{"id":2751,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","slug":"cnn-the-tower-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/feature\/cnn-the-tower-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Singles Out The Tower For Praise As The World’s Obsession With Tall Buildings Continues!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earlier this year Emaar Properties announced a project that will top Burj Khalifa (currently the world’s tallest building). Called ‘The Tower’, the US $ 1 billion structure will primarily be used as an architectural tower. A few floors will be used\u00a0for a hotel complete\u00a0with restaurants and\u00a0function rooms, plus an interior garden area and an observation deck.\u00a0Designed by\u00a0Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava, the tower should hopefully be ready for Expo 2020.\u00a0This prompted CNN to discuss the world’s obsession with building tall…<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The article mentions\u00a0that\u00a0historically tall structures were the preserve of great rulers, and how that has changed over time<\/h3>\n
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Why won’t we show off?\u00a0Burj Khalifa is a sucessful\u00a0mark of our progress from desert land to a metropolitan city<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

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The Burj Khalifa makes anything look small<\/h3>\n
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According to CNN, the success of today’s skyscrapers can be traced back to 1880’s<\/h3>\n

This is the time skyscrapers appeared in New York and Chicago and it’s the insurance businesses of that time that exploited technological advancements that made these structures possible. The first tall building of the industrial era was\u00a0Chicago’s Home Insurance one – 12 floors high.<\/p>\n

Then came the\u00a0American technological revolution of 1880 to 1890 which brought with it materials such as\u00a0Bessemer steel (it enabled taller and flexible frame design) and the patenting of AC electricity. This meant elevators could be electrically powered and go upto ten stories or higher.<\/p>\n

Eventually access to street trams, subways and elevated rail links\u00a0meant people could be transported to a single location, therefore encouraging taller facilities.<\/p>\n

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