DUBAI | Burj Khalifah (Burj Dubai) | 828 M / 2,716.5 FT - Pinnacle | 162 FLOORS - Page 349

Ayyan · #**6961** Posted **Dec 14, 2008, 6:29 PM**

so what type of people would live in this bad boy ??

newstl2020 · #**6962** Posted **Dec 14, 2008, 10:32 PM**

^The invisible kind (See Dec. 15th issue of Newsweek. Article "Goodbye,Dubai")

newstl2020 · #**6963** Posted **Dec 14, 2008, 10:41 PM**

Feel I should elaborate on my above statement

"Emaar's stock price, it is worth noting, has plummeteed more than 80 percent this year, and the sale price of luxury apartments in the hyper-high-rise has dropped by 40 percent."

malec · #**6964** Posted **Dec 14, 2008, 11:49 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by newstl2020

Feel I should elaborate on my above statement

"Emaar's stock price, it is worth noting, has plummeteed more than 80 percent this year, and the sale price of luxury apartments in the hyper-high-rise has dropped by 40 percent."

Prices were way over inflated anyway, I hope they drop further. Also their rents are extortionate over there, they should drop by 50% as well.

Anyway, there's a new update from google earth.

Comparrison:

Fury · #**6965** Posted **Dec 15, 2008, 3:31 AM**

Hi all.

Pinnacle/Spire jacking has started today.

The pinnacle has been jacked approx. 12 meters.

08 12 14 before jacking - pic by Dennis from SSC

08 12 14 after jacking - pic by OTR from SSC

Word is, the most recent revision of the jacking plan has 8 stages in 5 to 6 weeks. They will add fins and/or wings as needed between stages. All the fins of tier 30 are on now as it has been exposed for some time now. They have jacked enough for tier 29 to be exposed and it needs fins yet. Depending on what sections they are going to work off they may jack more before adding fins or just add fins to tier 29 now. There is some indications that some cladding needs to be done before the pinnacle is jacked so far as to impeed the crane from reaching where it needs to get to.

We are now at ~742m.

Lt. Washburn · #**6966** Posted **Dec 15, 2008, 6:40 AM**

What are the fins for? Looks or maybe something to do with wind?

malec · #**6967** Posted **Dec 15, 2008, 11:02 AM**

And now at around 770m

MapleLeaf · #**6968** Posted **Dec 15, 2008, 4:58 PM**

Wow! That´s pretty amazing.

[SP]Neo · #**6969** Posted **Dec 15, 2008, 8:17 PM**

looks great!

sw5710 · #**6970** Posted **Dec 15, 2008, 8:37 PM**

"2526 feet now"

Fury · #**6971** Posted **Dec 15, 2008, 10:37 PM**

Hi all.

Holy Smokes !!!

The fins have been done inside where we can't see. I guess there was room. .

As I posted yesterday they may jack 30m. and stop to install fins. Since all the fins are on there is no need to stop there. By the looks of the various angles (nice shots guys) every fin is installed.

It looks to me they jacked enough so tier 26 is just above the large temp. platform on top of section 22. They will surely stop and add the one small wing on tier 26 and clad it ?
Then jack untill tier 25 is exposed and stop to add the 2 small wings.
Then jack untill tier 24 is exposed and stop to add the 3 small wings.
Then jack to top out and add the 2 sections left of the second big(ger) wing of tier 22, the small wings of tier 22(1) and tier 23 (2), and connections to finish up.
There will probably be more stages but these are the major ones the way I see it - we shall see.

The top access platform still looks unfinished without the handrail and BMU monorail but perhaps I should stop flogging that dead horse ...

Here is some of OTR's shots from SSC:

- with some labels

- showing where the one small wing of tier 26 will go

It looks to me that approx. 6m. of tier 29 is above the top beams of section 23B. So 739.3 + ~6.4 + 21.3 + 1 (for the beacons) = 768m. or 2520 feet. Yet another fantastic new record in the history of man made structures.

Top out should be in Jan. '09.
Great time to be a skyscraper watcher/fanatic.

peanut gallery · #**6972** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 12:26 AM**

Outstanding! Thanks for all the detailed updates, Fury.

Scruffy · #**6973** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 12:36 AM**

wow. a month away from topping out. this really is exciting!

Scruffy · #**6974** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 12:36 AM**

and to think, i was one of the naysayers who said this tower would never be built. boy am i glad to be wrong.

Imre · #**6975** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 1:54 PM**

16/December/2008

Burj Dubai

Bergenser · #**6976** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 2:14 PM**

I love the shape it's taking now!

Imre · #**6977** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 2:36 PM**

16/December/2008

Burj Dubai

199 new pics here ( http://www.imredubai.com )

Imre · #**6978** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 3:46 PM**

16/December/2008

Burj Dubai

• Video Link

HomeInMyShoes · #**6979** Posted **Dec 16, 2008, 5:21 PM**

@malec. I just checked out Google Earth. That's some serious shadow.

And I want to know who developed Saskatchewan in The World? Seriously. It looks like the first island with development on it. Saskatchewan?

MichaelJ · #**6980** Posted **Dec 17, 2008, 1:52 AM**

Rendering of the interior of the Burj Dubai

An American architect, Marshall Strabala, was part of the design team for the Burj Dubai. The building was originally intended to be entirely residential, but overtime plans were changed to include offices.

Strabala was Associate Partner at SOM Chicago at the time. Currently, he is Director of Design at Gensler. Strabala has designed three of the world's 10 tallest buildings. Besides the Burj Dubai, he also designed the Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China, and the Greenland Square Zifeng Tower in Nanjing, China.

Photo credit: SOM