The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has opened the bridge linking Dubai Media City and the Greens for traffic, providing a direct link between the two sides of Sheikh Zayed Road in that area.
Engineer Maitha Mohammed bin Udai, CEO of RTA Traffic & Roads Agency, said: “The Bridge, whose designs and construction phases have been endorsed and supervised by the RTA as per the applicable specifications in Dubai Emirate, serves roads users on both sides of Sheikh Zayed Road; namely Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Knowledge Village on the one hand, and the Greens, Tecom, and Emirates Hills on the other.
“The Bridge, which is being constructed at the cost of Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (Tecom), comprises two lanes in each direction and two surface signalized intersections at both ends of the Bridge. Opening the Bridge will ease the traffic congestion on Sheikh Zayed Road, particularly in the sector from Street 331 (4.5 Interchange) and the 5th Interchange.
Recession and economic downturn in 2009 and technological innovations in the recent past have formulated the growth of media in 2010 and for the future, said industry analysts. They defined the shape of media and mass communication for this year.
Move to converge web and television will intensify in 2010. Television producers are likely to create websites for quick feedback from viewers.
Elie Khouri, Chief Executive Mena of Omnicom Media Group based in Dubai, said: “So far content was the king, but new technology is putting the reins in the hands of the consumer.” Samar Sayegh, CEO of Decision Makers TV, operated from the Dubai Media City and broadcast to the entire Middle East, said: “While the developed markets are reacting differently to linear broadcast, areas such as the Middle East, that are growing fast and are part of the emerging markets, the reality is different.
Fancy living in future world today? Head down to Dubai in few years time. Dubai, the new booming emerging country already seeing ambitious real-estate construction activities which built Burj Al Arab, world’s tallest freestanding hotel in the world, and going to see world’s tallest building and the world’s tallest freestanding structure on land in Burj Dubai and Al Burj, are preparing itself to build more innovative skyscrapers which has futuristic and ahead-of-times building designs and architecture.
Dubbed ‘Rotating Tower in Motion’ building based on ‘Dynamic Architecture‘ concept by Florentine architect David Fisher is first of its kind and trend-setting. Not only be the pioneer, the Dynamic Architecture building which will constantly in motion changing its shape with each floor capable of spin, move and rotate 360 degress independent of one another, will also be able to generate electric energy enough for itself as well as for other surrounding buildings from at least 48 wind turbines that fitted between each rotating floors as well as the solar panels positioned on the roof of the building that will produce pollution-free energy from wind and the sunlight. Any acoustics issues are solved by modern design of the building and the carbon fiber special shape of the wings. And the floor only rotates at the slow speed of about 6 meters a minutes, so that guests inside probably won’t feel it.
The Rotating Tower is actually a tower with a central concrete core surrounded by 59 independently rotating levels. It will also be the first skyscraper built with industrial systems process, where 90% of the building materials will be produced and constructed as modules in an industrial factory set up in Jebel Ali. These pre-fabricated units will then be shipped to the construction site and then assembled on the central core, the only part that will be built on-site using traditional techniques to house important static amenities like elevators, staircases, plumbing and other utilities. Each floor of the tower will consist of 48 of these factory-made modules that will arrive at the job site completely finished and self-contained with electrical, plumbing as well as air-conditioning systems ready for use. The modules will then be mechanically assembled at the rate of one floor every three days.
When completed, the rotating tower skyscraper will have 68 floors and will be 313 meters (1,027 feet) high. There will be a 6-star hotel, offices and apartments of various sizes besides five villas on the top floor. Each of the villas will have designated parking on the same floor with vehicles brought up and down in special elevators. The roof of the “Penthouse” villa will also have a swimming pool, a garden and an Arabian majlis. The tower also have a retractable heliport, a platform that will extend from the shell of the building at the 64th floor at the moment of landing, thus maintaining the dynamic aesthetic architecture of the tower. If you can’t visualize how the tower can have endless shapes by dynamically rotating floors to adapts to its surroundings but also to the tenant’s needs and the tenant’s caprices, the following video may help you.
Whoever said that the world is still reeling under the effect global recession should reorganize their thoughts! Of all the countries that were affected due to the economic slowdown that hit the world about 24 months ago, Dubai was one. The slump in the economy hit Dubai to a great extent. The country that was reaching depletion levels o the fossil fuels present in this region also had a lot of outstanding debts from many countries that had to be cleared. The most hit aspect was that of real estate. There were many projects like Dubai Marina and Burj Dubai that were under progress when the economy began to take a turn for worse. Those who were doubtful about the completion of these prestigious projects can now put a stop to their apprehensions. The successful opening ofBurj Dubai, heralded good news for all the other projects including Dubai Marina which is now all set to launch 10,200 units by the year 2012 which is quite a huge commitment considering the fact that the economy has begun to show signs of recovering.
Dubai Marina is yet another man made project in Dubai after the most famous Palm Island. It is set over an area that covers 25 acres and will have many residential and commercial units.
Stretching its six intertwining building components into a tower 2.4 kilometres high, Dubai City Tower is expected to be the latest architectural vision to capture the attention of citizens. The ‘Vertical City’, as it is described, is an architect’s proposal that began circulating in emails and at a skycraper forum last week, but its origins are yet to be determined. The professional project pitch details 400 habitable stories, topped by a 400m energy-producing spire, making it 2.4km high. A “mile-high tower” in Jeddah has been planned by Kingdom Holdings, while Nakheel is building Al Burj, which, according to project sources, will have a final height of 1.28km, although the developer is keeping the details under wraps. But neither an architect nor a developer detailed on the plans for the Dubai City Tower. Major developers Emaar, Nakheel, Dubai Properties and Damac categorically denied to Khaleej Times any involvement or awareness of the project.
The World is today’s greatest development icon – an engineering odyssey that has created an island paradise of sea, sand and sky off the coast of dubai. Three hundred islands reclaimed in the shape of the world map – 9km wide and 7km long. The development is a collection of private and resort islands. The World is fast evolving as one of the most exclusive addresses on the planet.
The World is divided into seven zones :
* Private island estates
* Mid Density – Themed, boutique resorts
* High Density – Hotels, apartments
* Transport hubs
* Service and utility hubs
* Commercial
The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,050 ft), it is the second tallest building in the world used exclusively as a hotel. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure, designed to symbolize Dubai’s urban transformation and to mimic the sail of a boat.
Construction of Burj Al Arab began in 1994. It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian vessel. Two “wings” spread in a V to form a vast “mast”, while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium. The architect Tom Wright said “The client wanted a building that would become an iconic or symbolic statement for Dubai; this is very similar to Sydney with its Opera House, or Paris with the Eiffel Tower. It needed to be a building that would become synonymous with the name of the country.” The architect and engineering consultant for the project was Atkins, the United Kingdom’s largest multidisciplinary consultancy. The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts. The hotel cost US$650 million to build.
One of its restaurants, Al Muntaha (Arabic meaning “Highest” or “Ultimate”), is located 200 m (660 ft) above the Persian Gulf, offering a view of Dubai. It is supported by a full cantilever that extends 27 m (89 ft) from either side of the mast, and is accessed to a panoramic elevator. The main chef there, Edah Semaj Leachim, was awarded Chef of the Year 2006 and also owns the restaurant, in accordance with the Burj Al Arab hotel. Another restaurant, the Al Mahara (Arabic meaning “The Oyster”), which is accessed via a simulated submarine voyage, features a large seawater aquarium, holding roughly 990,000 litres (35,000 cu ft) of water. The tank, made of acrylic glass in order to withstand the water pressure, is about 18 cm (7.1 in) thick. The restaurant was also voted among the top ten best restaurants of the world by Condé Nast Traveler.
Starting today, there will be a “Dubai” category
on our website because Dubai is a Dream City (DCity)
and corresponds to the topic of the digital cities of the 21 st century.
*starting this 01/01/2010
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