Developments in Dubai
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The Dubai
government's decision to diversify from a trade-based but oil-reliant economy to one that is service- and tourism-oriented has made real estate
and other developments more valuable, resulting in the property boom from 2004–2006. Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of the fastest-growing cities in the world
. There are a number of large-scale projects which are currently under construction or will be constructed in the future. Due to the heavy construction which is taking place in Dubai, 30,000 construction cranes
, which are 25% of cranes worldwide, are operating in Dubai.
Due to the burst of construction, Dubai has acquired various building-related records, which include: the world's tallest tower (Burj Khalifa), the world's largest shopping mall (Dubai Mall
), the world's largest fountain (The Dubai Fountain) and the world's tallest hotel (Rose Tower). Also under construction is Dubailand, which will be almost twice the size of the Walt Disney World Resort
.
In 2009, many construction real estate projects were suspended or abandoned, due to the worsening financial crisis of 2007–2010. That has also caused property prices to fall considerably throughout the United Arab Emirates, but most notably in Dubai.
and residential apartments.
: برج خليفة for "Khalifa Tower") is a supertall skyscraper
in the "Downtown Dubai" area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building is part of a huge development located at the "First Interchange" (aka "Defense round-about") along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) of Chicago is the lead architect, structural engineer and mechanical engineer of the Burj. George J. Efstathiou
of SOM is the Managing Partner on the project, while Adrian Smith
, formerly of SOM, was the Design Partner. Third Party Peer Review has been performed by CBM Engineers Inc. It is the tallest structure in the world.
Several other mega-projects in various states of planning and construction may vie for the title of "tallest structure". One of Burj Khalifa's main competitors is planned for a location only 50 km (31.1 mi) from the Burj Khalifa site. Al Burj
("The Tower"), is being developed by Nakheel Properties which is keeping its final height tightly under wraps. meed.com recently reported that this tower's projected height is around 1,200 m (3,937 ft) with at least 200 floors.
The Burj Khalifa has been designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development that includes 30,000 homes, nine hotels such as the Burj Dubai Lake Hotel & Serviced Apartments
, 2.5 hectares (6 acres) of parkland, at least 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall, and the 12 hectare
man-made Burj Dubai Lake. The 500 acres (2 km²) development cost about US$
20 billion. The tower covers a total of two million m² (22 million ft²) of development.
The silvery glass-sheathed concrete building restored the title of Earth's tallest structure to the Middle East — a title not held by the region since Lincoln Cathedral
upset the four millennial reign of Egypt
's Great Pyramid of Giza
in 1311 AD.
The Mall of the Emirates is a shopping mall
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently owned by Majid Al Futtaim (MAF Holding), and was designed by the American
architectural firm
, F+A Architects
. It is currently the largest shopping mall in the Middle East
. Mall of the Emirates contains approximately 2400000 square feet (222,967.3 m²) of shops and the entire mall forms a total of approximately 6500000 square feet (603,869.8 m²). In a global perspective, the world's largest shopping mall, the South China Mall
in Dongguan
, China
, contains approximately 7100000 square feet (659,611.6 m²) of shopping space in a complex that totals approximately 9600000 square feet (891,869.2 m²).
Although it features the usual amenities for a mall (a fourteen-screen movie theater, a gaming arena, a typical variety of stores, and a soon-to-be-completed dramatic theater), its biggest claim to fame is the Middle East's first indoor ski slope, Ski Dubai. With the ski area, one of the largest in the world, the Mall of the Emirates seeks to differentiate itself from the dozen or so other newly completed malls in Dubai and the surrounding emirates.
and a strategic base for companies targeting regional emerging markets. The economic rules of DIC allow companies to avail themselves of a number of ownership, taxation and custom related benefits which are guaranteed by law for a period of 50 years. One model of operation includes 100% foreign ownership
, similar to those prevailing in other designated economic zones in the United Arab Emirates. These freedoms have led many global information technology
firms, such as Microsoft
, IBM
, Oracle Corporation
, Sun Microsystems
, Cisco
, HP, Nokia
and Siemens
, Nera Telecom, as well as UAE based companies such as i-mate
, Acette
, to move their regional base to the DIC. DIC is located adjacent to other industrial clusters such as Dubai Media City
and Dubai Knowledge Village
.
is a tax free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations ranging from: news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production, and broadcast facilities. The ground work for infrastructure (Such as fiber optic cables) was already laid for firms to set up easily and its visa and operational procedures are relaxed for firms operating within DMC.
Its 400 plus clients include training centres, professional centres and HR companies.
containing a capital market designated as a financial
free zone in Dubai. It is established to create an environment for growth, progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region by providing the needed legal and business as well as physical infrastructure benchmarked with international standards.
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister, & ruler of Dubai, aiming to become a world centre for electronic innovation, research, and development.
, as part of the 'Downtown Dubai' project., Featured attractions include the world's largest gold souk
, the 850000 sq ft (78,967.6 m²) Fashion Island; one of the world's largest aquariums; an Olympic-sized ice skating rink; Oasis Fountain Waterfall; WaterFront Atrium; a view of the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa. The mall has already won five awards. It won two awards at the Retail Future Project Awards at Mapic
, Cannes
, in 2004, for Best Retail Development Scheme (Large), Best Use of Lighting in a Retail Environment. And the Dubai Mall brochure has won three awards at the Summit Creative Awards 2005, in Portland, Oregon
; Gold award for Best Art Direction / Graphic Design, Silver award for Best 4-colour B2B Brochure, and Judges Special Recognition award.
Other notable building structures includes:
(Dh73 billion)
Precinct of the project is set to be 85 percent complete in 2009 while groundwork for the Commercial Precinct is at 65 per cent, and road work is in the final stages.
s and townhouse
s.
The project includes a Golf Course
(The Desert Course), Polo Ground & Riding Club and Community/Shopping Center and it is developed by Emaar Properties
, and the properties are sold freehold
.
, Dubai Media City and the American University in Dubai
. The first phase of this project has been completed.
The marina is entirely man-made and has been developed by the real estate development firm Emaar Properties of the United Arab Emirates. Upon completion, it is claimed to be the world's largest man-made marina. The current largest man-made marina in the world is Marina del Rey in Los Angeles County, California
, USA.
which will be situated on its own island
between Lake Almas West and Lake Almas East. All residential towers will be placed in clusters of three. This therefore makes the areas easier to navigate when mail
is distributed.
has been dredged and extended. The Business Bay will have upwards of 230 buildings, attracting commercial and residential developments.
Business Bay extends from Ras Al Khor to Sheikh Zayed Road. It is located for international trade as one end of the development touches Sheikh Zayed Road with its office towers housing international firms and the financial institutions of the Dubai International Financial Center. International hotels such as the Emirates Towers
and Shangri-La are also on Sheikh Zayed Road. On the Creek side, Business Bay is next to the Dubai Festival Center and is in proximity to Dubai International Airport
.
The Dubai Metro is a driverless, fully automated metro
network currently under construction in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The network will have two third rail
collection system powered lines that will both run underground in the city center and on elevated viaducts elsewhere on double tracks. The first phase of the network is being built by Dubai Rapid Link (DURL) Consortium which comprises Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
, Mitsubishi Corporation
, Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation and the Turkish company Yapi Merkezi. The Dubai Metro will be operated by the Dubai Road and Transport Authority. The Dubai Metro system will be the longest fully automated rail system in the world. Completion of the first section of the system is projected for 2009. Work has officially commenced on the construction of the rail. Plans for the Dubai Metro began under the directive of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who expected Dubai's other projects to attract 15 million visitors by 2010. This combined with Dubai's rapidly growing population
expected to reach 3 million by 2017 and severe traffic
congestion necessitated the building of an urban rail system to provide additional capacity to public transportation, relieve motor traffic, and provide infrastructure
for additional development.
buildings as well as several sports facilities. The first structures are due to open in late 2007. The main sports structure will be the 60,000-seat, multi-purpose outdoor stadium. This stadium will be used for athletics
, football
, and rugby union
. Other venues include a 25,000-seat cricket
ground, a 10,000-seat indoor arena
, a 5,000-seat field hockey
stadium, and an 18-hole golf course
designed by Ernie Els
.
, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The venue hosted the December 2005 A1 Grand Prix
and has been proposed as a Formula One
venue.
At the heart of Dubai World Central is the Dubai World Central International Airport, the world's largest passenger and cargo hub, ten times larger than Dubai International Airport and Dubai Cargo Village combined. World Central is the world's first truly integrated logistics platform, with all transport modes, logistics and value added services, including manufacturing and assembly, in a single bonded and Free Zone environment. Dubai World Central (not just the international airport) will have a total of 100,000 parking slots for automobile vehicles for its employees, Dubai residents, tourists and other users. This will give the air facility the distinction of having the largest parking facility in the world. The former title belonged to West Edmonton Mall's
20,000 parking slot parking lot.
, south of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It will be the main part of Dubai World Central
, a planned residential, commercial and logistics complex. Upon completion it will be the fourth largest air facility in land area (physical size). Only three other air facilities are larger than Dubai World Central: King Fahd International Airport
, Damman, Saudi Arabia
, which is larger than the country of Bahrain
, at 780 square kilometers; Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
, Montreal
, Canada
, at 392 square kilometers; and King Khalid International Airport
, Riyadh
, Saudi Arabia, at 225 square kilometers.
Due to the massive physical scale of the masterplan, others would come to claim that Dubai World Central would be the most ambitious airport project ever envisioned. The latest estimates by the government of Dubai peg the price tag at US$ 82 billion. This aerotropolis would be a whopping US$ 62 billion more expensive than the next most expensive airport project Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport Core Project—which cost the Hong Kong government around US$ 20 billion (in 1997 dollars). This would also make it the most expensive single project in the world, ever (with the possible exceptions of the Dubai Waterfront
, The Palm Deira, and New Songdo Intelligent City).
, leisure
and entertainment
project.Global Village is the region’s first premier cultural, entertainment and shopping destination, celebrates diverse culture
s, art, theatre, commerce and cuisine
from around the world and welcomes more than four million guests per year.
Each season Global Village delivers a wide variety of pioneering new shows and attractions in the heart of Dubailand.Covering an area of 17200000 sq ft (1,597,932.3 m²) the new Global Village at Dubailand will have extensive facilities and features,construction of this project was started in 2003 and is now almost completed with two or three projects are expected to be completed in 2011.
themed architecture
of residences
, business, and tourists attractions. Spreading over an area of 800 hectares (8 million square meters), the arrangement of the city is inspired by the traditional carpets of Middle east
. Once completed, the project will contain studio, apartment and accommodate over 60 thousand residents.
and beverage zones, base-metal and transportation zones, Warehouses and an extensive conservation area. These areas are further complemented with logistics
, educational and mixed use developments. It will be located near Jebel Ali International Airport along Emiartes Road. The city is expected to accommodate around 500,000 people when it is completed by 2015.
Dubai Festival City is a large residential, business and entertainment development in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Touted as a "city-within-a-city", Dubai Festival City is the Middle East's largest mixed-use development: all elements for work, living, and leisure will be contained within the project. Once completed Festival City will comprise a series of residential communities, numerous hotels, malls, a golf course and other entertainment sites, and a full suite of public services, including schools.
. It is estimated to cost $3 billion. The scheme will consist of four towers, each with 67 floors, with two podiums containing retail facilities and a four floors of car parking space. Three of the floors in the towers will contain 'sky homes'. The main investor is Al Fahim Family from Abu Dhabi
. The Australian architects CK Designworks have completed work on the buildings.
and Techno Park, spanning an area of 200 hectares once completed it will be home to 235,000 people, 70,000 of whom will be residents. Upon completion the whole development area will consist of four separate areas, also called Quarters. Jebel Ali downtown when completed will be made up of 326 buildings in total of which 237 have been designated for residential purposes. The first phase of the development is expected to be completed in 2009, with the final phase will be completed by 2011.
near the industrial park of Jebel Ali. Upon completion it will have industrial, business
, residential, and recreational settlements. Dubai investment park will be constructed in phases, and only one phase is left for completion.
. Dubai Exhibition City will be built in phases and the first phase is due for completion in 2009, and the final phase is expected to be completed by 2020.
, community
, and retail
facilities, and the expansion of existing Central park to 12 hectares.
. The Dubai government has plans to convert this area into the next generation of Dubai Media City.
, The Palm Jebel Ali and The Palm Deira. They were commissioned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as a way to increase Dubai's tourism. Each island will have a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment centers and will add 520 km of beaches to the city. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties
.
of 300 islands in the shape of a world map currently being built off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The World is one of a series of artificial island projects in Dubai, along with the Palm Islands
, and like the other islands The World is being built primarily using sand dredged from the sea. The World is the brainchild of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. As of November, 2009, only one of the hundreds of islands is completed, topped with a large house and many trees. All others remain barren, and no construction equipment is in evidence.
development, off the coast of Dubai. The original plans were to have 14 islands (15 including the island occupying the position of Melanesia
), which were assigned to the positions of Australia
, New Zealand
and New Guinea
. The islands were purchased by The Investment Dar (a company based in Kuwait
) and EFAD Holdings in late 2006. The name OQYANA is Arabic for Oceania
. The islands were selected as they are one of the closest group of islands from Dubai, and also have the best view of the city, which is approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) away.
of Dubailand has been divided into four phases. Work is currently been carried out on phase one. The first of four phases comprising the development of Dubailand will be completed in early 2008 since the developers decided to extend the park by 50% subsequently bumping up its completion date. Completion of the final phase is targeted for some time between 2015 and 2018 and is expected to be larger than Walt Disney World Resort. A few of the Dubailand facilities like the Dubai Autodrome and The Global Village are already operational.
Dubailand will include six zones (or worlds) under the banners of:
which will be the largest hotel in the world with more than 6,500 rooms. The development will have hotels along the strip that consist of Asian, Universal, The Americas, Middle Eastern, African, and European themes. Examples include the Wild Wild West Hotel for an American theme.
theme park, and a canal surrounded by residential and retail Middle Eastern-themed buildings.
. Groundbreaking and soil-testing was to commence in late 2008 while the finished project was due for completion between 2010 and 2011.
s that circle the "fronds" of the "palm"
The Mamzar Island is a mixed-use development
of approximately 90 hectares (900,000 m2) land area, conceptualized to be a part of the Palm Deira
Masterplan of Dubai. The development consists of landmass approximately 1.8 km long and 400 m wide. The site is located in the north east of Dubai and will be connected to the rest of Dubai by a network of public transport
systems such as roads and boulevards
, and waterbody where water
taxi
services will be available.
, off Jumeira Beach.
s and artificial islands; it will occupy the last remaining Persian Gulf coastline of Dubai, the most populous emirate of the United Arab Emirates. It will consist of a series of zones with mixed use including commercial, residential, resort, and amenity areas. The vision of the project is "to create a world-class destination for residents, visitors and businesses in the world's fastest growing city".
.
Uniquely, each floor will be able to rotate
independently. This will result in a constantly changing shape of the tower. Each floor will rotate a maximum of 6 metres (19.7 ft) per minute, or one full rotation in 90 minutes.
to display possibly future technologies, is the second tallest building
ever fully envisioned after the X-Seed 4000
. If ever constructed, the Dubai City Tower will be much taller than any other current man-made structure. It would be nearly three times the height of the Burj Khalifa which is currently the tallest man-made structure ever built. The current design
will have 400 floors
and will be 2400 m tall.
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
government's decision to diversify from a trade-based but oil-reliant economy to one that is service- and tourism-oriented has made real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
and other developments more valuable, resulting in the property boom from 2004–2006. Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai into one of the fastest-growing cities in the world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
. There are a number of large-scale projects which are currently under construction or will be constructed in the future. Due to the heavy construction which is taking place in Dubai, 30,000 construction cranes
Crane (machine)
A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of...
, which are 25% of cranes worldwide, are operating in Dubai.
Due to the burst of construction, Dubai has acquired various building-related records, which include: the world's tallest tower (Burj Khalifa), the world's largest shopping mall (Dubai Mall
Dubai Mall
The Dubai Mall is the world's largest shopping mall based on total area and sixth largest by gross leasable area. Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, it is part of the 20-billion-dollar Burj Khalifa complex, and includes 1,200 shops...
), the world's largest fountain (The Dubai Fountain) and the world's tallest hotel (Rose Tower). Also under construction is Dubailand, which will be almost twice the size of the Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort
Walt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
.
In 2009, many construction real estate projects were suspended or abandoned, due to the worsening financial crisis of 2007–2010. That has also caused property prices to fall considerably throughout the United Arab Emirates, but most notably in Dubai.
Port Rashid
Port Rashid (Arabic: ميناء راشد; mina'a rāšid), also referred to as Mina Rashid, is a man made, commercial port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates set to turned into a Cruise Ship Port.Dubai World Trade Centre
The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) (Arabic: مركز التجارة العالمي دبي) is a business complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, built by H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. It is located along Sheikh Zayed Road at the Trade Centre Roundabout. The complex comprises the original tower (built in 1978), eight exhibition halls, the Dubai International Convention CentreDubai International Convention Centre
The Dubai International Convention Centre was built in 1979 by the late H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. The Dubai World Trade Center is considered to be the focal point of business within the Middle East...
and residential apartments.
Burj Khalifa
The Burj Khalifa (ArabicArabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
: برج خليفة for "Khalifa Tower") is a supertall skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in the "Downtown Dubai" area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building is part of a huge development located at the "First Interchange" (aka "Defense round-about") along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) of Chicago is the lead architect, structural engineer and mechanical engineer of the Burj. George J. Efstathiou
George J. Efstathiou
George J. Efstathiou, FAIA, RIBA is an American architect of Greek descent. George has been with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP since 1974, and is a ConsultingPartner in the Chicago office....
of SOM is the Managing Partner on the project, while Adrian Smith
Adrian Smith (architect)
Adrian D. Smith is an American architect who has designed skyscrapers including the Burj Khalifa, Jin Mao Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower, as well as the proposed Kingdom Tower for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.-Education:...
, formerly of SOM, was the Design Partner. Third Party Peer Review has been performed by CBM Engineers Inc. It is the tallest structure in the world.
Several other mega-projects in various states of planning and construction may vie for the title of "tallest structure". One of Burj Khalifa's main competitors is planned for a location only 50 km (31.1 mi) from the Burj Khalifa site. Al Burj
Al Burj
Nakheel Tower was a proposed skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by developer Nakheel. The project was previously called Al Burj .In January 2009, it was announced that the project was put on hold due to financial problems...
("The Tower"), is being developed by Nakheel Properties which is keeping its final height tightly under wraps. meed.com recently reported that this tower's projected height is around 1,200 m (3,937 ft) with at least 200 floors.
The Burj Khalifa has been designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development that includes 30,000 homes, nine hotels such as the Burj Dubai Lake Hotel & Serviced Apartments
Burj Dubai Lake Hotel & Serviced Apartments
The Address Downtown Dubai, formerly The Address Downtown Burj Dubai, is a supertall skyscraper rising 306 meters alongside the Dubai Mall, the Old Town, and the Lake Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is now the 11th tallest building of Dubai. This hotel and residential tower contains a...
, 2.5 hectares (6 acres) of parkland, at least 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall, and the 12 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
man-made Burj Dubai Lake. The 500 acres (2 km²) development cost about US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
20 billion. The tower covers a total of two million m² (22 million ft²) of development.
The silvery glass-sheathed concrete building restored the title of Earth's tallest structure to the Middle East — a title not held by the region since Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
upset the four millennial reign of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
's Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact...
in 1311 AD.
Mall of the Emirates
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently owned by Majid Al Futtaim (MAF Holding), and was designed by the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
architectural firm
Architectural firm
An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture.- History :Architects have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep and Senemut . No writings exist to describe how these...
, F+A Architects
F+A Architects
F+A Architects is an architectural firm with its main office in Pasadena, California. The firm was formed in 1973, and its work lay primarily in the planning and design of retail stores and shopping malls...
. It is currently the largest shopping mall in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Mall of the Emirates contains approximately 2400000 square feet (222,967.3 m²) of shops and the entire mall forms a total of approximately 6500000 square feet (603,869.8 m²). In a global perspective, the world's largest shopping mall, the South China Mall
South China Mall
New South China Mall in Dongguan, China is the largest mall in the world based on gross leasable area, and ranked second in total area to the Dubai Mall. However, it is largely vacant...
in Dongguan
Dongguan
Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, contains approximately 7100000 square feet (659,611.6 m²) of shopping space in a complex that totals approximately 9600000 square feet (891,869.2 m²).
Although it features the usual amenities for a mall (a fourteen-screen movie theater, a gaming arena, a typical variety of stores, and a soon-to-be-completed dramatic theater), its biggest claim to fame is the Middle East's first indoor ski slope, Ski Dubai. With the ski area, one of the largest in the world, the Mall of the Emirates seeks to differentiate itself from the dozen or so other newly completed malls in Dubai and the surrounding emirates.
Dubai Internet City
Dubai Internet City (DIC; ) is an information technology park created by the Government of Dubai as a free economic zoneFree economic zone
Many countries have, or have had at some time, designated areas where companies are taxed very lightly or not at all to encourage development or for some other reason...
and a strategic base for companies targeting regional emerging markets. The economic rules of DIC allow companies to avail themselves of a number of ownership, taxation and custom related benefits which are guaranteed by law for a period of 50 years. One model of operation includes 100% foreign ownership
Foreign ownership
Foreign ownership refers to the complete or majority ownership/control of a business or resource in a country by individuals who are not citizens of that country, or by companies whose headquarters are not in that country.-See also:...
, similar to those prevailing in other designated economic zones in the United Arab Emirates. These freedoms have led many global information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
firms, such as Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
, Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
, Cisco
Cisco
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, HP, Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
and Siemens
Siemens AG
Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
, Nera Telecom, as well as UAE based companies such as i-mate
I-mate
i-mate was a company selling Windows Mobile-powered devices. The Group was launched by Jim Morrison, who began his telecoms career at sea with Cable & Wireless and was later involved in the team at O2 that designed the first O2 Xda Pocket PC phone...
, Acette
Acette
Acette is an Information Technology System Integrator, Software Engineering and Consulting firm headquartered in Dubai Internet City. Acette provides technology strategy consulting services, enterprise application integration services, Information technology enabled services and Value-added...
, to move their regional base to the DIC. DIC is located adjacent to other industrial clusters such as Dubai Media City
Dubai Media City
Dubai Media City , part of Dubai Holding, is a tax-free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations including news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production,...
and Dubai Knowledge Village
Dubai Knowledge Village
Dubai Knowledge Village is a educational free trade zone campus in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that provides facilities for training and learning institutions to operate with 100% foreign ownership. There are over 400 institutions operating within it, which include universities,...
.
Dubai Media City
Dubai Media City (DMC) part of Dubai HoldingDubai Holding
Dubai Holding is a holding company that belongs to the Government of Dubai . It manages and controls 20 companies, which operate in real estate, hospitality, finance, healthcare, energy, research, education, entertainment, media, internet, tourism and biotechnology...
is a tax free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations ranging from: news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production, and broadcast facilities. The ground work for infrastructure (Such as fiber optic cables) was already laid for firms to set up easily and its visa and operational procedures are relaxed for firms operating within DMC.
Dubai Knowledge Village
Dubai Knowledge Village, a member of Dubai Holding subsidiary TECOM Investments, offers facilities for training and learning support activities. As a Free Zone, it offers 100% foreign ownership, 100% exemption from taxes, 100% repatriation of assets and profits and effortless visa issuance procedures.Its 400 plus clients include training centres, professional centres and HR companies.
Dubai International Financial Centre
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is a near-shore financial hub for the MENAMENA
The term MENA, for "Middle East and North Africa", is an acronym often used in academic, military planning and business writing.The term covers an extensive region, extending from Morocco to Iran, including the majority of both the Middle Eastern and Maghreb countries...
containing a capital market designated as a financial
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
free zone in Dubai. It is established to create an environment for growth, progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region by providing the needed legal and business as well as physical infrastructure benchmarked with international standards.
Dubai Healthcare City
Conceived by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vision of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCCC) is to become the internationally recognized location of choice for quality healthcare and an integrated centre of excellence for clinical and wellness services, medical education and research.Dubai Studio City
Dubai Studio City is part of Dubai Media City in Dubai, UAE. Following in the footsteps of Dubai Media City, it will cater to the production needs of the region and has plans to build movie studios like HollywoodDubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai Silicon Oasis is a technology park under development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which was launched in October 2002 by SheikhSheikh
Not to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , also Sheikh Mohammed, , is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates , and absolute monarch of Dubai.-Personal life and education:...
, UAE Vice President & Prime Minister, & ruler of Dubai, aiming to become a world centre for electronic innovation, research, and development.
Dubai Mall
The Dubai Mall is an enormous mall in Dubai, UAE, by Emaar propertiesEmaar Properties
Emaar Properties , based in the United Arab Emirates, is a Public Joint Stock Company listed on the Dubai Financial Market. Established in 1997 with an initial paid-up capital of AED 1 bn, Emaar Properties is currently the Persian Gulf region's largest land and real estate developer...
, as part of the 'Downtown Dubai' project., Featured attractions include the world's largest gold souk
Souk
A souq is a commercial quarter in an Arab, Berber, and increasingly European city. The term is often used to designate the market in any Arabized or Muslim city, but in modern times it appears in Western cities too...
, the 850000 sq ft (78,967.6 m²) Fashion Island; one of the world's largest aquariums; an Olympic-sized ice skating rink; Oasis Fountain Waterfall; WaterFront Atrium; a view of the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa. The mall has already won five awards. It won two awards at the Retail Future Project Awards at Mapic
Mapic
MAPIC is one of the leading Real Estate oriented trade shows which relates directly to Commercial Real Estate. It takes place in Cannes, at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès each November.-External links:****...
, Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, in 2004, for Best Retail Development Scheme (Large), Best Use of Lighting in a Retail Environment. And the Dubai Mall brochure has won three awards at the Summit Creative Awards 2005, in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
; Gold award for Best Art Direction / Graphic Design, Silver award for Best 4-colour B2B Brochure, and Judges Special Recognition award.
Pentominium
The Pentominium is a supertall skyscraper, under construction in Dubai. It is designed by architects Aedas and is receiving funding from Trident International Holdings. When completed, the building will stand at 516 m (1,693 ft) tall, with 120 overground floors. Upon completion it will become the tallest residential building in the world and one of the tallest building structure in the world.Other notable building structures includes:
- Princess TowerPrincess TowerThe Princess Tower is a residential skyscraper that is under construction in Dubai. It will rise to and have 101 floors. The building was originally proposed at only 90 floors. The supertall will become the tallest residential building in the world and the second tallest building in Dubai upon...
, which is expected to be 414 metres (1,358 ft) tall, upon completion it will become second tallest residential building in the world behind Pentominium. - Marina 101Marina 101Marina 101 is a supertall skyscraper tall with 101 floors under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The skyscraper will have 324 hotel rooms and 516 residential units. The building was designed by National Engineering Bureau. Construction, by Turkish conglomerate TAV Construction, is...
, is expected to be 412 metres (1,352 ft) tall, upon completion it will become third tallest residential building in the world behind Princess tower. - Elite ResidenceElite ResidenceElite Residence is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the Dubai Marina district, overlooking one of the man made palm islands. The building will stand 380 m tall and have 91 floors...
, will stands at 391 metres (1,283 ft) tall, upon completion it will become fourth tallest residential building in the world. - Emirates Park Towers Hotel & Spa, are expected to rise 395 metres (1,296 ft) tall, upon completion they will become tallest twin towers in Dubai, and tallest hotel towers in the world surpassing Rose Tower which is also located in Dubai.
- Infinity TowerInfinity TowerInfinity Tower is a skyscraper under construction by Palma Real Estate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project resumed construction in July 2008, after a delay caused by the collapse of a nearby wall and subsequent flooding of the construction site....
, is expected to rise 330 metres (1,083 ft) tall, upon completion it will become one of the tallest residential building in Dubai. The tower will be the world's tallest high rise building with a twist of 90˚. The tower will twist exactly like the Turning TorsoTurning TorsoHSB Turning Torso is the tallest skyscraper in Sweden and the Nordic countries, situated in Malmö, Sweden, located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait. Upon completion, it was the tallest building in Scandinavia, the tallest residential building in the EU and the second tallest residential...
in MalmöMalmöMalmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, and will be the tallest to do so. Each floor is rotated by 1.2˚ to achieve the full 90˚ spiral, creating the shape of a helix.
Downtown Dubai
Downtown Dubai is the large scale development project, located at the "First Interchange" along Sheikh Zayed Road at Financial Centre Road (previously known as Doha Street).The entire development covers an area of 2 km² (0.77220431718507 sq mi), and costs US$20 billion1000000000 (number)
1,000,000,000 is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001.In scientific notation, it is written as 109....
(Dh73 billion)
Dubai Maritime City
Dubai Maritime City (DMC) is a multipurpose maritime zone. It is the world's first purpose-built maritime centre and is a member of the Dubai World group of companies. Maritime city is expected to be fully operational by 2012. Infrastructure for the IndustrialIndustry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
Precinct of the project is set to be 85 percent complete in 2009 while groundwork for the Commercial Precinct is at 65 per cent, and road work is in the final stages.
Arabian Ranches
Arabian Ranches is a residential project located on Emirates Road in Dubai. The project consists of different kinds of villaVilla
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
s and townhouse
Townhouse
A townhouse is the term historically used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in many other countries to describe a residence of a peer or member of the aristocracy in the capital or major city. Most such figures owned one or more country houses in which they lived for much of the year...
s.
The project includes a Golf Course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
(The Desert Course), Polo Ground & Riding Club and Community/Shopping Center and it is developed by Emaar Properties
Emaar Properties
Emaar Properties , based in the United Arab Emirates, is a Public Joint Stock Company listed on the Dubai Financial Market. Established in 1997 with an initial paid-up capital of AED 1 bn, Emaar Properties is currently the Persian Gulf region's largest land and real estate developer...
, and the properties are sold freehold
Fee simple
In English law, a fee simple is an estate in land, a form of freehold ownership. It is the most common way that real estate is owned in common law countries, and is ordinarily the most complete ownership interest that can be had in real property short of allodial title, which is often reserved...
.
Dubai Marina
Dubai Marina is a district in the heart of what has recently become known as 'new Dubai', in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Interchange 5 between Jebel Ali Port and the area which hosts Dubai Internet CityDubai Internet City
Dubai Internet City is an information technology park created by the government of Dubai as a free economic zone and a strategic base for companies targeting regional emerging markets. The economic rules of DIC allow companies to avail themselves of a number of ownership, taxation and custom...
, Dubai Media City and the American University in Dubai
American University in Dubai
The American University in Dubai is a private, non-sectarian institution of higher learning in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1995. AUD was founded in 1995 as a branch campus of the American InterContinental University in Atlanta, Georgia, but turned into a private, non-sectarian...
. The first phase of this project has been completed.
The marina is entirely man-made and has been developed by the real estate development firm Emaar Properties of the United Arab Emirates. Upon completion, it is claimed to be the world's largest man-made marina. The current largest man-made marina in the world is Marina del Rey in Los Angeles County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA.
Jumeirah Lake Towers
The Jumeirah Lake Towers is a huge development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which consists of a 79 towers being constructed along the edges of four artificial lakes (Lake Almas West, Lake Almas East, Lake Elucio, and Lake Allure) as well as the JLT Embankment of 8 tower facing Jumeirah Islands. The lakes (which are about 3 metres deep) will be completely filled by end of 2009. The total area covered by the lakes, waterways and landscaping will be 730,000 square metres. The towers will range from having 35 floors to having 45 except for the centerpiece which is 66 floors. The tallest tower and the centerpiece of the entire complex is Almas TowerAlmas Tower
Almas Tower is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2009 with the installation of some remaining cladding panels at the top of the tower. The building topped out at in 2008, becoming the third-tallest...
which will be situated on its own island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
between Lake Almas West and Lake Almas East. All residential towers will be placed in clusters of three. This therefore makes the areas easier to navigate when mail
Mail
Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service...
is distributed.
Business Bay
Business Bay is a central business district under construction in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project features numerous skyscrapers located in an area where the Dubai CreekDubai Creek
Dubai Creek or Khor Dubai is a saltwater creek located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . It ends at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Some sources say that the creek extended as far inland as Al Ain, and that the Ancient Greeks called it River Zara. Historically, the creek divided the city into two...
has been dredged and extended. The Business Bay will have upwards of 230 buildings, attracting commercial and residential developments.
Business Bay extends from Ras Al Khor to Sheikh Zayed Road. It is located for international trade as one end of the development touches Sheikh Zayed Road with its office towers housing international firms and the financial institutions of the Dubai International Financial Center. International hotels such as the Emirates Towers
Emirates Towers
The Emirates Towers complex contains the Emirates Office Tower and Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel. The two towers, which rise to and , respectively, stand as the 12th- and 29th-tallest buildings in the world. The two towers are connected by a 9,000 m² two-storey retail complex known as "The...
and Shangri-La are also on Sheikh Zayed Road. On the Creek side, Business Bay is next to the Dubai Festival Center and is in proximity to Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Al Garhoud district, southeast of Dubai...
.
Dubai Metro
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
network currently under construction in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The network will have two third rail
Third rail
A third rail is a method of providing electric power to a railway train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track. It is used typically in a mass transit or rapid transit system, which has alignments in its own corridors, fully or almost...
collection system powered lines that will both run underground in the city center and on elevated viaducts elsewhere on double tracks. The first phase of the network is being built by Dubai Rapid Link (DURL) Consortium which comprises Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
, or MHI, is a Japanese company. It is one of the core companies of Mitsubishi Group.-History:In 1870 Yataro Iwasaki, the founder of Mitsubishi took a lease of Government-owned Nagasaki Shipyard. He named it Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, and started the shipbuilding business on a full scale...
, Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation
is Japan's largest trading company , a member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu. Mitsubishi Corporation employs over 50,000 people and has seven business segments including finance, banking, energy, machinery, chemicals, food and more....
, Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation and the Turkish company Yapi Merkezi. The Dubai Metro will be operated by the Dubai Road and Transport Authority. The Dubai Metro system will be the longest fully automated rail system in the world. Completion of the first section of the system is projected for 2009. Work has officially commenced on the construction of the rail. Plans for the Dubai Metro began under the directive of Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who expected Dubai's other projects to attract 15 million visitors by 2010. This combined with Dubai's rapidly growing population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
expected to reach 3 million by 2017 and severe traffic
Traffic
Traffic on roads may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel...
congestion necessitated the building of an urban rail system to provide additional capacity to public transportation, relieve motor traffic, and provide infrastructure
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, or the services and facilities necessary for an economy to function...
for additional development.
Dubai Sports City, Dubailand
The Dubai Sports City is an entire sports city currently being constructed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The city will consist of apartmentApartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
buildings as well as several sports facilities. The first structures are due to open in late 2007. The main sports structure will be the 60,000-seat, multi-purpose outdoor stadium. This stadium will be used for athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
, football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. Other venues include a 25,000-seat cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground, a 10,000-seat indoor arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
, a 5,000-seat field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
stadium, and an 18-hole golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
designed by Ernie Els
Ernie Els
Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing...
.
Dubai Autodrome, Dubailand
The Dubai Autodrome is an FIA sanctioned 5.39 km motorsports circuit located in Dubai Motor CityDubai Motor City
Dubai Motor City is a property development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by . The development is based on a motor-sport theme and includes residential units, business towers, motor-sports facilities, retail and a theme park.The key components of Dubai Motor City areDubai Motor City is a property...
, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The venue hosted the December 2005 A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix was a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it was often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport"...
and has been proposed as a Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
venue.
Dubai World Central
West Edmonton Mall
West Edmonton Mall , located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is the largest shopping mall in North America and the fifth largest in the world. The mall was founded by the Ghermezian brothers, who emigrated from Iran in 1959. It was the world's largest mall until 2004.West Edmonton Mall covers a gross...
20,000 parking slot parking lot.
Al Maktoum International Airport
Al Maktoum International Airport is a colossal new airport under construction near Jebel AliJebel Ali
Jebel Ali is a port town, located 35 kilometres southwest of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . The village has a thriving expatriate community with over 300 residents. The area is also home to "5,500 companies from 120 countries"....
, south of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It will be the main part of Dubai World Central
Dubai World Central
Dubai World Central is the company under which a number of planned projects are being constructed in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. According to the commercial website, the eight project companies that form this brand are:...
, a planned residential, commercial and logistics complex. Upon completion it will be the fourth largest air facility in land area (physical size). Only three other air facilities are larger than Dubai World Central: King Fahd International Airport
King Fahd International Airport
King Fahd International Airport is located 20 kilometers northwest of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest airport in the world in terms of land area . The airport's basic infrastructure was complete by the end of 1990, which allowed the Allied forces engaged in the first Gulf War in early...
, Damman, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, which is larger than the country of Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, at 780 square kilometers; Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport, originally called Montréal International Airport and widely known simply as Mirabel is an airport located in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, northwest of Montreal and was opened October 4, 1975...
, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, at 392 square kilometers; and King Khalid International Airport
King Khalid International Airport
King Khalid International Airport is located north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by the architectural firm HOK.The airport includes the terminals, mosque, the control tower and two parallel runways, each long...
, Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
, Saudi Arabia, at 225 square kilometers.
Due to the massive physical scale of the masterplan, others would come to claim that Dubai World Central would be the most ambitious airport project ever envisioned. The latest estimates by the government of Dubai peg the price tag at US$ 82 billion. This aerotropolis would be a whopping US$ 62 billion more expensive than the next most expensive airport project Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport Core Project—which cost the Hong Kong government around US$ 20 billion (in 1997 dollars). This would also make it the most expensive single project in the world, ever (with the possible exceptions of the Dubai Waterfront
Dubai Waterfront
The Dubai Waterfront was expected to become the largest waterfront and largest man-made development in the world. The project is a conglomeration of canals and artificial archipelago; it will occupy the last remaining Persian Gulf coastline of Dubai, the most populous emirate of the United Arab...
, The Palm Deira, and New Songdo Intelligent City).
Global Village
Global Village is located in Dubailand, the world's largest tourismTourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
, leisure
Leisure
Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, and domestic chores. It is also the periods of time before or after necessary activities such as eating, sleeping and, where it is compulsory, education....
and entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
project.Global Village is the region’s first premier cultural, entertainment and shopping destination, celebrates diverse culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
s, art, theatre, commerce and cuisine
Cuisine
Cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, often associated with a specific culture. Cuisines are often named after the geographic areas or regions that they originate from...
from around the world and welcomes more than four million guests per year.
Each season Global Village delivers a wide variety of pioneering new shows and attractions in the heart of Dubailand.Covering an area of 17200000 sq ft (1,597,932.3 m²) the new Global Village at Dubailand will have extensive facilities and features,construction of this project was started in 2003 and is now almost completed with two or three projects are expected to be completed in 2011.
Culture Village
Culture Village is a multi-purpose development project, located along the shoreline of the Dubai creek on a 40000000 square feet (3,716,121.6 m²) plot of land.When completed the village will include a harbour, cultural and exhibition centres, and dockside development.The center piece of this project is Palazzo Versace, the worlds second after Palazzo verasace of Queensland.Jumeirah Village
Jumeirah Village is a new community by Nakheel near Dubai Sports City in Dubai,United Arab Emirates.Jumeirah village have two main area.Jumeirah Village South and Jumeirah Village North.This project was launched in August 2004 and due for completion in 2009, upon completion it will house 2000 villas.Dubai International Academic City
Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), is the new development currently under construction near Al Ruwayyah, Dubai-Al Ain Road DAC will spread over an area of 129000000 sq ft (11,984,492.2 m²) and the development is scheduled to be completed by 2012. The project was launched in May 2006.The purpose of DAC is to be a base for schools, colleges and universities,By 2015, Dubai Academic city expects to have 40,000 students.Dubai International City
Dubai International City is a countryRural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
themed architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
of residences
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
, business, and tourists attractions. Spreading over an area of 800 hectares (8 million square meters), the arrangement of the city is inspired by the traditional carpets of Middle east
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Once completed, the project will contain studio, apartment and accommodate over 60 thousand residents.
Dubai Industrial City
Dubai Industrial City is the dedicated industrial city in Dubai, covering an area of 560000000 sq ft (52,025,702.4 m²). It will be city within a city. When completed the development will include foodFood
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
and beverage zones, base-metal and transportation zones, Warehouses and an extensive conservation area. These areas are further complemented with logistics
Logistics
Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
, educational and mixed use developments. It will be located near Jebel Ali International Airport along Emiartes Road. The city is expected to accommodate around 500,000 people when it is completed by 2015.
Dubai Festival City
Dubai Festival City is a large residential, business and entertainment development in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Touted as a "city-within-a-city", Dubai Festival City is the Middle East's largest mixed-use development: all elements for work, living, and leisure will be contained within the project. Once completed Festival City will comprise a series of residential communities, numerous hotels, malls, a golf course and other entertainment sites, and a full suite of public services, including schools.
Dubai Pearl
Dubai Pearl is a complex under construction near Dubai media cityDubai Media City
Dubai Media City , part of Dubai Holding, is a tax-free zone within Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It has been built by the Dubai government to boost UAE's media foothold, and has become a regional hub for media organizations including news agencies, publishing, online media, advertising, production,...
. It is estimated to cost $3 billion. The scheme will consist of four towers, each with 67 floors, with two podiums containing retail facilities and a four floors of car parking space. Three of the floors in the towers will contain 'sky homes'. The main investor is Al Fahim Family from Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
. The Australian architects CK Designworks have completed work on the buildings.
Downtown Jebel Ali
Downtown Jebel Ali is a mixed-use development located between Dubai waterfrontDubai Waterfront
The Dubai Waterfront was expected to become the largest waterfront and largest man-made development in the world. The project is a conglomeration of canals and artificial archipelago; it will occupy the last remaining Persian Gulf coastline of Dubai, the most populous emirate of the United Arab...
and Techno Park, spanning an area of 200 hectares once completed it will be home to 235,000 people, 70,000 of whom will be residents. Upon completion the whole development area will consist of four separate areas, also called Quarters. Jebel Ali downtown when completed will be made up of 326 buildings in total of which 237 have been designated for residential purposes. The first phase of the development is expected to be completed in 2009, with the final phase will be completed by 2011.
Dubai Investment Park
Dubai Investment Park is a mixed used development project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When completed it will be 3,200 hectares in area or approximately 9 km inland from the persian gulfPersian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
near the industrial park of Jebel Ali. Upon completion it will have industrial, business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, residential, and recreational settlements. Dubai investment park will be constructed in phases, and only one phase is left for completion.
Dubai Exhibition City
Dubai Exhibition City will be built within Jebel ali international Airport, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Spanning over 3000000 sq ft (278,709.1 m²) the whole project is expected to cost Dh 8 billion1000000000 (number)
1,000,000,000 is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001.In scientific notation, it is written as 109....
. Dubai Exhibition City will be built in phases and the first phase is due for completion in 2009, and the final phase is expected to be completed by 2020.
Jebel Ali Village
Jebel Ali Village is the re-development of the existing Jebel Ali Village. The existing Jebel Ali Village was constructed in 1977 to provide accommodation to expatriates. The construction on redevelopment of Jebel Ali Village has already began in 2008, and expected to be completed by 2013. The existing villas and tenants will be demolished which will give space for new ones. Jebel Ali Village upon completion will comprise of commercialCommerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
, community
Community
The term community has two distinct meanings:*a group of interacting people, possibly living in close proximity, and often refers to a group that shares some common values, and is attributed with social cohesion within a shared geographical location, generally in social units larger than a household...
, and retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
facilities, and the expansion of existing Central park to 12 hectares.
International Media Production zone (IMPZ)
The International Media Production Zone (IMPZ) is a free zone and freehold area that caters to media production companies. Spreading over an area of 43000000 sq ft (3,994,830.7 m²), it is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates near Jumeirah Village SouthJumeirah Village
Jumeirah Village is a new community by Nakheel near Dubai Sports City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jumeirah village has two main areas, Jumeirah Village South and Jumeirah Village North. This project was launched in August 2004 and is due for completion in 2009...
. The Dubai government has plans to convert this area into the next generation of Dubai Media City.
Palm Islands
The Palm Islands 25°06′28"N 55°08′15"E will be the three largest artificial islands in the world. The islands are The Palm JumeirahPalm Jumeirah
The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government in United Arab Emirates. It is one of three islands called the Palm Islands which extend into the Persian Gulf, increasing Dubai’s shoreline by a total of...
, The Palm Jebel Ali and The Palm Deira. They were commissioned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as a way to increase Dubai's tourism. Each island will have a large number of residential, leisure and entertainment centers and will add 520 km of beaches to the city. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties
Nakheel Properties
Nakheel is a real estate developer in Dubai and creator of several land reclamation projects, including the Palm Islands, the Dubai Waterfront, The World and The Universe Islands. Its residential projects include The Gardens, International City, Jumeirah Islands and Jumeirah Lake Towers. Its...
.
Palm Jumeirah
The Palm Jumeirah consists of a 'trunk', 'crown', and a surrounding 'crescent' island that will forms an 11 kilometer-long breakwater. The island itself is 5 kilometers by 5 kilometers. It will add 78 kilometers to the Dubai coastline. The first phase of development created 4,000 residences. Residents began moving into the Palm Jumeirah properties by the end of 2006, five years after land reclamation began, according to project developer Nakheel Properties. This signaled the end of phase one of construction, which included approximately 1,400 villas on 11 of the fronds of the island and roughly 2,500 shoreline apartments in 20 buildings on the east side of the trunk.Jumeirah Garden City
The master plan of Jumeirah Garden City refers to the redevelopment of a 9,000,000 (nine million) square meter land area, conceptualized to be a part of the 2015 strategic plan for Dubai. The development consists of 12 districts with an envision built up area of 14,000,000 (fourteen million) square meters. The Jumeirah garden city will aims to cater to a population of 50,000 to 60,000 residents. The project will cost approximately Dh350 billion (approx. $95bn). The announcement comes along with a global downturn that has shattered investor confidence worldwide, but goes on to show that Dubai is determined to continue with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.Trump International Hotel and Tower, Dubai
The Trump International Hotel and Tower was a proposed skyscraper hotel at the trunk of The Palm Jumeirah which was officially cancelled in 2011.The World
The World is a man-made archipelagoArchipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
of 300 islands in the shape of a world map currently being built off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The World is one of a series of artificial island projects in Dubai, along with the Palm Islands
Palm Islands
The Palm Islands are an artificial archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructures will be constructed...
, and like the other islands The World is being built primarily using sand dredged from the sea. The World is the brainchild of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. As of November, 2009, only one of the hundreds of islands is completed, topped with a large house and many trees. All others remain barren, and no construction equipment is in evidence.
Oqyana, The World
OQYANA is an archipelago of artificial islands which make up the Australasian continent of The WorldThe World (archipelago)
The World or World Islands is an artificial archipelago of various small islands constructed in the rough shape of a world map, located off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The World islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai's shallow coastal waters, and are one of several...
development, off the coast of Dubai. The original plans were to have 14 islands (15 including the island occupying the position of Melanesia
Melanesia
Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. The region comprises most of the islands immediately north and northeast of Australia...
), which were assigned to the positions of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
. The islands were purchased by The Investment Dar (a company based in Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
) and EFAD Holdings in late 2006. The name OQYANA is Arabic for Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
. The islands were selected as they are one of the closest group of islands from Dubai, and also have the best view of the city, which is approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) away.
Dubailand
Dubailand part of Dubai Holding, is an entertainment complex under development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ConstructionConstruction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
of Dubailand has been divided into four phases. Work is currently been carried out on phase one. The first of four phases comprising the development of Dubailand will be completed in early 2008 since the developers decided to extend the park by 50% subsequently bumping up its completion date. Completion of the final phase is targeted for some time between 2015 and 2018 and is expected to be larger than Walt Disney World Resort. A few of the Dubailand facilities like the Dubai Autodrome and The Global Village are already operational.
Dubailand will include six zones (or worlds) under the banners of:
- Attractions & Experience World 13 km² (5.2 mile²), which will include theme parks, The Global Village, Kids City, Giants World, Universal Studios Dubailand, Water Parks, and Dubai SnowdomeDubai SnowdomeDubai Snowdome was a proposed indoor ski resort that would have been constructed in Dubailand. The project would have been financed and developed by 32Group. The snowdome is a AED 3.7 billion development would have covered an area of and was expected to be completed by late 2008...
(an indoor ski resort). - Retail and Entertainment World 4 km² (1.6 mile²), which will include a Flea Market, World Trade Park, Auction World, and Factory Outlets.
- Themed Leisure and Vacation World 29 km² (11.2 mile²), which will include Women's World, Destination Dubai, Desert Kingdom, and Andalusian Resort and Spa.
- Eco-Tourism World 75 km² (28.9 mile²), which will include Desert Safari, Sand Dune Hotel, Desert Camps, and Dubai Heritage Vision.
- Sports and Outdoor World 19 km² (7.4 mile²), which will include Dubai Sports CityDubai Sports CityThe Dubai Sports City is a $4 billion, mixed-use sports city currently being constructed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The city will consist of apartment buildings as well as several sports facilities. The first structures opened in late 2007...
, Dubai Golf City, Emerat Sports World, Plantation Equestrian and Polo Club and the Dubai AutodromeDubai AutodromeThe Dubai Autodrome is an F.I.A. sanctioned 5.39 km motorsports circuit located in Dubailand, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Opened in October 2004 with the final round of the 2004 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season, Dubai Autodrome was the first part of the Dubai Motor City development that was...
. - Downtown 1.8 km² (0.7 mile²), which will include the City of ArabiaCity of ArabiaCity of Arabia is a development in Dubailand, Dubai, UAE. It is currently under construction and will have a phased opening starting towards the end of 2011. There will be four components of the small city: Mall of Arabia, Restless Planet, Wadi Walk, and the Elite Towers. It will also include...
(Mall of Arabia, which will be the world's largest shopping mall), City Walk, the Great Dubai Wheel (a 185 m Ferris wheelFerris wheelA Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...
), and Virtual Game World.
Bawadi, Dubailand
Bawadi is a project announced by the government of the United Arab Emirates and other investors on the 1st of May 2006. The Bawadi master plan calls for a 10-km long boulevard in Dubai which will have 51 hotels and more than 60,000 rooms. One of the projects of this investment is the hotel resort Asia-Asia HotelAsia-Asia Hotel
The Asia-Asia Hotel is a hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that is awaiting construction. The Asia-Asia will have more than 6,500 rooms. The hotel will be part of the larger Bawadi project which developing 60,000 themed hotel rooms in Dubai. The Asia-Asia is expected to open in 2011 and it...
which will be the largest hotel in the world with more than 6,500 rooms. The development will have hotels along the strip that consist of Asian, Universal, The Americas, Middle Eastern, African, and European themes. Examples include the Wild Wild West Hotel for an American theme.
City of Arabia, Dubailand
The City of Arabia is a small city within the walls of Dubailand. It will include one of the world's largest shopping centres, 34 commercial and residential towers, a dinosaurDinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
theme park, and a canal surrounded by residential and retail Middle Eastern-themed buildings.
Falconcity
The Falconcity of Wonders, announced in 2005, is a project being built in Dubai with life-size replicas of the seven wonders of the world plus modern wonders such as the Eiffel tower. It is a part of Dubailand, covering an area of 100 acre (0.404686 km²) with an estimated cost of $1.5-billion.Mall of Arabia
Mall of Arabia will be a huge shopping mall to be built as part of City of Arabia in the Dubailand theme park premises in Dubai. It was announced by the Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group and it will include leisure and entertainment facilities, a theatre stage, and feature an ancient Middle Eastern exterior. Its Phase 1 has a Gross Leasable Area of 4000000 sq ft (371,612.2 m²)., however, when all phases are completed, it will a final Gross Leasable Area of 10000000 sq ft (929,030.4 m²)., becoming the largest mall in the world.The Lagoons
The Lagoons was a real-estate development that was planned in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was to be situated along Dubai Creek, near Ras Al Khor Road.The project's cost was estimated to be around AED 80 billion (US$ 25 billion), and included the flame looking Dubai Towers Dubai. It was to be developed by the now defunct real estate firm Sama DubaiSama Dubai
Sama Dubai is a member company and subsidiary of Dubai Holding, a holding company set up by the government of Dubai. Sama Dubai was created as a company with wider responsibility and mandate than its previous predecessor . Sama Dubai is practically the international property arm of Dubai Holding...
. Groundbreaking and soil-testing was to commence in late 2008 while the finished project was due for completion between 2010 and 2011.
Palm Jebel Ali
The Palm, Jebel Ali began construction in October 2002 and is expected to be completed in mid 2008. Once it has been completed it will be encircled by the Dubai Waterfront project. The project, which will be 50 percent larger than the Palm Jumeirah, will include six marinas, a water theme park, 'Sea Village', Busch Gardens, homes built on stilts above the water, and boardwalkBoardwalk
A boardwalk, in the conventional sense, is a wooden walkway for pedestrians and sometimes vehicles, often found along beaches, but they are also common as paths through wetlands, coastal dunes, and other sensitive environments....
s that circle the "fronds" of the "palm"
Palm Deira
The Palm Deira was announced for development on October 2004 and completion is expected in 2015, when it will become the largest of the three Palm Islands with 41 fronds. Projections indicate that construction will consume over a billion cubic meters of rock and sand. According to the company Ten Real Estate, "The Palm Deira will cover 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) in length and 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) in width and have an area of 80 square kilometers (861 million square feet). It will consist of residential property, marinas, shopping malls, sports facilities, and clubs. The residential area will be located on the fronds and will contain 8,000 two-story town houses in three distinct styles - Premier Villas, Grand Villas and Vista Town Homes"Al Mamzar Island
The Mamzar Island is a mixed-use development
Mixed-use development
Mixed-use development is the use of a building, set of buildings, or neighborhood for more than one purpose. Since the 1920s, zoning in some countries has required uses to be separated. However, when jobs, housing, and commercial activities are located close together, a community's transportation...
of approximately 90 hectares (900,000 m2) land area, conceptualized to be a part of the Palm Deira
Palm Deira
The Palm Deira is an artificial archipelago, part of the Palm Islands, Dubai. It was announced for development in October 2004. The first announced design was 8 times larger than the Palm Jumeirah, and 5 times larger than the Palm Jebel Ali, and was intended to house one million people. Originally,...
Masterplan of Dubai. The development consists of landmass approximately 1.8 km long and 400 m wide. The site is located in the north east of Dubai and will be connected to the rest of Dubai by a network of public transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
systems such as roads and boulevards
Boulevards
Boulevards is a network of city guides on the Internet established in 1994 by Boulevards New Media Inc., an early digital media pioneer. It preceded other city guide networks such as Citysearch and Microsoft's now-defunct Sidewalk.com product, which launched under a similarly metaphorical brand and...
, and waterbody where water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
taxi
Taxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
services will be available.
Hydropolis
The Hydropolis Underwater Hotel and Resort was a planned hotel which should be the world's first underwater luxury resort. It should be situated 66 feet (20.1 m) below the surface of the Persian GulfPersian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
, off Jumeira Beach.
The Universe (Dubai)
The Universe is a set of islands that will be built off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They will form a cluster of islands in the shape of the solar system. The Universe will have 3,000 hectares of land and will take 15 to 20 years to build. Nakheel, the same company building the Palm Islands and The World, will develop The Universe. The Universe will be located between the Palm Jumeirah, The World, the Jumeirah coast and the Palm Deira. The project, which was announced in January 2008, is still in the planning stages. It will be dredged by Van Oord, the same company used for The World, and the Palm Islands.Dubai Waterfront
The Dubai Waterfront is proposed to become the largest waterfront and largest man-made development in the world. The project is a conglomeration of canalCanal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
s and artificial islands; it will occupy the last remaining Persian Gulf coastline of Dubai, the most populous emirate of the United Arab Emirates. It will consist of a series of zones with mixed use including commercial, residential, resort, and amenity areas. The vision of the project is "to create a world-class destination for residents, visitors and businesses in the world's fastest growing city".
Dubai Promenade
The Dubai Promenade is a development by Nakheel currently under construction located at east of the Dubai Marina. Built on an artificial self reclaimed island,the whole project is expected to be completed by 2011.Dubai promenade will cover an area of approximately 1,060,000 m2.The expected population is approximately 20,000 for Dubai Promenade with approximately 9,700 residents.Dubai Lost City
Dubai Lost City is a new project by Nakheel, which is under construction in Dubai, Dubai lost city upon completion will depict a series of old lost cities from different parts of the ancient world that was discovered after centuries of them being lost and forgotten, in the form of villas, town houses and apartments.Dubai Opera house
The Dubai Opera House was to be a state-of-the-art cultural centre in The Lagoons, accommodating an opera house with a 2,500 seating capacity, an 800-seat playhouse, a 5000 square metres (53,819.6 sq ft) arts gallery, a performing arts school, and a '6-star' themed hotel. It would have been the only opera house in the Persian Gulf regionArab states of the Persian Gulf
"Arab states of the Persian Gulf" or "Arab Persian Gulf states" or "Persian Gulf Arab states" or "Arabic Persian Gulf states" or "Arab States of The Gulf", are terms that refer to the six Arab states of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, bordering the Persian Gulf....
.
Dynamic Tower
The Dynamic Tower (also known as Dynamic Architecture Building or the Da Vinci Tower) is a proposed 420 metres (1,378 ft), 80-floor tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Uniquely, each floor will be able to rotate
Rotation
A rotation is a circular movement of an object around a center of rotation. A three-dimensional object rotates always around an imaginary line called a rotation axis. If the axis is within the body, and passes through its center of mass the body is said to rotate upon itself, or spin. A rotation...
independently. This will result in a constantly changing shape of the tower. Each floor will rotate a maximum of 6 metres (19.7 ft) per minute, or one full rotation in 90 minutes.
The Wave Tower
The Wave Tower is a proposed 92 floor supertall skyscraper for the Madinat Al Arab district of Dubai Waterfront in Dubai, United Arab Emirates designed by the Spanish architecture firm A-cero. It is planned to be 370 meters (1,214 ft) tall and is designed to be a green energy building. It is planned to begin construction in late 2009.Dubai City Tower
The Dubai City Tower also known as the Dubai Vertical City is a proposed supertall skyscraper design announced on 25 August 2008. The supertall, created by an architectArchitect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
to display possibly future technologies, is the second tallest building
Building
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
ever fully envisioned after the X-Seed 4000
X-Seed 4000
The X-Seed 4000 is the tallest building ever fully envisioned, meaning that the designs for construction have been completed. The idea was initially created and developed by Peter Neville...
. If ever constructed, the Dubai City Tower will be much taller than any other current man-made structure. It would be nearly three times the height of the Burj Khalifa which is currently the tallest man-made structure ever built. The current design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
will have 400 floors
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
and will be 2400 m tall.
See also
- List of development projects in Dubai
- List of tallest buildings in Dubai
- Dubai Multi Commodities CentreDubai Multi Commodities CentreThe Dubai Multi Commodities Centre is the free zone authority for the Jumeirah Lake Towers free zone. It was established in 2002 as a strategic initiative of the Government of Dubai with a mandate to provide the physical, market and financial infrastructure required to set up a commodities market...
- Burj Khalifa
- Doing Business in Dubai
- List of cities with most skyscrapers