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Title: Kingdom Tower: A New Icon for Saudi Arabia Author: Talal Al Maiman, Chairman, Kingdom Real Estate Development Company Subject: Architectural/Design Keywords: Construction Design Process Structure Sustainability Publication Date: 2012 Original Publication: CTBUH 2012 9th World Congress, Shanghai Paper Type: 1. Book chapter/Part chapter 2. Journal paper 3. Conference proceeding 4. Unpublished conference paper 5. Magazine article 6. Unpublished ? Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat / Talal Al Maiman /papers 82 Kingdom Tower: A New Icon for Saudi Arabia 王国大厦: 沙特阿拉伯新标志 Talal Al Maiman Talal Al Maiman Kingdom Real Estate Development Co. Kingdom Center, Floor 66, P.O. Box 1 Riyadh 11321 Saudi Arabia tel (电话): +966 1.211.1111 email (电子邮箱): TIM@.sa .sa Talal Al Maiman is a member of the board and executive committee of Jeddah Economic Company, a corporation established in 2009 to develop Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Al Maiman is also Chairman and CEO of Kingdom Real Estate Development Company, based in Riyadh. KREDC is a division of Kingdom Holding Company, whose chairman is His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, nephew of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah. Talal Al Maiman是吉达经纪公司董事会和执行会 员会成员。创建于2009年的吉达经济公司开发了位 于沙特利雅得的王国大厦。Al Maiman先生也是位于 利雅得的王国房地产开发有限公司主席兼CEO。王 国房地产开发有限公司是王国地产公司的一个子公 司，公司主席是王子殿下Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud，他是沙特阿拉伯国王的侄子。 Abstract This paper provides an introduction to, and overview, of Kingdom Tower - expected to be the world’s tallest building, at over 1,000 meters, when completed in 2017 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The paper outlines the project’s history, including the competitive process that led to the selection of the design scheme; its architectural and structural designs by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and Thornton Tomasetti respectively; its sustainability features; and its construction schedule. Keywords: Kingdom Tower, Talal Al Maiman, Jeddah Eco