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The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world ...
An environmental assessment (EA) is an environmental analysis prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act to determine whether a federal action would significantly affect the environment and thus require a more detailed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Height comparison between the X-Seed 4000 and the Burj Khalifa. The X-Seed 4000 was a concept for a megatall skyscraper. [1] Its proposed 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) height, 6-kilometre-wide (3.7 mi) sea-base, and 800-floor capacity could accommodate 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants.
This is a list of buildings and other structures that have been envisioned. The X-Seed 4000 is one of the tallest structures ever conceived. Shown in this image is the Burj Khalifa (828 m (2,717 ft)), tallest structure in the world at the time of completion in 2010 to this year (2025), and the X-Seed 4000 project (4,000 m (13,000 ft)).
Burj Khalifa: Dubai United Arab Emirates: Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill: Emaar Properties: 2010 1.5 [38] 1.86 CapitaSpring Singapore Singapore: Bjarke Ingels Group, Carlo Ratti: CapitaLand: 2021 1.35 [39] 1.35 8 Shenton Way: Singapore Singapore: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: Perennial Holdings 2028 1.24 [40] 1.24 Frasers Tower Singapore Singapore ...
The tallest building in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa, which rises 828 metres (2,717 ft) and contains 163 floors. [2] The tower has stood as both the tallest building in the world and the tallest human-made structure of any kind in the world since its completion in January 2010.
In the Structural analysis section of their December 2009 Structural Engineer magazine article entitled "Design and construction of the world's tallest building: The Burj Dubai", since renamed to Burj Khalifa, William F. Baker, S.E. and James J. Pawlikowski, S.E. mention that gravity, wind, and seismic response were all characterized using ETABS.
Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, was finished in 2010. With the Second Industrial Revolution in the early 20th century, elevators and cranes made high rise buildings and skyscrapers possible, while heavy equipment and power tools decreased the workforce needed.