Have you ever encountered sandstorms? If you have ever spent some time in Dubai or any other city in UAE, especially during spring and summer, you have probably witnessed its tropical desert climate and massive sandstorms. And you might know that when they occur, they slow down or, on larger scales, completely shut down the city’s ordinary rhythm.
Project name
Absorbent Sandstorm Skyscraper Dubai
Architecture firm
Kalbod Design Studio
Visualization
Shaghayegh Nemati, Sara Rajabi, Ziba Baghban
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohamad Rahimizadeh
Design team
Shaghayegh Nemati, Zahra Tavasoli, Fateme Shaerzadeh
Typology
Future Architecture
Scholars and dignitaries discuss and celebrate the role of museums as hubs in contributing to peacebuilding and social cohesion through presentations, an interactive exhibition, and a concert by Bait Al Oud Orchestra of Sudan.
Written by
Mohamad Adham Al-Sayed
Photography
ICCROM - Sharjah
Leeser Architecture, an internationally recognized design firm, has won a invited competition for a five-star luxury hotel in the Zayed Bay in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Architecture firm
Leeser Architecture
Location
Zayed Bay, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Principal architect
Thomas Leeser
Visualization
Leeser Architecture
Client
Al Qudra Real Estate
Status
1st place in international competition
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Abu Dhabi is making significant progress in implementing its various policies and initiatives to build resilience and prepare the emirate to confront the impacts of climate change.
Photography
Kamil Rogalinski
The perfect location for wealthy expats. Residing in Dubai Marina, a true paradise. The selection of real estate and the district’s characteristics.
Written by
Liliana Alvarez
Photography
Aleksandar Pasaric
Casa Del Sole, the SAOTA designed Palm Jumeirah villa that sold for $82 million (R1.47 billion) is now the most expensive house ever sold in Dubai, Bloomberg reported.
The sand dunes are the inspiration for the silhouette of the droneport camouflaging its shape among the landscape with a strategic location for the air communication network between cities.
Architecture firm
GAS Architectures
Location
United Arab Emirates
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshoper, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere
Principal architect
Germán Sandoval
Design team
Kesia Devallentier, Germán Sandoval
Collaborators
Interior Design: Kesia Devallentier
Mangroves Mansion is one of Palazzo Elite’s most prominent and distinguished projects with unique modern architecture and themed with trending colors and custom-made aluminum patterns and textures to stand out from the modern minimalist design.
Project name
Mangroves Mansion
Architecture firm
Palazzo Elite Design Group
Tools used
SketchUp, Autodesk 3ds Max, CoronaRenderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Ulugbek Gaibullaev
Design team
Ulugbek, Kristine Ann, Tristan, Jericho
Typology
Residential › House
