omg this is a big building..

[Toksin]

Originally Posted by ThatRoundHeadedKid

I must say, as many enemies as the western world has in the arab world, I still tip my hats down and give my kudos to them because they were once the supreme leader in mathematics and sciences and they still show no difference.

Huh?

[AlbanyCartel]

Originally Posted by ThatRoundHeadedKid

I must say, as many enemies as the western world has in the arab world, I still tip my hats down and give my kudos to them because they were once the supreme leader in mathematics and sciences and they still show no difference.

What do you mean?

That tower was designed by an American company.

[ThatRoundHeadedKid]

Eh....I was rambling. Disregard that one

[Jimster]

Construction is already well under way, so it's definitely going to be done. It's insane, I thought Taipei 101 was unbelievable, this is just madness.

[ThatRoundHeadedKid]

I just looked at it on wikipedia...hot damn...

This is prolly just one of the coolest things of it (and probably the least notable lol). But I wish i had a 1 GB/sec internet connection.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101

[Igovert500]

Did anybody see this part:
"The tower will be situated on a man-made lake"

And wonder if that will cause any structural foundation issues? lol

[AlbanyCartel]

ha ha, wikipedia is badass; found this:


Apparently, this is the tallest man-made standing structure on land in the world:


A transmitting tower (photo from ~1 mile away) in North Dakota . It is 2,063 ft (628.8 m) tall.

It must suck for that one guy who has to change out the red bulb at the top.


However, this Dubai tower should blow that away also.

[Igovert500]

Originally Posted by AlbanyCartel

It must suck for that one guy who has to change out the red bulb at the top.

[Jimster]

There was an even taller structure than the Dakota mast before, but sadly it was riddled with Eastern Bloc engineering and collapsed.


RIP Warsaw tower

[Rally Sport]

Thats some crazy stuff right there..

[-Josh-]

Chicago is supposed to be designing a new tower, i'll see if i can find the plans for that, it's supposed to be in the shape of an almost twisting spire.



Edit: Found it, it's called the Fordham Spire, it's going to be absolutely gorgeous, it may not end up being the tallest, but the design is just amazing.


http://www.chicagoarchitecture.info/...ilding/357.php

[00accord44]

What makes the Dubai and Taipei -sp? towers look even crazier is that the surrounding buildings are not nearly as tall. The Sears Tower is tall but there are numerous tall buildings around it, making its stature not as astonishing. That proposed twisting spire looks pretty badass though. I look forward to driving by it along LSD

[MonsterBengt]

Bet you could see my house from there.

[quteasabutton]

i wonder how long construction will take... and i saw about that world map island cluster on VH1 awhile back, supposed to be amazing, the villas and everything are gorgeous. and worth multi-millions of course...

[-Josh-]

Originally Posted by quteasabutten

i wonder how long construction will take... and i saw about that world map island cluster on VH1 awhile back, supposed to be amazing, the villas and everything are gorgeous. and worth multi-millions of course...

In UAE the construction is supposed to be finished by 2008, the one in Chicago is "supposed" to be done by 2010.