Monday, May 5, 2008

Dubai developments - Civilisation in the making

below are some of Dubai developments as in jan 08'

the water front view


Dubai Towers represent the centrepiece of 'The Lagoons' development. The towers and the master planned development were designed by TVS. The four towers, ranging from 54 to 97 floors, are clustered to form a choreographed sculpture, representing the movement of candlelight.

Zaha Hadid has designed the Performing Arts Centre, which will present the finest in music, theatre and dance, on onSaadiyatIsland, which Abu Dhabi's ruler, Sheikh KhalifaBin ZayedAl Nahyan, has decided to make one of the world's top cultural destinations and a "beacon for cultural experience and exchange."


Infinity Tower, designed by Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM), will stand 80 stories high at 330 meters and will be the world’s tallest tower to feature a 90 degree twist. Infinity Tower will house luxury residential apartments, pools, a state of the art gymnasium, a nursery, conference room facilities, tennis courts and a luxury spa. The innovative design affords apartments on all sides staggering views. Open-space design has been implemented to ensure a minimum of pillars and floor to ceiling windows providing a sense of space and light. A reinforced concrete column will rotate with the twisting shape to create a helix. In addition each floor will accommodate a 1.2 degree twist to achieve the full unique 90 degree spiral.


Arabian Blade. A mixed use tower by architect, Claudio Catalano who says "The structure is devised as a vertical summation of several different buildings like a plant"furbished and intermingled with public and landscaped spaces. The facility will include a hotel, residential housing, commercial and "play spaces".


Hydropolisis the world’s first underwater luxury resort. It will sit 66 feet below the surface of the Persian Gulf and feature 220 guest suites. The Hydropolis, scheduled for completion this year, has faced major delays due to cost issues and concerns over the project's impact on marine life.

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