Burj Dubai Updates?

[Julito-Dubai]

isn't clading starting today ?

[Imre]

06/11/2006

Burj Dubai update

no cladding yet might be afternoon.. but I found another facade test

[Sky Tower]

Amazing updates Imre!

Cladding next eh?

......and already, currently the 40th tallest building in the world!

.....and jumping to 30th by the end of next week!

http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/tp/wo/

[Imre]

07/11/2006

no cladding but at least I have pictures

[Sky Tower]

I think those round blue things in Imre's photo's are forms for the columns in the next set of setbacks above.

Put there because it can be easily be lifted straight up by crane......maybe!!!

Originally Posted by Imre

06/11/2006







.....because the next one is just one more mech level away.......and then a new setback!!!

[Fury]

hi all.
hey Sky Tower here is another shot of the column forms

Jan 13 '06



Thanx Slugbelch But your internet skills are the best man. And I would really hope for a bunch of inside shots during construction - or all the early earthworks / piling work ( only have around a dozen early shots ) - if this was in North America ...... Still can't complain - almost like being there - 1580 pics so far
Structure of a lifetime !

[Sky Tower]

Hey....what a team!

It's really nice to see some refreshing older shots, haven't seen any of the ones you've posted today before.

Keep up the good work.

[rbowk]

when do you recon they will start cladding

[Sky Tower]

Over at SSC they are now saying that the 6th November was miss quoted from November '06......meaning the month of November 2006....not the 6th day of November.

I just hope it's soon......so we can play with photo's in photoshop to give people a real idea of what it will look like finished!

[Bergenser]

^and then make fake pictures, that we think is real.

[Slugbelch]

Scaffolding being removed from one of the wings. Now only one on each side:


ellyse/boraboraanderson/jameslyell/weldelbedia/sliabh/eeemba/hapoop

[Sky Tower]

Trawling through Google I've come accross an official quote from Abdullah M Bin Lahej, Director of construction for EMAAR properties from 16th April.

I've never seen it before and I appologise if its old hat, but it's a quote (or miss-quote) about the BD Tower reaching 200 floors in height.

http://www.uaepropertytrends.com/ptr...ad?thread=1361

[dubai 1]

i saw that to "200 habitable floors" !!!!

[AltinD]

12-Nov-2006

[Slugbelch]

^

also on Nov 12:

[Slugbelch]

-UPDATED-
NOV. 16: NEWS / PHOTOS updated.

Your one-stop-shop for construction updates on ssp/ssc:

Nov. 11

Official Documents from Contractors:

Nov. 9
Latest NEWS-n-NOTES:
FEB 25 2003: Earliest news article about the tower?
MAR 04 2004: RNL is Master Planner of New Development in Dubai
MAY 22 2003: EMAAR opens registration for Burj Dubai - the world's tallest skyscraper
MAY 10 2004: Binladin Group Short-Listed to Build World’s Tallest Building
SEP 21 2004: Crown Prince of Dubai and UAE Minister of Defence today witnessed the pouring of cement for the Burj Dubai
Nov 02 2004: Emaar presents Burj Dubai to global industry professionals in New York
Dec 08 2004: Emaar awards Burj Dubai tower contract to Samsung Corporation
AUG 08 2005: It has now reached the stage of a 50-metre-deep (165ft) foundation being laid
Dec 12 2005: Otis wins landmark US$36 million contract for Burj Dubai
MAR 28 2005: Burj Dubai reaches defining moment as world’s tallest building begins to rise
APR 18 2005: 3 Banks to Finance Burj Dubai Tower
APR 29 2005: Tower To Beat All Towers
JUN 11 2005: Doka has started work on the main formwork package on the US $3.2 billion Burj Dubai.
AUG 31 2005: LEVEL 5: Tower has reached a key construction stage which will incorporate the first Armani Hotel into the building.
OCT 08 2005: Emaar today signed a AED 3.216 billion deal to officially appoint Samsung Corporation as the main contractor for the Burj Dubai
OCT 21 2005: Eight R.STAHL cranes for worlds tallest building
DEC 06 2005: Giorgio Armani tours Armani Hotel site at the Burj Dubai
DEC 10 2005: LEVEL 17: Burj Dubai continues long climb into record books
JAN 10 2006: ETA-led w/Voltas and Hitachi has won contract for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire fighting works for the world's tallest tower
MAR 22 2006: Workers Riot at Site of Dubai Skyscraper
MAY 11 2006: President of Korea visits Burj Dubai Tower
MAY 17 2006: Besix workers declined to report to work at the Burj Dubai construction project
JUN 20 2006: LEVEL 50: Less than 900 days since excavation work started in January 2004. Work is on course with one new level added every four days.
JUL 05 2006: Hitachi Plant to carry out infrastructure operations at Burj Dubai worth Dh1b
JUL 13 2006: Tower due for completion in Q1 09 and 20% of construction works associated with the structure have been completed.
JUL 17 2006: Second phase works of Burj Dubai okayed
JUL 21 2006: A Vertical City
JUL 21 2006: Tale of a Tower (Double-deck lift info., cleaning of windows, pumping of water)
JUL 21 2006: Profile: Burj Dubai
SEP 05 2006: LEVEL 70: “Burj Dubai is poised to become a global icon and engineering marvel, as it sets a new benchmark for architectural design."
SEP 19 2006: Gulf Extrusions supplies 170 tons of aluminium for Burj Dubai project till date.
SEP 27 2006: Metro rail link for visitors to Burj Dubai
OCT 02 2006: Depa to fit out tallest tower
OCT 04 2006: LEVEL 75: Developers are making rapid progress in their bid to create the world's tallest skyscraper.
OCT 30 2006: World's tallest tower rises rapidly in Dubai
OCT 31 2006: LEVEL 80: With 2,400 workers daily on-site, Burj Dubai completed 80 levels today rising to a height of 277 metres.
NOV 01 2006: Brazilians offer products for the world's tallest building
NOV 11 2006: Burj Dubai is hit by curtain wall delays
NOV 11 2006: The cladding delay has arisen largely as a result of the demise of global cladding giant, Schmidlin, in February of this year.

FACT SHEET:
source

SSP:
LEVEL: 44/45 // 51/52 // 66 // 67 // 79
Arabtec const. updates (SEP '06) // Doka const. updates (July '06) // Webcam screencaps (SEPT. '06) // Floorplans // Renders
Sunset--#2--#3 // Wind Testing // Concrete Delivery--#2 // Piling/Foundation // Tour through the construction site to the sales center (June 2006) // Sim City
Souvenirs
External links: Model VIDEO--#2--#3 // Construction VIDEO--#2--#3 // Google Earth view // Burj Dubai commercial--#2 // Brian McMorrow // Emporis: AUG.--OCT.
Nov. 13
Construction (pics only):
2004
SSP:
Dec: 16th // 23rd
2005
SSC:
JAN: 12th \\ 26th

FEB: 5th \\ 14th
MAR:
APR: 28th

MAY: 2nd--#2 \\ 3rd--#2 \\ 10th \\ 16th--#2 \\ 28th

JUN: 1st \\ 2nd \\ 3rd \\ 4th--#2 \\ 10th \\ 12th \\ 16th \\ 24th--#2--#3

JUL: 6th \\ 11th \\ 17th--#2 \\ 19th--#2 \\ 29th-- #2

AUG: 2nd \\ 13th \\ 20th--#2--#3 \\ 30th

SEP: 2nd \\ 9th--#2 \\ 19th--#2 \\ 28th

OCT: 7th--#2 \\ 14th \\ 18th \\ 21st \\ 22nd--#2 \\ 23rd--#2 \\ 28th

NOV: 2nd \\ 4th \\ 13th \\ 18th \\ 20th \\ 23rd \\ 26th--#2

DEC: 2nd \\ #2 \\ 5th \\ 16th \\ 26th--#2
2006
JAN: 6th--#2 // 7th--#2--#3 // 13th--#2 // 21st--#2--#3--#4--#5--#6--#7 // 22nd

FEB: 2nd--#2--#3 // 11th--#2--#3--#4 // 16th // 19th--#2--#3 // 20th // 25th--#2--#3

MAR: 14th--#2 // 18th // 23rd // 27th--#2

APR: 4th--#2--#3--#4 // 9th--#2--#3--#4 // 14th // 16th--#2 // 17th // 19th--#2 // 23rd--#2 // 29th--#2--#3-- #4

MAY: 1st // 4th // 5th // 7th // 8th // 13th // 15th // 21st--#2--#3--#4-- #5 // 27th // 28th--#2--#3

JUN: 2nd // 13th // 17th--#2--#3 // 20th // 24th--#2

JUL: 6th--#2 // 7th // 8th // 11th // 15th // 21st // 23rd--#2 // 24th // 26th // 30th--#2--#3

AUG: 3rd--#2 // 4th--#2 // 5th // 7th // 8th // 10th--#2--#3--#4 // 13th--#2--#3--#4--#5 // 18th // 19th--#2 // 20th // 21st // 23rd // 25th // 27th // 28th--#2

SEP: 3rd--#2--#3--#4 // 6th // 8th--#2 // 14th // 15th--#2--#3 // 21st // 23rd // 29th

OCT: 1st--#2--#3 // 2nd--#2 // 6th // 7th // 10th // 12th // 13th--#2 // 15th--#2 // 18th--#2--#3--#4 // 20th--#2 // 27th // 29th--#2--#3--#4 // 30th // 31st

NOV: 3rd

(pics only)

MAGENTA = Latest
BLUE = Aerials
BLACK = Night
ORANGE = Digital Art

Nov. 13

I will update this post, so keep stopping by at the top of this thread page

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[Sky Tower]

Construction today reached level 85 @ 300.65m tall.

Now officially a 'supertall' and currently the 35th tallest building in the world....and the 4th tallest in Dubai.

There are also currently only 9 buildings in the world that have more than 85 floors.

This building is having big bites out of the record books......and it's gonna keep on munchin'

[erm1981]

Thats awesome

[AltinD]

Is that just an estimate or there is an official or semi official confirmation on that? I mean both for the 85th floor and the 300m height.

[bikes]

There isnt, the last official info was BD @ 277m/82storeys, so even if its 85storeys it cant be 300m officially.. Although check this:

http://burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/...son-oct-20.jpg