the construction of the burj khalifa ended in 2010.
the construction of the burj khalifa ended in 2010.
when did the construction of the burj khalifa end?
2010
burj khalifa was designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development to include 30,000 homes, nine hotels (including the address downtown dubai), of parkland, at least 19 residential skyscrapers, the dubai mall, and the artificial burj khalifa lake. the decision to build burj khalifa was reportedly based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy to one that is service and tourism based. according to officials, it was necessary for projects like burj khalifa to be built in order to garner more international recognition, and hence investment. "he (sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum) wanted to put dubai on the map with something really sensational," said jacqui josephson, a tourism and vip delegations executive at nakheel properties. the tower was known as burj dubai ("dubai tower") until its official opening in january 2010. it was renamed in honour of the ruler of abu dhabi, khalifa bin zayed al nahyan; abu dhabi and the federal government of uae lent dubai tens of billions of us dollars so that dubai could pay its debts – dubai borrowed at least $80 billion for construction projects. in the 2000s, dubai started diversifying its economy but it suffered from an economic crisis in 2007–2010, leaving large-scale projects already in construction abandoned.
burj khalifa
the tower was designed by skidmore, owings and merrill (som), which also designed the willis tower (formerly the sears tower) in chicago and the one world trade center in new york city. burj khalifa uses the bundled tube design of the willis tower, invented by fazlur rahman khan. due to its tubular system, proportionally only half the amount of steel was used in the construction, compared to the empire state building. khan's contributions to the design of tall buildings have had a profound impact on architecture and engineering. it would be difficult to find any worldwide practices in the design of tall buildings that have not been directly or indirectly influenced by his work. the design is reminiscent of frank lloyd wright's vision for the illinois, a mile-high skyscraper designed for chicago, as well as chicago's lake point tower. when adrian smith was conceiving the project at som, he looked out his office window toward lake point tower's curved three wing layout, "there's the prototype", he said. according to strabala, burj khalifa was designed based on the 73 floor tower palace three, an all-residential building in seoul. in its early planning, burj khalifa was intended to be entirely residential.
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