May 04
Broadway Malyan has masterplanned and designed Al Bandar, an entirely new island within ALDAR’s prestigious Al Raha Beach Development in Abu Dhabi. The scheme represents the finest offer in waterside living for Abu Dhabi. Reached via a causeway, the development comprises over 530 luxury residential apartments, 5,000m² retail and commercial space, landscaped private gardens, a …
Apr 12
The proposed design for “Marina + Beach Village” consists of three low-rise, six high-rise, three pavilion buildings, and a few townhouses spread throughout seven city plots. The Beach front plots are separated from the city by a public park which is integrated into the site plan. Parking will be completely underground with levels varying as …
Apr 08
An iconic building for the Technopark of Dubai designed by James Law Cybertecture, Technosphere, is a building which will reflect the state of Planet Earth in the current and future times. Directed by sustainable principles, Thechnosphere is designed to use technologies which will enable the building to generate self breathing environment and to generate electricity form …
Apr 08
Description from Oppenheim Architecture and Design: Based on our initial reading of the site we took the opportunity to maximize the quantity of units on the beach. This approach has permitted the introduction of new unit types with the spatial adjacencies of a village. What has emerged, in addition to the typologies, is a response that …
Apr 05
National Winners of the MEED Quality Awards for Projects, in association with Ernst & Young have been announced check below the list of 2013 National Winners and you can find the Leisure and Tourism Project of the Year, here And on 14th May 2013, at a Gala Awards ceremony taking place at the Jumeirah, Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi; the GCC …
Apr 04
The MEED Quality Awards for Projects, in collaboration with Ernst and Young have become the premier competition within the construction projects industry to recognise outstanding construction projects across the GCC. The programme recognises, celebrates and rewards the project owners and key project teams who completed the highest quality projects in the GCC from January 2011 until December …
Mar 24
The Guardians of Time are sculptures created by Austrian painter, sculptor,designer and photographer Manfred Kielnhofer. These sculptures are traveling the world, showing up in museums and exhibitions all over. With Art Dubai Week 2013, they made their journey to the United Arab Emirates capital, picking a new place to turn up each night of the event. This event is happening …
Mar 21
The Mastaba by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, was conceived in 1977. It will be the largest sculpture in the world, made from 410,000 multi-colored barrels to form a mosaic of bright sparkling colors, echoing Islamic architecture. The Mastaba will be 150 meters (492 feet) high, 225 meters (738 feet) deep at the 60 degree slanted walls and 300 meters (984 feet) wide at the vertical walls. The …
Mar 19
The Shams Power Company opened their Shams 1 concentrated solar power station this week in Abu Dhabi. The station generates 100 MW and can power 20,000 homes while reducing CO2 emissions by 175,000 tons per year. The project took about two years and $600 million to build. Shams 1 uses 258,048 parabolic mirrors to collect sunlight and concentrate …
Mar 04
At the edge of Technology & design, Humans since 1982 celebrate Design Days Dubai with an exclusive installation made up of 300 clock hands. A 3,44 metre long kinetic clock installation based on almost 300 interconnected analogue clocks, each synchronized to drive the minute and hour-hand independently to create beautifully choreographed movements is set to enthral visitors …
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