Are they building skyscrapers too tall? (suburban, architect, major, park)

[MB8abovetherim]

Think about it. Take the Burj Khalifa for example, great looking building by itself but it looks ridiculous next to everything else. It's 1,500 ft too tall! When I see a picture of Dubai not only do I wanna puke because that barren ****hole now gets mentioned with all the great skyscraper cities like NY, Hong Kong, Chicago...etc but I'm actually creeped out by looking at how disproportionately massive that thing is.

My point is, when is a building too damn tall? Personally I don't see the point in building above 2,000ft, it just becomes excessive and turns into some expensive affectation.

[emcee squared]

The architect must be overcompensating for something!

I agree, the Burj just looks ridiculous, even with those other 1,000 footers around.

[annie_himself]

Yea that thing is too tall. But there too short everywhere else in America.

[RightonWalnut]

I agree... anything above 2000ft both looks absolutely ridiculous and really doesn't serve any purpose. There is no way there is demand to build a 3,500 foot building in the middle of a desert when a city like NYC (Manhattan) which is landlocked doesn't even have a building higher than 2,000 feet.... other countries will soon learn that it's not easy to be a superpower.

They're just showing off though and putting their selves into debt. The Burj Khalifa is what? 10% filled? At most? Ridiculous.

[Mezter]

Yeah, Dubai is to busy trying to impress, instead of creating structures according to need. Burj is actually pretty useless from what i've hear. With the way Emirates are spending money on skyscrapers like Burj, that place is bound to fall.

I think a skyline looks good when its balance. For example, Okc built that rediculous looking Devon tower and the skyline just looks weird no.

My point is, you know when a tower is too tall when other buildings are hard to notice...imo atleast.

[MB8abovetherim]

Yeah, I mean what type of sustainable economy can Dubai have? Exporting Dates? Sand? Once the oil runs out what's gonna happen? And I agree completely that a skyline should have balance. Dubais buildings are spread apart, there is so much space between them. They sit on giant footprints like suburban office parks. Dubai honestly looks like a giant Phoenix.

It's like there is NO REAL NEED to build those giant buildings and that's the troubling part. NY and Chicago had the demand and much stabler economies to do so, but Dubai is trying to hard to fit in.

Also, in the US, buildings and all structures are prohibited from being built taller than 2,063 feet. The FAA owns the airspace above that.

[austiNati]

At least they didn't go through with this:

Nakheel Tower: Al Burj



I mean, come oooooon. 4,600 feet is stupid tall. Actually, tall to the point of inconvenience.

[Malloric]

Everything about Dubai is a hyperbole starting with the buildings. There's no need for anything that makes life more interesting than mundane, yet most of us don't live like Amish. I'm sure to the Amish we're excessive. I like Dubai's excess. I wouldn't necessarily want to live in it, but what they've done in there in 30 years is nothing short of amazing.

[cisco kid]

skyscrapers are an ugly eyesore at any height. by definition they are way too tall.

[Dr.drew]

I would rather see tall building after tall building in the same area instead of all of the urban or suburban sprawl that is happening in most major US cities.