Tuesday, March 6, 2007

RISING HIGH

The 'Burj Dubai', eventually the talles building on the globe and currently standing at 380 meters, is now the tallest structure in the Middle East and Europe. When I moved to Dubai two years ago the structure was only just about to get out of the ground. The final height is a closely guarded secret, but it will be more than 800 meters topping 'Taipei 101', the currently tallest building, by 300 meters plus.

The building under construction in front of the Burj is one of ours; originally designed by Foster & Partners. It went within only 18 months from schematic design to the 27th floor on site! However, this is only one third of its height and after completion 'Index' will stand 328 meters tall.

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