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Dubai’s Flying High
Dubai is Nuts!
Dubai in 1990 prior to the craziness.
The same street in 2003.
Last year
The madness. Dubai is said to currently have 15-25% of all the world’s cranes.
The Dubai Waterfront.
When completed, it will become the largest waterfront development in the world.
All of this was built in the last 5 year, including that island [...]
Top 9 Unique Structures
Top 9 unique structures should be built soon
Obviously, construction technologies are advancing extremely quickly. Couple that with multi-billionaires/deep-pocketed companies trying to outdo each other in the quest for the next standout design and you have a near future filled with mile-high skyscraper and buildings that no longer look like buildings.
Below are 9 strange and [...]
China’s WaterWorld
Atkin’s Architecture Group recently won the first prize award for an international design competition with this stunning entry. Set in a spectacular water filled quarry in Songjiang, China, the 400 bed resort hotel is uniquely constructed within the natural elements of the quarry.
Underwater public areas and guest rooms add to the uniqueness, but the resort [...]
