How the Burj Khalifa Was Built to Beat the Wind

The world's tallest building stands 828 metres high, on weak rock, in the middle of the desert. Its biggest enemy was the wind. Here's how engineers built it: a Y-shaped plan that confuses the wind, 192 deep piles, concrete pumped more than 600 metres up, and a steel spire pushed out of the top. Chapters #Megastructures #Engineering #BurjKhalifa