Foster + Partners has designed the concept for the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at Shanghai’s Expo 2010. Devised to relate to the theme 'Better Cities, Better Lives', the pavilion is inspired by the principles of traditional Arab city planning.
The Index
The Index building is an 80-storey office tower located in the Dubai Financial District that, when complete in 2008, will have 25 levels of office space, 5 levels of parking, retail and other services and 520 residential apartments and penthouses.
Michael Schumacher Tower in Abu Dhabi
Conceived by PNYG:COMPANY, the MSWCT (Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower) is a plan for an unprecedented series of branded towers featuring in seven cities worldwide to mark Michael Schumacher's extraordinary feat of seven World Championship titles.
Abu Dhabi Capital Centre Corporate Headquarters
Although the desing constraints are rather severe ONL has found a strategy which features a combination of an iconic architecture and a functional lay-out. ONL has valuable experience with realizing nonstandard arcitecture for normal standard budgets.
Dubai Museum
Dubai is set to embark on a cultural journey as the realisation of UN Studio's Museum of Middle East Modern Art begins, the Ruler of Dubai, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced this week. It will be the first museum of its kind in Dubai and will be located on the banks of Khor Dubai in Culture Village.
Dubai Arts District
Set within Dubai's International Media Production Zone (IMPZ), boutique real estate developer Abyaar is creating a commercially and residentially combined 'arts precinct' - the Dubai Arts District.
tvsdesign Awarded Concept Tower of the Year at the 4th Annual Construction Week Awards 2008.
TVSdesign was presented with the “Concept Tower of the Year” award for its Dubai Towers Dubai in the Lagoons development at the annual Construction Week Awards. Now in its fourth year, the event has established itself as the biggest night in the regional construction calendar.
Dubai Opera House by Jean Nouvel
The project is a competition submission by Jean Nouvel. Although Zaha's scheme have won the project, this proposal shows a new drametic persepctive for viewing an opera.
Sheraton Airport Road
This 300 key 5 star hotel will be located on the very prominent Airport Road at the entrance to Abu Dhabi in the Zayed Sports City district. In addition to the standard keys there will be approximately 20 executive suites, a ballroom, a conference centre, a health club / spa, two restaurants, two bars and a nightclub.
Shahama Mall
This 150 key serviced apartment building is mainly composed of one and two bedroom units. The one bedroom keys are approximately 40 m2 whiles the two bedroom keys are approximately 75 m2, each unit has its own kitchen.
Zayed Sports City
This 150 key serviced apartment building is mainly composed of one and two bedroom units. The one bedroom keys are approximately 40 m2 whiles the two bedroom keys are approximately 75 m2, each unit has its own kitchen.
Khalidiya Marina
This mixed use development is located next to the inter-Continental hotel complex in Khalidiya along the coast. The scheme will have a private marina and two boat houses for a private collection of yachts and dhaos. The podium surrounding the marina would contain three stories of retail on which four towers would step up from 40 to 60 stories.
GateWay Towers
The Gateway Towers are in Khalidiya across from the Emirates Palace Hotel. This mixed use development of 2 connected 60 storey towers is predominantly residential with office and parking in the podium. The top of the towers culminate in a spiralling crescendo of duplex penthouses that relate to the curling triangular sails of the traditional gulf dhao sailing ships.
RIYADH AL FAISALIAH II
For the first time Riyadh will possess what has become the standard DNA of the contemporary city: a skyline. To ensure the continued existence of the Al Faisaliah tower as one of Riyadh’s major symbols, not one, but two almost identical structures — one white, one black — will flank the Al Faisaliah tower.
Najmat Abu Dhabi
Najmat Abu Dhabi (meaning star of Abu Dhabi), is a 20 million square foot community on Al Reem Island, 300m off the north-eastern coast of the capital. The project will occupy approximately 20% of the island, occupying 16 million square feet (1.49 million square meters) and is to house around 80 thousand residents.