Jeddah Tower : Work Resumes on the World’s Tallest Skyscraper

After 5 years of neglect, the Jeddah Tower project in Saudi Arabia is finally back on track. In this video, I present the Jeddah Tower (Kingdom Tower) project, 5 technical challenges in the construction of a building that must exceed one kilometer in height. We’ll also compare the challenges of such a construction with the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper, which is very similar in terms of design. On the menu: how to stabilize such a tower, what materials to use, wind resistance, energy conservation and elevator design. Instagram of the channel 👇 The Discord link to exchange with the Looking 4 community 👇 For more videos, feel free to subscribe to the channel just below 👇 The music used in this video is by artist Alexandre Dudermel, whom I’m particularly fond of. Music used in order: Le Royaume des sables (Introduction) Odysée (Challenge 1 and outro) Danse naturelle (Challenges 4 and 5) Images of the Jeddah Tower are courtesy of Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture, Kone (elevators), Jeddah Economic Company and BIM-ME. Many thanks to them. The text is based on Muriel Valin’s article on the Kingdom Tower (in Science&Vie Hors-Série N°269). 📽 My other royalty-free images and music👇. ✔ 00:00 Construction of the Jeddah tower has finally resumed 00:18 Presentation of the Jeddah Tower 01:27 Stabilizing a 1km Tower... 03:30 Choice of materials 05:26 Wind resistance 06:27 How to save energy? 07:34 Designing adapted elevators 09:01 Opening and comparison with the Burj Khalifa 11:11 Underground skyscrapers? 11:47 Outro #construction #architecture #jeddah #jeddahtower 2023 Looking 4 (En) | All rights reserved.