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Burj Al Arab
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LOCATION |
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 United Arab Emirates [Al-Imarat al-'Arabiya al Muttahida] |
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 Dubai |
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 Dubai |
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Jumeirah Beach Road
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reservations@burj-al-arab.com |
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TYPOLOGY |
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ARCHITECTURE | Buildings for travel and tourism
Hotels
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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1991
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Realisation |
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2000 |
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES |
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 Philip Jodidio, Architecture in the Emirates, Taschen, Köln 2007, pp. 42-49 (40-55) |
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| Naren Young, "Al Muntaha @ Burj al Arab. Dubai", Liquid 02/2002, february 2002, pp. 45-47 |
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| Edward McBride, "Burj al Arab", Architecture 8/2000, august 2000, pp 116-127. |
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 Khuan Chew, Uschi Schmitt, 1001 Arabian Nights at the Burj Al Arab, ABC Millennium, 2000 |
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ADDITIONS AND DIGRESSIONS |
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| Owl City, Ocean Eyes, Universal Republic, USA 2009 |
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CLIENT |
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| Chicago Beach Resort LLc, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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building m. 320.96 (1,053.00 ft)
atrium m. 112 (600 ft) |
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18 elevators
202 suites (170 sq.m/780 sq.m) |
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN |
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| Tom Wright, W.S. Atkins Consultants (Epsom, Surrey, UK) |
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| Project architect |
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| David Harris, Steve Irvine, Ian Ward |
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| Illuminazione |
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| Jonathan Spears Associates (external) |
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ANNOTATIONS |
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Tallest all-hotel building in the world and tallest atrium, when opened.
Built on an offshore artificial island, 1,300 ft from the beach.
There is an helipad on a platform at the 210 m level |
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