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Burj Khalifa was designed by Adrian Smith, then of [[Skidmore, Owings & Merrill]] (SOM), whose firm designed the [[Willis Tower]] and [[One World Trade Center]]. Hyder Consulting was chosen to be the supervising engineer with NORR Group Consultants International Limited chosen to supervise the architecture of the project. The design of Burj Khalifa is derived from patterning systems embodied in [[Islamic architecture]], incorporating cultural and historical elements particular to the region, such as in the [[Great Mosque of Samarra]]. The Y-shaped plan is designed for residential and hotel usage. A buttressed core structural system is used to support the height of the building, and the cladding system is designed to withstand Dubai's summer temperatures. It contains a total of 57 elevators and 8 escalators.
Critical reception to Burj Khalifa has been generally positive, and the building has received many awards. However, the labor issues during construction were controversial, since the building was built primarily by workers from South
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