Wow - that's a tall building

[JAE]

In Dubai:

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070722/D8QHBBEO0.html

 

[GalileoG]

A storey every three days? Jeez.

I have been to Dubai and have witnessed the development over there first hand, it is absolutely insane.

 

[concretemasonry]

They do not work 8 hour days.

If it is like China, it is 24x7.

I was in the 7 star hotel there. - Unbelievable!!! - Not staying, just a walk in, but I did avoid the $25 "lookers fee".

It seems like they are trying reinvent and out-do the engineering world.

Dick

 

[vincentpa]

It's amazing what the money we spend on oil will buy!

 

[DarthSoilsGuy]

vincentpa,
this is the money we "spent" on oil. The money we spend on oil has much more buying power

Just gotta get a piece of that Dubai Pie

 

[SHBH]

Sorry to say but there is hardly any oil in Dubai. 98% of UAE oil is in Abu Dhabi and rest of it is disributed among 6 of it's states (Duabi is one of them).

 

[concretemasonry]

Iran even imports gasoline.

Generalizations are dangerous, but, "GENERALLY" Dubai likes large projects with engineering to attract people and business. They also use American design firms.