The Burj Khalifa, that half-mile tower in Dubai, is settling into its place. It was designed that tall to get the proportions right, not to be the tallest, says Adrian Smith, formerly of SOM (it does look pretty good for a tallest building in the world). Blair Kamin reports that apartments being filled out, but with [...]
After deliberating in NYC yesterday, our international jury, chaired by Juergen Mayer H, chose Dubai-ing as the winner of the Competition Competition 2010! The winning design, submitted by Mickael Papin, David Neil, Magali Lamoureux, Pierre Sillande, and Nicolas Lombardi, beat out over 600 other entries! Congratulations to the winning team and to the honorable mentions!
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Today we look at the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Architecture Award, one that many people have entered into Competition Competition 2010.
The requirement for this competition was to design a tall emblem structure in a centrally-located park in Dubai.
In addition, [...]
A news roundup of SOM’s now-open Burj Dubai Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, the world’s tallest free-standing structure, the world’s highest occupied floor, the world’s highest outdoor observation deck, and containing the world’s longest-traveling elevator.
