At 829.8 m (2,722 ft) the world’s tallest completed man-made structure is still a long way short of a building’s possible height.
The technical know-how that enabled construction of the 162-storey Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai could actually take it a mile high – almost twice its current size – and fulfil the vision of late American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who wrote about a mile-high skyscraper, which he dubbed The Illinois, nearly 60 years ago.
But why would you…
Source : South China Morning Post
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