In Dubai apart from the 40C heat, in satellite studios from glass and aluminium Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid, Santiago Calatrava and others are working away on more elaborate plans; Hadid’s rippling Bee’ah waste management HQ in Sharjah; Foster’s Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation; and what promises to be the latest tallest tower in the world, by Calatrava. Not content with the 830-metre Burj Khalifa, Dubai is planning another, so as not to be outdone by Saudi Arabia’s 1km-tall Jeddah tower.
Dubai Design District, a grid of six-storey glass office buildings separated by wide boulevards lined with restaurants and shops, aim to become '' Silicon valley'' ( or '' Arch valley'') of construction industry.
Dubai Design District (D3 for short) is the latest themed enclave by business park developer Tecom, a branch of the royal investment vehicle, Dubai Holding, responsible for a number of rather lifeless “sector-focused communities” across the city. From Dubai Science Park and Outsource City to Knowledge Park and Internet City, these free zones were the foundation of Dubai’s economic success, designed to lure foreign companies with a range of incentives, including relaxations on visas, customs and foreign ownership of property.
According to one insider, before the 2008 crash, D3 was intended to be a new Humanitarian City for NGOs, until they realised that design was more lucrative than aid. Still, with the arrival of Foster’s design school in 2018, there is hope that the district might incubate a new generation of homegrown talent.
Source: From lightning suits to algae-munching drones: how design is electrifying Dubai
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Dubai Design District, a grid of six-storey glass office buildings separated by wide boulevards lined with restaurants and shops, aim to become '' Silicon valley'' ( or '' Arch valley'') of construction industry.
Dubai Design District (D3 for short) is the latest themed enclave by business park developer Tecom, a branch of the royal investment vehicle, Dubai Holding, responsible for a number of rather lifeless “sector-focused communities” across the city. From Dubai Science Park and Outsource City to Knowledge Park and Internet City, these free zones were the foundation of Dubai’s economic success, designed to lure foreign companies with a range of incentives, including relaxations on visas, customs and foreign ownership of property.
According to one insider, before the 2008 crash, D3 was intended to be a new Humanitarian City for NGOs, until they realised that design was more lucrative than aid. Still, with the arrival of Foster’s design school in 2018, there is hope that the district might incubate a new generation of homegrown talent.
Source: From lightning suits to algae-munching drones: how design is electrifying Dubai
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