DU BAI

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DU BAI

• one of the seven emirates that make up the United
  Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf

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Demographics

• Dubai is unusual in that its population is
  comprised mainly of expatriates
• A quarter of the population reportedly trace
  their origins to neighbouring Iran
• Dubai is also home to some 100,000 British and
  other western expatriates

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Language and religion

• The official language is Arabic but English,
  German, Hindi are also widely spoken
• Islam is the majority religion of the Emiratis
  and while a vast majority of the locals are
  Sunnis

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Economy

• Oil reserves in Dubai are less than one-twentieth
  those of Abu Dhabi, and oil income represents a
  small proportion of the emirate's income.
• A majority of the emirate's revenues are from
  tourism.

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Real estate and property

• Today, Dubai is an important tourist destination
  and port (Jebel Ali, constructed in the 1970s,
  has the largest man-made harbour in the world).
• The government's decision to diversify from a
  trade-based but oil-reliant economy to one that
  is service- and tourism-oriented has made real
  estate more valuable

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• Construction on a large scale has turned Dubai
  into one of the fastest growing cities in the
  world

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Burj hotel

• The Burj al-Arab (Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury
  hotel in Dubai
• Was briefly marketed as "the world's first
  seven-star hotel"

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• it is the tallest building used exclusively as a
  hotel.
• It stands on an artificial island 280 m
• The client wanted a building that would become an
  iconic or symbolic statement for Dubai

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• It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow
• The interior of the hotel is dominated by a
  massive atrium formed between the V shaped
  structure and its fabric sail
• Other features include a helipad, suspended near
  the top of the building

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• interior guest space is a compilation of lavish
  and luxurious architectural styles from both the
  east and the west

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• hotel boasts of 8,000 square meters of 22-carat
  gold leaf 24,000 square meters of 30 different
  types of marble

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• The building becomes not only an icon for Dubai
  but symbolizes the growing importance of
  capitalism as well

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• The atrium is so large !

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The building accomplishes some of its goals

• becoming a recognizable architectural form
• serving as an icon for Dubai
• symbolizing the on-going architectural
  transformation
• symbolizing the wealth of the community

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• The property boom is largely driven by many
  projects planned for Dubai.
• Off-shore such as Palm Islands and The World
  (archipelago).

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Palm Island

• palm trees will shelter nearly 500 apartments, 2
  000 villas, 25 hotels and 200 shops of
  luxury. will be completed as of the end of 2005. 
  Hundred twenty-five kilometers of coast
  additional will be thus created.

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The World

• With broad of Dubaï, nearly 300 artificial
  islands, seen sky will form a planisphere.  If
  you want to acquire one of these islands, it will
  cost some to you between 6,2 to 36,7 million
  dollars. should be completed at the end of 2005

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• The aspirations of the ruling sheikh are
  reflected by the ultra-modern architecture of the
  city ,such as Burj al-Arab located on its very
  own island in the Persian Gulf and currently the
  tallest hotel in the world.

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Dubai Marina. new city, of a total cost of 10
billion dollars  It will be able to lodge 120
000 people.  Three principal towers will be set
up and will
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• Emaar Properties is currently constructing what
  will become the world's tallest structure, the
  Burj Dubai.
• The final height of the skyscraper is a closely
  guarded secret , but estimates so far point to a
  height upwards of 810m.
• Burj Dubai is expected to be completed in 2008

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Madinat Al Arab

• Here the representation of the one of the
  districts of the future greater sea front in the
  world, Dubai Waterfront.  This sight accounts for
  the architectural ambition and the spectacular
  development of real constructions with Dubaï

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