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2 IMPRINT 70 ARCHITECTS , 8 INTRODUCTION Sheikh Zayed Bridge, 2002-2012 UAE: A Decade of Enlightenment. Opus Office Tower, Dubai How a Small Arab Nation Captivated , by Behr Champaña Gagneron 86 GLENN HOWELLS ARCHITECTS 55°TimeDubai, Dubai 16 FACTS 92 LAVA 20 AEDAS Snowflake Tower, Abu Dhabi Boulevard Plaza, Dubai , Dubai 96 , Abu Dhabi Empire Tower, Abu Dhabi 100 FOSTER+PARTNERS , Dubai Masdar Masterplan U-Bora Towers, Dubai 104 FOSTER+PARTNERS 32 ARCHGROUP CONSULTANTS Masdar Institute Park Towers Hotel, Dubai 108 LAVA Masdar Plaza 36 ASYMPTOTE ARCHITECTURE The Yas Hotel, Abu Dhabi 112 SAADIYAT CULTURAL DISTRICT, Abu Dhabi Strata Tower, Abu Dhabi 116 ATELIERS 46 ATKINS Atrium City, Dubai 120 TADAOANDO DIFC , Dubai Maritime Museum X-Change Gateway, Dubai 122 FOSTER+PARTNERS , Dubai 126 GEHRY PARTNERS 56 DBI DESIGN , Abu Dhabi 128 ZAHA HADID ARCH ITECTS Performing Arts Centre 60 DXB-LAB Code Business Tower, Dubai 130 ASYMPTOTE ARCH ITECTU RE Guggenheim Contemporary 66 GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON Art Pavilions National Federal Council - New Parliament 132 STUDIO PEIZHU Building Complex, Abu Dhabi Art Pavilion

Bibliografische Informationen digitalisiert durch http://d-nb.info/1007621958 136 OMA 198 ADRIAN SMITH + GORDON GILL City in the desert, Ras AI Khaimah ARCHITECTURE Rak Jebel AI Jais Mountain Resort, Meraas Tower, Dubai Ras AI Khaimah , City, Dubai Za'abeel Energy City, Dubai Park Gate, Dubai 146 ONL Manhal Oasis, Abu Dhabi 210 STUDIED IMPACT AI Nasser Group Corporate Headquarters, lOMW Tower, Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Automotive Complex, Abu Dhabi 214 X-ARCHITECTS Mosque, Abu Dhabi 154 QUANTUM-AIP Museum of Religious Tolerance, Dubai Arabian Film Institute Complex, Dubai The White Hotel, Abu Dhabi Executive Waterfront Residential Island Complex, Dubai 222 ESSAYS Bio Research and Development Institute, Dubai 224 THE VERTICAL DREAM Corniche Museum and Hospitality Complex, by Michael Schindhelm Abu Dhabi 228 DUBAI AND ABU DHABI: 160 REISER + UMEMOTO Identity through imagery, O-14, Dubai islands and an architecture of extremes Aeon, Dubai by George Katodrytis

170 RMJM 232 SUPERLATIVE URBANITY: Capital Gate Tower, Abu Dhabi The UAE's adventures in making 176 SCHWEGER ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS by Amer A. Moustafa , Dubai 238 INDEX 180 SOM , Dubai 239 BIBLIOGRAPHY Infinity Tower, Dubai , Dubai 240 PHOTO CREDITS

192 SMAQ Xeritown, Dubai