DUBAI | Almas Tower | 363 M - Pinnacle / 310 M - Roof | 68 FLOORS | T/O

malec · #1 Posted: **May 28, 2006, 8:48 PM**

I'm sure I made a thread for this a few months back. Where did it go?

At the start of May:

Now:

Lecom · #2 Posted: **May 28, 2006, 10:42 PM**

Rendering does not show.

malec · #3 Posted: **May 28, 2006, 11:21 PM**

Oops, sorry. Here it is:

Lecom · #4 Posted: **May 29, 2006, 12:57 AM**

Great design, too bad it looks short for its height. Would look better if both halves were done in green glass.

williamphilapa · #5 Posted: **May 29, 2006, 12:59 AM**

Nice building. How many off those phantom buildings in the rendering are under construction as well?

malec · #6 Posted: **May 29, 2006, 8:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by Lecom

Great design, too bad it looks short for its height. Would look better if both halves were done in green glass.

It'll probably be thinner in reality though.

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Originally Posted by williamphilapa

Nice building. How many off those phantom buildings in the rendering are under construction as well?

A lot. All the towers surrounding this one have been announced I think. Most of them are under construction now, a lot are at ground level, some coming up out of the ground now (like almas tower), and some are really on their way and gaining height

Fabb · #7 Posted: **May 29, 2006, 11:48 AM**

I've seen this building in a recent book on Dubai's recent architecture. Very promising.

malec · #8 Posted: **Jul 11, 2006, 12:01 AM**

08/07/2006 by AltinD

Fabb · #9 Posted: **Jul 11, 2006, 6:07 AM**

Thanks for the update !

Patrick · #10 Posted: **Jul 11, 2006, 7:52 AM**

Great looking tower

malec · #11 Posted: **Jul 30, 2006, 3:22 PM**

Again by AltinD

malec · #12 Posted: **Aug 20, 2006, 6:37 PM**

Updates by Imre 2 days ago.

Fabb · #13 Posted: **Aug 21, 2006, 6:40 AM**

Same concrete columns as TTChicago. Only bigger.

SteelCity15 · #14 Posted: **Aug 21, 2006, 8:04 PM**

awesome looking. Can't wait for it to be done. It seems like Dubai is blossoming big time.

Calgarian · #15 Posted: **Aug 22, 2006, 2:17 AM**

Where is the money for all these projects comming from? Didn't the UAE run out of oil?

Dalton · #16 Posted: **Aug 22, 2006, 2:54 AM**

Oh great.

A new Sharper Image Ionic Breeze air cleaner is coming out and someone decided to immortalize it as a 100 story skyscraper.

Lecom · #17 Posted: **Aug 22, 2006, 3:08 AM**

^If this project was going up anywhere but Dubai, people would be praising it for its innovative and symbolic design.

Fabb · #18 Posted: **Aug 22, 2006, 5:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by Dalton

A new Sharper Image Ionic Breeze air cleaner is coming out and someone decided to immortalize it as a 100 story skyscraper.

Sarcasm aside, it doesn't have 100 stories.

80, maybe ?

hoosier · #19 Posted: **Aug 22, 2006, 3:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by johnnyc

Where is the money for all these projects comming from? Didn't the UAE run out of oil?

Do we have to have this question asked again? Let's just enjoy the great buildings going up around Dubai.

Calgarian · #20 Posted: **Aug 22, 2006, 11:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by hoosier

Do we have to have this question asked again? Let's just enjoy the great buildings going up around Dubai.

Yes you do, and I can pretty much guarantee that someone else will ask it again. The buildings look great now, but i hear rumours that they are cheaping out on the materials, so what will they look like in 10 years?

Dubai is absolutely kicking ass! I NEED to visit.