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Concept of Burj Khalifa:
The main structure of the building is based on "organic inspiration", taken from the HYMENOCALLIS flower.
Like petals from a stem, the tower's wings extend from its central core.
No stranger to Middle Eastern design, architect Adrian Smith incorporated patterns from traditional Islamic architecture. But his most inspiring muse was a regional desert flower, the Hymenocallis, whose harmonious structure is one of the organizing principles of the tower's design.
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
Concept of Burj Khalifa:
The main structure of the building is based on "organic inspiration", taken from the HYMENOCALLIS flower.
Like petals from a stem, the tower's wings extend from its central core.
No stranger to Middle Eastern design, architect Adrian Smith incorporated patterns from traditional Islamic architecture. But his most inspiring muse was a regional desert flower, the Hymenocallis, whose harmonious structure is one of the organizing principles of the tower's design.
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
- FLOORS : 163
- HEIGHT : 829.8m
- CONSTRUCTION STARTED : 06/01/2004
- OWNER : Emaar Properties
- ARCHITECTS : Skidmore Owings and Merrill of Chicago
- COMPLETED ON : 01/10/2009
- OPENED ON : 04/01/2010
- TOTAL AREA : 490 acre (198.29hectare)
- TOWER CONSTRUCTION'S : AL Ghurair Investment Group
- CONSTRUCTED BY : Samsung Engineering & Construction (Belgium)
- TOTAL COST : $1.5 billion
- CHIEF STRUCTURAL ENGINEER : Bill Baker
