scale city models

[hotfoot]

http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/54933

good stuff.

[larryhead]

Hey hotfoot, cool link.

I know you like urban planning stuff.... Have you seen this yet.. it's the world's new tallest building, it's over 1/2 a mile high and about half completed, damn!

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?2063133


SPECIFICATIONS - BURJ DUBAI (DUBAI TOWER) AND DUBAI MALL, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Key Data
Order year
2003
Construction start
2004
Project type
Mall, residential and retail facilities and world's tallest skyscraper
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Estimated investment
Dh800 million (mall, residential and retail facilities); Dh3.9 billion (tower)
Completion
2006 (mall); 2007 (tower)
Retail space
5 million square ft²
Shops
>1,000
Car parking
16,000 spaces
Key Players
Sponsor
EMAAR Properties PJSC
Lead contractors, designers, architects and engineers
DC Architects PTE Limited, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Bauer Spezialtiefbau, Middle East Foundations, Turner Construction Corporation, Grocon

[bubz_bluez]

cool website larry head
by the way why do you call yourself larry head?

bubz

[007]

That's kick-ass!

:thumbsup::thumbsup:
:thumbsup::thumbsup:


Check out the jello SF in the replies.

[hotfoot]

Hey hotfoot, cool link.

I know you like urban planning stuff.... Have you seen this yet.. it's the world's new tallest building, it's over 1/2 a mile high and about half completed, damn!

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?2063133


SPECIFICATIONS - BURJ DUBAI (DUBAI TOWER) AND DUBAI MALL, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Key Data
Order year
2003
Construction start
2004
Project type
Mall, residential and retail facilities and world's tallest skyscraper
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Estimated investment
Dh800 million (mall, residential and retail facilities); Dh3.9 billion (tower)
Completion
2006 (mall); 2007 (tower)
Retail space
5 million square ft²
Shops
>1,000
Car parking
16,000 spaces
Key Players
Sponsor
EMAAR Properties PJSC
Lead contractors, designers, architects and engineers
DC Architects PTE Limited, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Bauer Spezialtiefbau, Middle East Foundations, Turner Construction Corporation, Grocon


we've discussed them before, but chicago's got several kickass buildings going up right now. time to reclaim our place in the world architecture pantheon.

[slam]

yeah, the assassin said he got to see some of the drawings of current buildings getting ready to go up in chicago. i think one will reclaim the tallest building in the world title? either way, the skyline is about to get much more interesting!