INTRODUCTION

Burj Khalika it's a skycraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is the tallest structure ever made by humans with 829 metres. The construction began on 2004 and was completed on 2009.
The architectural and engineering project manager was Skidmore, Owings and Merrill of Chicago.
The designer and creator was the mexican architect Adrian D. Smith.

HISTORY

The construction had an estimated budget of more than 4000 million dollars, Increased to $ 20 billion for the full development of Burj Khalifa.

It rises between the desert and the sea, and is visible from 95 kilometers away.

It has 186 floors, which at its highest point is 768 m, and from there, the antenna rises to the height of 818 m.

The habitable floors are 160, of which 49 are destined to offices and 61, to apartments. The building has 58 lifts that travel at a speed of 10 meters per second. On the 124th floor, a balcony open to the public offers a 360 degree panoramic view of the city.

It has an approximate weight of 7 million tons.

Only a few months ago it was allowed, but shortly after its inauguration there were a couple of people who went up as tourists but ended up getting their way and jumping illegally.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STRUCTURE

1. MATERIALS:

The base of the building: the structure of the building is composed of reinforced concrete up to the 156th floor. (568m high). From this floor the plants are made of steel, making them lighter.

Exterior facade: is completely upholstered by more than 26.000 glass panels.

Antenna: composed of more 4.000 tonnes of steel.

Mechanical floor: seven mechanical levels located every 30 floors, where is located the machinery that governs the building systems.

Used steel:  Structure: 31.500 tonnes. Total of the building: 39.000 tonnes. Concrete used in contruction: 330.000 m3.

2. SHAPE:                                                                                                                                                                     

The main structure of the building is based on "organic inspiration", taken from the  HYMENOCALLIS flower.

Like petals from a stem, the tower's wings extend from its central core.

his most inspiring muse was a regional desert flower, the Hymenocallis, whose harmonious structure is one of the organizing principles of the tower's design.

3. TYPE OF STRUCTURE:

The base of the building has a core and three lateral sections that protrude from it. These wings or side sections each ascend to a different height and make the building structure narrower. The location of the wings forms a spiral staircase with the direction to the left, that surrounds the building and serves to counter the strong winds and storms of the sand of Dubai.

direction to the left, that surrounds the building  and serves to counter the strong winds and storms of the sand of Dubai.

CURIOSITIES

- It is the tallest building in the world.
- Equal to three times the Eiffel Tower.
- It also has the highest lookout, disco and restaurant in the world.
- There were about 12.000 workers dedicated to the Burj Khalifa.
- Before the inaugration the name was Burj Dubai.
- The structureinspired by a flower called Hymenocallis.
- The cleaners climbed to 12 machines that move through a kind of exterior ways to clean the 24.000 windows.

WEBGRAPHY

I have used this following pages:

WIKIPÈDIA: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa
HOME: http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/index.aspx
DISFRUTA DUBAI: https://www.disfrutadubai.com/burj-khalifa
THE SKYCRAPER: https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/burj-khalifa/3