The Dubai-based developer Emaar Properties has plans to build what would
be the world’s tallest building by 2020, in time for the Dubai World
Expo, and of course the renderings from architect Santiago Calatrava
Valls are stunning: a slender, minaret-like spire supported by cables
that appear to drape the structure.
“The governments see these skyscrapers as a means for land development,”
she said. “They give builders the right to build a skyscraper and
another 30 buildings, and the skyscraper becomes a loss leader for the
larger project.”
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