Standing at 828 metres, the Burj Khalifa became Dubai’s ... in its iconic stature as time goes on,” says Adrian Smith, the visionary architect behind the modern marvel. Smith, however, is ...

Standing at 828 metres, the Burj Khalifa became Dubai’s ... in its iconic stature as time goes on,” says Adrian Smith, the visionary architect behind the modern marvel. Smith, however, is ...

It is roughly three times the height of Paris's Eiffel Tower. Architect Adrian Smith designed the neo-futurist Burj Khalifa, made of reinforced concrete and clad in vertical glass fins ...

Architects have long explored the skyscraper ... has developed its own system for classifying tall buildings, stating that the Burj Khalifa (828 m.) is the world’s tallest building right now.

Within a three-week period, Adrian Smith sketched out ... According to Ashley Davis, an architect and strategic construction advisor at Real Estate Bees, Burj Khalifa is a model for consumer ...

THE world’s first tower over a kilometre high finally has a completion date after a $1.2billion splurge and a string of ...

The Burj Khalifa project was initially entrusted to the American architectural firm SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill), under the direction of Adrian Smith. Inspired by the elegant shape of the ...

When finished, Jeddah Tower will be more than 172 metres taller than the 828-metre-high Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest ...

Image: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture The Jeddah Tower ... taller than the reigning title holder for the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, when completed, will also help establish Saudi ...

Construction is expected to take around 42 months with a completion date in the first half of 2028 so the Burj Khalifa has a while longer to enjoy being the top dog. The Saudi project has been ...