Uptown Dubai Tower 1

The Uptown Dubai Tower 1 or Burj 2020 is a proposed 711 metres (2,333 ft) mega-tall skyscraper to be built in Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Uptown Dubai Tower 1 (Burj 2020)
Alternative names	Burj 2020
General information
Status	Proposed ^[1]
Location	Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°03′40″N 55°08′25″E / 25.061056°N 55.140278°E / 25.061056; 55.140278Coordinates: 25°03′40″N 55°08′25″E / 25.061056°N 55.140278°E / 25.061056; 55.140278
Owner	DMCC
Management	DMCC
Height
Roof	711 metres (2,333 ft)
Design and construction
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti

History

First announced by developer Dubai Multi Commodities Centre at Cityscape Global in September 2015, it has been designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. When Dubai won the bid to host the Expo 2020 in 2013, in honour of the win, the Uptown Dubai Tower 1 was nicknamed Burj 2020 (Tower 2020). Responding to media questions about the status of the project in May 2017, the developer insisted the project will go ahead, saying "Significant steps were taken in 2016 to finalise Burj 2020 District master development plans, to include two iconic super-tall towers designed by leading architects Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill."^[2]

References

1. "Uptown Dubai Tower 1 - the Skyscraper Center".
2. "What's Going On With The Burj 2020 Tower In JLT And Will It Ever Be Finished?". lovindubai.com. 14 May 2017.