Building Momentum: How Burj Khalifa Changed Dubai and the Middle East Douglas Voigt, Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Bill Baker & Douglas Voigt, Partners, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Building Momentum: How Burj Khalifa Changed Dubai and the Middle East Council on Tall Buildings
Today, without any real trouble, we could build a 150 story building. Whether we will, and how the city will handle it is not an engineering question, it is a social question. Fazlur Khan
Today, without any real trouble, we could build a 150 story building. Whether we will, and how the city will handle it is not an engineering question, it is a social question. Fazlur Khan, 1975
Our global population adds one billion people every 12 to 14 years.
By 2050, 6.5 billion people will be living in cities.
21st Century Challenges For The Future City Council on Tall Buildings
We must advance on a very positive journey toward making the world a sustainable, balanced place for all living things. Council on Tall Buildings
BURJ KHALIFA AS A CATALYST VISION
1980 2000
A Big Building. Burj Khalifa by the Numbers Most visited tourist attraction in Dubai Tallest building in the world Tallest free standing structure in the world Highest number of stories in the world Highest occupied floor in the world Highest outdoor observation deck in the world Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world Tallest service elevator in the world Council on Tall Buildings
Big Infrastructure. Dubai s strengths in transport development and innovation are numerous In 2009, the 52 km Metro Red Line opened for business. In 2011, the Metro Green Line was completed. Route 2020, will add 15 km to the Expo 2020 site Dubai Tram, a 10.6-km, began operating in 2014. Etihad Rail, a $200bn project that will link all six countries in the region Council on Tall Buildings DP World invested $50m in US-based company Hyperloop One Innovative transport-related regulatory framework for drones
Big Impact. Dubai by the Numbers: Since 2010 2011: 9.3 million visitors 2017: 15.8 million visitors 2020: 20 million (anticipated) 6 th Most Visited City in the world, after Hong Kong, Bangkok. London, Singapore, and Macau Top city for tourist spending: $28.5 billion in 2016 Council on Tall Buildings
PLACEMAKING CULTURE, CLIMATE + PLACE
PARIS Council on Tall Buildings
PARIS Council on Tall Buildings
NEW YORK CITY Council on Tall Buildings
NEW YORK CITY Council on Tall Buildings
LONDON Council on Tall Buildings
LONDON LONDON
LONDON Public Tranport / Crossrail Euston?...
LONDON Council on Tall Buildings
NEW YORK Council on Tall Buildings
CHICAGO Council on Tall Buildings
SAN FRANCISCO Council on Tall Buildings
GENEVA Council on Tall Buildings
LOOKING AHEAD SUSTAINABLE DIFFERENTIATION
EVEN THE NEW MIDDLE EASTER CITIES ARE BECOMING MORE URBAN Council on Tall Buildings LSE CITIES 2017, BASED ON DATA FROM EARTH EXPLORER LANDSAT PROGRAM, GOOGLE MAPS, CSB AND PACI KUWAIT, SCAD ABU DHABI, SING- STAT SINGAPORE AND CENSTATD HONG KONG
INVENTING THE FUTURE 1857 2020?
EXPLORING WHAT S POSSIBLE Council on Tall Buildings
What comes next? Moving towards a human city
What comes next? Moving towards an automated city Google Automated Car
What comes next? Moving towards an intelligent city Chicago
What comes next? Moving towards a next generation infrastructure Council on Tall Buildings Wadi Hanifa
What comes next? Moving towards a healthy city New York / Central Park
What comes next? Moving towards a vibrant city London
What comes next? Moving towards a more livable city Border of France and Italy
What s comes next? radical new possibilities collective thinking cultural innovation regenerative infrastructure health + well-being Council on Tall Buildings