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Buildings serve several needs of society – primarily
as shelter from weather and as general living space, to provide privacy,
to store belongings and to comfortably live and work. This time GCC's 20
tallest towers are under construction.
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Marina 101, Dubai
(Hotel-Residential - 432m, 1417ft - 101 floors - due to be completed
2014)
Started in 2007, the super-tall tower in Dubai Marina was placed on hold
in 2010, but work by main contractor TAV Construction is due to be
finished in April 2014 and on completion the tower will have 516
apartments and 324 hotel rooms. |
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Diamond Tower, Jeddah
(Residential - 432m 1417 - 93 floors)
Started in 2011, the Diamond Tower - located on Jeddah's cornice - will
be the second tallest building in Saudi Arabia, and one of the most
unique, with its twisting shape that leads to a diamond-shaped top.
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Capital Market Authority Headquarters, Riyadh
(Office - 385m, 1263ft - 77 floors - due to be completed 2014)
Designed by HOK, in collaboration with Omrania & Associates, the tower
will be among the tallest buildings in the world. Providing an anchor
for the new King Abdullah Financial District, the tower will occupy
300,000 square feet of space in the top floors of the tower, which will
feature 76 stories of office space. |
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World Trade Center, Abu Dhabi - The Residences
(Residential - 381m, 1251ft - 88 floors - due to be completed 2013)
The 382 metre high tower is 88-floors of residential spaces with a
combination of 474 apartments. Surrounded by the retail, business and
entertainment of World Trade Center Abu Dhabi, the tower overlooks the
Arabian Gulf and Abu Dhabi's Corniche. |
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The Address, The BLVD Dubai
(hotel-residential - 370m, 1214ft - 72 floors - due to be completed
2015)
Situated within one of the most prestigious square kilometres of real
estate in the world, The Address The BLVD, will overlook the Burj
Khalifa, Burj Lake, The Dubai Fountain and The Dubai Mall.
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Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower, Dubai
(Residential - 342m, 1122ft - 76 floors - due to be completed 2014)
The 76-floor residential skyscraper is under construction along Dubai's
Sheikh Zayed Road. (Credit: Imre Solt)
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ADNOC Headquarters, Abu Dhabi
(Office - 342m, 1122ft - 76 floors - due to be completed 2014)
ADNOC's new Headquarters building is to be a landmark in Abu Dhabi. The
69-storey structure, built close to the Emirates Palace Hotel, is being
designed for a LEED Gold rating. The main tower is comprised of a solid
frame where mechanical cores are located and a monolithic glass tower
inside. The solid frame?s mechanical cores are meant to aid in blocking
the harsh Western and Eastern sun exposure enabling office layout
flexibility. The south double-skin facade utilizes photo voltaic glazing
while the north skin facade is formed by special elements that help to
characterize the building as a high-tech architectural structure. The
office space is to be primarily located along the Northern perimeter.
This accommodates waterfront views for the larger portion of the office
space while creating an overall openness.
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DAMAC Residenze, Dubai
(residential, 335m, 1099ft - 86 floors - due to be completed 2016)
DAMAC Heights is an 85-storey skyscraper under construction in Dubai
Marina. The building will overlook the Palm Jumeirah. When completed in
2016, DAMAC Heights will become one of the tallest buildings in Dubai
and the fourth-tallest residential building in the world, surpassed only
by Pentominium, World One, and Marina 101.
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Gate of Kuwait Tower, Kuwait City
(office-hotel - 330m, 1083ft - 80 floors - due to be completed 2015)
Gate of Kuwait is an 84-storey, 320-metre (1,050 ft) building is planned
to be used as a five-star hotel, office space, multi-storey car park,
convention centre and high-end retail space.
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The Skyscraper, Dubai
(Office - 330m, 1083ft - 66 floors)
The Skyscraper is a 66 storey, 330m (1,083 ft) tall skyscraper under
construction in Business Bay, Dubai.
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