Bin Laden Group to build world's tallest tower

[HMFIC]

I just don't even know what to say about this...



http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/02/bin-laden-group-to-build-tower/?hpt=hp_t2

Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding has hired Saudi Bin Laden Group to build the world's tallest skyscraper in Jeddah, Gulfnews.com reports.

Jeddah Tower will be 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) tall and will contain a Four Seasons luxury hotel, apartments, condominiums and offices that overlook the Red Sea, Financial Times reported.

Kingdom Holding is paying Bin Laden Group, one of the world's largest construction companies, about $1.2 billion to take on the five-year project, according to Financial Times.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, announced the building contract Tuesday. He owns 95% of Kingdom Holding, according to Financial Times.

When completed, Jeddah Tower will easily surpass Dubai's 828-meter (2,717-foot) Burj Khalifa as the world's tallest building.

The Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture designed the project and will oversee its development, Gulfnews.com reported. Adrian Smith was one of Burj Khalifa's designers when he was with Skidmore Owings and Merrill.

 

[sharkbait]

Irony at its saddest.

 

[MBowman325]

Need to remember, most of Bin Ladin's family disowned him if I remember correctly. Publically anyways. May be like the two John Wayne fellows.
Or maybe not.

 

[HMFIC]

Need to remember, most of Bin Ladin's family disowned him if I remember correctly. Publically anyways. May be like the two John Wayne fellows.
Or maybe not.

Yes, The head of the family publicly disowned him. Funny how his half-sister's hubby was involved in terrorism as well though too.

It's the sad irony of it as sharkbait said...

To further that, the building was designed by a Chicago firm.

 

[SMS]

What's the problem? Bin Laden Construction also built our coalition housing at Prince Sultan Air Base in S.A. back in the 90's.

The Bin Laden family is big, the contruction company predates Osama, and Osama was only one branch of the family tree.

The irony is lost on me...now if someone could show financial ties between Bin Laden Construction and terrorism you'd be talking turkey.

 

[LightningCrash]

Need to remember, most of Bin Ladin's family disowned him if I remember correctly. Publically anyways. May be like the two John Wayne fellows.
Or maybe not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_Laden_family

 

[HMFIC]

What's the problem? Bin Laden Construction also built our coalition housing at Prince Sultan Air Base in S.A. back in the 90's.

The Bin Laden family is big, the contruction company predates Osama, and Osama was only one branch of the family tree.

The irony is lost on me...now if someone could show financial ties between Bin Laden Construction and terrorism you'd be talking turkey.

You don't see the irony of Osama Bin Laden's family business building the worlds tallest tower?



It's not a "problem" for me. I definitely won't lose sleep over it. But I do find it ironic.

 

[MBowman325]

I don't see anymore to that than I do relatives of McVeigh serving in the army or government positions, a Catholic father serving in child care or... Just because one (or several) were bad doesn't mean they all are.

Now if we're talking about chemical imbalances, then perhaps, but I'd still wager than the percentage of "bad" would be a minority.

 

[HMFIC]

Maybe it's just me then.

I do find it ironic though...

 

[LightningCrash]

IMO It would be ironic if it fell down.