Even with the oil prices in free fall, Dubai is continuing to build their gigantic buildings. Another high, gigantic, magnificent skyscraper will be built in Dubai next year called the Anara Tower. This can be 500 feet shorter that the Burj Dubai, but still the Anara Tower is one of the massive structures ever built. […]
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Dubai seems to be unaffected with the financial crisis issue the world is experiencing right now. Another project with an estimated cost of US$95 billion, which is the Jumeira Gardens, is now revealed. SOM Chicago designs the project, and it consists of mixed-used developments that incorporate low, medium, and high-density zones suitable for business, residence, […]
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Fast and eco-friendly is what describes best with this elegant and fantastic Ferrari like looking boat called the R8,8 Catamaran. It runs with an eco-friendly super green biodiesel engine. Meaning, it will not only help people cross the ocean in a snap of a finger but also it will help keep our environment safe. This […]
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X-Architects from Dubai SMAQ from Berline have come to a design of a complex for sustainable living. The complex called the Xeritown is designed for the intention of having a more sustainable mode of development. The complex may have a classic designed, it aims to have a people oriented lifestyle and to minimize energy consumption. […]
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Burj Al-Taqa, self-sufficient skyscraper that produces 100% of its own power is a high rise building to be built in Dubai. It will be going to have a huge wind turbine on its roof of 197 feet in diameter, and solar cell arrays of 161,459 square feet in size. Burj al-taqa will be designed in […]
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