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= Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft). Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010. = = The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill of Chicago, with Adrian Smith (now at his own firm) as chief architect, and Bill Baker as chief structural engineer. = = The total cost for the project was about US$1.5 billion = = The design of Burj Khalifa is derived from patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture. According to the structural engineer, Bill Baker of SOM, the building's design incorporates cultural and historical elements particular to the region. The Y-shaped plan is ideal for residential and hotel usage, with the wings allowing maximum outward views and inward natural light. The design architect, Adrian Smith, has said the triple-lobed footprint of the building was inspired by the flower Hymenocallis. The tower is composed of three elements arranged around a central core. As the tower rises from the flat desert base, setbacks occur at each element in an upward spiralling pattern, decreasing the cross section of the tower as it reaches toward the sky. There are 27 terraces in Burj Khalifa. At the top, the central core emerges and is sculpted to form a finishing spire. A Y-shaped floor plan maximizes views of the Persian Gulf. Viewed from above or from the base, the form also evokes the onion domes of Islamic architecture. During the design process, engineers rotated the building 120 degrees from its original layout to reduce stress from prevailing winds. At its tallest point, the tower sways a total of 1.5 m (4.9 ft). =

= 160 habitable floors = = 46 maintenance levels in the spire = = 2 parking levels in the basement =

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=For more information about Burj Khalifa, you can get the Official Page...=

[|http://burjkhalifa.ae]

= = =﻿RSTT Summary (Jelipse Fernandez)=

= David Fisher is a step forward into the future and brings the Revolving Torres thus bringing the revolutionary dynamic architecture with three major revolutions. = = = = The revolutionary aspect first relates to the shape of the building, which is constantly changing. It is "Architecture as part of the environment" to set the sun and wind, the view and our momentary needs. = = = = The dynamic architecture is really a step forward and opens his mouth to the imagination and that shows how it could be our near future and lead us to imagine that it would be the following. = 