Monday, January 4, 2010

Burj Khalifa


Burj Khalifa /burj dubai
Burj Khalifa
(Arabic: برج خليفة‎ "Khalifa Tower"),[3] formerly known as Burj Dubai, is a "supertall" skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at
828 m (2,717 ft).[3] Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 and the building officially opened on 4 January 2010.[1][7]
Preceded by Taipei 101
General information
Cost $1.5 billion[2]
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Status Complete
Groundbreaking 21 September 2004
Opening 4 January 2010[1]
Use Mixed-use
Height
Antenna or spire 828 m (2,717 ft)[3]
Technical details
Floor count 160 habitable floors[4]
Floor area 334,000 m2 (3,595,100 sq ft)
Companies involved
Architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Structural engineer Bill Baker at SOM[6]
Contractor Joint venture between Samsung C&T, Besix; and Arabtec
Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting
Consutruction Project Manager Turner Construction
Grocon[5]
Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations[5]
Lift contractor Otis[5]
VT consultant Lerch Bates[5]
Developer Emaar

Sunday, November 22, 2009

making of 2012 movie



With the Mayan calendar ending in 2012, a large group of people must deal with natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, typhoons and glaciers.
making 2012 movie real video and blue screen technique includ
e computer graphics and vfx using 3d software partical vfx software first importent is good planing sketching and story bord then get good visual this see real effect generate designers animators using dynamics phicique technique friction balancing .