http://dubaiblogged.com Keeping you uptodate about the construction madness in Dubai. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:40:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Compare this design from Rem Koolhaas (OMA) for the RAK, a new research facility in Dubai, with the Death Star (Star Wars, remember ..). This is no coincidence - The Emperor is not amused! http://dubaiblogged.com/2008/08/29/plagiarism/ Just take a look at this surreal image of the skyscrapers on the Sheikh Zayed Road - it's the 'Strip' of Dubai - pointing trough the clouds. Incredible. http://dubaiblogged.com/2008/08/29/dubai-in-the-clouds/ 'Restless Planet', this will be the name of the 'amusement park' being build right now in Dubai, for the exorbitant pricetag of 1,1 billion dollar. Closer to Jurassic Park, you can't get. Me likes a lot! http://dubaiblogged.com/2008/08/15/the-restless-planet/ In just a few weeks, constructors in Dubai start with their next architecture record attempt: building the biggest and highest arch bridge in the world (genre http://vwkombi.com/photos/around-australia/Images/16.jpg, so not competing with hanging bridges like the Golden Gate Bridge). 200 Meters high, 12 driving lanes and a price tag of 817 ... http://dubaiblogged.com/2008/07/29/world-largest-arch-bridge/  Who says 'iPad', might first think of the legendary Apple PDA. But just as with the iPhone, also the name iPad is already claimed by a completely different company. One fantasy rich project developer in Dubai is gonna construct the 'iPad', a building in the shape of a, you guessed ... http://dubaiblogged.com/2008/07/02/ipad/ Belgium dredging companies are already working for years in Dubai now, adding and removing some sand, creating canals, islands and the like - doing everything to create a most luxurious atmosphere in Dubai. The famous 'Palm Island' is already reality and is being finished 'as we speak'. But it doesn't ... http://dubaiblogged.com/2008/06/16/the-world/