HOTEL

HOTEL

Few places do luxury like Dubai, so begin with your hotel. Five star is not luxury enough here, the Burj Al Arab hotel boasts several tallests and firsts, and was one of the initial landmark buildings marking Dubai’s recent tower boom on it’s completion in 1999. The Burj is a seven star hotel sitting 280 metres offshore on it’s own man made island, and the seven star treatment begins as soon as you leave the airport where you can be picked up by one of a fleet of thirty Rolls Royce’s, or maybe just…
28 Nov 08 | Content
SPLASH OUT

SPLASH OUT

The word ‘mall’ may conjour up images of teenage gangs, escalators, and other undesirables, but Dubai’s malls are a little different. The BurJuman for instance,…
28 Nov 08 | Content
GET OUT

GET OUT

Though filled with distractions, remaining hermetically sealed – albeit in luxury – is not an attractive option. No matter how attached you are to your luxury home…
28 Nov 08 | Content
FABRIC MARKET

FABRIC MARKET

Head to the fabric market, a vast array of Chinese and Indian owned stalls selling high quality fabric, and a lot of it. The hustle and bustle of constant deliveries and movement…
28 Nov 08 | Content
GIDDYUP

GIDDYUP

Horse racing is the most popular spectator event in Dubai, and the $6 million Dubai cup sponsored by Emirates Airline is the largest race of the calendar. With a total prize purse…
28 Nov 08 | Content
AN ENERGETIC EYE

AN ENERGETIC EYE

Adding to the growing roster of peculiar, space-age buildings springing up in Dubai, Michaël Bihain and Cédric Callewaert have designed 'Dub’eye' - a tall, elevated…
31 Jul 09 | Architecture
THE INDEX BY FOSTER AND PARTNERS WINS BIG

THE INDEX BY FOSTER AND
PARTNERS WINS BIG

The Index mixed-use tower in Dubai, designed by London practice Foster + Partners, has won the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Award, beating…
16 Jun 11 | Architecture
KINGS OF THE CASTLE

KINGS OF THE CASTLE

M.E. speaks to Arif Amiri and Greg Sang, two men responsible for shaping the Dubai skyline. First up is Arid Amiri, Senior Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Governance…
28 Nov 08 | People
BIG BUILD

BIG BUILD

Since initial plans begun by Sheikh Rashid to develop Dubai’s Jebel Ali port area in 1976, the growth of a concept currently transforming Dubai into one of the most recognisable…
28 Nov 08 | Architecture