JEDDAH | Kingdom Tower | 3,303 FT / 1007 M - Page 21

Tom In Chicago · #**401** Posted: **Jul 10, 2012, 10:31 PM**

Anyways. . . had to prune this thread again. . . can we keep this on topic[/rhetorical]. . . and by on topic I mean about the building and not your pedestrian observation or conspiratorial rants. . . thanks for your cooperation. . .

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kiwi4life · #**402** Posted: **Aug 2, 2012, 2:40 AM**

hey so anybody have latest news or pictures of onsite prep on this monster........ be good to get this thread going seen as in Saudi Arabia they are going through with it......pile testing is happening and foundation design is now out

mrnyc · #**403** Posted: **Aug 13, 2012, 5:15 PM**

^ ask n ye shall receive...eventually!

awesome ongoing construction pics right here:

http://kingdomtowerskyscraper.com/Ne...tion-site.html

^ doesnt look like much or anything new, but that seems like the site to watch for any progress.

Tom In Chicago · #**404** Posted: **Oct 1, 2012, 4:03 PM**

Here's a link to the CTBUH technical paper on this project. . .

http://www.ctbuh.org/LinkClick.aspx?...language=en-US

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ATLksuGUY · #**405** Posted: **Oct 2, 2012, 3:47 PM**

Financing really in place??

http://kingdomtowerskyscraper.com/Fi...-complete.html

From the post.
“We have all the investors, all the finance, all the money we need.” Talal Al Maiman said. This can be only good news for the project.

Tom In Chicago · #**406** Posted: **Oct 13, 2012, 11:29 PM**

I have it on good authority that this is in fact under construction. . . moving it to the appropriate sub forum. . .

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JDRCRASH · #**407** Posted: **Oct 13, 2012, 11:41 PM**

I won't lie, I really like the building ITSELF. It seems very futuristic and could go well in any postmodern city.

I'll leave my strong personal feelings about the SETTING of it out of this thread.

NewYorkDominates · #**408** Posted: **Oct 14, 2012, 12:29 AM**

Oh My Goodness,so it was no vision!

ThatOneGuy · #**409** Posted: **Oct 14, 2012, 12:35 AM**

IMO this is nicer than Burj Khalifa.

But are you sure it's under construction? Those looks like piling works to me...

the pope · #**410** Posted: **Oct 15, 2012, 5:03 AM**

I was actually in Smith + Gill's office this weekend for a tour. No less than three times was the host asked how tall this building would be. He refused to answer every time, basically only saying it would be over 1000m and the final height isn't that specifically known to them. I know this is probably nothing new, but I found it amusing.

The most exciting thing I did learn is that the building isn't using dampers.

scalziand · #**411** Posted: **Oct 15, 2012, 5:28 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatOneGuy

IMO this is nicer than Burj Khalifa.

But are you sure it's under construction? Those looks like piling works to me...

For our purposes, piling is construction.

Tom In Chicago · #**412** Posted: **Oct 15, 2012, 4:54 PM**

Wind tunnel test model on display at Smith+Gill. . .

For the record Smith+Gill is NOT the source of my recent post related to construction status. . .

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the pope · #**413** Posted: **Oct 15, 2012, 5:20 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

Wind tunnel test model on display at Smith+Gill. . .

For the record Smith+Gill is NOT the source of my recent post related to construction status. . .

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looks like both of us went and visited them during Doors Open...

Tom In Chicago · #**414** Posted: **Oct 15, 2012, 5:22 PM**

^Yeah. . . among others. . . spent all afternoon at Thornton Tomasetti yesterday. . .

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NewYorkDominates · #**415** Posted: **Oct 15, 2012, 5:42 PM**

That has to be the most futuristic looking building I've ever seen.Beautiful tower,too.

FrancoRey · #**416** Posted: **Oct 18, 2012, 3:13 AM**

They're actually building it! Oh gracious!

Step aside, Dubai. It's twice as tall as Taipei 101, the world's tallest building only 5 years ago. Insanity.

Duck From NY · #**417** Posted: **Oct 18, 2012, 4:20 AM**

This looks quite a bit like that mile-high tower that someone envisioned in Chicago in the early half of the last century. I forget what it was called, but even the base looks similar.

JDRCRASH · #**418** Posted: **Oct 18, 2012, 4:56 AM**

Tom, there appears to be a few supertalls near the wind test model it in that photo. Are some of those actual proposals (except the one partially behind the tower, which appears to be a regular model) for the area around Kingdom Tower?

ethereal_reality · #**419** Posted: **Oct 18, 2012, 6:00 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duck From NY

This looks quite a bit like that mile-high tower that someone envisioned in Chicago in the early half of the last century. I forget what it was called, but even the base looks similar.

That someone was Frank Lloyd Wright.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illinois

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Duck From NY · #**420** Posted: **Oct 18, 2012, 7:10 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

That someone was Frank Lloyd Wright.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illinois

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See what I'm talking about?