A masterplan has been unveiled for the Burj 2020 District, an upcoming megaproject set to include a skyscraper dubbed ‘the diamond of Dubai’ [...]
The centerpiece of the district, the Burj 2020 tower, will be designed by Adrian Smith and Gordin Gill (AS + GG), the architects behind the Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia.
— meconstructionnews.com
"The demand that will be registering will dictate the exact height of the tower, but at the highest, it might go 700 plus," the Executive Chairman of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, was quoted saying. "We are looking at a supertall tower, and we are looking at having one of the world’s highest viewing decks which will offer 360 degree experience." Of course, we didn't expect anything less than that.
Previously on Archinect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill selected to design Burj 2020, the world's tallest commerical tower
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I doubt they can ever see the Syrian and Iraqi refugees from the viewing decks.
their client? No, their owner!
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/architects-of-dubais-burj-2020-swear-by-sustainability
A 700-m tower that will be sustainable. Hahahah. The only way this can become sustainable is if they house Syrian refugees in all of its floors.
va....va.....voom
fuck architecture
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