The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund shared its plans to build a two-kilometer-long skyscraper. A design competition has even started for the skyscraper.
While the race for the tallest skyscraper in the Arabian Peninsula was going on at full speed, great news came from this race the other day. The Public Investment Fund, managed by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, is even higher than the world’s tallest skyscraper. twice as high presented his plans for a new skyscraper.
According to the shared plans, the skyscraper in question will be built in the north of the country’s capital, Riyadh, to develop the region. The skyscraper is more than twice the world record-holding 828-metre Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the United Arab Emirates, 2 kilometers high Will have.
The design competition for the two-kilometer skyscraper has also started, participation is paid:
The Public Investment Fund also launched a design competition for the skyscraper, which is planned to be two kilometers long. Architecture companies that want to participate in this competition will be obliged to pay a fee. Companies to present the skyscraper design one million dollar participation fee will pay.
According to the information obtained from the competition sources, eight companies have applied to participate in the competition so far. These companies who also built some of the most famous structures in the world reported to consist of companies.
Among the companies expected to participate in the competition are world-famous companies such as Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Gensler, 10 Design and Killa Design.
Among these companies, Skidmore and Owings & Merrill, Designed by Burj Khalifa They were architectural companies.
So, what will this skyscraper cost?
It is not possible to determine the net cost of the skyscraper, as the design is not yet clear. But according to sources, the cost is up to five billion dollars can reach. In other words, the cost of the skyscraper is almost exactly the same as the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge. twice as much will be.