Burj Dubai (Arabic: برج دبي "Dubai Tower") is a skyscraper under construction in Business Bay district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest structure built by human hands ever built, although it is incomplete. Construction started September 21, 2004 and should be completed and ready for occupation in September 2009. [1] [2] The building is part of the 2 km2 (0.8 inhab.) Development called "Downtown Dubai", the "First Interchange"(aka "Defense Roundabout") along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street. The tower is the architect Adrian Smith [5], who worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) until 2006. [6] The architecture and engineering firm SOM is responsible for the project. [5] The primary builders Samsung Engineering & Construction and Arabtec Besix [7]. Turner Construction Company was selected as the site manager. [8] The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about U.S. $ 4.1Billion [9] and the center of all the new 'Dubai', 20 billion dollars. Mohamed Ali Alabbar, CEO of Emaar Properties, speaking at the Council on Tall buildings and Urban Habitat 8th World Congress, said that prices of offices at Burj Dubai has reached $ 4000 per sqm (approximately $ 43,000 per sq m) and that the Armani Residences , also in Burj Dubai, which sold for 3,500 dollars per square meter (about $ 37,500 per sq m). [
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