Emaar on Friday signed a landmark AED3.216 billion deal to officially appoint Samsung Corporation as the main contractor for the Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest structure.
Construction of the tower has already reached the 12th floor and is progressing at a rate of one floor per week. The Burj Dubai is already visible from Dubai’s main thoroughfare the Sheikh Zayed Road and is expected to change the skyline of Dubai when it is completed by the end of 2008. Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) have designed the tower while New York-based Turner Construction International is the project and construction manager.
