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The capital of the United Arab Emirates is located in the West part of UAE. It is sited on an island in the Persian Gulf.
The skyline features soaring towers, due to strong oil exports and thriving commerce for decades. The immense Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is surely the most famous building.
A major contemporary style structure is the Louvre Adu Dhabi Museum. It is designed by celebrated Paris architect Jean Nouvel.
Design: DNA Barcelona Architects. The design and construction of these towers are influenced by the principles found in the studies of Islamic architecture. The orientation of the towers towards the Mecca is adapted to the urban fabric.
Design: DNA Barcelona Architects
The uniqueness of the shape is because of its geometrical transformation. The ground floor (0 degrees) becomes, in the last upper floor, a 90 degrees twisted orientation.
Design: Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Architects. Pattern is an important element of Middle Eastern architecture, in this building the French architects have designed a double dome 590 ft (180 m) in diameter, with randomly-perforated woven material, creating speckled shadows
ondon-based architecture practice AL_A has won an invited competition to design a new mosque in Abu Dhabi. The Mosque is part of the World Trade Center developed by Aldar Properties, one of the largest developers in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Design: APG Architecture and Planning Group. The whole facade comprises the 99 different names of Allah distributed on different elevations of the mosque in accordance with strict instruction of the holy Quran.
Design: Söhne & Partner Architekten. To include the building complex very naturally into the environment, it is placed on different landscape levels. The use of typical colours and patterns does not only help to fit the complex into the natural landscape, it also refers to the already existing UPC building.
Sheppard Robson-designed Siemens HQ in Masdar City officially opens, setting a new standard for sustainability. Multi international award-winning building achieves LEED Platinum standard, making it one of the most sustainable buildings in the Middle East
Design: LEO A DALY, Architects. New 300-bed, 117,000-sqm (1.25 million sqft) Zayed Military Hospital campus to serve all branches of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. The design includes a 260-bed medical/surgical hospital, a 40-bed psychiatric hospital, a women’s services building, security facilities, a mosque and a utility plant.
