Apart from being the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa also holds the title of the tallest free-standing ...

Smith and colleagues, including Bill Baker, a structural engineering partner at SOM ... “a rough form” of what eventually became the Burj Khalifa. “The initial drawings, which weren ...

At the heart of the Burj Khalifa's engineering success was also its innovative structural system: the buttressed core. “The core is an irregular hexagon, torsionally stiff like an axle.

The Burj Khalifa's sturdy foundations were, and remain, a feat of engineering. Each of the skyscraper's wings contains its own concrete core and perimeter columns, which buttress the others thanks ...

The Burj Azizi is one of the closest of these competitors to the Burj Khalifa in terms of geography ... to the world what Dubai has to offer in engineering and architectural excellence.

Discover five fun and lesser-known facts about the Burj Khalifa, from its record-breaking construction to its unique design ...

The visual composition on the Burj Khalifa's façade was meticulously designed by a daring crew of visionaries and technicians throughout 671 working days. An increase from previous seasons ...

The half-mile high, 163-story Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world’s tallest building ... A member of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s department of civil and environmental engineering and School of ...