Burj Khalifa / SOM

Burj Khalifa / SOM - Exterior Photography, Cityscape — Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

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Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Area: 454249 m²
Year: 2010
Manufacturers: Hansgrohe, Hunter Douglas Architectural (Europe), Jonite, Dallmer, Agorex Pro-line, Bellevue Architectural, Campolonghi, Ceresit, Doka, Giacomini, Guardian Glass, Hunter Douglas, Leipziger Leuchten, Otis, Rondo, TERRACO, Xylem
Landscape: Cracknell Landscape Design LLC
Lighting: Fisher Marantz Stone
Geotechnical: Hyder International
General Contractor: Samsung Corporation, Dubai Contracting Company LLC
Structural Engineering: SOM
MEP: SOM
Interior Design: SOM
Construction Manager:: Turner International

Burj Khalifa / SOM - Exterior Photography, Cityscape — Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

Text description provided by the architects. Soaring 828 meters above the metropolis of Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building. The design for the 162-story tower combines local cultural influences with cutting-edge technology to achieve high performance in an extreme desert climate.

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Published on October 23, 2017

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