never seen Skyscraper modelled on British design set to be world's largest -
The British company that built the Shard has landed a contract to manage the construction of what will become the world's largest building - and plans reveal the two look remarkably similar.
London-based Mace won the £780million deal to build the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will stand more than 3,280ft (1km) high.
The Shard is currently western Europe's tallest building, while the company also played a role in several of London's most recognisable landmarks, such as the London Eye.
Similar: London-based Mace, who built the Shard (right) won the £780million deal to build the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which will stand more than 3,280ft (1km) high (left)
Gargantuan: The Kingdom Tower, which will have a construction area of more than 5,381,955 square feet (500,000 sq m), will stand at four times the size of the Shard
Mace will participate in a joint venture with fellow British firm EC Harris to create the huge building, which has been given a completion date of 2018.
The Kingdom Tower, which will have a construction area of more than 5,381,955 square feet (500,000 sq m), will stand at four times the size of the Shard.
It will overlook the Red Sea and is expected to take over from the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which standing at an incredible 2,717ft (828m), as the world's tallest skyscraper.
It is not yet known how tall the skyscraper will be as developers keep exact details of the plan a secret.
Epic: It is not known how tall Kingdom Tower will be as developers have kept exact details a secret
Don't look down! According to plans unveiled in 2011, visitors will be able to take in majestic views like this
Head for heights: The plans have been designed by U.S. firm Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture
The development, unveiled by billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, is part of a £13billion redevelopment of the Kingdom City, north of Jeddah.
The plans have been designed by American firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.
When the design was originally unveiled in August 2011, it was said the tower will have a three-petal footprint and tapering wings to produce an aerodynamic shape that will help reduce structural loading due to wind vortex shedding.
Each of its three sides features a series of notches that create pockets of shadow to shield areas of the building from the sun and provide outdoor terraces with stunning views of Jeddah and the Red Sea.
Robust: The tower is believed to have a three-petal footprint and tapering wings to produce an aerodynamic shape that will help reduce structural loading due to wind vortex shedding
Cool design: Each of its three sides features a series of notches that create pockets of shadow to shield areas of the building from the sun
Need for speed: The building will contain 59 elevators, with the quickest travelling at a rate of 10 metres per second and have a five-star Four Seasons hotel
It will contain 59 elevators, with the quickest travelling at a rate of 10 metres per second, and have a five-star Four Seasons hotel.
The sprawling mega project, first announced in 2008, will cover two square miles at its base, and will also include serviced apartments, luxury flats and offices.
The Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), which appointed EC Harris and Mace to provide project, commercial and design management, said the vision for the building belonged to bin Talal.
In 2011, it was said that construction firm Saudi Binladen Group had been given the contract to build the structure, one of seven ambitious projects in the kingdom which is OPEC's top exporter of oil.
The Prince had initially wanted to build the tower a mile high, but abandoned the proposals because he was worried the soil would not support its foundations. But it will still shatter the record for Burj Khalifa, which opened in January 2010.
Soon to be overshadowed: At 1,016 ft high, the Shard is currently western Europe's tallest building
Heading for record: A graphic showing how the Kingdom Tower will become the world's tallest building
COver Rihanna and Kate Moss take turns to strip naked
She loves putting on a kinky show, but Rihanna certainly met her match in Kate Moss for a kinky photo spread for V Magazine.
The Diamonds singer, 25, and British fashion icon, 39, took turns stripping off for the Mario Testino shoot.
In the issue which hits newsstands February 28 the infamous bad girls of the music and fashion worlds pose in a sexy, S&M-themed shoot.
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Kinky: Kate Moss and Rihanna, shot by Mario Testino, grace the cover of V Magazine
Racy in lace: One spread sees the singer pose in a lace bodysuit
Body confident: In an alternative cover Kate Moss appeared unclothed
The publication has a dual cover, one with supermodel being naked and the other with Rihanna unclothed.
The duo first met back in 2009 at the Met Gala, which Kate was hosting with designer Marc Jacobs.
Moss asked Rihanna to pose for a picture for her daughter, Lila Grace, and the singer was star struck by the move.
S&M: Kate channels an androgynous look for one striking image
The singer remembers thinking: ‘I didn’t know she had a child, and she still looks like this? So there is still hope for people who want babies and still want to be sexy.’
The two bumped into each other again last February at a Stella McCartney presentation.
Photographer Mario Testino was chatting with Rihanna about when he would photograph her next and Moss was just nearby
Girls on fire: Kate seductively placed a hand on Rihanna's bare chest at one point
Rihanna said about the occasion: ‘Kate overheard us talking and she said, “I want to do it with you!”
Again, I was like, “Are you f***ing kidding me?”… I was dying on the inside. All my fantasies were coming true: Mario, V, Kate Moss.’
The duo had a lot of fun on set with blonde Moss saying, ‘That was hilarious.’
Rihanna comments of Moss, ‘She is just an awesome, cool little rockstar.’
VIDEO Rihanna and Kate Moss team up for steamy photo shoot
Legs eleven: The singer and the model both have enviable endless pins
Miaow: Kate was every inch the sex kitten as she crawled around on all fours in her lingerie
They look good in anything: The two superstars modelled an array of saucy ensembles for the magazine
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