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DUBAI

Supertallest: Designing Structure William F. Baker, Partner SOM/Chicago, Chief Structural Engineer, Burj Dubai
William F. Baker explains how Burj Dubai was engineered to "confuse the wind," as its constantly changing shape diminishes wind forces which normally accumulate around a tall building.



The BURJ DUBAI lecture series was presented in collaboration with the New York Academy of Sciences, and was hosted in the LEED Platinum 7 World Trade Center in spring/summer 2007.