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The World's Tallest Building
Students investigate the world's tallest buildings. In this architecture lesson plan, students discover how humans change the physical environment. Students read about and view pictures of famous buildings in the world. Students make...
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The World's Newest Landmark
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 6-paragraph article about the tallest building the world, the Burj Khalifa. Students respond to 6 short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are included.
![Burj Khalifa [Burj Dubai] Website](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/220956-0249e19f9fb4037eb2fd623245096c6e.jpg?1661367216 "Burj Khalifa [Burj Dubai] Website")
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Burj Khalifa [Burj Dubai]
Information about the design, engineering, and construction of the Burj Khalifa (also known as the Burj Dubai), the world's tallest structure, at the online home of tower's developers.
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Skyscraper Museum: World's Tallest Building: Burj Dubai (Burj Khalifa)
Archived exhibit, from 2007, of the Burj Khalifa (formerly known as the Burj Dubai) details the ambitious plans to erect the world's tallest building in the years before it was completed.
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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat: Burj Kahlifa (Burj Dubai) [Pdf]
In a paper by principal architect of the Burj Khalifa, Adrian Smith, he discusses the building's design, its development, and his approach to the work. [Note that Smith wrote and delivered this paper a year before the tower was completed.]