Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Middlesex University students aiming to become architectural designers enjoyed the incredible experience of seeing the construction of an iconic structure in Dubai which is set to be the second tallest building in the world.
Eight students from the BSc Architectural Technology programme got to see first-hand the complex building of the Burj Azizi which will stand at 725 metres high and feature more than 130 floors by the time it is completed in 2029.
This remarkable development, which is the second highest building behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (828m), will include a high-tech car park, a shopping mall, a seven-star hotel, residences, nightclubs, a museum, and wellness centres. With a planned project length of five years, the tower utilises an ambitious three-day floor construction cycle.
Kindly sponsored by the construction firm Azizi Developments, students learned about the many complexities of the design and construction processes from the mechanical, electrical and plumbing which is needed over nine double heighted mechanical floors, the efforts to reduce waste and health and safety measures during and after construction as well as the similarities and differences between the UK and Dubai construction industry.
Learn more about studying Architectural Technology at Middlesex: mdx.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/architectural-technology-bsc-honours
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Middlesex University students aiming to become architectural designers enjoyed the incredible experience of seeing the construction of an iconic structure in Dubai which is set to be the second tallest building in the world.
Eight students from the BSc Architectural Technology programme got to see first-hand the complex building of the Burj Azizi which will stand at 725 metres high and feature more than 130 floors by the time it is completed in 2029.
This remarkable development, which is the second highest building behind the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (828m), will include a high-tech car park, a shopping mall, a seven-star hotel, residences, nightclubs, a museum, and wellness centres. With a planned project length of five years, the tower utilises an ambitious three-day floor construction cycle.
Kindly sponsored by the construction firm Azizi Developments, students learned about the many complexities of the design and construction processes from the mechanical, electrical and plumbing which is needed over nine double heighted mechanical floors, the efforts to reduce waste and health and safety measures during and after construction as well as the similarities and differences between the UK and Dubai construction industry.
Learn more about studying Architectural Technology at Middlesex: mdx.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/architectural-technology-bsc-honours
Find out more at:
mdx.ac.uk
Follow us:
instagram.com/middlesexuniversity
tiktok.com/@middlesexuniversity
