| In 2009 architects announced that more than 1,000 pieces of art would adorn the interiors of Burj Khalifa, while the residential lobby of Burj Khalifa would display the work of | American Architecture Award from Chicago Athenaeum |
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| Development Construction began in January 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 | In the 2000s, Dubai started diversifying its economy but it suffered from an economic crisis in 2007—2010, leaving large-scale projects already in construction abandoned |
8 m 2,722 ft previously the — 527 m or 1,729 ft• A Dubai coroner's report stated her body was found on the third floor of the Burj Khalifa.
23| A system is under the concrete to neutralize the sulphate and chloride-rich groundwater and prevent corrosion | Although it was surpassed in December 2011 by Cloud Top 488 on the , Guangzhou at 488 m 1,601 ft , Burj Khalifa opened the 148th floor SKY level at 555 m 1,821 ft , once again giving it the highest observation deck in the world on 15 October 2014, until the opened in June 2016 with an observation deck at a height of 561 metres |
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| International Architecture Award Mixed Use from International Commercial Property Awards | Tomlinson, Hugh 10 February 2010 |
Such a skyscraper, if located in Europe, would be the 11th tallest building on that continent.
30| Plumbing systems The Burj Khalifa's water system supplies an average of 946,000 L 250,000 U | The structure also features a cladding system which is designed to withstand Dubai's hot summer temperatures |
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| Hyder Consulting's role was to supervise construction, certify the architect's design, and be the engineer and architect of record to the UAE authorities | Arabtec Holding, the UAE's biggest construction company, posted a 15 per cent decline in full-year profit |
Subsequent to the original design by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Emaar Properties chose Hyder Consulting to be the supervising engineer and NORR Group Consultants International Ltd to supervise the architecture of the project.
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