8 architectural & engineering wonders of Dubai
Posted by staff / July 26, 2011If you’ve got a crazy idea for a project that gets laughed off the drawing board in New York or Shanghai, then it’s time to pack your plans and head to Dubai. These eight incredible projects show that this jewel of the desert has no shame in showing off its wealth in whatever way imagination and plenty of cash can create.
World islands
Despite claims that this man-made map of the world is returning to the watery depths, plenty of people have signed on to get their own personal island 2.5 miles of the coast of Dubai.
Dynamic Tower
Each of the eighty stories for this skyscraper will move independently, making a full rotation every nineties minutes and ending once and for all executive cat-fights for who gets the best corner office view.
Rem Koolhaas’ Convention Center
It’s the Death Star. Need we say more?
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And right across the way 12 million people are starving