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‘Rotating Tower’ of Dubai: Gallery, specs and design details

Published by DA on August 4, 2008
..frozen in Architecture, Business, Design, GCC, Gallery, Lifestyle, Society and Wishlist. 0 Comments

The Rotating Tower of Dubai designed by Dr. David Fisher, is sure to be a spectacle for the construction industry, as its design and concept is breaking new grounds in construction industry. The project slated for completion by 2010 will have rotating floors, apartments, and villas giving its tenants a spectacular 360 degree view of Dubai city and its beaches.

The tower will have offices, luxury hotel, apartments and luxury villas
Each floor will be independent in rotation
With a total of 80 floors, the skyscraper will rise 420 meters
Apartments will be 124 sq. mts, and Villas will be staggering 1200 sq. meters
Villas will have car spac, and the cars would be lifted to each villa

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Amazing gallery of upcoming architectural projects in Dubai

Published by DA on June 11, 2008
..frozen in Ad, Architecture, Business, Design, Events, Exhibition, GCC, Gallery, Money, Shopping, Society, Wishlist and World. 3 Comments

From cities, to residential towers, to commercial towers, to gateways, to water worlds…Dubai is going completely insane with the amount of these projects. But the revolutionary architecture and mind-boggling design concepts have left the World far behind. Good show Dubai…

Amazing picture from top of Burj Dubai: Worlds tallest tower

Published by DA on April 24, 2008
..frozen in 3d, Alert, Architecture, Contest, Design, Events, Exhibition, GCC, Weird, Wishlist and World. 1 Comment

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This is totally awesome picture [birds eye view] from top of the Worlds tallest tower ‘Burj Dubai’.

Some facts about Burj Dubai:

Tallest freestanding structure: 629 m (2,064 ft) (previously CN Tower - 553.3 m (1,815 ft))
Tallest structure: 629 m (2,064 ft) (previously KVLY-TV mast - 628.8 m (2,063 ft))
Building with most floors: 164 (previously Sears Tower / World Trade Center - 110)
Vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 601.0 m (1,972 ft) (previously Taipei 101 - 449.2 m (1,474 ft))
Vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 601.0 m (1,972 ft) (previously Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant - 532 m (1,745 ft))