Jeddah Tower Restart- Picking Up From Where We Left Off
Presented by:
• John Peronto, SE, PE. CENG, EUR ING, FISTRCUTE, FICE, F.ASCE, LEED AP, Managing Principal Thornton Tomasetti, Inc
• Mehdi Jalayerian, PE, LEED AP, ASHRAE Life Fellow, CTBUH Fellow, Senior Principal, Stantec;
• Peter A. Weismantle, FAIA RIBA, Director of Supertall Building Technology, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, LLP
Work on the Jeddah Tower was suspended in February 2018 at a point when the core was at level 63 or about 250 meters above grade. On February 1, 2023, Adrian Smith was contacted by HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and told that they intended to potentially replace the contractor, Saudi bin Laden Group, and restart construction immediately. On a follow-up call, the prince’s assistant, Talal Al Maiman, noted the four “pillars” for the restart:
Approximately 24 months later, Saudi bin Laden Group, took repossession of the site and recommenced construction on the tower.
Recently returned from their first site visit since 2017; the design team, Thornton Tomasetti (Structure), Stantec (Building Services) and AS+GG (Architecture and Interiors) will bring the audience up to date on progress, potential updates to the design and the challenges of restarting a project based on construction documents more than a decade old and having the soon to be completed tallest man-made structure on the planet address the design impacts from the existing concrete structure curing for ~8 years, as well as as-built conditions due to the pause.
This meeting will take place at:
Waterview
350 W Wolff Point Plaza
15th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60654
The committee meeting will start at the usual time 5:00 pm in the LaSalle Room with drinks and appetizers. At 6:00 pm we will adjourn for our business meeting and technical presentation.
Do you have a program you would like to share with the committee, please feel free to reach out to our program coordinator at jose.estrada@clarkdietrich.com
