This three-pronged design was chosen to echo the hymenocallis ... a distinctively bottom-heavy spiralled ramp. The Burj Khalifa's sturdy foundations were, and remain, a feat of engineering.

Islands in the Sky will feature botanical gardens suspended from the air and cascading pools filled with restorative waters ...

“Burj Khalifa is a piece in the developing trajectory of tall buildings,” Professor Peter A. Di Sabatino, Dean of the School of Architecture and Design at American University of Sharjah (AUS ...

What is the design of the Burj Khalifa based on ... it took six years to build the Burj Khalifa. Excavation for the building’s foundation began in January 2004. Three years later, in January ...

Completed in 2010, the Burj Khalifa is the ... and engineering design considerations. Skyscraper construction typically involves a combination of deep foundations, structural frameworks, and ...

When we think of record-breaking buildings, names like the Empire State Building and Burj Khalifa ... A deep foundation was necessary to support the narrow design to make it stand tall and stable ...