Discover the engineering innovations that made building Burj Khalifa;the world’s tallest skyscraper;possible. -- In 2004;construction began on a new building in Dubai;promising a revolutionary design that would dwarf the rest of the world’s skyscrapers. Five years later;the 828-meter Burj Khalifa was complete;surpassing the previous record-holder by over 60%. What innovations allowed for such a huge leap in height? Alex Gendler digs into the architecture of this unprecedented project. Lesson by Alex Gendler;directed by WOW-HOW Studio. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-world-s-tallest-skyscraper-was-built-alex-gendler Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-world-s-tallest-skyscraper-was-built-alex-gendler#digdeeper Animator's website: https://wow-how.com/ ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Karl Laius;JY Kang;Heidi Stolt;Alexis Hevia;Christina Salvatore;Karlee Finch;Michael Goldberg;Denise A Pitts;Doug Henry;Kristiyan Bonev;Keven Webb;Mihai Sandu;Deepak Iyer;Javid Gozalov;Kyanta Yap;Rebecca Reineke;William Biersdorf;Patricia Alves Panagides;Valeria Sloan Vasquez;Yvette Mocete;Cyrus Garay;Samuel Barbas;Brighteagle;LadyGeek;Curtis Light;Dwight Schrute;Dianne Palomar;Marin Kovachev;Fahad Nasser Chowdhury;Penelope Misquitta;Hans Peng;Gaurav Mathur;Erik Biemans;Tony;Michelle;Katie and Josh Pedretti;Sunny Patel;Hoai Nam Tran;Stina Boberg;Kack-Kyun Kim;Michael Braun-Boghos;Ken;zjweele13;Jurjen Geleijn;Anna-Pitschna Kunz;Edla Paniguel;Elena Crescia;Thomas Mungavan;Jaron Blackburn;Venkat Venkatakrishnan;ReuniteKorea and Aaron Henson.;Education;burj khalifa;burj khalifa building;skyscraper;tallest building in the world;fazlur rahman khan;tubular design;architecture;engineering;dubai;UAE;exoskeleton;building foundation;skidmore owings and merrill;som;tower palace 3;buttressed core;load bearing;building design;worker protection laws;worker protection standard;education;animation;alex gendler;wow-how studio;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education
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Discover the engineering innovations that made building Burj Khalifa;the world’s tallest skyscraper;possible. -- In 2004;construction began on a new building in Dubai;promising a revolutionary design that would dwarf the rest of the world’s skyscrapers. Five years later;the 828-meter Burj Khalifa was complete;surpassing the previous record-holder by over 60%. What innovations allowed for such a huge leap in height? Alex Gendler digs into the architecture of this unprecedented project. Lesson by Alex Gendler;directed by WOW-HOW Studio. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-world-s-tallest-skyscraper-was-built-alex-gendler Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-world-s-tallest-skyscraper-was-built-alex-gendler#digdeeper Animator's website: https://wow-how.com/ ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Karl Laius;JY Kang;Heidi Stolt;Alexis Hevia;Christina Salvatore;Karlee Finch;Michael Goldberg;Denise A Pitts;Doug Henry;Kristiyan Bonev;Keven Webb;Mihai Sandu;Deepak Iyer;Javid Gozalov;Kyanta Yap;Rebecca Reineke;William Biersdorf;Patricia Alves Panagides;Valeria Sloan Vasquez;Yvette Mocete;Cyrus Garay;Samuel Barbas;Brighteagle;LadyGeek;Curtis Light;Dwight Schrute;Dianne Palomar;Marin Kovachev;Fahad Nasser Chowdhury;Penelope Misquitta;Hans Peng;Gaurav Mathur;Erik Biemans;Tony;Michelle;Katie and Josh Pedretti;Sunny Patel;Hoai Nam Tran;Stina Boberg;Kack-Kyun Kim;Michael Braun-Boghos;Ken;zjweele13;Jurjen Geleijn;Anna-Pitschna Kunz;Edla Paniguel;Elena Crescia;Thomas Mungavan;Jaron Blackburn;Venkat Venkatakrishnan;ReuniteKorea and Aaron Henson.;Education;burj khalifa;burj khalifa building;skyscraper;tallest building in the world;fazlur rahman khan;tubular design;architecture;engineering;dubai;UAE;exoskeleton;building foundation;skidmore owings and merrill;som;tower palace 3;buttressed core;load bearing;building design;worker protection laws;worker protection standard;education;animation;alex gendler;wow-how studio;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education