Burj Dubai: The Tallest Building

Burj Dubai currently under construction will be the tallest building and the tallest man-made structure in the world. In fact as at of 21 July 2007, the tower's developers reported Burj Dubai's height as 512.1m with 141 completed floors surpassing Taipei 101 (509.2m) as the tallest high rise building in the world.

Burj Dubai designed by Skidmore Owings and Merill will comprise of 162 floors and an overall height of aprox 808m.

The Top Ten Green Skyscrapers

EcoGeek has announced the top ten green skyscrapers. To check out the top ten green skyscrapers visit Eco-Towers blog post. Mixed Greens, is an organisation which is working on sustainable and energy efficiency design in skyscrapers.

Dynamic Architecture

To be constructed in Dubai, is this skyscraper designed by architect David Fisher which rotates by wind power. The building rotates by individual floor, creating ‘dynamic architecture’.

Wind turbines are positioned horizontally between each floors which, will produce energy to the building itself and will supply energy for several other buildings. The skyscraper consists of 59 floors and will have 48 wind turbines, making the building to be a Power Station producing Green Energy for the city. In addition to the horizontal turbines, the building is to be fitted with photovoltaic panels on the roof in order to generate more electricity.

For further info visit dynamic architecture=green architecture post.

Below is a presentation of the dynamic architecture showing its sustainability and functionality.