Doha Convention Center Tower
| Doha Convention Center Tower | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Status | On hold |
| Type | Mixed use[1] |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Construction started | 2009 |
| Estimated completion | 2015 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 112 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company[1] |
| Architect | Murphy/Jahn[1] MEP_engineer: Arup Consultant: Hyder Consulting Project Management: Turner |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Main contractor |
Besix, Midmac Contracting Company, Eversendai, ETA-debbas (MEP) [1] |
The Doha Convention Center Tower is a 551 m (1,808 ft) tall skyscraper under construction in Doha, Qatar.[2] Construction is currently suspended following the discovery that the building would impact flight paths to and from Doha International Airport.[3] Construction is expected to continue once the New Doha International Airport is completed on reclaimed land approximately 3 km to the east of the current airport.[3] The delay means that the building's completion date has moved from 2012 to the end of 2015.[1][3]
The building, shaped like a tapering obelisk, will house offices on the lower levels, apartments, a hotel and penthouse residences on the upper floors. At the very top, a private club will occupy a 60 m (200 ft) high glass cylinder surrounded by extensions of tower's facade and supported by a structural helix.[4]
See also
↑Jump back a sectionReferences
- ^ a b c d e "Doha Convention Centre and Tower". Construction Week Online. 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ "Doha Convention Center Tower". Emporis. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ a b c "Flight concerns stop 550m Doha tower development". ConstructionWeekOnline.com. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ^ "Stretching to the skies the Doha Tower offers somewhere to work rest and play". World Architecture news. 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
