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Investigations into UAE megaprojects — the Burj Khalifa's on-schedule supertall delivery and Palm Jumeirah's engineering triumph and financial near-miss.

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United Arab Emirates appears in 2 Project Insider Asia investigations, covering Buildings and Land Reclamation. Featured: Burj Khalifa: The Supertall Megaproject That Finished on Time in a Financial Storm and Palm Jumeirah: The Island That Engineering Built and the Crash Nearly Sank.

Burj Khalifa rising 828 metres above Downtown Dubai at dusk, the world's tallest building, delivered by Emaar, SOM and Samsung C&T between 2004 and 2010

BuildingsWidely reported at approx. US$1.5 billion (tower only); never officially disclosed

Burj Khalifa: The Supertall Megaproject That Finished on Time in a Financial Storm

How Emaar, SOM and Samsung C&T Delivered the World's Tallest Building…

Aerial view of Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, the palm-shaped artificial island built by Nakheel with GPS-guided dredging between 2001 and 2006

Land ReclamationCommonly reported at approx. US$12 billion (whole development; press estimate, never officially audited)

Palm Jumeirah: The Island That Engineering Built and the Crash Nearly Sank

GPS-Guided Dredging, a Crescent Breakwater and an Honest Ledger: Marine…

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