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Al Imlaq tower 224 storey skyscraper in limbo |
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09.21.2009 |
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Gulf News reported that investors behind a planned 224 storey tower to be built on an island in Abu Dhabi are looking at relocating the project, preferably to another plot in Abu Dhabi or Saudi Arabia.
The fate of the tower hangs in air as the authorities appear to have rejected the project due to the impact its present location would have on air navigation.
California based architect Mr Tommy Landau was hired by a group of investors to build Al Imlaq or The Giant 224 storey skyscraper that would far surpass all others in the world. Although the height of the project remains a secret, it could cost up to USD 3.5 billion. The project proposal was submitted to Dr Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Nahyan who had asked his team to investigate its feasibility.
Mr Fayez Barakat who runs Barakat Gallery of antiquities in Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, Beverly Hills in California and Brook Street, London representing the investors group said that "His engineering staff members have objected to its location as it would affect air navigation. At the moment, it's in limbo. We are trying to shift its location. It could either be in another location in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia or even Morocco. We are talking to various people."
The race to build the world's tallest tower intensified in the Gulf in recent years when the real estate sector was booming.
Emaar Properties Burj Dubai was challenged by its domestic rival Nakheel which planned a 1 kilometer tall tower Nakheel Harbor Tower. This was followed by a 1.4 kilometer tower planned by Kingdom Holding International owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal.
However, a steep correction in the property sector due to the global economic slump has forced them to abandon all of them, leaving Burj Dubai to hold the record as the world's tallest tower for a few years longer than expected.
Mr Landau a former soldier and part time cartoonist runs his architectural design firm, Landau Partnership in Santa Monica of California.
He said that "I have been hired by investors to develop the design for the world's tallest tower and that's what I've done. The interest by Abu Dhabi officials and the investors is pretty strong. The project an engineering challenge by any definition won't be a challenge for him, instead rather fun. No, actually. It's fun. I've been in this business for over 40 years and this is another project for me."
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