Dubai City Guide

When it comes to architecture or real estate, Dubai is always amazing us. Burj Dubai is the latest miracle in United Arab Emirates. Its the tallest skyscraper in the world which is exactly 828 meters. Its construction actually begun in September 2004 and after exactly 6 years it was opened, in 4 January 2010.

Burj Khalifa is located in a 2km square area, part of flagship Downtown Burj Khalifa , near Dubai’s major business district.
The total cost of Burj Khalifa was over $1.5 billion whereas the whole project Downtown Dubai, $20 billion.

Anyone can actually rent some office space at Burj Khalifa, the only problem you are going to face is the price per meter square. At the moment we are writing this article, the price for one meter square is $43,000 and also Armani Residences (which is located in Burj Khalifa) rents for $37,250.
Below there are some of the height records set by Burj Khalifa

• Tallest skyscraper to top of spire: 828 m
• Tallest structure ever built: 828 m
• Tallest extant structure: 828 m (2,717 ft)
• Tallest freestanding structure: 828 m (2,717 ft)
• Building with most floors: 160 (previously Willis Tower – 108)
• World’s highest elevator installation,situated inside a rod at the very top of the buildin
• World’s fastest elevators at speed of 64 km/h (40 mph) or 18 m/s (59 ft/s)[19] (previously Taipei 101 – 16.83 m/s)
• Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft)
• Highest vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 606 m (1,988 ft)
• The first world’s tallest structure in history to include residential space
• Highest outdoor observation deck in the world (124th floor) at 442 m (1,450 ft)
• World’s highest mosque (located on the 158th floor)
• World’s highest installation of an aluminum and glass façade, at a height of 512 m (1,680 ft)
• World’s highest swimming pool (76th floor) (previously Shanghai World Financial Center – 85th floor)

It will be a breathtaking experience to watch the skyscrapers in Dubai that adorns the skylines of this extremely modern city. The architectural excellence of Dubai portrays the best forms of the design available in the world. There are rapid developments in the field of construction in this ultra modern city. The technological advancements achieved in the field of construction industry have made it realistic to construct the skyscrapers previously considered to be highly imaginary. Some of the best example that features the architectural capability of Dubai is the Burj Dubai and the newly designed rotating towers.

With large amount of battles among the modern nations in constructing the tallest skyscrapers, the architectural developmental of this marvelous city has lived up to the expectation of people in constructing some of the exquisite skyscrapers that are possible. One of the important aspect of the constructions present here is the existence of the building that combines the design of the old and the new. It is very hard to imagine the level of the developments that these skyscrapers have underwent in the last few years. The best example that best portrays the architectural excellence of the city is the rotating skyscraper.

Rotating towers

The list of the skyscrapers present in the skylines of the Dubai keeps adding and the latest skyscraper creating large amount of the news is the rotating towers. The word rotating towers seems to be very interesting and many people will question the possibility of this type of the construction, but miraculous construction keeps adding in this part of the city that amazes people all over the world and takes the construction industry towards the next step forward. The special feature associated with this building is the ability of the decks to rotate about the central axis of the building. The rotation of the building can be accomplished with the usage of the wind energy that is pretty enormous at higher attitudes.

The architecture of Dubai always comes up with new ideas to establish the skyscrapers to exhibit its supremacy in the construction industry. The stunning capabilities and the functionality of these buildings are quite remarkable. The feeling of watching it real time can only bring out the real essence.

The architecture of Dubai is so fascinating to an extent it has attracted the attention of all other countries to look into the technological aspects of this ultra modern city. There is a massive amount of construction taking place in this part of the world. It is interesting to note that the constructions in Dubai are flourishing to an extent that there are more number of the construction workers than the population of Dubai. The technological marvel associated with the architecture of the buildings is largely surprising since the other engineers regarded these as impossible. There are many building and the skyscrapers that depicts the advancements in the architecture namely the Burj Dubai, Palm Island, Dubailand, Burj Al Arab, the world islands and many more.

Palm Island

This is surely by far the most identified man created islands in the costs of the Dubai. The first phase of the

constructions started in the year 2001 and the residents started to live in this place from the year 2006. The architecture of this man made islands are fascinating since they rum many miles away from the main cost. The quality

of the facilities available in these regions is ultimate. There is also a proposal to introduce the monorail system into this place to add more comforts to the people living in this region. There are two more phases of the construction being carried on. The Palm Island on it own constitutes a city that contains all the modern amenities to ensure prosperous life.

Burj Dubai

The battle among the supreme powers in the world to produce the tallest skyscrapers is very interesting and inspirational in achieving excellence in the field of architecture. This battle has resulted in construction of the Burj Dubai towers. The tower can reach an attitude of 2684 feet. When completed, this skyscraper will become the tallest skyscraper in the world and it has already passed the 2320 feet mark of the Taipei 101 mark. It is estimated that this skyscraper will be completed during month of September this year.

Dubai is considered to be the city experiencing the most rapid development in the world. Within a time period of few years, the city of Dubai has experience greatest level of growths to an unbelievable extent. The rapid developments in the city have made real estate as one of the hottest business in this place. It is possible to gain large profits by investing in the real estate of this place. To prosper in this business, proper and sufficient knowledge regarding the changing trends of this place is an essential factor. To help in ideal investment in this place there are also many real estate agents working in the best interests of the investor.

For all the international people willing to invest in the real estate of Dubai it is essential to understand that investing in this part of the world is quite different from making investments in many other countries. There are strict laws and regulations that govern the policies of the real estate in this city. Also many people hesitate to invest due to the extreme level of the climate prevailing here. Various dimensions of qualities have to be understood for the purpose of becoming a successful investor in real estate business of Dubai. Sine the value of the properties in Dubai are appreciating at great rate everyday, there is a great demand for acquiring a property.

Real estate agent

The real estate agents will be useful in fulfilling the dream wish of buying a property in Dubai. Not just the ordinary real estate agents will be capable of achieving the target, the elite and the professional real estate agents will be of great importance in understanding the various market fluctuations occurring in this part of the world. The professional real estate having large amount of professional experience and has practically served in this business at this place will be a person of great demand to meet the purpose of buying a real estate. Hence this is a perfect time for investing in the real estate properties in Dubai, within few years the prices of the properties will be escalating multiple times.

One of Dubai’s biggest business projects today is the Business Bay. The Business Bay is a “new city” currently under construction which is to be the new Central Business District of Dubai. The city will consist of tall skyscrapers some of which will be some of the tallest buildings in the world, targeting mostly commercial offices, however, will also accommodate residence. The Business Bay will be a part of the plan of cementing Dubai’s place as a business hub on an international level.

Previously most of the main CBD was around the Creek, however Dubai’s recent plans of development have led to the construction of this new CBD. This is a top class project as most of the large multinational organisations from all over the globe will have their headquarters situated in the Business Bay.

The Business Bay will be similar to Manhattan in New York.

The total area of the Business Bay will be 64 million square feet. The area will have a total of 230 towers, such as the Burj Al Alam, The Skyscraper, the Regal Tower, The Emirates Park Towers and the Bay Gate to name a few.

As Dubai has been attracting a great number of foreign investors, this is a big step in accommodating these large foreign companies by giving them the opportunity to set up offices in Dubai.

Dubai is known for big things. The world’s biggest hotel, the world’s first man-made island, the world’s biggest mall and now the world’s tallest building known as the Burj Dubai. Construction for the building started in the year 2004 and is planned to commence later this year in 2009 in the month of September. The name “Burj Dubai” comes from the Arabic word burj meaning tower, thus Burj Dubai means Tower of Dubai. Currently this tower is the world’s tallest structure even though its incomplete. The height of the tower is still unconfirmed even though initially it was planned to be around 2,600 feet.

The architect of the Burj Dubai is Adrian Smith from Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The lower 37 floors will be the first Armani Hotel (the first of its kind in the world).  64 of the floors will be residential apartments and the rest are to be corporate offices. The Burj Dubai will be located in the centre of the New City District (also known as the Business Bay). This area will be similar to New York’s Manhattan. The Burj Dubai will not only be the world’s tallest tower, but it will also have the world’s fastest elevator ever and will run at 60 feet per second.

The total budget of the project is around $4.1 billion.