The Burj Dubai open for business at 4 Jan 2010 and become the tallest building in the world. This skyscrapers building designed by Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) for Emaar Properties and have 2,683ft its base to the tip of its spire. It is also the first time that a predominantly residential building has taken the title, though a residential function actually lends itself better to achieving great height if that is the driving force for the project.

The Burj Dubai sits at the centre of a …