Signature Towers

For the proposed skyscraper in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, see Signature Tower.

Signature Towers
General information
Status	Proposed
Type	Mixed use
Location	Business Bay, Dubai
Coordinates	25°11′05.23″N 55°16′03.53″E / 25.1847861°N 55.2676472°E / 25.1847861; 55.2676472Coordinates: 25°11′05.23″N 55°16′03.53″E / 25.1847861°N 55.2676472°E / 25.1847861; 55.2676472
Estimated completion	on hold
Height
Antenna spire	350.8 m, 305.2 m, 250.6 m[1]
Roof	350.8 m, 305.2 m, 250.6 m
Top floor	340.8 m (1,118 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	79, 65, 52
Floor area	560,000 m2 (6,027,790 sq ft)[2]
Design and construction
Architect	Zaha Hadid
Developer	Dubai Properties
Structural engineer	Arup[3]

Signature Towers (formerly known as Dancing Towers) is a three-tower, mixed-use complex that is to be built in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was designed by Iraqi born architect Zaha Hadid after winning an international design competition which included proposals from OMA^[4] and Reiser & Umemoto among others. The developers are Dubai Properties^[5], the company responsible for the earlier Jumeirah Beach Residence. Apart from these three towers, the project will also include a new building to house the Dubai Financial Market, a large podium containing retail space and a pedestrian bridge crossing the creek extension^[6].

History

The project was first unveiled to the public in June, 2006^[5] at a Zaha Hadid exhibition in the Guggenheim Museum in New York.^[7] At the time of the launch the name for the project was Dancing Towers; however, this has now been changed to Signature Tower & Dubai Financial Market Development.

Gallery

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  Photo showing soil testing taken on 8th June 2007

See also

• Supertall
• Skyscraper
• Zaha Hadid
• List of tallest buildings in Dubai

References

1. ^ "skyscrapercity post". http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=12627851&postcount=185. 
2. ^ "Project fact sheet". http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9692/untitled6qu8.jpg. 
3. ^ "Article from structural engineer". http://www.arup.com/gulf/project.cfm?pageid=9936. 
4. ^ "OMA Proposal". http://www.oma.eu/index.php?option=com_projects&view=portal&Itemid=10&id=441. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Press release for launch of project". http://www.ameinfo.com/88718.html. 
6. ^ "Article from layermag". http://www.layermag.com/feature_zaha_dubai_LV.html. 
7. ^ "Zaha Hadid's exhibition". http://www.guggenheim.org/hadid/overview.html.