Dubai

Photo of the Moment: Sunset Over Downtown Dubai

Arab Sheikh “Tags” Island with Signature Visible from Space

Name written in sand © Jamiesrabbits How do you say chutzpah in Arabic? From Yahoo news: Here’s a big idea: Writing your name in the sand so large that it can be seen from space. Of course, you’re much better position to carry off this sort of vanity project if you’re Hamad Bin Hamdan Al [...]

Photo of the Moment: Burj Khalifah at Dawn, Dubai

Photo of the Moment: Lost in Fog Atop Dubai

World’s First “Building in Motion” Moving Forward in Dubai

Eccentric architecture can be a good thing and, like any work of art, can be received a number of ways by the public. In Dubai, plans to break ground on architect David Fisher’s “first building in motion,” the Dynamic Tower, are being made to materialize in the coming weeks. The design of the tower is [...]

Photo of the Moment: Unity in Diversity, Dubai

Dubai Plans Seven Wonders of the World in Falcon City

The Dubai construction juggernaut rolls on … A new project called Falcon City will see grand replicas of some of the seven wonders (and some also rans) of the world, all positioned in the shape of a falcon when seen through an aerial view (???). There will be replicas of the Taj Mahal, the Grand [...]

Dubai Building 21st Century ‘Jurassic Park’ Park

What’s up with Dubai and mega-construction? Not satisfied with having the world’s tallest building (which is also the tallest hotel which has the highest tennis court and the tallest atrium and … you get the picture), and a cluster of islands shaped like a palm tree, the wealthy emirate is now looking to build a [...]