Thursday, May 27, 2004

World's Tallest, SOM Style

The Chicago Tribune reports that Adrian Smith of SOM is making another bid at designing the world's tallest building, this time in the United Arab Emerates. At over 2,000 feet (unofficially 2,313 ft. according to The Guardian), Burj Dubai, due for completion in 2008, would be over 600 feet taller than Taipei 101, the current record holder.

Rendering of SOM's Burj Dubai Rendering of Frank Lloyd Wright's Mile High Skyscraper
Burj Dubai by SOM, 2004 - Mile High Skyscraper by FLLW, 1956 (not to scale)

Frank Lloyd Wright must be grinning in his grave!

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