The Construction of the Burj Khalifa
In short: The Burj Khalifa reached record-breaking heights in Dubai through Adrian Smith's unique bundled-wing design and William F. Baker's innovative structural system to manage wind forces.
A 1:17 short film in the series “Architecture Icons”.
Sources used in this film: Victoria and Albert Museum, “First architectural design sketch for Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Adrian Smith, design partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM): elevation, 2010 | Adrian Smith | V&A Explore The Collections”; BBC, “BBC Audio | Witness History | Burj Khalifa: Designing the world’s tallest building”; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, “Burj Khalifa construction completed”; BBC, “BBC World Service - The World Debate, The Engineers, How the Burj Khalifa fools the wind”; Skyscraper Center, “The Modern Concrete Skyscraper”.
Sources used in this film
- Victoria and Albert Museum — First architectural design sketch for Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Adrian Smith, design partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM): elevation, 2010 | Adrian Smith | V&A Explore The Collections · View →
- BBC — BBC Audio | Witness History | Burj Khalifa: Designing the world’s tallest building · View →
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Burj Khalifa construction completed · View →
- BBC — BBC World Service - The World Debate, The Engineers, How the Burj Khalifa fools the wind · View →
- Skyscraper Center — The Modern Concrete Skyscraper · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Victoria and Albert Museum: First architectural design sketch for Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by Adrian Smith, design partner, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM): elevation, 2010 | Adrian Smith | V&A Explore The Collections
- Also: BBC: BBC Audio | Witness History | Burj Khalifa: Designing the world’s tallest building
- Also: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Burj Khalifa construction completed
- Also: BBC: BBC World Service - The World Debate, The Engineers, How the Burj Khalifa fools the wind
- Also: Skyscraper Center: The Modern Concrete Skyscraper
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