They Just Keep Building Taller Ones...

[JAE]

But the economic situation might still delay them a bit:

Dubai Tower put on hold

 

[msucog]

link didn't work

 

[GalileoG]

Wait, this is another tower in Dubai that's said to become the world's tallest? Absolutely insane.

 

[JAE]

msucog - worked tonight again for me....

Here's the actual URL:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479939,00.html

 

[FeX32]

wow, wonder how much that costs.

Fe

 

[asixth]

JAE,

You really love the supertall buildings. Is the burj still the tallest under construction, because I see new proposals everyweek that seem to fizzle out.

 

[JAE]

As a structural engineer, I'm just curious/interested in the extreme structures out there. High-rise buildings are just one of a number of structural types that seem to push the limits of our abilities and our materials.

I recall a lecture by TY Lin some years ago where he was suggesting other high-limit bridge projects such as spanning the Strait of Gibraltar with a mile long spannng bridge...or a bridge across the Bering Strait connecting Russia with Alaska.

These very-tall buildings do seem to keep popping up and I'm amazed at the structural effort that I imagine would be required...also amazed that anyone would want to work inside such beasts.