Dubai has enlisted Rem Koolhaus for their masterpiece.
It will have the density of Manhattan, on an artificial island. Minaret-inspired towers will stretch eighty stories into the air. Mosques will dot the landscape, abutting a gigantic 44-story sphere. The whole thing would be ringed by a boardwalk, except in the northeast: there, the grid system would dissolve, into a traditional souk, filled with back alleys and shortcuts.
If anyone can do it, it’s Dubai. In recent years, Dubai has exploded, in seemingly every architectural direction possible. They already built the world’s largest artificial island, in the shape of the palm tree. The estimate that they are using one of every three of the world’s cranes, however, seems to be a slight exaggeration: it’s maybe only one out of five.
No one can predict who would actually live there. If current trends continue, Waterfront City’s future residents will probably turn out to be some of the richest people on the planet. Ever.
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March 9th, 2008 @7:14 pm
Dear All,
The Day long festival 4th Kite Festival 2008 is going to celebrate at Maowa, Paddar Chor on
21st March. We’ll at 9:00 AM morning from Chobir Hut, Shahbugh, Dhaka, Bangladesh and return back on the evening. Last date of registration, 17th March, 2008.
Place of Kite Festival: Maowa, Poddar Chor
Festival date: 21-03-2008
Start from Dhaka: 9:00 AM
Return to Dhaka: 8:00 PM
Interested people requested to contact to the following address:
“Incitaa Tourism”
A.K. Complex
19 Green Road. (5th Floor), Dhaka-1205
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mobile/SMS: +88-01552484201
+88-01818015570
email: incitaa@gmail.com
March 9th, 2008 @8:33 pm
astounding!
March 30th, 2008 @5:50 pm
The thing about Dubai is that it’s not as expensive as it’s perceived to be - or purported to be by the media who like to exaggerate everything about the city. It’s been my base for 10 years and I’ve written 6 travel guides to the city for DK and Lonely Planet. I travel a lot (an understatement obviously) and I’m actually looking out for a small apartment to buy, and whatever I compare it to, Dubai keeps coming out front - way cheaper than Australia, lots cheaper than Europe. So the people living here will not necessarily be the richest people on the planet, but people like you and me. And that’s the wonderful thing about Dubai.
I’ve just discovered this site by the way and love it, so I’ll link to you.
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