Running Head: Burj Khalifa 1 Burj Khalifa 4 Introduction Burj Khalif is also known as Burj Dubai. It is situated In Dubai (Arab Emarat) and Dubai is situated in Middle East of world. It is third largest oil producing country. Previous few years in Dubai started many projects of construction. The main source of funding to construction was oil money. It is true for Dubai it is one of emerging emirate stated from all state of UAE and also become a tourist attraction place to Middle East. These projects will never be finished due to economic crises in Dubai which increased in 2009. One of the most impressive for visitors and tourist is Burj Khalifa which constructed in five year duration from 2004 to 2009 but work of it had started from 2003. In the world it is highest artificial structure. It is standing at 829.8 meter (Aldred, 2010). Burj Khalifa construction began in 2004 and it completed in 2009. Its primary structure is covered with concrete. It was built at the decision of government to expand from an oil based economy. Purpose of construction is to gain international recognition. It broke all world highest building records.  A real estate company of Dubai Emaar launched this project in 2003. Its planed was to break the world records of the huge buildings. It is decided before the height of building 560 meters in initial. Its construction increased with the passage of time due to record. Construction of Tower started in 2004 in UAE. Its first floor ground construction completed in 2005 and construction grew amazingly speed. On 4th January 2010 it was opened for public and it broke many world records. Due to different construction projects economy of Dubai was drained than the emirates of Dubai funded it $ 10 billion. Emiratis of Dubai changed its name due to this great assistance Burj Dubai to Burj Khalifa (Ahmad Abdelrazaq, 2010). Body and Evolution Design of Project: Burj Khalifa designed by Adrian Smith at that time of Skidmore, Wings and Merrill, Whose company designed Willis Tower and World Trade center. For supervision engineer, Hyder consulting was chosen. To supervise architecture of project NORR group consultants international limited was chosen. Design of it is totally derived from Islamic architecture, combining culture and historical elements such as spiral minaret. Former name or Burj Khalifa is Burj Dubai. Structure type is mixed use and architectural is Neo Futurism. Its total cost is USD $ 1.5 billion. It has 95 km ground distance, Architectural 828m, Tip 829.8, Roof 929 m, Top Floor 584.5 m, and observatory 555.7 m. it also has 24348 windows, made of entirely glass and aluminum. These are some facts and figures about Burj Khalifa(Baker, 2011). Projects are illustrious from our regular business activities which required regular procedure and policies. Projects bring out reckonable outcomes and changes an ...

1. Running Head: Burj Khalifa
1
Burj Khalifa
4
Introduction
Burj Khalif is also known as Burj Dubai. It is situated In Dubai
(Arab Emarat) and Dubai is situated in Middle East of world. It
is third largest oil producing country. Previous few years in
Dubai started many projects of construction. The main source of
funding to construction was oil money. It is true for Dubai it is
one of emerging emirate stated from all state of UAE and also
become a tourist attraction place to Middle East.
These projects will never be finished due to economic crises in
Dubai which increased in 2009. One of the most impressive for
visitors and tourist is Burj Khalifa which constructed in five
year duration from 2004 to 2009 but work of it had started from
2003. In the world it is highest artificial structure. It is standing
at 829.8 meter (Aldred, 2010).
Burj Khalifa construction began in 2004 and it completed in
2009. Its primary structure is covered with concrete. It was built
at the decision of government to expand from an oil based
economy. Purpose of construction is to gain international
recognition. It broke all world highest building records. A real
estate company of Dubai Emaar launched this project in 2003.
Its planed was to break the world records of the huge buildings.
It is decided before the height of building 560 meters in initial.
Its construction increased with the passage of time due to
record. Construction of Tower started in 2004 in UAE. Its first
floor ground construction completed in 2005 and construction
grew amazingly speed. On 4th January 2010 it was opened for
public and it broke many world records. Due to different
construction projects economy of Dubai was drained than the

2. emirates of Dubai funded it $ 10 billion. Emiratis of Dubai
changed its name due to this great assistance Burj Dubai to Burj
Khalifa (Ahmad Abdelrazaq, 2010).
Body and Evolution
Design of Project:
Burj Khalifa designed by Adrian Smith at that time of
Skidmore, Wings and Merrill, Whose company designed Willis
Tower and World Trade center. For supervision engineer, Hyder
consulting was chosen. To supervise architecture of project
NORR group consultants international limited was chosen.
Design of it is totally derived from Islamic architecture,
combining culture and historical elements such as spiral
minaret.
Former name or Burj Khalifa is Burj Dubai. Structure type is
mixed use and architectural is Neo Futurism. Its total cost is
USD $ 1.5 billion. It has 95 km ground distance, Architectural
828m, Tip 829.8, Roof 929 m, Top Floor 584.5 m, and
observatory 555.7 m. it also has 24348 windows, made of
entirely glass and aluminum. These are some facts and figures
about Burj Khalifa(Baker, 2011).
Projects are illustrious from our regular business activities
which required regular procedure and policies. Projects bring
out reckonable outcomes and changes and bring about other
opportunities or developments. According to another researcher
study project management is a combination of aims and methods
in order to accomplish a task that should be achieve within
given time, certain budget, and a certain quality and standard
(Khalifa).
Purpose of Project:
It was not aim to build Burj Khalifa the tallest building of
world. Aim of it creates innovation of creativity, inspiration and
achievement. Characteristic of it is that it signifies a flower on
desert to show a sense of national characteristic and prosperity.
It builds with mix structure between reinforced and steel frame.
It is to increasing safety and security against winds from

3. seaside. It builds y typed plan shape. It is also purpose of this
project build like as that has not been construct before. The
priority of this project is uniqueness(Tanaka, Tamura, Ohtake,
Nakai, & Kim, 2013).
Purpose Dubai Government to build the Burj Khalifa is to
become a hub of finance, trade and tourism in Middle East. It
can not only facilitate business man. It facilitates also domestic
people and tourism.
Feature of Project:
It has several features of management. At the project of Burj
Khalifa it was completed in definite period which is mentioned
at the start of project. It starts in 2004 and end in 2009
completed in 57 months and each stage as time advanced. It has
160 stories and was completed within given time. After the
completion project implemented a new construction technology
method which called 3 day cycle.
Main purpose of this technology is to enhance whole
construction one story per every 3 days. This project regarded
as a technology innovation finally it is most important to judge
the project objective. Projects are usually examined by two
criteria. First is goal oriented and other is ways to accomplish
the projects. It is combination of human ambition and hard
science (Tanaka, et al., 2013).
Success and failure of project:
Evaluation of project is very necessary. Its measure that is
project got success or not. Is it completed in specific duration
and cost? At the end project of Borj Khalifa also was evaluated.
The purpose of evaluation only focuses on whole process from
planning phase to outcome. It was evaluated through prime
criterion. Prime criterion of success is called Iron Triangle, a
criterion is used to measure project based on three elements:
cost, time and quality. The project of Burj Khalifa is evaluating
from few decades as a basic way to measure the success and
failure of it. It can be measure with the method evaluation iron
Triangle. Before evaluation method the project Iron Triangle, it
is also possible to measure cost and time variance between

4. initial plan and current result by earned value analysis to view
of project. There is Eva used to measure performance of project.
According to cost point of view, initial cost were planned of
Burj Khalifa project $876 million. At the end of project cost
was approximately $1.5 billion dollar. It is very important to
find the reason of increased cost. Why it was increased? Reason
of cost increase due to increasing cost of material with the
passage of time and downturn of global economy in 2008. It is
according to the report of global informal of 2008. Within year
price of iron increased 75% and price of other material also
increased such as aluminum and cement. Increases the price of
different commodities is become cause of increase cost of
project (Davis, 2006).
And other reason of price increasing of project is change of
design. Emaar property decided to change the final height of
building and give order to company to change the final height.
Now height of building is hundred meters higher than the
original design. Company expand project and spend unexpected
cost on project which was not included in initial plan. Another
reason is changing in interior design increase in cost.
Aimed of Burj Khalifa being world best building and wished for
that building have advance and best facilities. In the building
advance technology and security system were introduced. Emaar
want to become it as also tourism building. It invited luxury
hotel chain Armani and made contract with him. Armani
changed initial interior design of its hotel. It demanded project
spent more money to change design of entrance. Armani add
more luxurious fittings and furnishings to rooms. Due to this
cost of project increased. At this point if evaluate initial plan of
project cost at this point cost management not performed well
(Acuto, 2010).
Reasons of late project completion:
Another reason of cost increasing is project take time extra.
According to evaluation method “Iron Triangle” in initial the
time of project set forty seven month but it was completed in
fifty seven months. As examined above interior design not

5. affected only on cost it also effected on time. With change of
design additional work was required and time. It affected on
initial plan.
Quality was very important for this project. The main
constructor of this project was Samsung engineering and Besix.
They introduced new technologies based on previous experience
of constructing huge buildings. They used new technology for
Burj Khalifa Mixed reinforced concrete due to against heavy
wind and pressure. Bottom of building get massive amount of
pressure, there strength of concrete was very necessary.
To make successful this project engineers did practice many
times to construction of tower. Without practice problems were
occurred during construction of building, due to this cost of
project increased. As above, reason of delay of project was to
change the exterior and interior design plans and unexpected
costs. From the quality point of view project remain successful
(Baker, Korista, & Novak, 2008).Conclusion
At the end this research paper is about construction project
world huge building Burj Khalifa. Burja Khalifa project was
Dubai. This is the Symbolic place of Middle East. It is situated
in UAE. About the project there were different opinions in the
world whether this project was successful or not. At the end it
seems this project was completed successfully. But I think
about whole process of project from initial to final one might
say that this project was success in terms of benefits that stake
holder receive from using facilities.
The impact of this project on society has also positive
outcomes. This project shows different innovation of technology
and use of technology. It shows the performance of the
management. Such as completion of first process of project have
had a great influence on new use of construction technology.
Another is world’s sheds new light on Dubai for further
investment is expected. We can say that building was successful
within certain plan. If a successful operation is supported in
Burj Khalifa this project will bring a better and positive results
to Dubai as long term.

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