The Uptown Dubai Tower 1 or Burj 2020 is a proposed mega-tall skyscraper to be built in
Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai
The Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) ( ar, أبراج بحيرات الجميرا) is a large development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which consists of 80 towers being constructed along the edges of three artificial lakes (Lake Almas West, Lake Alm ...
, United Arab Emirates.
History
First announced by developer
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) is the UAE's largest free-trade zone that is located in the Jumeirah Lake Towers district of Dubai. Created in 2002, it serves as a commodities exchange that deals in four main sectors: precious commodit ...
at
Cityscape Global
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in September 2015, it has been designed by
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
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The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main ...
. When Dubai won the bid to host the
Expo 2020
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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."
References
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Skyscrapers in Dubai