Comments on: Nakheel Tower (~1140m), Dubai http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/ thoughts on design, tech and society Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-6998 David Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:36:34 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-6998 @Wally - No humble grass stalk has ever, ever come anywhere near achieving the ability to accommodate and protect tens of thousands of intelligent beings who cannot survive being jostled about in high winds as the mighty skyscrapers, designed by those same intelligent beings (themselves one of nature's crowning achievements). There! (Ha ha!) Great discussion! @Wally – No humble grass stalk has ever, ever come anywhere near achieving the ability to accommodate and protect tens of thousands of intelligent beings who cannot survive being jostled about in high winds as the mighty skyscrapers, designed by those same intelligent beings (themselves one of nature’s crowning achievements). There! (Ha ha!)

Great discussion!

]]> By: Wally http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-6822 Wally Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:44:06 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-6822 It seems this discussion has run out of steam. I guess that leaves me the pleasure of having the last word. Lest we humans get carried away with all the back patting and self praise over our building prowess, it would behoove us to look to one of nature's own unheralded feats. No man made structure or engineering marvel will ever, ever come anywhere near achieving the aspect ratio of a humble grass stalk, There! It seems this discussion has run out of steam. I guess that leaves me the pleasure of having the last word.

Lest we humans get carried away with all the back patting and self praise over our building prowess, it would behoove us to look to one of nature’s own unheralded feats. No man made structure or engineering marvel will ever, ever come anywhere near achieving the aspect ratio of a humble grass stalk, There!

]]> By: amaraa http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-6754 amaraa Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:53:08 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-6754 fantastic fantastic

]]> By: Andy from Dubai http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-6383 Andy from Dubai Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:15:12 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-6383 I already heard rumours that the company building the Burj Dubai is broke or about to be broke... But these are just rumours you know. But the situation does not seem to get better here yet. I already heard rumours that the company building the Burj Dubai is broke or about to be broke… But these are just rumours you know. But the situation does not seem to get better here yet.

]]> By: who-dar http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-6357 who-dar Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:48:16 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-6357 the hightise buildng in dubai now on is very amazing..wish that i can go thre someday the hightise buildng in dubai now on is very amazing..wish that i can go thre someday

]]> By: mark deuteronomovic http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-6329 mark deuteronomovic Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:53:55 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-6329 Dubai-City of Perfection! I liked Dubai, and I liked a high Skycrapers! Dubai is Samsungs- City, like Omnia-City! I fill so. Samsung Omnia is a Technology- Perfection, and Dubaicity to! Glas, Watter, Steel and Beton. City of Future! Atheist 100% Dubai-City of Perfection!
I liked Dubai, and I liked a high Skycrapers! Dubai is Samsungs-
City, like Omnia-City! I fill so. Samsung Omnia is a Technology-
Perfection, and Dubaicity to! Glas, Watter, Steel and Beton.

City of Future!

Atheist 100%

]]> By: MIren Shah http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-6239 MIren Shah Mon, 11 May 2009 11:49:36 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-6239 Goood! Goood!

]]> By: alex http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-5973 alex Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:40:44 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-5973 maybe one off the most intresting blogs i ever read.I am beeing amazed with all this dubai projects and i tottaly agree of being hiher an jigher .B ut i didnt like some comments about tailing that dubai tries to be like US some day.. this i a stupid thouht as the level of this city is much better of US .they surely have less homeless people than amerika and why not spending their money to project that could be apealing to touris and in the future as oil run out continues to be rich i love burj al arab and if you search a little in the inernet you wiil see spectacular pics about that esspesially at night ....but what i dont like in this project is the place that they will put al burj as i thout in waterfront of the city( do enyone knows if i am right??) i reallu dont like seeing a lot of buildings near the sea.. As the comment about the traditional homes in europe i thing that they are the masterpieces of all human arcitectiure and of course there are beeter thn any skuscreper even thoug they are more breathtaking i am over 16 years old i a m dreamming of beeing an architect in dubai and make nice things there and i am telling my age in the end of the comment so as to read it and dont thing that is an immature aspect of a young as everyone belives for us i would like to hear answers ........and i want to ask all architact how people in the past have doneall that nice biuldings and nowdays eventhougt we have beter technology we dont be half better than them...because i thing we dont care about something be nice but only to impress people maybe one off the most intresting blogs i ever read.I am beeing amazed with all this dubai projects and i tottaly agree of being hiher an jigher .B ut i didnt like some comments about tailing that dubai tries to be like US some day.. this i a stupid thouht as the level of this city is much better of US .they surely have less homeless people than amerika and why not spending their money to project that could be apealing to touris and in the future as oil run out continues to be rich i love burj al arab and if you search a little in the inernet you wiil see spectacular pics about that esspesially at night ….but what i dont like in this project is the place that they will put al burj as i thout in waterfront of the city( do enyone knows if i am right??) i reallu dont like seeing a lot of buildings near the sea.. As the comment about the traditional homes in europe i thing that they are the masterpieces of all human arcitectiure and of course there are beeter thn any skuscreper even thoug they are more breathtaking i am over 16 years old i a m dreamming of beeing an architect in dubai and make nice things there and i am telling my age in the end of the comment so as to read it and dont thing that is an immature aspect of a young as everyone belives for us i would like to hear answers ……..and i want to ask all architact how people in the past have doneall that nice biuldings and nowdays eventhougt we have beter technology we dont be half better than them…because i thing we dont care about something be nice but only to impress people

]]> By: LardyBoy http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-4513 LardyBoy Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:17:25 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-4513 What better way to show how brilliant and creative humans can be. May these projects increase in scale and grandeur; this pushing of the limits is the reason why we are advancing in all aspects, be it construction or medical research. They are truly wonders that transcend race and creed differences. I challenge anyone not to feel awe when in the presence of such edifices. May the creative and brilliant be unchained.... What better way to show how brilliant and creative humans can be. May these projects increase in scale and grandeur; this pushing of the limits is the reason why we are advancing in all aspects, be it construction or medical research.

They are truly wonders that transcend race and creed differences. I challenge anyone not to feel awe when in the presence of such edifices. May the creative and brilliant be unchained….

]]> By: iLuvMp3™ http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/2008/10/nakheel-tower-1140m-dubai/comment-page-1/#comment-4464 iLuvMp3™ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:51:41 +0000 http://kuusanmaki.com/blog/?p=152#comment-4464 very beauty.. but how about Petronas Twin Tower? 451.9m + 451.9m = 903.8m ? very beauty.. but how about Petronas Twin Tower? 451.9m + 451.9m = 903.8m ?

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