So Nakheel - the company that brought us the Palm Islands, the World Islands, Discovery Gardens and the Ibn Battuta Mall is reviving plans for the Al Burj tower. We talked about this one back in March a little (see Al Burj Concept Painting).

This building has changed more often than Liz changes shoes before going to work in the morning. (Oh snap!)

At one point Al Burj was going to be on the Palm Jumeirah and was going to be 5250 feet (1600 meters) tall. Then it moved to the Dubai Waterfront, which is near the Palm Jebel Ali, and was going to be just shy of 4000 feet (1200 meters) tall.

Most recently they're saying the building would come in at 3280 feet (1 kilometer).

But now the CEO of Nakeel, Chris O’Donnell (no, not actor Chris O'Donnell) is saying that “height isn’t everything and biggest isn’t best”.

(At least, I don't think it's actor Chris O'Donnell. But where has he been lately?)

“What you have to do is come up with a building of real consequence and relevance. Look at the Sydney Opera House or Tower of London, they aren't the tallest, but they are iconic,” he was quoted as saying.

Hmmm. Does that mean that Al Burj will end up shorter than the Burj Dubai's 2,111 feet?

Anyway, this week the company has started looking to borrow $11 trillion AED ($3 billion) over the next 12 months to fund the 'Tall Tower Project'.

Sounds like they're fixin' to build something.