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Facts
Official Name The Index
Type building
Status Completed
Country United Arab Emirates
City Dubai
Street Address / Map Dubai International Finance Centre
Building Function residential / office
Structural Material concrete
Proposed 2003
Start of Construction 2005
Completion 2010
Global Ranking #42 tallest in the World
Regional Ranking #13 tallest in Middle East
National Ranking #11 tallest in UAE
City Ranking #11 tallest in Dubai
Official Website The Index
Figures
Height: Architectural 326.0 meter / 1070 feet
Height: Occupied 322.0 meter / 1056 feet
Height: To Tip 326.0 meter / 1070 feet
Floors Above Ground 80
Floors Below Ground 5
# of Elevators 27
Tower GFA 170,400 m² / 1,834,170 ft²
# of Apartments 520
# of Parking Spaces 2442
Companies Involved
Owner Union Properties
Developer Union Properties
Design Architect Foster + Partners
Associate Architects Khatib & Alami;
Woods Bagot
Structural Engineers Halvorson and Partners;
Bruechle;
Gilchrist & Evans
MEP Engineers Roger Preston & Partners;
WSP Group
Project Manager Edara Confluence
Main Contractor Brookfield Multiplex
Other Consultants Dow Corning Corporation
Videos
Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa: The Index
2011 Awards Ceremony

Technical Papers
Structural Design Innovation: Russia Tower
R. Halvorson (Halvorson & Partners), CTBUH Dubai Congress
Structural Design Innovation: Russia Tower
R. Halvorson (Halvorson & Partners), C. Warner (Halvorson & Partners), CTBUH / Wiley Tal Journal

Other CTBUH Links
The Index, Dubai
CTBUH Featured Tall Building, 2012
Tallest Buildings Completed in 2010
CTBUH Poster, 2011
Tallest Buildings Completed in 2010
CTBUH Report, 2011
Technical Tours, CTBUH 8th World Congress
CTBUH Tour, 2008

News Articles
Index Tower Takes Top Honors for Keeping its Cool
inhabitat, 2011-06
INDEX, 80 Storey Skyscraper to Top Out This Month
Zawya, 2008-10