World's tallest tower height 'still a secret'In the annals of tall skyscrapers, there is no doubt that the soon-to-open Burj Dubai will be the world's tallest. But how tall is known to only a few. 'It's still a secret,' William Baker of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LL More… |
Burj Dubai sets new glass panel clad recordSetting new global records in practical engineering and architecture, Burj Dubai, the iconic tower developed by Emaar Properties, has recorded another global first with the installation of glass panels at a height of 512 metres. Arabian A More… |
Saudi builder to invite bid for world's tallest towerKingdom Holding Company, controlled by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, plans to invite bids before July for contracts to build the world's tallest tower in Saudi Arabia, a weekly magazine said. The Mile High tower, which could More… |