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Structure-ID: s0001194
Created on: 01/24/01
Modified on: 02/28/07


Burj Al Arab

برج العرب, Arabian Tower, Chicago Beach Hotel
Completed in: 1999
Status: in use
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Burj Al Arab
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Structural Type:
Frame structure
Function / usage:
Hotel / Resort
Near: Burj Al Arab Access Bridge

Firms, offices, etc. involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Owner Jumeirah Beach Resort
Design WS Atkins & Partners Overseas
Co-contractor Al Habtoor Engineering
  Fletcher Construction
  Murray & Roberts
Steel construction Eversendai Engineering
Subcontractor Trenzas y Cables de Acero PSC, S.L.
Formwork Deutsche Doka Schalungstechnik GmbH
Lifting VSL International

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
façade  glass
Teflon-coated fiberglass
building structure  steel
reinforced concrete
Dimensions
  height 321 m
  number of floors (above ground) 60
Cost
  cost of construction US$ 2 000 000 000

Relevant Literature
* Brux, Gunther   Vorbote eines neuen Jahrtausends, in "Baukultur", 2000, n. 6 .
* Dupré, Judith   Skyscrapers (2nd edition), Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc., New York (USA) , ISBN 1579127878, 2008; pp. 122-123.
* Trayner, David   Lifting of the Exoskeleton for the World's Tallest Hotel, in "VSL News", 1998, n. 1 v. 9 .

 
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