JEDDAH | Kingdom Tower | 3,303 FT / 1007 M | ON HOLD

[P2000]

October diagram!
+400m roof height

[Skyguy_7]

^ AS+GG must certainly be proud to have two beasts rising at the same time.


Wind tunnel models on display at their office:

10/18/14

[Alx99]

Originally Posted by P2000

October diagram!
+400m roof height

great contribution to the diagram to see the progress skyscrapers

[Bluenote]

I love reading back a few years at all the people claiming it wouldn't happen. And here we are and actually getting taller.

I like the building. It's simple. You don't want some over the top glitter bucket in the desert. You want glass. And this has both. The Burj is cool. But to many facets. Looks like the Sears tower on roids.

This same building in any other country wouldn't fit in either. You need the open desert.

Now only of we could do the same in Canada with our massive oil reserves lol.

[Alx99]

https://flic.kr/p/pDEWes[IMG]الحين موقعي في مشروع ومؤتمر برج المملكة بجدة الذي بيسجل اطول ناطحه سحاب بالعالم بنهاية عام ٢٠١٨ م بأذن الله تعالى by mr-abood alghamdi, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Detroit1995]

Probably a dumb question, but why are there so few pictures of the construction?

[Alx99]

Work is picking up pace for the world’s tallest tower being constructed in Jeddah, and it is expected to reach 6th floor by the end of next month.http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index...20141105223429
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[Alx99]

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[Detroit1995]

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Awesome pictures!

[forj]

pretty ridiculous that we live in a world where this tower is being built. the first kilometer high building.. nuts!

[upward 2000]

Originally Posted by Alx99

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I see at ground level it looks like a concrete pad that is 15' tall then the lobby level above that. The next floors have blue vertical steel. I guess supporting formwork? Or are those steel building columns?

[toxteth o'grady]

Those structural elements are very different from what seems to accompany the typical Chinese supertall, which is a core that gets chased by the framing. It must be a function of the triskelion shape of this building.

[giallo]

Out of the ground now. Wow. This is a serious structure.

[drumz0rz]

I'm fairly confident the blue steel you see is just scaffolding. You can just see the plywood concrete forms beyond them below the ~2 stories of rebar. I belive the plan follows standard conventions; reinforced concrete core with outer steel columns. The ground level steel columns are going to be massive.

[Innsertnamehere]

Originally Posted by toxteth o'grady

Those structural elements are very different from what seems to accompany the typical Chinese supertall, which is a core that gets chased by the framing. It must be a function of the triskelion shape of this building.

what you see being built right now is only the core I believe.

[NewYorque]

Hi ! last time I went on this page, it was rumored that the observation deck at 600m of altitude, was cancelled..

But now I see the new concept pictures and there is still the observation deck! so, is it retained?

Hope to see that observation deck built !

[Pete8680]

Originally Posted by NewYorque

Hi ! last time I went on this page, it was rumored that the observation deck at 600m of altitude, was cancelled..

But now I see the new concept pictures and there is still the observation deck! so, is it retained?

Hope to see that observation deck built !

Since Saudi Arabia is a religious police state the observation deck will most likely be open to only rich males.

[BCBoy]

Yup. The women have to sit quietly in the 200m high cafeteria

[Alx99]

progress 4/12/2014 by alsaif2012

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[Michael12374]

Love the design....... Still really bothering me that this is being built by the "Bin Laden Group".