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pioli12 · #**201** Posted **Nov 15, 2008, 11:12 PM**

I love it! reminds me of the tower from lord of the rings

vanhenrik · #**202** Posted **Nov 16, 2008, 10:21 PM**

some change

JDRCRASH · #**203** Posted **Nov 17, 2008, 5:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by pioli12

I love it! reminds me of the tower from lord of the rings

Which one?

Bar-adur, Orthanc, or Ecthelion? It reminds me a little of Ecthelion, the white one from Minas Tirith.

vanhenrik · #**204** Posted **Nov 18, 2008, 12:37 PM**

Nakheel Harbour and Tower, 1000m video

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JDRCRASH · #**205** Posted **Nov 18, 2008, 8:42 PM**

Credit crunch bites into Middle East architecture projects

Photo Credit: Nakheel

By Anna Winston

November 18, 2008

In a sign of the weakening market in Dubai, state-owned developer Nakheel has announced it is to scale back projects in the emirate.

The news comes after a BD survey revealed that UK practices were increasingly relying on work from the Gulf to see them through the recession, with Dubai cited as a key market.

On Monday a spokesperson for Nakheel, developer of both Woods Bagot’s 1,000m-tall tower in Dubai and the Palm developments, said: “The next few months will see a scaling-back of activity around some of our projects.

“This will not affect our long-term business objectives, and is a responsible approach in line with current global economic conditions.”

Smaller developers across Dubai have also revealed job losses and changes in recruitment policy.

Omniyat, the developer behind a number of Zaha Hadid projects in Dubai, has said it will cut 60 jobs, while Damac is losing 200 jobs.

In addition, recent reports in the Gulf Times have suggested that the Dubai government may be considering selling its stake in Nakheel.

Such a move would raise capital for the emirate to reduce its debt, which has become increasingly expensive to finance in the past few months.

One potential buyer being mooted for Nakheel is cash-rich Abu Dhabi.

GO_UAE · #**206** Posted **Nov 19, 2008, 4:54 AM**

Ive got this from the horses mouth as they say

They will start already announced projects (70% of them actually) a year later.The end.

Cypherus · #**207** Posted **Nov 21, 2008, 12:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by JDRCRASH

Which one?

Bar-adur, Orthanc, or Ecthelion? It reminds me a little of Ecthelion, the white one from Minas Tirith.

You're wrong. This is Saruman's new abode.

Duffstuff129 · #**208** Posted **Nov 23, 2008, 12:13 AM**

I've tried very hard to like this building, but I can't. It makes no sense! It only has 500,000 square meters (about half a million square feet) of space (the Empire State Building has about 250,000 square meters of space). That means that almost half (!) of the height of this tower will be habitable! (I got this rough number by approximating that the ESB was about 350 m high, compared to this which is 1400 m tall, so therefore I approximated that in a normal building, 350 m is approximately equivalent to quarter of a million square m of space. And therefore, 700m should be half a million. I think you can figure it out from there.)

I understand that they want to be the tallest building in the world, but why make it so inefficient?

That's just my two cents, to each his own though!

JDRCRASH · #**209** Posted **Nov 23, 2008, 12:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by Cypherus

You're wrong. This is Saruman's new abode.

I guess it is.....mixed with Ecthelion.

Lecom · #**210** Posted **Nov 23, 2008, 2:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by Duffstuff129

I've tried very hard to like this building, but I can't. It makes no sense! It only has 500,000 square meters (about half a million square feet) of space (the Empire State Building has about 250,000 square meters of space). That means that almost half (!) of the height of this tower will be habitable! (I got this rough number by approximating that the ESB was about 350 m high, compared to this which is 1400 m tall, so therefore I approximated that in a normal building, 350 m is approximately equivalent to quarter of a million square m of space. And therefore, 700m should be half a million. I think you can figure it out from there.)

I understand that they want to be the tallest building in the world, but why make it so inefficient?

That's just my two cents, to each his own though!

It would not have been efficient even at full occupancy. The tower itself is not meant to make money, but rather to be a gimmick, a monument that will anchor the neighborhood which will be the real money maker.

malec · #**211** Posted **Dec 8, 2008, 9:00 PM**

Updates from Imre:

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Originally Posted by Imre

lots of activities there but difficult to see anything from outside

06/December/2008

Nakheel Harbour Tower

I have heard that many new cranes at the site, so those cranes for another site,JLT-JI parking building for the metro.

Imre · #**212** Posted **Dec 19, 2008, 11:59 AM**

19/December/2008

Nakheel Harbour Tower

Flo Flo · #**213** Posted **Dec 19, 2008, 5:43 PM**

I think it will now be possible to pu that topic in the folder "Supertall construction" because it seems to have really begun

Tom In Chicago · #**214** Posted **Dec 19, 2008, 8:14 PM**

Moving this to U/C since construction work on the foundation has begun. . .

graupner · #**215** Posted **Dec 19, 2008, 8:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Apex

Forget the design, the thing is so tall it looks preposterous in its context.

Is this some kinda joke? I can't even take it seriously. I highly doubt it will get built, especially given the delicate situation (read: panic) in the economic climate. Hell, I doubt it CAN be built, I honestly don't think that humans can at this point. It kinda reminds me of that X-Seed project, but not quite as sci-fi.

get out of indiana and read a bit. Humans are now able to do a lot of things.

PhxPavilion · #**216** Posted **Dec 19, 2008, 11:15 PM**

I don't like it.

If Dubai really wants to make a statement they should build a replica of the 30 million sf mile high Citadel from Half Life 2.

vanhenrik · #**217** Posted **Dec 20, 2008, 4:53 AM**

no i think this will be under mega Supertall construction !
great update imre ! as always !

have a nice day !!

JDRCRASH · #**218** Posted **Dec 21, 2008, 12:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

Moving this to U/C since construction work on the foundation has begun. . .

You serious? Man, this is scary....and it doesn't look like there was any major groundbreaking ceremony.

MarbleandMarple · #**219** Posted **Dec 21, 2008, 9:55 AM**

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Originally Posted by Duffstuff129

I've tried very hard to like this building, but I can't. It makes no sense! It only has 500,000 square meters (about half a million square feet) of space (the Empire State Building has about 250,000 square meters of space). That means that almost half (!) of the height of this tower will be habitable! (I got this rough number by approximating that the ESB was about 350 m high, compared to this which is 1400 m tall, so therefore I approximated that in a normal building, 350 m is approximately equivalent to quarter of a million square m of space. And therefore, 700m should be half a million. I think you can figure it out from there.)

I understand that they want to be the tallest building in the world, but why make it so inefficient?

That's just my two cents, to each his own though!

500,000 square meters (5,381,955.208 square feet

)? Where did you get this figure from? According to Wikipedia (which may not be the best source), the tower has about 1,490,000 square meters (16,038,226.52 square feet) of space.

aluminum · #**220** Posted **Dec 21, 2008, 10:12 AM**

1.4 frikkin Kilometers.... Fucking WOW !!

Yeah, BUILD IT !!