It’s also the reason the Burj Khalifa started coming together so fast. Less than a year after Emaar had selected Smith and SOM to design the supertall structure, they’d broken ground.

Once upon a time (not so long ago), the Burj Khalifa was just concrete under construction - a very different sight from today ...

Despite the challenges of Dubai’s sandy ground, which makes building stability a concern, the Burj Khalifa stands as a proof of human skill and engineering. Whether seen in person or through ...

There are residential units in the Burj all the way up to the 108th floor, and somewhere around the 123rd, there’s a resident ...

A penthouse in the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is on the market for $49 million. The home is about 2,300 feet off the ground, about 845 feet higher than the Empire State Building.

Adib explains that tall towers are notoriously bulky but the Burj Khalifa rose above such limitations, looking elegant with each floor. And the city lies on tricky sand, not solid ground.

Next in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series we examine SOM's Burj Khalifa – the most significant building completed in 2010 and still the world's tallest skyscraper.

The Burj Azizi broke ground in January this year ... still stand almost 340 feet shorter than the 2,717-foot-tall Burj Khalifa, less than two miles away. But it will handily beat local competition ...

This sprawling 21,000-square-foot duplex penthouse, located on the two highest residential floors of the Burj Khalifa, is now on the market for $51 million with Asad Khan of IDRE. With the ...