The developer behind the Kingdom Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building, has secured new funding to complete its construction. [...]
The company said that 26 of the planned 252 floors of the tower had been completed by contractor Saudi Binladin Group (SBL).
The tower would overtake the 828-metre Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the world’s tallest building when it is expected to be completed in 2018.
— thenational.ae
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1km? don't know if it's cultural or what, but that is definitely overcompensating for something
overcompensating for a future without oil.
The Pharoah's Guide to Urbanism.
I would like to see an infographic that compares building height per nation to sexual repression per nation...
^jla-x, to start the analysis, I don't see these mega tall structures rising in France or Italy, or Brasil; but a lot in south Asia, the middle east, England, the US and lately in Spain. There's definitely a correlation!
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