Height: 705m (2312ft) - 950m (3116ft)
Floors: 160-200
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Developer: EMAAR Properties
General Contractor: Samsung Construction Company
Construction Companies: Arab Technical Construction Co. & Besix
Location: Durbai, United Arab Emirates

The BURJ DUBAI will be the world's tallest building when completed.





This is amazing! A 3,000+ ft tall building!

It's beautiful.

Anxiety said:

what?
Some serious shit goes down in big buildings, if ya know what I'm sayin?

AsianBomb777 said:

AsianBomb777 said:

huh?!? i can have office sex in a small building just as easily. *i* don't HAVE compensation issues.

Anxiety said:

ASS!

The Sears Tower in Chicago is 1450 ft tall at the roof so u could stack 2 Sears Towers and be at about the height of this building.

I don't like heights, this makes me ill

luv4u said:

i don't either. unless i'm in an airplane (go figure), heights freak me out.

Anxiety said:

Dude! Some serious shit goes down up high, if ya know what I'm talkin' about.

WHY aren't we building THAT in Manhattan????

Can you guys imagine how much shit gets moved through the sewage pipes in those buildings?

where does it get pumped out to?

PurpleJedi said:

Isnt the jury still out on what exactly will replace the World Trade Center?

dreamfactory313 said:

I hope so.
I really didn't like the winning entry at all.

BorisFishpaw said:

I think this was the winning entry.

I wasnt a big fan of it either. I think the tallest tower was going to be 1776 ft tall and be named Freedom Tower. I think they needed to go back to the drawing board. I kinda liked the idea of building the towers the way they were like Donald Trump had suggested. That made good sense to me.
[Edited 6/28/05 10:11am]

* looks around for her Blues sista mon *

my my what a lovely large erection for mankind

The design of the proposed Freedomn Tower has just been modified slightly.

I still don't like it all that much.

PurpleJedi said:

I heard something that donald trump was going to build them...they were goin to be the exact same only with a floor higher. I don't know if this is true or not but I hears this on the news. I would hope so Donald Trump has the money, he also said he believes that they should be exactly the same. I would like that very much...the ny skyline is so empty and its not the same driving to the city anymore. You use to drive in and be greeted by those huge towers...it was always so amazing to look at.

Quite frankly i think it's macabre they're going to rebuild that area
I wouldn't want to work there
[Edited 6/28/05 23:27pm]

I wonder what the swayage is on a building like the Burj - it must be several metres!

that's scary

This shit is wicked.

Buildings like these are impressive to look at and it is cool to push the boundaries of architecture, but what is their purpose? Or is being impressive to look at and pushing boundaries their purpose?

Nothinbutjoy said:

one word: phallus

Aparently they have settled on a new design for the World Trade Center/Freedom Tower project. Heres a rendering:

dreamfactory313 said:

LESS impressive than before!!!!
I don't understand why other cities/nations can push the boundaries of modern architecture with TRULY spectacular & awe-inspiring designs...yet the Freedon Tower is so-o damned BORING!!!!

charlottegelin said:

PurpleJedi said:

I like the new design. Much more interesting than the Empire State Building.

doctamario said:

Cinderella's Castle at Disneyworld can also be said to be more interesting than the Empire State Building. That doesn't make it a suitable replacement for the Twin Towers.