“The building seems... not without nationalistic embarrassment, dumb--a meathead tower.” Mankind’s Greatest Architectural Achievements Since Prehistory Pop Chart Lab's latest infographic charts the ...

It takes about three months to clean the Burj Khalifa building from the top to the bottom Burj Khalifa was designed with a complex Y-shaped cross section to reduce the effect of wind It has the ...

The Burj Khalifa's remarkable height and stability are attributed to Bill Baker's pioneering buttressed core system, which ...

No development in engineering better embodies the modern world than the skyscraper. Born out of a messy conflux of aesthetic, economic, and structural needs, skyscrapers are a dominant fixture of ...

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The Burj Khalifa has become a symbol of Dubai ever since it was completed back in 2010. Standing at a massive 828 metres, the world’s tallest building acts as the centre point of the city. And since ...

Dubai will close major roads early, extend Metro hours and post thousands of emergency workers to help manage what promises to be the emirate's largest New Year's Eve celebrations yet.Authorities set ...

Although we don't recommend experiencing it the way Tom Cruise did in "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," Burj Khalifa is a crucial item on any Dubai agenda. Rising 2,716.5 feet above the city ...

Within a three-week period, Adrian Smith sketched out the original designs that would eventually become the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa. In the early 2000s, he was approached by ...