GEO Magazine, German edition, October issue
I had the great privilege of having one of my Burj Dubai shot published in the October issue of GEO magazine, German edition. Unfortunately, I have no idea what this article is all about! ;-) May be one of my German flickr friends could tell me! ;-)
And again, great thanks to all my flickr friends for their continuous support!
Update: Thanks to Marianne for the translation!
Burj Dubai - the world's tallest house
Burj Dubai stretches more than 800 meters into the sky over Dubai. Interview with chief engineer Andy Davids who has calculated the static of the tower and who is already planning new records.
When asked if it's possible to build taller buildings, Andy Davids replies that he's already working on the planning for the Nakheel Tower in Dubai which will be more than one km tall.
He doesn't think that's the limit though. He and his team are working on a building which is three times the height of the Burj Dubai. A 120 years ago, the newly Eiffel Tower was almost twice the height of any building built up till then.
With buildings almost two and a half km tall what gives you the largest headache? You'll need an oxygen supply starting at about 4000 meters. The internal air circulation is one of the problems. Also the external effects on the structure. The climate affects the wind so that has to be taken into consideration.
How do you obtain the necessary data? We use the most exact climate models which we get from NASA among others. Furthermore, we use the so called SODAR approach to calculate the wind directions and speeds. The Burj Dubai swings by only about a meter at the top. With taller buildings we have to take different swing widths into consideration. This is a challenge as we have no experience in this or anything to compare to.
Do you see any limits? The limits are not technical but monetary. (He goes on to say that a builder would want to see a return on investment within 10 years and therefore he figures he can build a building about twice the height of Burj Dubai - maybe even three times the height within those 10 years.
When asked how many people work on the design of such a building, he replies that he employs 50 people from all over the world. The team is working on the construction and design of 10 buildings with 100 or more floors contracted by Dubai, Katar, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia.
The models for this are still made from wood. When the contractor comes with a new idea the model can be changed in a few minutes.
Comments and faves
Louis Laliberté Photographie, FlyingVlieg, Del Rosario, e.nigma no more!, and 37 other people added this photo to their favorites.
DanielKHC (33 months ago | reply)
The original shot:
Aaron_Bennett (33 months ago | reply)
Brilliant. Well done Daniel :-)
AndreaKamal.com (33 months ago | reply)
Congrats Daniel ... this is a really great honour being published at GEO!
Greetings from Hamburg :-)
Woj Photography (33 months ago | reply)
Such a great image...congrats Daniel!
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Louis Laliberté Photographie (33 months ago | reply)
Félicitation Daniel... Je suis vraiment content pour toi!!!
Del Rosario (33 months ago | reply)
Felicidades,solo los Grandes llegan muy Lejos.
Saludos Daniel.
amfreecapt's (BZ) off line (33 months ago | reply)
congrat friend...always make proud of u....u r great photogrpher Daniel...very2 proud of u...welldone and hope u always sukcess...
FlyingVlieg (33 months ago | reply)
Woww,this is really cool!!Amazing!!
romvi (33 months ago | reply)
fantastic!!
Reggie Wan (33 months ago | reply)
Congrats Daniel. Not surprisng as your works are top class. Also I'm happy to be able to get a 9th posiion in your comment list hehe...
Nathan Bergeron Photography (33 months ago | reply)
Another publication!! Nice work Daniel, love it every time you get noticed!!
Congrats!! =)
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Carlos Gotay Martínez (33 months ago | reply)
Congratulations Daniel! What an breathtaking image!
mr.hemmo (33 months ago | reply)
WHAT! thats crazy cool ! Absolutely brilliant im so happy for you daniel!
Eric Rousset (33 months ago | reply)
Félicitations Daniel, une de plus au compteur !!
Ryan O. Hicks (33 months ago | reply)
Congrats, i would expect nothing less =)
TamaraS2009 (33 months ago | reply)
Beautiful color and view!!!
colin.berry (33 months ago | reply)
excellent, congrats!
arturpoz (33 months ago | reply)
Congratulations Daniel..
~ Stefan (33 months ago | reply)
Translation?
O.K. - my German isn't perfect, but from what I understand, it roughly says :
"Daniel really must share his skills by making a tutorial video on YouTube to display how he gets such beautiful images"
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dyoshida (33 months ago | reply)
Excellent & Congrats!
rideracelive (33 months ago | reply)
Congrats Dude!
Evo55 (33 months ago | reply)
Congrats Daniel !!!
vrot01 (33 months ago | reply)
congrats!!! very cool!!
Hot Flash Photography (33 months ago | reply)
Congratulations, Daniel. I'm heading over to Geo Magazine to see if I can find the article. If so, I'll give you a synopsis or a translation.
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SkyShaper (33 months ago | reply)
how pretty is that !!!
XM09 (33 months ago | reply)
Congratulations!
Mr Bua (33 months ago | reply)
Congrats! It is a wonderful image!
Giuseppe Parisi (33 months ago | reply)
wow congratz my friend, how did you get to have it published?
Carl Van Rooy Photography (33 months ago | reply)
~ Stefan says:
Translation?
O.K. - my German isn't perfect, but from what I understand, it roughly says :
"Daniel really must share his skills by making a tutorial video on YouTube to display how he gets such beautiful images"
: )
Posted 24 minutes ago. ( permalink )
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I think this translation sounds about right...
Peggy_V - Missing Mellie (33 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot, Daniel, and it deserves magazine cover status. Hopefully, you'll be able to figure out what the article is about! That's pretty funny.
Haris Bahrudin (33 months ago | reply)
congratulation daniel! you really deserve it
David Gn Photography (33 months ago | reply)
A big congrats to you, Daniel! You work is of superb quality and deserves to be in all magazines including Playboy. I do read the articles.
DolliaSH (33 months ago | reply)
Congrats Daniel. Offcourse they are going to use your photo, is there any better then ??? I am very happy for you my friend.
Cheers
PhotoArt Hartmann (33 months ago | reply)
congrats daniel :-)
Fraggle Red (33 months ago | reply)
Congrats, Daniel. That's awesome. I used to read GEO for years. Great magazine. I can't read too much in the "small size", though. But if I find the article and Marianne (Hot Flash Photography) doesn't beat me to it, I'll send you a rough translation. ;-)
manfred-hartmann (33 months ago | reply)
hey, in germany, it´s cool !!!!
herzlichen glückwunsch aus deutschland !
Ashan de Silva (33 months ago | reply)
Congrats once again my friend....cheers
__o[ı†]__ (33 months ago | reply)
just perfect - who cares what it says, you live in the city :)
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louistib (33 months ago | reply)
Juste Bravo! Géo, c'est pas rien
iamguava - ไอแอมฝรั่ง (33 months ago | reply)
Congratulations Daniel!
►Klaus Allmannsberger Photography (33 months ago | reply)
Cool shot! - Macht sich hervorragend in der GEO!! ;-)
Congratulation Daniel!
JTarlea [deleted] (33 months ago | reply)
Congratulations!!
Melissa.Tse (33 months ago | reply)
congrats! that's a fantastic shot!
Salva del Saz (33 months ago | reply)
Daniel, definitively you are a winner! Congrats and I have to say that the image suits perfectly in the magazine.
david.richter (33 months ago | reply)
That's great Daniel! Just saw the picture while browsing through the mag at the stand this morning and thought to myself, damn, that's a Cheong! LOL Congrats my friend! Looks fantastic!
virginio46 (33 months ago | reply)
Congratulazioni Daniel
Xindaan (33 months ago | reply)
Congratulations, it is a great shot, well deserved. And I see you already got the translation.
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zimmist79 [deleted] (33 months ago | reply)
~ Stefan says:
Translation?
O.K. - my German isn't perfect, but from what I understand, it roughly says :
"Daniel really must share his skills by making a tutorial video on YouTube to display how he gets such beautiful images"
--> THATS the right translation!!!!
Amazing pic Daniel
Best regards from a German in Dubai.....
! . © Angela Lobefaro . ! (33 months ago | reply)
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Ich gratuliere dir zu deinem Erfolg!
Bravo!
Well done Daniel !
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Arnaud Bertrande | Photographe (33 months ago | reply)
un talent récompensé à sa juste valeur.....bravo