UAE and the Gulf Architecture and Urbanism Now
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At the end of the 20th century, Dubai attracted international
media attention as the world sought to make sense of the
city's extraordinary growth. Exuberant projects such as the
Burj Arab, the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Islands attracted
investment in dreams to transform the region. While the global
financial crisis kept dreams from becoming reality, this issue of
AD seeks to present a view of architecture and urbanism in
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other states in the wider Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) at a time when greater economic stability
promises new beginnings. The issue presents examples of
architecture that transcends preoccupation with fabricating images,
and traces the process of making contemporary Gulf cities, from
material tectonics to large-scale masterplans. By presenting the
architecture of UAE and the Gulf within the context of broader
regional developments and global trends, it highlights how projects
in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have contributed to
unprecedented urban growth, while emphasising the continuing
environmental challenges of building in the region. In addition to
highlighting various sustainable initiatives intended to counteract
these challenges, the issue also explores how computational design
and new technologies are being innovatively employed to mitigate
the impact of arid climates.
Contributors include: Ameena Ahmadi, Kelly Hutzell, Varkki
Pallathucheril, Todd Reisz, Rami el Samahy, Terri Meyer Boake,
Jeffrey Willis.
International architects: Foster + Partners, Frank Gehry, HOK,
IM Pei, Legoretta + Legoretta, Jean Nouvelle, Reiser + Umemoto,
Allies and Morrison.
Regional architects: AGi (Kuwait), DXB.lab (UAE), X Architects
(UAE).
media attention as the world sought to make sense of the
city's extraordinary growth. Exuberant projects such as the
Burj Arab, the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Islands attracted
investment in dreams to transform the region. While the global
financial crisis kept dreams from becoming reality, this issue of
AD seeks to present a view of architecture and urbanism in
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other states in the wider Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) at a time when greater economic stability
promises new beginnings. The issue presents examples of
architecture that transcends preoccupation with fabricating images,
and traces the process of making contemporary Gulf cities, from
material tectonics to large-scale masterplans. By presenting the
architecture of UAE and the Gulf within the context of broader
regional developments and global trends, it highlights how projects
in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have contributed to
unprecedented urban growth, while emphasising the continuing
environmental challenges of building in the region. In addition to
highlighting various sustainable initiatives intended to counteract
these challenges, the issue also explores how computational design
and new technologies are being innovatively employed to mitigate
the impact of arid climates.
Contributors include: Ameena Ahmadi, Kelly Hutzell, Varkki
Pallathucheril, Todd Reisz, Rami el Samahy, Terri Meyer Boake,
Jeffrey Willis.
International architects: Foster + Partners, Frank Gehry, HOK,
IM Pei, Legoretta + Legoretta, Jean Nouvelle, Reiser + Umemoto,
Allies and Morrison.
Regional architects: AGi (Kuwait), DXB.lab (UAE), X Architects
(UAE).
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