and only L155 mezzanine to follow. Both 3.2m high so only one pouring cycle per floor.

back:)

15/October/2007


Burj Dubai



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lake cleaning


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Al Burj, after 98 days I got the answer from the Nakheel

"Your request has been updated. Here are the details of the update.

From: Lamis Aboudi (Admin)
Subject: RE: Material Request: Imre Solt
Type: Material Request
Date: Oct 07-07 (Age: 98 dys, 20.9 hrs)

State: CLOSED
Urgency: LOW

Please note AlBurj rendering is being updated, kindly contact us next month.

Regards"

welcome back Imre, i hope you enjoyed your holiday!! :banana:

thx for the great update!

Good to see you back Imre, great updates :cheers:
Is there anything visible at construction site that they're about to start with the steel structure

Omg, what more amazing is that Imre is finally back!



Yooray!



Awesome photo update!!

welcome back Imre!

Nice Pic's......

Cheers,

Tom

does anyone know if the burj dubai will have a roof???

does anyone know if the burj dubai will have a roof???

It will have 5 roofs if i remember correctly

Looks like concrete may be finished this week.

Not sure how you can say that when there is one remaining wing with at least 10 more floors to rise....

Hey Imre!! Welcome back buddy!!!

Nice pictures man!!

Cheers Imre!! :cheers:

Wow, great progress on the wings, not so great on the facade though. L155 on top, 579.3m! Man thats high:nuts:

welcome back imre!!!

thank you for the update!!:banana:

welcome back imre ! end thanks four the tedy berar end thos postitch


this is just extreem

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7488/imresolt17ph9.jpg

i have never seen sutch a strukture befour !
it is going to be awsome to get there 2011 - 2012 !

thanks:)

thanks:)


You are very much appreciated here Imre.

Thanks for your work.

Guys, they are working on level-150, not level-155, are you blind?!

I count it floor by floor and result is: level-150.

burjdubai.com information is wrong.

^^ You are missing some double floors in the mechanical sections. If you could see inside, you would see them.

^^ You are missing some double floors in the mechanical sections. If you could see inside, you would see them.

Explain me where? There are 5 mechanical sections.

Explain me where? There are 5 mechanical sections.

On the shortest wing, at each setback level, there are extra thick floors. These are mechanical sections. The people on this board who keep track of the floor numbering have studied the design blueprints so they know precisely how the numbering goes.

On the shortest wing, at each setback level, there are extra thick floors. These are mechanical sections. The people on this board who keep track of the floor numbering have studied the design blueprints so they know precisely how the numbering goes.

I know about mechanical sections, but I didn't know about extra floors.
For example, notice number below and beyond this mechanical floor:

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9044/imresolt15ix9.jpg

I took the same principle for counting other mechanical floors.

If you look at that picture, you will see that the last floor below the third mechanicals is number 72, mechanical floors are 73-75, the floor above is floor 76. From outside mechanical floors look like 2 floors, but count as 3. Maybe because they are higher or there are 3 floors only in core but not in the wings? Dont know really but the story is the same at each mechanical floors.


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Welcome back, Imre.

Yeah, the Dubai piece on 60 Minutes last night was quite nice. My girlfriend now wants a second home there. (Yeah, I'll get right on that, honey.)

Does anyone know where I can download 60 Minutes

60 minutes had a nice segment about Dubai tonight. They pretty much followed around the Sheikh, talking about all the major developments, includeing Burj Dubai. It seemed like they taped a long time ago, because Burj Dubai didn't even seem close to the height it's at now.

That was a very insightful and awesome video that basically, created a microcosom for the normal US news-watcher here about Dubai. From architecture to politics, tourist related issues to business, the report covered a little of everything - AND showed some sweet footage of the BD :)

Edit - Another way of looking at the mechanical floor situation is that they are so high that the batch equates to 3 normal floors. It certainly does hold true for the third mechanical set if you compare floors 73-75. Those two floors alone are equal to three normal ones.

Does anyone know where I can download 60
Minutes


60 Minutes (Dubai Inc.)

Pt.1
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3366044n
Pt.2
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3366046n

thx imre :)

and btw...sweet new teddy :)

60 Minutes (Dubai Inc.)

Pt.1
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3366044n
Pt.2
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3366046n

Thanks.. That is 10 minutes each.. so 20 mintues in total.. where the rest?

I liked the 60-minutes show! Having in mind how critically they usually angle their cases it was not bad at all. And Sheikh Mohammad rocks :D

PS. Huge improvement from the last time Andy Rooney had a segment about Dubai. That time it oozed ignorance and stupidity. But admitting that he had never heard about it nor knew where it was. Heh.

Also welcome back Imre and thank you very much for your contributions here :)

Thanks.. That is 10 minutes each.. so 20 mintues in total.. where the rest?

That's all i found :( if there's more please post the link

I wish they could go back and dig it deep and throw some plant life so it can look like a natural lake or river. I know they have the money to do that. This was the look I was hoping for:

http://i21.tinypic.com/iypz0z.jpg

So you want the lake to be all brown(nearly black in that picture) and gross-looking? yeah that'll fit right in with all the modern skyscrapers.

Thanks.. That is 10 minutes each.. so 20 mintues in total.. where the rest?

That's all i found :( if there's more please post the link

The show runs a number of stories per episode. 20 minutes sounds about right for this one.

Thanks.. That is 10 minutes each.. so 20 mintues in total.. where the rest?

lol Shahid :)

The TV progams is called 60 Minutes, theres no more :)

amazing videos ! end i rely think the projekts are going to contineu untill he dies or gets rely old !
but i think it was recorded in the end of 2006

The tower already almost looks unreal. Can't stop looking at some of these photos. I think it will be slender looking but in the right proportion.

Isten hozott vissza Imre ....

60 Minutes (Dubai Inc.)

Pt.1
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3366044n
Pt.2
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3366046n

Wow, very nice helicopter fly over in pt. 1. :cheers:

great imre. really appareciated.
so two more floors to go before concrete tops out? excellent. i predicted nov early this year, so pretty close. glazing looks good. going on fast

The tower already almost looks unreal. Can't stop looking at some of these photos. I think it will be slender looking but in the right proportion.

i totoley agree ! as this one !
its hard to belive som how i think it is going to be a sutch a tower that pepol are coming there
the first time is going to stay end look strait up end gaping whit there mouths


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end if the al burj is going to get bult it is rely going to be somthing we newer sen befour !

great video, lots of great info! man, i cant wait to see this one completed!

From IMRE's last set

What is this ? looks like it is hanging.

photo from IMRE
http://lh3.google.com/harry.r.carmichael/RxQFTD6-nDI/AAAAAAAAKZo/uqVJnfsSw2I/imresolt08rc2.jpg?imgmax=720

^^ hes right, what on earth is that :crazy:

just looks like a mezzanine level within that level. could be a small restaurant of observation over the floor. cute

^^ DAM! I suppose your right :( I can see the kitchen being underneath the mezzanine.

...I was hopping it was some secret societies meeting round table thing, that would have been a lot more dramatic :D

how tall is burj dubai now?

155floors or 579m!! or 1900ft!!!

From IMRE's last set

What is this ? looks like it is hanging.

Maybe they read the plans upside down. :lol:

^^ DAM! I suppose your right :( I can see the kitchen being underneath the mezzanine.

...I was hopping it was some secret societies meeting round table thing, that would have been a lot more dramatic :D

I think it may be a swimming pool for the floor above.

From IMRE's last set

What is this ? looks like it is hanging.

photo from IMRE
http://lh3.google.com/harry.r.carmichael/RxQFTD6-nDI/AAAAAAAAKZo/uqVJnfsSw2I/imresolt08rc2.jpg?imgmax=720


By the way.. the mechanical floors have this same feature throughout the wings.. they dont take up the extra floors because of the height alone.. they actually have extra landings in the middle of the floors that look like extra areas that are sectioned off.. my guess is for equipment to monitor the mechanics of that area. Well I believe its quite consistent throughout the tower.. imagine what the top 6 levels that are up to 5-6 floors each will be like!! :banana:

I know about mechanical sections, but I didn't know about extra floors.
For example, notice number below and beyond this mechanical floor:

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/9044/imresolt15ix9.jpg

I took the same principle for counting other mechanical floors.



The core has the right number of floors (which is not visible from outside) however from the wing look like it has 1 floors less no matter how you count. From what I know, 2nd, 3rd and 4th mechanical all have at least 1 floors less if you count physcially. So from here you should understand that you can't really count the number of floors physically for Dubai



And btw Cul, why did you said its 2 floors to be complete for concrete section? I thought L155 should be the last fully concrete floors? Maybe you know something we didnt know :lol:

16/October/2007

Burj Dubai

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soil testing front of the Burj Dubai

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steel section (roof) or what??

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@imre : how "massive" would you describe the shadow, that the burj throws at the surrounding?

Does it have a lot of impact? is it "dark", or is the sun standing so steep in dubai, that it doesnt matter, if the building next to you is 100, 200 or 1000 meter tall?

16/October/2007
steel section (roof) or what??
Aluma Systems (http://www.brandscaffold.com/) make scaffolding and formwork for concrete.

Aluma Systems (http://www.brandscaffold.com/) make scaffolding and formwork for concrete.

So that isn't the steel for the steel section?

And btw Cul, why did you said its 2 floors to be complete for concrete section? I thought L155 should be the last fully concrete floors? Maybe you know something we didnt know :lol:

After L155 there is also L155 mezzanine, both 3.2m high. I just find out from PDF at Sky Towers page that concrete stops at L156 (585.7m) and steel is braced into the concrete only from floor 155 slab upwards. Thats only 7m of steel embedded in concrete.

Here`s the link check the 2nd page!
http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com/docs/reinforcement-of-core-wall-from-level-144-156.pdf

16/Oct/2007

Burj Dubai , Cityscape 2007

different stands

Emaar

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Nakheel

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SOM

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RWDI

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/927/imresolt317gi1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1042/imresolt316xm8.th.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt316xm8.jpg)

After L155 there is also L155 mezzanine, both some 3.5m high. I just find out from PDF at Sky Towers page that concrete stops at L156 (586m) and steel is braced into the concrete only from floor 155 slab upwards. Thats only 7m of steel embedded in concrete.

Here`s the link check the 2nd page!
http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com/docs/reinforcement-of-core-wall-from-level-144-156.pdf


I thought concrete will only stop completely at L162?

Concrete stops for walls only. It is still used for floor slabs.

16/Oct/2007

2 more Burj Dubai pics

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/31/imresolt213ol7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/935/imresolt214dw6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I thought concrete will only stop completely at L162?

I thought Megatower was only from Chicago? :dunno:

Excellent photos, Imre, thanks for posting them! :cheers:

with what do they want to fill all these skyscrapers????

Residential? and if yes? where do all the people work?

Does anyone remembers that? :D
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3434/smallcustom0rh.jpg

with what do they want to fill all these skyscrapers????

Residential? and if yes? where do all the people work?

Most of the skyscrapers in this area are commercial. This is the business hub of Dubai and it's financial center.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/1042/imresolt316xm8.th.jpg (http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt316xm8.jpg)

LOL, they don't know the current u/c Freedom Tower project.

LOL, they don't know the current u/c Freedom Tower project.

It says "A few of the projects" they tested. Perhaps they didn't do testing on WTC1.

Does anyone remembers that?

^^, indeed. that was a long time ago :)

Excellent updates :)

^^, indeed. that was a long time ago :)

And it was ugly then, now its beautiful :D

The bold guy standing on the SOM stand (post 129) is the Project manager of SOM for the Burj Dubai. I forgot but he has a Greek name and I think he's a partner on the Chicago firm.

is the rumour that the tower will have a shorter spire new or has it been disspelled already...my mom (who works with NORR, the company overseeing the project) made a remark about the possibility of this yesterday.

^i wonder if this means a higher spire was planned (833m or even 850m) and now they are finnaly settling for 818m or even 808m? hopefully it doesnt mean lower then 800m.
thanks

i really small spire will look rubbish.. im hoping for atleast 80m.... ideally, 100m spire.

I got Bored And made this from the picture posted earlier... the "Mile High Dubai" lol

http://i23.tinypic.com/24ydd6u.jpg

Has anyone else (besides bikes) noticed that burjdubaiskyscraper is down? I checked yesterday and it was down, and it's still down today.

is the rumour that the tower will have a shorter spire new or has it been disspelled already...my mom (who works with NORR, the company overseeing the project) made a remark about the possibility of this yesterday.

I would prefer a shorter spire. The extented spire makes the building look disproportionate and fragile. Frankly, I'd rather see a roof. The building may not be as tall, but at least it would look more solid and you would know it was occupied all the way to the top.

In my opinion, a decent looking spire has not been built since the art-deco spires of the Chysler Building and the Empire State Building. You know, back when people built "buildings." Now everything has be a freakin' "tower."

RWDI

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Whats the deal with Ontario being there?

It's my province (in Canada) so seeing it definitely was quite a pleasant surprise!

Hi all.

^^^ RWDI did the wind tunnel testing for the burj as they are amoung the best in the world.

Has anyone else (besides bikes) noticed that burjdubaiskyscraper is down? I checked yesterday and it was down, and it's still down today.

It is down since more than 2 days, our webhost changed servers without letting us know it, and now it is on a temporary server. Will be back fully working very soon. Shame that this can happen :ohno:

At least Imre is back with his amazing photo updates! :banana:

^I think it's down for a week....:ohno:

is it true that Ahanghai will have the highest tower of hieght 1200m by 2015 . i come to know it by forwarded e-mail......

^^ NO, Ahangai will not have the tallest tower or any tower at all for that matter. :yes:

I would hope they would have a shorter spire as well, I'm not much of a spire fan on skyscrapers.

Short, long ... are so evasive terms and don't mean anything, untill we start talking about exact height figures, either of the building or the spire itself.

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LOL , its funny
i like.

LOL , its funny
i like.



OMG, that one hella great video

ROFL

Nice find Mohabta!

Just like the vid states. History Rising!!!

Cheers :) :cheers:


Edit: Like my new Avater??? :)

For me burdjdubaiskyscrapers is running again now... after being offline for more then a week. Some others couldt access the page too the last few weeks, while others could.
So i think it's really dns problem.

in the end of this month the formwork shuld be dawn end the steel strukture suld begun rising in the bigining of next month

end in the end of this year it suld be att level 160

at my end, it's also online...:)

feck me thats one great video!

delited

http://protocol.dubai.ae/en/images/zoom/DRZLDB/viewsize/sheikh_mohammed.jpg


a real man whit real dreams whitch coms to life !
a selebration to the man behind wats happening in dubai

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

That was one interesting video! They should make one like that for the Chicago Spire.

Nice video..

That was one interesting video! They should make one like that for the Chicago Spire.

Given what the Chicago Spire looks like, that video might get an X rating ;)

Hey, hi everybody. Im a mexican boy of only 15 years old... that's the reazon because my Englsih isn't very well. I have watch this Forum since one year ago... i know who is Imre, Culwulla, AltinD and others heroes from this Forum... And finally, I know all abou Burj Dubai and the other buildings. I write in Wikipedia in Spanish. Visit me in http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usuario:El_Caballero_de_la _Triste _Figura
Thanks

Great updates again ! BD looks better and better on every new pic !

Hi all.

Picasa:

Plamen - 07 08 10

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07 09 22

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Rene - 07 09 27

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Azize - 07 10 14

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Here is a shot of the Burj Dubai area from approx. '02 Q4

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Enjoy. :cheers:

Oh wow, beautiful pictures!!!

Azize - 07 10 14

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In this pic is this the gulf or the creek

Azize - 07 10 14

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In this pic is this the gulf or the creek

That's the Creek: Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club

Helicopter pics again,special thanks for the Nakheel, weather was not clear


18/October/2007

Burj Dubai


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I still keep asking myself why they filled the lake allready...

The lake is still far from completion, but a part of it is allready filled with water. Is it to test the colors? Or as refeshment for the workers? :cheers:

I still keep asking myself why they filled the lake allready...

The lake is still far from completion, but a part of it is allready filled with water. Is it to test the colors? Or as refeshment for the workers? :cheers:

Parts of the Old Town next to the lake are being handovered and also an hotel opened its doors a few weeks ago. You can understand that a dry lake isn't attractive to residents and tourists, so they filled a small section of the lake. :cheers:

ahhhhh...mazing photos!!!

Amazing indeed :cheers:

daaaaamn! amazig pics! cant believe my eyes, so tall....

Is the facade doesn't having any progress?
I think the progress is stopped since 1 or 2 weeks ago

And viewing the Imre's photos, the Burj Dubai is now at 156 or 157 levels.

That is so freaking awesome. Especially the shot with the tankerships... stunning!

Is the facade doesn't having any progress?
I think the progress is stopped since 1 or 2 weeks ago

And viewing the Imre's photos, the Burj Dubai is now at 156 or 157 levels.

they're only working at the cladding over the 2nd mechs as i can see.
and BD is still at level 155 ;)

Are they still pumping the concrete to the top or are they using an alternative method at this stage?

^^ as far as I know they're still pumping concrete to the top of the building.

daaaaamn! amazig pics! cant believe my eyes, so tall....

I will only second that! I just shake my head and feel it's unreal, but then again, it is in a sense because we've never seen a building go this high before. The looming presence it has over the entire downtown is awe-inspiring. Gives me that same feeling I get whenever I'm going to Chicago and see the Sears downtown, or even watching the Towering Inferno - to see something not just clipping the building lines but to soar far and above everything else.

I feel like that core should aesthetically just keep shooting up instead of stopping - the lines draw you to that certainly. For some reason though, I believe it was the 808 / 818 meter designs that had the most elegant roof / spire designs, IMO. Then again we keep seeing model after model and I don't know if it's just me, but none of them seem to finalize very well save one or two models that had me saying "Yes!". All that awaits us now is to see how fast they will "chip away" at the core and how elongated the entire roof / spire portion will be (even *if* we do have what are pretty final figures).

Thanks Imre for these wonderful and amazing shots! Every one is breathtaking.

HE'S NOT EVEN TAKING PHOTOS AT EVEN HEIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE BUILDING!!

*That* is what shocks me the most (and yet look at that view).

Got any idea how high you were flying for most of the time Imre?

thanks:)

I have no idea about the high.

Thanks for the great pics, Imre :)

According to the view at Millenium Tower in the foreground, the height of the chopper seems to be ~350-400m max (top of the spire of this building being 280m high).

The height of the building i think is now +/-585m , end the +/- 250m steelstructure end antenne above. It makes 830m, perhaps a longer antenne 850m? We will see...


2007.oct.08
Burj Dubai is now 574.5 meters tall at level 154, it is 65 m ahead of Taipei 101 and 21 m ahead of CN Tower.

a level = 3 days of work... now 19 oct.

11 days further= almost 4 stories
almost 4 stories= +/-12m

^^ Teorically yes, practically no: They should be on the 155 Mezzanine floor now.

Whats the deal with Ontario being there?

It's my province (in Canada) so seeing it definitely was quite a pleasant surprise!

As Fury said, RWDI did the wind testing for the tower, and indeed because of its complexity and unprecedented shape, the tower was almost designed entirely in the wind tunnel. RWDI is headquartered only a few kilometers from my home in Guelph, Ontario.

I still keep asking myself why they filled the lake allready...

The lake is still far from completion, but a part of it is allready filled with water. Is it to test the colors? Or as refeshment for the workers? :cheers:

I wonder why too. That lake looks absolutely awful in contrast to the mighty developments around it. :ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno::ohno:

Hi Just calling in from the East midlands forum In the UK section. Been following this thread for months but not posted.. Those pictures by Imre are just stunning. The man is a genius. Keep up the good work Imre. Hopefully off to Dubai next year first stop BD

Simply incredible. Thankfully I love the design too so size and beauty.

Cant wait to see the base when the artificial lake is finished. It a great idea that should frame the building beatifully - particularly at night with the reflections. So many tall buildings seem to run out of ideas at street level and end up sitting in windswept no mand land. This looks to have avoided that with some great design.

Man have I got to come and see this when it is finished!

just incredible images. doesnt look from the world?
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^^ Holy mother of GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!1

Stunning picture, great shot Imre! :yes:

^^
:eek: Star Wars :eek:

2007.oct.08
Burj Dubai is now 574.5 meters tall at level 154, it is 65 m ahead of Taipei 101 and 21 m ahead of CN Tower.

a level = 3 days of work... now 19 oct.

11 days further= almost 4 stories
almost 4 stories= +/-12m


One level now take almost a week to complete, and 4 stories at current stages = 19.2m, not +/- 12m


Current height is still L155 at 579.3m

Wow, unreal. It looks ready to touch the clouds.

A dream finally realised in the form of Frank Lloyd Wright!!

:bash: Totally breathtaking!!!!!!!!!! The New Empire State!!. But nothing could replace the original. You'd have to take that up with KONG himself.

holly shit!

Hey Imre. Nice arial pics man!!

Imre... Could you disguise your self as a BD worker and go at the top secretively making pictures??? :lol:

Now THAT would be fun... :D

Cheers mister Solt :D :D :D :cheers:

its awesome!

just incredible images. doesnt look from the world?


Same picture after a little PhotoShop processing :)
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Amazing photos. Does anyone know when the wings on the side in the photo will catch up with the top?

OK, now that I've seen enough "great update" posts I think it's time to stop for now. I'm sure Imre knows his pictures are appreciated even if he doesn't have pages and pages worth of "great updates" every time he posts.

OK, now that I've seen enough "great update" posts I think it's time to stop for now. I'm sure Imre knows his pictures are appreciated even if he doesn't have pages and pages worth of "great updates" every time he posts.

malec, I'm sorry to be another complainer in a long line of many (inlcuding yourself), but I think it's pretty lame that people complain about nearly every type of post that's made.

If people want to give other people props for their contributions to the thread, they should be allowed to.

Honestly, how much actual new information is posted to the thread about the Burj and its construction? Without it, the last thread would have been 50 pages. As lame as it sounds, this is the silliness that transpires in an online community and with 7200 posts, I'm surprised you don't realize that.

Just let people express their enthusiasm. This is an important building in an important period of structural engineering history and we should let people celebrate it as much as they want, even if it means posting pictures of stuffed animals in front of buildings or dressing up in banana suits and dancing :banana:

October 19th:

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malec, I'm sorry to be another complainer in a long line of many (inlcuding yourself), but I think it's pretty lame that people complain about nearly every type of post that's made.

If people want to give other people props for their contributions to the thread, they should be allowed to.

Honestly, how much actual new information is posted to the thread about the Burj and its construction? Without it, the last thread would have been 50 pages. As lame as it sounds, this is the silliness that transpires in an online community and with 7200 posts, I'm surprised you don't realize that.

Just let people express their enthusiasm. This is an important building in an important period of structural engineering history and we should let people celebrate it as much as they want, even if it means posting pictures of stuffed animals in front of buildings or dressing up in banana suits and dancing :banana:

I agree with Malec, and I'm sure the other mods would agree. No need for a constant stream of comments like "Awesome!", "Cool!", "OMG!!!!!111" etc... People should limit these type of posts, otherwise it makes the thread boring and frustrating to read.

Is it possible that they've installed all of the glass that they got in that shipment a while back? I haven't seen any progress on the cladding in a while.

Sorry if this has already been covered; I haven't checked in in a while.

Hey Imre. Nice arial pics man!!

Imre... Could you disguise your self as a BD worker and go at the top secretively making pictures??? :lol:

Now THAT would be fun... :D

Cheers mister Solt :D :D :D :cheers:

Thanks,

This is difficult , if I get permission I will go there, which is almost impossible:)

I would do this , there is some places when no security but I dont want to do anything illegal...

The burj dubai still looks to me like it could go well over 818 metres, is that still possible?

Just amazing photos!!

I wanna go to Dubai as soon as I can!!

:D

My best guess of how far to go. If BD ends up being 818m that is.

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I hope this is OK with the new rules.

Cant imagine how thin it will be at that height.... mh dont know. Cant follow most peoples enthusiasm here.
They could stop right now and it would not be any less impressive as if they but some 200 meter spaghetti-thin spire on top.

does anybody think they may tell us the final height a bit before it tops out?

Yes, it's already been found out.

haha radical! i havent seen a cloud in the sky here for WEEKS! but its caught on camera! where the 818m line makes it look like the burj will be a good heihgt for its size, any more and it will look a bit dorky

Yes, it's already been found out.

when? how?

when? how?

He is referring to the 818m plan.



But I will still keep my finger cross, my estimate would be coming close to 900m

Viewing the height that the Burj Dubai should reach, I can't imagine how this building will reach this height. We need to see a little more of progress.

When will start the steel section? In one month, two, three weeks?

next 7 floors= 45m ? From 579 to 624?, Will be there one tall mechanical floor?

7 floors = +- 20 or 25 m. I think that the final hight will be a little bit over 900 m, 810 is so notorious.

haha radical! i havent seen a cloud in the sky here for WEEKS! but its caught on camera! where the 818m line makes it look like the burj will be a good heihgt for its size, any more and it will look a bit dorky
lol, anything this high is already dorky. :P But hey, the bigger the better!

Burj Dubai will have 1011 metres high.:)

^^ Hm ... NO.

Looking good! :)

Burj Dubai will have 1011 metres high.:)

Yeah, and construction started on Al Burj several months ago on a plot in the Waterfront, if we are going to go with that source. :ohno:

If the still rise this building to 200 more meters the observation deck will only be able to hold 2 or 3 people lol. Then imagine the price.

^^ What? The observation deck is some 140 meters down of where we are now.

Cant imagine how thin it will be at that height.... mh dont know.

What's there to imagine? There's a ton of renders floating around that we've all seen.

Yes, it's already been found out.


No it has not malec. Final height is a secret. I'll say this much for sure.....808m or 818m are two figures that will not come true. They are going for an undisclosed secret height which will be determined at the very end of the deal.

My guess, and this is only a guess, is that BD will go over 900m.

^^ What? The observation deck is some 140 meters down of where we are now.

I think he is referring to the decision if the addition of an observation deck were to put at 200m higher where spaces limited only allow 2-3 people standing. The prices would of couse, burn a hole in anyone pocket.



My guess, and this is only a guess, is that BD will go over 900m.


I have just done an rough calculation should BD go higher than 818m. If each Tier above the concrete section would be increased just by another plant floor (6.4m) and the last 3 Tier before the spire to another 3.2m (making each of the last 3 Tier 12.8m or 2 plant floor height). Also re-adjusting the current T15 by increasing by another floor (lets say around 5m~ height) so that it coincide with other Tiers above it around 25m.


Here is how it goes (it is not likely to happen however, its just a for-fun-type calculation):

T1-T15 / L1-L157 (Concrete section. Another floor of 5.1m. Total 590.8m)
T16-T24 / L157 - L189 (Steel section. Each Tier increased to 25.6m. Total 204.8m)
T25-T27 (Steel section. Each Tier increased from 9.6m to 12.8m. Total 38.4m)
T28-T30 (Spire section. Height remain at 50m)

Result?

BD is able to hit 884m/2900ft without pushing the spire higher



However this is really the tallest I can imagine without making the shape of BD too weird or off the chart. I personally really prefer BD to go higher, but not above 900m or 3000ft.

The burj dubai still looks to me like it could go well over 818 metres, is that still possible?

possible but probably not probable.

Cheers,

Tom

Burj Dubai will have 1011 metres high.:)

NO, 818 meters by last plans seen... it could go higher then the old plans.. if they did a revision ofcourse.. but the best guess is still 818 meters.

When will start the steel section? In one month, two, three weeks?

I would guess its going to be at least a month, you cant just move from concrete to steel over night. Also the concrete crew is different from the steel crew.... And its going to take them some time to get really ramped up.. familiar with there new work place, bugs worked out, the men properly trained etc etc... Anyone who believes there going to pick this up and run with it is most likely mistaken.

Cheers,

Tom

Wow..... Dubai is big city.

Hi,
i have to much time. so i've decided to "complete" the burj dubai. now there are three versions of the burj dubai:

The 808m Burj Dubai:
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1039/bd818qx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


The 900m Burj Dubai:
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2451/bd900fr4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


And the 1011m Burj Dubai:
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1125/bd1011tt2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Personally I would say the 900m Burj Dubai is realistic but never the one with 1011m

Greets 1sToNe

Great ... what about the 818 version?

Great ... what about the 818 version?

What about it?

I heard from a guy from Besix (one of the constructors) that it would be just over 800 meter, but he could not give an exact number.