Dubai Models Hip Design District After NYC’s Meatpacking and East London’s Shoreditch
Foster & Partners created a contemporary playground in the Dubai Design District, where inspired artists and designers can go to play.
Dubai Moves Forward with Plans for Magical ‘Aladdin City’
Inspired by the beloved Disney classic, “Aladdin City” will span 4,000 acres and support three skyscrapers, one of which may take the shape of the fictional character’s magic lamp (genie not included).
Guinness Book Crowns Dubai’s Maze Tower World’s Tallest Labyrinth
The Maze Tower in Dubai was recently officially deemed the world’s “largest vertical maze” by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Behold the ‘Al Noor Tower’: Soon to be the Tallest Skyscraper in Africa
“Al Noor Tower” (Tower of Light)—slated to begin construction in Casablanca next June—will become the tallest skyscraper in Africa, dethroning the current holder of this distinction, Johannesburg’s 223-meter-high Carlton Centre.
Foundation Work Begins on SOMA’s ‘BOBO’ in Beirut
Foundation work has begun on New York-based SOMA Architects’ “BOBO,” an 11-story luxury high-rise residential complex located in Beirut’s trendy Mar Mikhael district.
