hey just keep building taller ones

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they just keep building taller ones...
but the economic situation might still delay them a bit:
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wait, this is another tower in dubai that's said to become the world's tallest? absolutely insane.
msucog - worked tonight again for me....
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wow, wonder how much that costs.         
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jae,
you really love the supertall buildings. is the burj still the tallest under construction, because i see new proposals everyweek that seem to fizzle out.
as a structural engineer, i'm just curious/interested in the extreme structures out there.  high-rise buildings are just one of a number of structural types that seem to push the limits of our abilities and our materials.
i recall a lecture by ty lin some years ago where he was suggesting other high-limit bridge projects such as spanning the strait of gibraltar with a mile long spannng bridge...or a bridge across the bering strait connecting russia with alaska.
these very-tall buildings do seem to keep popping up and i'm amazed at the structural effort that i imagine would be required...also amazed that anyone would want to work inside such beasts.