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Doha Convention Center Tower 
General information Status On hold Type Mixed use[1] Location Doha, Qatar Construction started 2009 Estimated completion 2012 Height Antenna spire 551 m (1,808 ft) Technical details Floor count 112 Design and construction Owner Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company[1] Main contractor Besix, Midmac Contracting Company, ETA-debbas(MEP), Hyder Consulting, Arup, Turner Construction[1] Architect Murphy/Jahn[1] The Doha Convention Center Tower is a 400 m (1,300 ft) tall skyscraper under construction in Doha, Qatar.[2] Construction is currently suspended, but "is expected to restart in 2011".[2] Estimated completion is in 2012.[1][3]
The building, shaped like a tapering obelisk, will house offices on the lower levels, apartments, a hotel and penthouse residences on the upper floors. At the very top, a private club will occupy a 60 m (200 ft) high glass cylinder surrounded by extensions of tower's facade and supported by a structural helix.[3]
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Doha, Qatar
- List of buildings with 100 floors or more
References
- ^ a b c d e "Doha Convention Centre and Tower". Construction Week Online. 2009-07-16. http://www.constructionweekonline.com/projects-400-doha-convention-centre-and-tower/. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ a b "Doha Convention Center Tower". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=290606&lng=3. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ a b "Stretching to the skies the Doha Tower offers somewhere to work rest and play". World Architecture news. 2009-01-14. http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=10923. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
External links
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Qatar
- Skyscrapers over 350 meters
- Proposed buildings and structures
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