CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference - Mohamed Ali Alabbar, "The World's Tallest as Economic Stimulus"

Thursday 22nd October 2009. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. H.E. Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Chairman, Emaar Properties PJSC, Dubai, presents at the CTBUH 2009 Chicago Conference. As the Burj Dubai nears completion in 2009, the Burj has been well documented in both design and technical terms. Envisaged as the "jewel in the crown" of a much larger urban development however, and as a widely varied mixed-use building, the financial and marketing story behind this building is not as well documented. In today's climate of several stalled supertalls, the story of the rationale and motivations behind the Burj -- told by the owner-developer -- is a vital one.