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  2. Burj Khalifa - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. William F. Baker (engineer) - Wikipedia

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    He is best known as the engineer of Burj Khalifa (Dubai, 2009), the world's tallest man-made structure. To support the tower's record heights, he developed the "buttressed core" [2] structural system, consisting of a hexagonal core reinforced by three buttresses that form a Y shape. This innovative system allows the structure to support itself ...

  4. Adrian Smith (architect) - Wikipedia

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    Smith spent many years at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Chicago, beginning in 1967 and was a Design Partner from 1980 to 2003 and a Consulting Design Partner from 2003 to 2006. In 2006, he founded Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG), which is dedicated to the design of high-performance, energy-efficient and sustainable ...

  5. History of the world's tallest buildings - Wikipedia

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    The tallest building in the world, as of 2025, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.The title of "world's tallest building" has been held by various buildings in modern times, including Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, and the Empire State Building and the original World Trade Center, both in New York City.

  6. Tom Wright (architect) - Wikipedia

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    Born in Shirley, Croydon, Surrey in 1957, [3] Wright studied at the Royal Russell School and then later at the Kingston University School of Architecture. Wright qualified as an architect in 1983, [1] the same year he was accepted as a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and went on from there to become a director of the architectural practice Lister Drew Haines Barrow, which ...

  7. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture - Wikipedia

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    1 Dubai, is a three-tower complex in Dubai and part of the Jumeirah Garden City by Meraas Development. Each tower of the design is at least 1,969 feet (600 meters) tall. In 2008, AS+GG beat out Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects , Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates , and Atkins with the massive 13,000,000-square-foot (1,200,00 ...

  8. How Tom Cruise pulled off that 'Mission: Impossible 4 ... - AOL

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    Reflecting on the Burj Khalifa climb a decade later, Smrz feels that it's increasingly rare for a studio to allow a movie star, and a stunt crew, the time and resources necessary to pull off a ...

  9. List of tallest buildings in Dubai - Wikipedia

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    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.