houstonmacbro Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 BTW, if anyone is home, those three (3) shows are airing again right now on National Geographic Channel. Worth a watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 (edited) Dubai tower now world's tallest free-standing structure.....The world's tallest building, still under construction in the booming Gulf emirate of Dubai, has become the world's tallest free-standing structure, its developers said on Thursday. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=07...;show_article=1 Edited September 13, 2007 by Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMG Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Just curious -- why the yawn? As recently as 10 years ago or so, a structure like this was impossible. Just a few years ago, it was thought impossible for socioeconomic reasons. It really puts it into perspective when it reaches the height of the world's tallest and still has over 1000 feet to go. It's equal to placing a JPM Chase building on top of the Sears Tower. I'd be interested to see what people here think the political implications of such a project in an Arab country are. I'd also like to know what this means to future urban planning and building design. Can you imagine the safety engineering that would be required for such a structure here in the US? Can you imagine what it would do to Houston's urban core if the parking and transportation, electrical and plumbing, approaches to airports, financial, occupancy, etc. concerns all had to be addressed here?Is there a city outside maybe NY or Chicago in North America that could support such a building? Could they really?I'd think if any group would be interested in talking about this, it would be an architecture group.I don't get the yawn either. There is no way that a structure like that would be able to be built in Houston. Way too much air traffic,I'm pretty sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I don't get the yawn either. There is no way that a structure like that would be able to be built in Houston. Way too much air traffic,I'm pretty sureI remember something I read on the FFA site or something that the FFA has no jurisdiction over airspace and the pilot has to beware of tall objects. I could be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMG Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I remember something I read on the FFA site or something that the FFA has no jurisdiction over airspace and the pilot has to beware of tall objects. I could be wrong though.They do have jurisdiction under certain conditions. Of course pilots have to be aware of tall buildings,and you will notice alot of the taller buildings there in Houston are required to have like beacons on the top. We also have as you know,major fog issues regarding the Hobby Airport in particular. Besides,these buildings are way too cool to be trapped amongst alot of other structures. That's just my opinion of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Just a question as I saw some of the newer pictures of this construction site.While watching a number of construction photos and projects around Houston, the Tower Cranes are generally up against the buildings along the side. The deconstruction of the cranes are fairly obvious (but not something I'd like to do). But the thing I noticed on the Burj Dubai is that it seemed like the cranes(three of them) were actually on TOP of the structure itself. This puzzled me to no end as to how in the world they're going to remove these structures. I seriously doubt if a Helicopter will be able to do it. I wish I had a still to how to describe it better. Anyone have a clue as to how they're going to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Impossible Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Anyone have a clue as to how they're going to do it?Push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 These pictures were taken a few days ago. They're from Burj Dubai Skyscraper. I cleaned them up a bit for Glass Steel and Stone. Emirates Today is now saying 2,683 feet or 818 meters for the final height. I also noticed that the number of floors is down to 189 from 200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Wow! It's like twice as tall (or more) than any of the surrounding buildings.On a side note, I've heard that a lot of the buildings that are going up in China (and other countries) look great on the outside, but the insides look cheap and unrefined. I doubt that is the case with this building, but has anyone else heard of anything like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Wow! It's like twice as tall (or more) than any of the surrounding buildings.On a side note, I've heard that a lot of the buildings that are going up in China (and other countries) look great on the outside, but the insides look cheap and unrefined. I doubt that is the case with this building, but has anyone else heard of anything like that?News to me. I've been in about 30 skyscrapers in China, and they're always as gorgeous on the inside as the outside.I will say that buildings, including skyscrapers, seem to wear harder in China. I don't know if it's the materials used or poor maintenance or what, but some buildings in China that are only 10-20 years old look more like they're approaching 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 News to me. I've been in about 30 skyscrapers in China, and they're always as gorgeous on the inside as the outside.I will say that buildings, including skyscrapers, seem to wear harder in China. I don't know if it's the materials used or poor maintenance or what, but some buildings in China that are only 10-20 years old look more like they're approaching 100.Interior or exterior? If you're talking about the exteriors, I would guess that severe air pollution has something to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 What's the latest on this? Have they stopped going vertical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonartstudent Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 What's the latest on this? Have they stopped going vertical?wikipedia usually keeps a good update on the building status....but the last update was October 24 at 156 stories and 585.7m tall, but a builder had confirmed it would be at least 700m tall, so it probably just needs to be updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 wikipedia usually keeps a good update on the building status....but the last update was October 24 at 156 stories and 585.7m tall, but a builder had confirmed it would be at least 700m tall, so it probably just needs to be updatedDon't you just hate it when free stuff is not updated!I know I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneguyks Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 (edited) US illegals are just that: Illegals-not guests. They have the freedom to come and go. They have the freedom to not live in labor camps. They have the freedom to assimilate if they so choose and to become citizens if they so choose. Of course those in Dubai could have choosen to not enter into what amounts to indentured servantship...but they did. Shame on them. It's stupid to compare the two groups as equal regarding rights.Oh, I couldn't resist responding to this nonsense. Illegal workers in the US have no rights whatsoever to come and go. If they are caught on the border, they will be detained and deported. In fact, INS /ICE officer can detain and arrest an illegal alien anywhere in the US without a cause (even if the person committed no crime) and deport him, even if the person has children who are US citizen and will be left without a father/mother due deportation. Repeat offender can be sentenced to 4 years prison. They don't have freedom to become citizen. What kind of nonsenical claim is that? Where did you get that? Dubai is a billion times better. The people come to work there on there own for the simple reason they make can make more money. They are legal guest workers and know what they are getting into. Edited January 24, 2008 by oneguyks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of University Oaks Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I spent a few minutes staring at that thing while waiting for a taxi on Oud Metha Road last night. From a distance, it doesn't even look like a real building. It looks more like an out-of-scale smokestack. There are still cranes on top of it, so they're still going vertical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonDFW Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 This puzzled me to no end as to how in the world they're going to remove these structures. I seriously doubt if a Helicopter will be able to do it. I wish I had a still to how to describe it better.I've seen it done two ways on 2000' towers in the US. Helicopter and lower it down piece by piece (the latter is more common). When you lower it down piece by piece there are cables dedicated to holding it away from the tower.Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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