The creator and leader of the project is Saudi Arabian prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, a grandson of Ibn Saud, and nephew of the Kings of Saudi Arabia after Ibn Saud.
The design, created by American architect Adrian Smith, who also designed the Burj Khalifa, incorporates many unique structural and aesthetic features. The observation deck was originally designed as a helipad until the architects were informed that it would be too dangerous to land a helicopter at such heights with unpredictable desert winds. There was steady progress, but in January 2018, building owner JEC halted structural concrete work with the tower about one-third completed due to labor problems with a contractor following the 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge. The most buzzed-about feature of the Jeddah Tower is its open-air observation deck, the highest in the world at 2,187 feet (664 meters). Langan International (sub-grade and transportation planning) As of 2015, 12 stories had been constructed, and as of July 2016, 44 stories had been built. Jeddah Tower (Arabic: ), previously known as Kingdom Tower ( ), is a skyscraper construction project which is currently on hold. Above ground construction then began the following year. Designed by Adrian Smith of AS+GG Architecture, the Kingdom Tower consists of 161 habitable floors in a tower that will be over 1000 meters (3,280 feet) tall. At over 1000 meters, Kingdom Tower will be the centrepiece of the 20 billion Kingdom City real estate development in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia near the Red Sea. Construction began in 2013 and this started with piling. Reinforced concrete and steel, all-glass façadeĥ9 (55 single deck and 4 double deck), made by Kone Saudi Water Company signed a 587 million contract with Jeddah economic corporation to supply the tower with water for 25 years. Jeddah Economic Company Kingdom Real Estate DevelopmentĦ68 m (2,192 ft) (if completed as planned) SR4.45 billion (US$1.23 billion) (preliminary)
Mixed-use: office, hotel, residential, apartments, observation, retail
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