that tower is awesome!
"whatever piza can do, dubai can do better"

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

nice find Michiel!

this june hopefully, but my dad was sayin(coz hes an architect there)tht theyre plannin for a new cornich road with new skyscrapers,and the existing cornich road now will be second to the corniche

Wow that sucks for the people paying all that high rent for apartments on the corniche road right now coz the rents are so high simply coz of the view they get!

Prince Andrew visits Aldar HQ

HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, paid an official visit this morning to the offices of Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi's newly established property development and real estate company. He was briefed in detail on plans for redevelopment of the Abu Dhabi Central Market, and a USD15bn new city district at Al Raha Beach.

Development work in remote areas to begin in July

Abu Dhabi: Residents in remote areas will see their neighbourhoods get bigger and better by the end of summer, the Minister of Public Works said yesterday.

"A lot of work is being done to develop remote areas in the emirates," Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Public Works, told Gulf News on the sidelines of the Federal National Council session yesterday. "We are preparing developmental plans for these areas and the groundwork will take place between the end of July and beginning of August. We are working as fast as we can because we understand that residents in these areas are in dire need of basic facilities and proper housing."

Addressing council members he said: "Our main priorities are developing road networks, housing, health and education. After these basic facilities have been set up, we will then develop parks and recreational facilities for youth."

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan donated Dh1.5 billion for the work.

Shaikh Hamdan said there is a five-year plan for the development of these areas.

"There is no end point for our work. People will always need additional houses, schools and other facilities. So we will never stop our work in these areas."

FNC speaker Saeed Mohammad Saeed Al Gandi asked the minister if there were any plans to develop residential areas.

"Don't you think it is more advisable to develop a residential area with no less than 10,000 residents?" he said. "These areas can have a school, a hospital and all the facilities an individual needs to live."

Studies are being done to develop comprehensive residential areas for residents in remote areas, the minister said.

Opening packages at new Abu Dhabi resort

In its initial 'soft' opening phase, the new 109-room Danat Resort Jebel Dhanna is offering all guests a special room rate as well as value-added bonuses as an incentive to visit the west coast of Abu Dhabi emirate.

The only deluxe resort in the region, the hotel is promoting exclusivity and a relaxing environment as key selling points, a strategy that management says is already beginning to pay off.

According to general manager Manoj Kanwal, both overseas tourists and local residents looking for a short break alternative are being targeted: 'With a highly competitive room rate, compared to many other beachfront hotels in the UAE, we offer a real alternative for those people who are seeking quality accommodation.'

Guests also have use of a range of leisure facilities including an 800-metre private beach, Body and Soul spa, five restaurants and bars, two floodlit tennis courts, two squash courts and a nine-hole, par-36 sand golf course and driving range, plus opportunities for surfing, sailing, fishing, dive and drive safaris, and exclusive tours of the Sir Bani Yas Island wildlife reserve, located just 9km off the coast.

Danat Resort Jebel Dhanna is owned and operated by Danat Hotels & Resorts, a division of the National Corporation of Tourism & Hotels based in Abu Dhabi. The property is the first five-star deluxe resort on the west coast of the UAE and is set to become the flagship for tourism development in the region.

impresive cant wait to see it is it true burj dubai is goig for 700 only I was wating 1km to be reveal in the end

Tower: Marina Place
Location: Dubai Marina, Dubai
Height: 400m plus
Status: Never Built

- Was supposed to be a super tall for Dubai Marina

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/nite.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/aerial.jpg

Height: 400m plus
http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/nite.jpg

From the diagram at the bottom, it looks about the same height as the Sears Tower (442m)!

:'( It would have been nice if it was built.

This rendering is so old, back at the time when Phase 1 was still under construction and Emaar was planning to build the world's tallest building in DM and hence in the diagram this tower is actually taller than Sears Tower and the Petronas twins.

don't think that it would have been fitted in the marina that well...
looks little bit like Al Burj/Pinnacle...

all these proposals very obviously seem to become never-builts, but i'm deeply convinced they'll build another supertall in the heart of the marina. i'm not talking about a 700m+ tower, but maybe a 400m tower!

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/nite.jpg

Hmm, something is really wrong with the chart at the bottom.. The Sears and WTC's look about the same... but 1WTC and 2WTC are 417m and 415m respectively and the Sears is 442m...

Oh well, it's just a render. Can't wait to see the next 4xxm tower. :)

92-storeys and the mall is really big. :)

http://www.corearchitects.com/site/workImages/commercial/District3/District3_5pop.jpg
http://www.corearchitects.com/site/workImages/commercial/District3/District3_3pop.jpg

http://www.corearchitects.com


IS IT IN DUBAI ??

at the moment it is nowhere...
but it is proposed for dubai and the consultant is from dubai,right?

Marina Place very industrial
but the marina does need a super tall
nothing too big but should be at least 400 meters
dont need a record breaker at every turn but one close to the current top 10 towers would be nice

I love this mall very futuristic

NI, USD5.2m for 27 AD homes

The National Investor has announced that its Emirates Real Estate Fund has acquired the future cash flows of 27 Abu Dhabi residential properties developed by Al Ahmadain General Contracting. The Shari'a-compliant transaction, which is worth USD5.2m, represents the Fund's second major investment in the booming Abu Dhabi real estate market. The USD31m fund was the first of its kind to be approved by the UAE Central Bank when it was launched in 2003.

Designers for Central Market shortlisted


Abu Dhabi: Aldar Properties yesterday announced it has invited five international companies to submit designs for the Dh1.3 billion new Central Market in Abu Dhabi.

"These five firms have been selected because each has a distinguished global reputation for original design work on major urban developments and regeneration projects," said Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh, chairman of Aldar.

RTKL of the UK, Cox Group of Australia, German firm ABB Architekten and two leading US architects, Gensler and F+A have submitted design proposals for the new Central Market.

"All five firms have an award-winning track record in designing some of the world's most renowned property projects to very high standards.

The final selection will be a difficult task, but we will announce the chosen designer very shortly."

Work is to start immediately on the redevelopment.

The entire Central Market shopping complex between Hamdan Street and Khalifa Street will be closed as of midnight on March 1 so that demolition can begin. Safety fences surrounding the area will be erected beforehand.

"The new Central Market will be a showpiece project for Abu Dhabi and for Aldar Properties who have been awarded an exclusive concession by the government of Abu Dhabi to redevelop the 45,000 square metre site."

The new Central Market will feature a mixed-use scheme encompassing a traditional souq, luxury shopping, a large choice of high quality restaurants, modern and well proportioned apartments, two hotels and state-of-the-art office accommodation, all within a landscaped environment making the market a true work and recreational city centre destination.

Great news & pictures


THANXXXXXX ALL

Aldar Properties to build new Dh1.3b Abu Dhabi Central Market

Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi's newly established property development and real estate company, today announced that five of the world's leading architectural companies have been invited to submit designs for the new Central Market in Abu Dhabi. Work is to start immediately on the redevelopment. The entire existing Central Market shopping area between Hamdan and Khalifa Streets will be closed as of midnight on March 1, so that demolition can begin. Safety fences surrounding the area will be erected beforehand.

The Central Market redevelopment is a prestigious and fully integrated mixed use scheme at the heart of Abu Dhabi City. Five of the world's leading architectural firms have accordingly been selected to bid for this prestigious retail, residential, office and hotel development project worth in excess of Dh 1.3 billion.

The new Central Market will be a showpiece project for Abu Dhabi, and for ALDAR Properties - which has been awarded an exclusive concession by the Government of Abu Dhabi to redevelop the 45,000 square metre site.

RTKL from the UK, Cox Group from Australia, German firm ABB Architekten and two leading U.S. architects - Gensler and F+A - have submitted design entries for the Central Market Ahmed Ali AI Sayegh, Chairman of ALDAR, explained: "These five firms were selected because each has a distinguished global reputation for original design work on major urban developments and regeneration projects." He added: "All five firms have an award winning track record with in designing some of the world's most renowned property projects to very high standards.

At the heart of the redevelopment will be the transformation of the existing Central Market area into a vibrant new town centre. This will feature a mixed-use scheme encompassing a traditional souk, luxury shopping, a large choice of high quality restaurants, modern and well proportioned apartments, two hotels and state-of-the-art office accommodation all within a landscaped environment making the Central Market a true work and recreational city centre destination. The redevelopment will be multi-phase, with the first phase starting upon closure of the existing souk on March 1,2005.

man these Towers need to be build .. and if they do build them they will be among the best in the world and can't be compaired to any other towers in the world !!

PLZ BUIL THEM

They will build opera house to Dubai.
Any news what kind of the building will be?
I havent heard anything.

I am absolutely surprised Dubai actually got some "never builts"....in a good course...:)

They will build opera house to Dubai.
Any news what kind of the building will be?
I havent heard anything.

The only news I have is that it will be located in the Dubai Pearl Development and Omnix of Qatar and Prince Waleed of Saudi is behind it.

Yehia El Solimany Tower
B + G + 40 Floors
http://www.dimensions-ec.com/News/Image/yehia-sulaiman-s.jpg

that one is nice. would fit in jlt, .. colour reminds me of al fattan a little bit.
where did you get this?

Abu Dhabi has tens or unbuilt towers and hundreds of unbuilt buildings :(

End of an era - Traders and customers say a sad goodbye to Abu Dhabi’s Old Souq

http://www.gulfnews.com/images/2005/03/01_tab_oldsouk.jpg

Everything looks old here. People’s faces are creased, dust hangs in the air as if stuck in time, the whole area has been faded by the burning sun. This place wears its history with pride and sadness, because it knows that death is on the way.

“It’s very bad that they are closing the souq. If you go to another market it will not be like this,” says Ghodratollah Kouhgard, a trader from Iran.

At midnight today, one of the capital city’s few remaining historic landmarks will be shut down.

In place of the Old Souq a new building complex will eventually rise, its luxury shops and restaurants acting as another gleaming showpiece for the UAE’s constant push towards modernisation.

“Malls are no good, they are very expensive. Customers come here knowing they can purchase all kinds of things cheaply. In this market you can buy Arabian items, Indian items, Pakistani items, Bangladeshi items,” says Mohammad Alam, a perfume salesman.

The Old Souq assaults your senses from the moment you see it. Surrounded by tower blocks and two busy roads, the market is a scar on this city’s well-polished landscape.

Small, dilapidated shops overflow with people buying everything from shoes and make-up to books and food.

Traders advertise their goods by shouting loudly and quickly, lowering or increasing the product’s price depending on how wealthy the customer looks.

There truly is nowhere else like this in Abu Dhabi and for all those who move through here every day, the market’s imminent closure is something to be mourned.

“This souq is much better than other places. It’s an old souq. All people come - rich, poor, young and old people,” says Mohammad Sohel, a Bangladeshi salesman.

“If they demolish this there will just be shopping malls and they have no tradition and no culture.”

The market has been open since the early 1960s and its age shows in the wistful way traders talk about their time here, the way they solemnly nod their heads when asked if they will miss the place once it is gone.

History is also evident on the tables and shelves inside most stores. All that now fills one cosmetics shop is empty perfume bottles, rusty tins of mascara and a thick layer of dust.

A sign posted outside says the owner has moved his goods to the Fish Market, five-minutes drive from here.

The Old Souq’s demolition is part of a broader modernisation scheme launched by Abu Dhabi Municipality and Town Planning Department some time ago.

During the last 12 months alone the city has lost other historical landmarks such as the GCC Roundabout, Volcano Fountain and Clock Tower, so the only real surprise is that the market has escaped closure for this long.

Many traders here believe the first nail was put in the Old Souq’s coffin by a blaze that destroyed scores of its shops two years ago. The charred skeletons of those gutted stores still remain, acting as a constant reminder of that grim February night.

“The fire caused problems because after that everyone said it should be demolished,” Mohammad Sohel recalls.

Others trace the origins of the Old Souq’s demise even further back, to September 11, 2001.

“From 1990 until 1997 it was very busy. We had so many Europeans, so many tourists coming here. Now every day gets worse. Maybe the tourists and the Europeans don’t come to the Middle East since 9/11,” says Abdul Hamed Al Baloushi, who runs a music store here.

The 34-year-old is unlike many of his colleagues because he is a UAE national. Most of the traders working in the market come from India, Pakistan, Iran or Bangladesh, and much of the money they make is sent back home to their families.

These are the people who will suffer most because of the souq’s closure.

Many of the traders plan on relocating to Madinat Zayed Shopping Centre, although very few are optimistic about the move. Others are going to Abu Dhabi Fish Market and some just have no idea what they will do next.

ALDAR Properties, the company behind the Dh1.3 billion building project, hopes to create “a prestigious and fully integrated mixed-use scheme at the heart of Abu Dhabi”.

This will include a hotel, luxury shops, flats, restaurants, offices and a traditional market.
The problem is that a lot of people are quite happy with the old, burnt, dusty, permanently dying souq this city currently has.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea to knock the place down,” says Armin Kaschal, a German tourist on a brief visit here. “They should not just make the Arab countries like the Western countries.”

Abu Dhabi nominated as new holiday 'hot spot'

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Reflecting the trend towards the new in holiday experiences, European travellers seeking something different are increasingly looking at destination Abu Dhabi. Nominated in its 'Hot Stuff 2005' listings by the UK's authoritative Sunday Times newspaper, the UAE capital is set for a boom in 2005, according to the general manager of its newest five-star hotel, the Al Raha Beach Hotel.

According to Claude Kaiser, Abu Dhabi is hitting the headlines for all the right reasons. He said: 'We have all the sun, sea and sand of other regional destinations, but with a new twist. 'Abu Dhabi can offer value for money, a relaxed atmosphere and real getaway environment, with golf and deep-sea fishing to spas, desert sands and every 'shop until you drop' opportunity,' he said.

While the capital's hospitality sector has traditionally focused on government and corporate bookings, new and planned resorts are bringing an additional element of leisure in to the business mix, one that has coincided with the demand for new destinations from overseas travel operators.

The first deluxe boutique resort in the region, Al Raha Beach has 110 oversized rooms plus 24 beachside chalets and enjoys a prime location on the Al Raha Corniche, close by the Abu Dhabi Golf Club and the international airport. Al Raha Beach Hotel is operated by Danat Hotels & Resorts, the umbrella brand for the hotel division of National Corporation for Tourism & Hotels

We need more pictures of u/c towers there, there are so many but none are announced in the media.

GCC rail link

ABU DHABI: A German company will sign A memoranda of understanding with the government of Abu Dhabi on the development of a railway linking Abu Dhabi with the neighbouring GCC countries.

Dornier will investigate and conduct feasibility studies on how to link the Emirates with its neighbouring GCC countries.

These will then be later developed into a master plan and later a detailed plan on how to construct a railway system in addition to the UAE's existing road network.

this is big news here in germany
first time after a couple of years a country is very interested in one of germany developments! so, you can imagine what's up with the media right now
but we are always too dumb to build in our own country :ohno:
like the transrapid, we have developed it and now this rail is booming in shanghai
unfortunately we have sold it for a way too cheap price!

i can guarantee you guys will make a good business here and germany can't make any profit out of it again! :lol:

it could also take some years to sign the contracts, we're a bit slower here
you know, bureaucracy is definitely our thing, we have invented it :hilarious

this is big news here in germany
first time after a couple of years a country is very interested in one of germany developments! so, you can imagine what's up with the media right now
so you're saying the GCC rail link is all over the news or are you talking about the Maglev trains in general?

so you're saying the GCC rail link is all over the news or are you talking about the Maglev trains in general?

im talking about the gcc rail link in general
german chancellor gerhard schröder is in the uae today and discusses the feasibility and development of such a project with the government

Major hotel projects on cards to boost tourism


ABU DHABI — With the initiatives of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), some major hotel projects will be announced officially in the emirate within couple of months time giving a new look to the tourism sector.


ADTA was set up in September last year and since then it is actively engaged in organising the tourism industry by marketing its potentials. This week, it is participating in the international tourism show, ITB-2005, taking place in Berlin by leading a delegation of 26 companies providing hospitality services in the emirate.

The industry stakeholders see the establishment of the tourism authority as emirate's commitment to boosting the tourism sector which offers tremendous potential for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibition (MICE) market.

Shaikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan is the chairman and Mubarak Al Muhairi, director-general of the new authority who have been given mandate for the development and promotion of tourism in the emirate. It is an indication of the government’s determination to secure Abu Dhabi’s rightful place on the international tourism map.

The ADTA is working closely with the hotels, airlines, destination management companies and other travel-related organisations in Abu Dhabi to promote the emirate and raise its international profile as an upmarket destination offering superb facilities to the visitors — whether seeking a new cultural experience, an action-packed holiday or simply a relaxing escape.

ADTA will be the catalyst in driving and coordinating the growth and development of the emirate’s tourism infrastructure, facilities and services. A major element of this will be the construction of many additional hotels to extend and diversify the emirate’s existing range of accommodation options.

Besides promotion and development, the ADTA’s third area of responsibility will be the regulation and classification of Abu Dhabi’s tourism sector to ensure consistently high quality standards.

Looks promising, but they need much more than new hotels to boost toursim!

sure
but they take a big step at once
with all the stuff under development now it'll become a nice city

I just read plans for a new tower in dubai have be presented to the public:


name: one central park
height: 328 meters
floors: 80
year: 2008 (opening)
architect: foster, london

http://www.baunetz.de/upload/79910a.jpg

but that is one we unfortunately already now about...
i would like to see if work on the hexagon already started..

Khalifa and Hamad tour Abu Dhabi

His Highness President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, went today on a tour in Abu Dhabi emirate including the new Corniche, squares and touristism projects.

Sheikh Hamad said he was impressed with the comprehensive development and prosperity reached by Abu Dhabi emirate in all aspects and endeavours, and wished the UAE more advancement and affluence.

The two leaders were accompanied in their tour by Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affaires , Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affaires , Ahmed Juma Al Zua'abi , Deputy Minister of Presidential Affaires, Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Othman, the Qatari ambassador to the UAE.

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority signs agreement

Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, today signed an agreement on studying the economic impact of tourism in Abu Dhabi.

The agreement was also signed by Mark Nickles, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Global Insight, the international consultancy firm which will conduct the study.

The agreement provides for field surveys on tourism expenditure in the emirate and its distributions and assessment of the environment of investing in tourism.

The study will also involve training of UAE nationals.

Abu Dhabi to take part in Berlin Tourism Show

The emirate of Abu Dhabi will take part in the International Tourism Exchange to be held in Berlin during 11-15 March. A high level delegation, led by Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), will represent the emirate at the exhibition, which will convene at Messe Berlin, the city's main trade show venue. The fair features an extensive gathering of exhibitors from the travel and tourism industry and attracts nearly 125,000 visitors every year.

"The ADTA intends to conclude several agreements with tourism and travel authorities in various countries of the world," Mubarak Hamad Al Muhairi, director general of ADTA, told WAM today. He said his agency had drawn up an intensive action plan to make utmost use of participation in such an international gathering.

He said, while in Berlin the ADTA delegation would hold talks with tourism officials of Germany, Britain and other countries to reach cooperation agreements with them. The Berlin gathering is one of the industry's leading events, and includes displays from international, national and regional tourism organisations, tour operators, travel agencies, carriers, hotels, insurance companies, communication and information systems providers and publishing companies.

Dennis, is this tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.info/110.php?id=13&bid=1769&cons=1) missing in the 'overview of all towers' thread?

Dennis, is this tower (http://www.skyscrapercity.info/110.php?id=13&bid=1769&cons=1) missing in the 'overview of all towers' thread?

oh, thanks for your help, will list it now :)

Dennis,

Those informations might be of use with Emporis:

The Fairmont Dubai Hotel: http://www.industrynetworks.net/html/samples/index.htm#

Madinat Jumeirah (Phase 3): http://www.industrynetworks.net/html/samples/index.htm#

madinat is not listed on emporis yet
i'm working on adding all the "little" towers

i've been to that website and subscribed the newsletter
the companies given in the fairmont sample have been linked by myself last week
check fairmont at emporis

This was posted already on somewhere:
"ETA Star will be launching one of the tallest residential towers in Dubai Marina in a few weeks from now.This project will be executed in association with the Hiranandani Group of Mumbai."

but I don't know was the following posted anywhere:
"Mr Hiranandani said that the work on the project would commence in February 2005, subject to stipulated approvals, and added that the tower was expected to be completed in two years."Although the finer details are yet to be chalked-out, the residential tower would be anywhere between 65-80 storied, entailing 1.2 million square feet,"

80storied... sounds good :)

no more space, except in the downpart...
want to know where they will locate this one...
not in the upper marina i guess...
have to announce this soon, as completion is set to be in 2 years...

i coincidentally found a new proposed german project for dubai
i was watching the german tv channel "zdf" and there was a docu about the next generation of luxury hotels and dubai was of course among these with the most spectacular project :D

there are plans to build a "flyotel" looking like this. it will have it's own hangar for jets!!!

http://www.oosterhuis.nl/quickstart/uploads/pics/flyotel02.jpg


links:
german tv: http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/14/0,1872,2275406,00.html
architect's website: http://www.oosterhuis.nl/quickstart/index.php?id=390

nice! Did they mention anything about the seriousness of the proposal, expected completion date etc??

i missed half of the docu, but it's a vision
so don't take it too serious although there obviously has been overwhelming interest
time will tell

I want one!
please someone buy me one!

Abu Dhabi authority plans to create tourism zones

Berlin : The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority plans to create tourism zones in the capital to develop hotels, real estate and leisure facilities.

The authority will involve the private sector to invest in tourism related projects, the authority's top official said.

"Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (Adta) will act as the catalyst in driving and coordinating the growth and development of the emirate's tourism infrastructure, facilities and services," said Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nah-yan, Adta chairman, after the opening of the International Tourism Exchange (ITB) here.

"Tourism zones will be set up and many additional hotels and leisure facilities will be created and some of these projects will be announced shortly," he told reporters at the Adta pavilion.

Adta also plans to develop Abu Dhabi's islands as tourism spots. "We will utilise the natural assets of Abu Dhabi such as islands but the private sector will be encouraged to invest with whom we plan to work closely."

Over 10,400 companies from 181 countries are participating in ITB, the world's largest travel and tourism event.

Unveiling Adta's strategy, Shaikh Tahnoon said the focus will be on tourism promotion, development and regulation. "We will work with hotels, airlines, destination management companies and other travel related organisations in Abu Dhabi to promote the emirate and raise its international profile as an upmarket destination."

In parallel with its promotional role, Adta will actually drive development in the emirate as part of the diversification plans.

"Building the tourism infrastructure is our goal here along with provision of other facilities for tourists."

The regulation and classification of Abu Dhabi's tourism sector is the third area of focus.

"This is to ensure consistently high quality standards. It includes licensing and classification."

Mubarak Al Muhairi, Adta director-general, told Gulf News that tourism will figure prominently in the emirate's future growth strategy.

"We are serious and the plan is to add 20,000 more hotel rooms in the next 10 years to cope with demand and growth in tourism from the present 7,500 rooms."

The mayor of Berlin formally opened the show. He was later received by Shaikh Tahnoon at the Adta pavilion.

Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi Civil Aviation, Abu Dhabi National Hotels, Danat Hotels and Resorts are present.

STRATEGY
Emirate seeks to attract 2.5m tourists by 2015

* Abu Dhabi aims to attract 2.5 million tourists annually by 2015 through an aggressive promotion and marketing strategy, said Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (Adta).
* "Promotions have begun and initial indications are very positive. There is an upsurge in interest from operators," Shaikh Sultan said on the sidelines of the International Tourism Exchange in Berlin.
* The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority will focus on the European market, especially Germany and the UK, the two biggest outbound markets. The leisure and Mice segments will be the spotlight.

- A Saudi Group is close on taking 49% stake on the Dubai Waterfront.

- Singapore's BANYAN TREE HOLDING will build one Resort Hotel in Jumeirah and one 150 rooms Business Hotel near Dubai Media City.

- Saudi's SYKOOK will build 6 residential towers in Dubai Media City for a cost of $320M.

^Al Aqariya's news always has a lot of interesting info but too bad its only textual. And btw, Altin if this stuff is from the English news scroller then its probably already a few days old, the Arabic scroller is much better updated, at least this was the case before my satellite receiver broke down. I just got it fixed today and hopefully will be posting any interesting news I get from Al Aqariya.

Just finished watching al aqariya and apparently its been overhauled. Now they have a news brief (in two languages) which has some visuals and they're probably going to air some coverage from mipim since they were the only tv channel to exhibit there. And the news Altin posted is all new (my bad) and there was also a news item that said that Tulip Properties is investing 250 AED in Bbay. This is all I got from a couple of hours of watching.

Abu Dhabi to woo German tourists

13 March 2005

BERLIN — Abu Dhabi is eying to attract 2.5 million German tourists by 2015, said Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority while talking to reporters.

The establishment of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority last year has enabled the emirate to organise the tourism business in a much better way and participate with a full force in the world marts to market the rich potentials of the tourism in the emirate.

The Chairman of ADTA Shaikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan said that Abu Dhabi is giving due importance to the tourism sector.

Explaining the importance of German market, Al Nahyan said that last year 860,000 tourists visited the emirate from Germany.

He said that the government is working to improve the tourism infrastructure in the emirate also. Plans were afoot to invite private sector participation to develop the islands around Abu Dhabi for creating tourism destinations. However he said that he cannot name any specific project at the moment.

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority has set up a pavilion in which Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH), National Tourism and Hotel Corporation (NTCH), Al Diar hotels and Abu Dhabi Duty Free have put up their stalls offering exciting tourism packages designed for the German market.

Germany is one of the biggest tourist market and tourist operators and other stakeholders from around the world come here to woo the tourists.

The International Tourism Borsa (ITB) is one platform where over 10000 exhibitors from 200 countries have put up stalls reflecting their historical and cultural heritage. Over 75,000 professional visitors representing tour operators, airline executives, and other sectors of hospitality industries make it more attractive to the exhibitors participating the mart.

Last year 150,000 visitors explored the tourist destinations.

Abu Dhabi's second air terminal opens in months

Berlin: The Abu Dhabi International Airport's second terminal will be operational by August to handle 8 million passengers annually by 2008, after which a new airport will be built, a top official said.

"A second terminal is coming up just 700 metres from terminal 1 as an interim solution until a new airport is built," said Dr Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Department of Civil Aviation.

"Terminal 2 is being built as a fast-track project to be ready by August this year. It will have two separate buildings, one for arrivals and one for departures," he said, without stating the costs.

Currently the airport handles 5.4 million passengers annually. Terminal 2 will be connected to terminal 1 with service transport for quick transfers and transit at both terminals.

"The new terminal will provide all services and will serve a host of airlines. There are infrastructure modifications being undertaken to ease the flow of traffic. At terminal 1 we are looking at a host of re-modifications and re-distribution of services," said Shaikh Ahmad, adding that details will be unveiled shortly.

To accommodate more aircraft, the airport is building nine new aircraft stands away from the terminal.

"We are expecting high growth in traffic and Etihad Airways is also expanding fast. Therefore this programme is fast-tracked with approval from the higher authorities."

The airport handled 5.4 million passengers in 2004, 22 per cent higher than the preceding year. Prospects for similar growth are projected for 2006 and the coming years.

The Abu Dhabi Duty Free has already signed up 1,250 square metres of space at the second terminal, said Mohammad Mounib, ADDF general manager.

ADDF earned revenues of $93 million in 2004, up 12 per cent over 2003.

"We are positioned as the second largest duty free operator in the Middle East with an average spend of $36 [Dh132.50] per passenger," he said.

that hotel idea looks very very odd

yeah like some kinda vegetable...
but i know Dubai and Juice, i always think of vegetable, because i think of sauerkraut everyday...

yeah like some kinda vegetable...
but i know Dubai and Juice, i always think of vegetable, because i think of sauerkraut everyday...

You are such a good Berliner :)

On the site of Better Homes (http://www.bhomes.com) you can find this tower:
http://img77.exs.cx/img77/3159/jltplotv21tb.jpg

On the plot map of JLT (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=133481) is another tower on plot V2 :dunno:

all this is getting so consfusing
it has already happened that developers had to move their tower to another plot
on v2 goldcrest views 1 was supposed to be

You can find the tower with the 'search to buy' tab.

You can find the tower with the 'search to buy' tab.

yes, got it!
a shame there is no info on this tower :ohno:

btw michiel - check your emporis mailbox! ;)

That last unknown tower from betterhomes is very nice, it's better than Goldcrest 1 IMO.

ADNH likely to set up 2 more 5-star hotels

14 March 2005

BERLIN Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) is working on the possibilities of setting up two more five star hotels in the country while renovating Le Meridien hotel in the capital, said its chairman Khalifa Nasser Al Mansouri.

"We had a good year. We hope this year too we will repeat our business performance," Khalifa Nassar Al Mansouri told reporters at the ITB-2005 in Berlin.

He said that his group is working on the feasibility studies to capitalise the huge growth of tourist traffic into the country, which necessitates in creating more tourist facilities and infrastructure.

He said that work on Jumeirah Beach Hotel, a $100 million project is in full swing and by 2007, the property would be opening up its doors to the guests.

Already in a phased-manner, ADNH has refurbished and renovated its major properties in the capital, he said, adding that work on Hilton hotel renovation costing Dh50 million has just just completed, giving a new look to 145 rooms, lobby and restraurants.

He said that next on line to be refurbished is the Le Meridian hotel, on which work would start next month . It will also cost Dh50 million.

To a question, he said that though there is no immediate plan to venture-out of the UAE, since ADNH believes in good rate return on investment to start up a new project, "Our options are open, but we will first see the growth opportunities available in the Gulf region."

He did not favour the idea that hotel owners and management should dictate their tariffs to the market. " We must leave it to the free market forces to fix it," he said.

About ADNH's presence at the ITB-2005, he said that the group has long association with the travel exhibition, as Germany is the most important market for Abu Dhabi due to which the group takes part in the ITB.
ADNH has total 19 properities under its umbrella, which includes five-5-star hotels, besides four star and budget hotel and properties.

my dad is going there (itb berlin) for the next days, they have their own stand there
he will also look for new things, but don't expect too much!

This Jumeirah Lake tower is also on the site of Better Homes (http://www.bhomes.com/buy_prop_detail.asp?propid=7269&catid=1&statusid=1&sector=24&type=1&state=1&price=0&curpage=40&typeid=&buy=1&br=&sqft=0&page=buydetail.asp).
http://i133.exs.cx/img133/3568/torenbhomes0yg.jpg
Any ideas?

michiel - these are the saba twin residential towers
just a render from the backside of the towers

^ right on. I knew I'd seen it somewhere.

Since the search is disabled I cannot find a thread about these complexes on the Palm Jumeirah. Some nice (and large) renderings here:

Complex 1 (http://www.bhomes.com/buy_prop_detail.asp?propid=3991&catid=1&statusid=1&sector=24&type=1&state=1&price=0&curpage=91&typeid=&buy=1&br=&sqft=0&page=buydetail.asp)

Complex 2 (http://www.bhomes.com/buy_prop_detail.asp?propid=4771&catid=1&statusid=1&sector=24&type=1&state=1&price=0&curpage=98&typeid=&buy=1&br=&sqft=0&page=buydetail.asp)

shoreline apts, no own thread i guess.
and marina apts , the same...

only threads about the golden mile, oceana/the jewel of the palm i think...

He said that work on Jumeirah Beach Hotel, a $100 million project is in full swing and by 2007, the property would be opening up its doors to the guests

Its the Jumeirah Beach Hotel part of the US$ 5.4bn. JBR project?

Turkey’s Nurol Group has been awarded a key construction contract on the estimated AED 35,000 million ($9,500 million) Emirates Pearl project on Abu Shuoom island in Abu Dhabi. The 14-month contract calls for the construction of a 600-metre bridge with eight lanes linking the mainland with the island. A local firm identified as The Consultant Engineering & Project Management Company is the consultant for the bridge project.

Located northeast of the capital and covering an area of 5 million square metres, Abu Shuoom island will be developed into a city with residential and commercial properties, hospitals, schools and entertainment hubs. A consortium made up of Malaysia’s PPM International, the local Al-Rayyan Investment Company and National Real Estate Investment Company, both local, were selected to develop the project in December. A project manager is expected to be appointed during the first quarter.

Emirates Pearl is one of several multi-billion dollar, mixed-use and hospitality developments proposed for the emirate. An even larger project, Al-Raha Beach complex, was officially unveiled on 8 February. Under the estimated AED 54,000 million ($14,700 million) plan, Al-Raha is set to become a new city district with a built-up area of 12 million square metres. The city, to be built on reclaimed land, will comprise numerous towers and low-rise developments on the waterfront and house about 120,000 people. Linked to Khalifa Town ‘A’ and Al-Raha Beach hotel, a network of water taxis is also planned to link the complex with Abu Dhabi’s city centre, and various islands such as Saadiyat. ALDAR Properties has taken control of the project from Abu Dhabi Municipality & Town Planning Department. A project manager has yet to be appointed, although companies were shortlisted for the project last summer ALDAR is also planning to redevelop Abu Dhabi’s old souk at a cost of about AED 1,200 million ($326 million).

Other mixed-use projects in the pipeline include the development of Saadiyat island into a residential and tourism hub by Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority. The local National Investment Corporation (NIC) is planning a new residential, hospitality and healthcare development in the Shahama area, while the local Roya International Hospitality & Leisure Consultants has selected a project manager for its $1,000 million Lulu Island project

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority has invited companies to bid by 9 March for the project management consultancy (PMC) contract for the overall infrastructure development on the Start project, which covers the development of Saadiyat island. The infrastructure works will comprise site preparation and earthworks, roads, bridges, water and electricity grids and possibly a light rail system linking the island with the mainland.

The selected consultant will be responsible for design work, preparation of tender documents and construction supervision. Design work is due to take about six months and construction about 25 months.

Located seven kilometres south of Abu Dhabi city and covering an area of 2,700 hectares, Saadiyat island will be a tourism, leisure and housing development with a built-up area about 1,800 hectares. The US’ Hill International carried out the masterplan and feasibility studies for the project.

Similar to schemes in Dubai, investors will be invited to buy plots of land for development on long-term leases. Opportunities for developers will include the construction of luxury hotels, golf courses, commercial areas and beachfront villas. Total project costs have yet to be revealed, although the development of Abu Shuoom island, which is half the size of Saadiyat, is estimated to cost $9,500 million

Abu Dhabi National Hotels plans Gulf-wide growth

Berlin : The Abu Dhabi National Hotels Company plans to expand across the UAE and the GCC, the company's chief said.

"We plan to add two new properties one in Abu Dhabi and one in Dubai, in 2005 and 2006, respectively. We are interested in managing hotels across the UAE and the Gulf," said Khalifa Nasser Al Mansoori, chairman of Abu Dhabi National Hotels Company (ADNH).

"There are opportunities in some GCC cities. When the right opportunity comes, we will [definitely weigh our options]," Al Mansoori told reporters at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB) in Berlin last week.

ADNH will manage a boutique hotel in Abu Dhabi's Khalidiya area starting this year. Another property located in Jumeirah, in Dubai, will be ready in late 2006 or early 2007, company representatives said.

The new Abu Dhabi hotel will have 129 rooms, and the Dubai property will have 450 rooms.

Refurbishment and renovation of some hotels in Abu Dhabi will continue, Al Mansoori said.

"A major renovation of the Le Meridien in Abu Dhabi will begin soon, with projected costs of Dh50 million. The renovation of the Hilton Abu Dhabi is nearing completion. The renovation of the Sheraton was completed last year."

Currently, ADNH has 15 properties in its portfolio, including five-star, four-star and three-star hotels.

The company anticipates continued growth in 2005 and the coming years. "Business has been good and occupancies are rising. Now with the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority promoting Abu Dhabi as a tourist and conference destination, it will add momentum to our efforts and foster further growth," the official said.

"We are a very liquid company with strong financials. If the return on investments is attractive, we will invest in more properties."

ADNH has been participating in the Berlin fair for more than a decade, given the fact it is a premier travel and tourism event in the world.

"The German market is important for us as a large portion of tourists that come to Abu Dhabi and the UAE are from Germany," Al Mansoori added.

Dubai Police HQ. It is withing the bounderies of the old complex between Galadari and Al Mulla Plazza Intersections, overlooking the first one.

The building is masive, the picture doesn't show it's real size, and it will be compleated this year.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid161/p2f43debeea9fe9343164fc5ee7aed04d/f4c82fd3.jpg

the architect is arif & bintoak www.artoak.com

somehow i can't view the website on my computer
checked it on pc at work and it the website worked :weird:
didn't have time to add it to emporis. will do that monday, when i have time at work

What about Emirates Real Estate Bank? It will be build in Rashidia overlooking the so called Festival City Intersection. The board is up with the render and other details. Looks like a very nice and modern building (around 10 floors).

the architect is arif & bintoak www.artoak.com

somehow i can't view the website on my computer
checked it on pc at work and it the website worked :weird:
didn't have time to add it to emporis. will do that monday, when i have time at work

Are you refering to:

http://www.artoak.com/images/pic_1033a.jpg

This is not the Dubai Police General HQ.

What about Emirates Real Estate Bank? It will be build in Rashidia overlooking the so called Festival City Intersection. The board is up with the render and other details. Looks like a very nice and modern building (around 10 floors).

it's listed on emporis
when i was in dubai i was looking for it, but i have no clue where it is
can you provide us some photos of site and signboard? whenever you're in this area

what's the current status. it's listed on emporis for a long time already, so construction should be well under way

just sat staring at JBR development ,listening to the sea sounds, and looking at those funny people running around , and using elevators. Took me too long to stop doing tht:)

If you are going toward Deira on Garhood Bridge, you have to take the right exit after the bridge, but you have to continue right toward Rashidia and not left toward Airport. The first signal is the Festival City Signal and there is the Bank building site, in the corner on the oposite side of the creek.

It doesn't seams that they have started the foundations yet.

New campus design approved

http://tradearabia.com/source/2005-03/22/campus.jpg

Dubai

The Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has approved the preliminary designs of the Phase 1 facilities for its new Dh200 million ($54.5 million) campus.

The completion of the preliminary design represents a major step forward in construction of the campus.

The campus is scheduled to welcome its first intake of some 5,000 students at the commencement of the September 2006 academic year.

ADU founder and patron, Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and President of the University Board of Trustees and Governors, has expedited the project to achieve the deadlines.

ADU chairman, executive board of governnors, Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, said it was vital to achieve early completion of the preliminary design to fix the major requirements and layout in order to complete the design and allow construction to begin.

He expressed pleasure at the quality and outstanding design of the preliminary design for the new buildings, carried out by KEO International and achieved in a short period of time.

The first phase of the new campus for the rapidly growing private university has some seventy classrooms and laboratories.

Separate classroom wings will be provided for the teaching of male and female students.

Also included are auditoria of 1,000 seats and 350 seats, a library, student union, restaurants, gymnasium, multi-purpose hall and student clinic.

Phase 1 will include the administrative headquarters of the University, a complex of offices for the teaching staff, who have been selected from all over the world to meet the high academic standards set by ADU, plus staff and student accommodations.

A central services complex will provide the energy centre, main delivery and storage, central kitchens, workshops, offices and accommodation for support staff.

Upon opening, the University will provide parking for 1,400 students, separate bus and car arrival and departure facilities, all of which will be spilt into sections for male and for female students.

The façade of the new university will be classical in appearance, with strong distinctive lines and quality landscaping.

Andy Blackburn is the project director for Mace International responsible for project management of the new campus on behalf of ADU.

He said: 'Great teamwork between the designers and the management of Abu Dhabi University means we continue to achieve unprecedented progress while maintaining the quality and integrity of what we are producing.'

Abu Dhabi University - Fact Sheet (At Opening)

Site: 28 hectares

Planned student population: 5, 000

Academic staff: 150

Academic support staff: 150

General Support staff: 100

Car Parking: 1,400

Built Area: 60,000 sq m

The University of Abu Dhabi was chartered in 2000 under the patronage of Shaikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and president of the University Board of Trustees and Governors, as an academic project that aspires to place the institution amongst the ranks of the best universities, both regionally and internationally.

ADU is licensed by the UAE Ministry of Education, and all degree programmes are fully accredited. With campuses both in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, ADU has three founding academic colleges and the ADU English Language Institute.

A new campus is currently under development to be operational Fall 2006.

just sat staring at JBR development ,listening to the sea sounds, and looking at those funny people running around , and using elevators. Took me too long to stop doing tht:)

You are no worse than dubaiflo, he confessed he wished he could watch the JBR cams all day long..

some people need some seriouse help, i mean, big time

ahmedr fantasizes the same but his love is Business Bay

^if only they had those sitevision cameras in Bbay!

maybe they will install some
business bay is dubai holding, just like jbr is dubai holding

own thread for this one?




Abu Dhabi to get another airport by 2009


Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi's new airport will become operational in 2009 as part of a plan to handle increasing air traffic, an official said.


“The Abu Dhabi International Airport’s expansion is taking place in two phases. In the first phase, a new terminal is being built and will be ready by August 2005.

“In the second phase, a totally new airport will be built [and] become operational in 2009,” said Dr Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Nahyan, chairman of Abu Dhabi Civil Aviation.

“The new airport will [be located] around the same area as the existing airport. The second phase is still [being] planned,” Dr Shaikh Ahmad said, speaking aboard a refurbished Gulf Air A330 yesterday.

The investment outlay in the new airport was not disclosed.

The first of six A330s being refurbished for Gulf Air was unveiled yesterday. It entered service on the Abu Dhabi-London route.

The other five will be upgraded by July as part of a $10 million (Dh36.7 million) programme.

Earlier, Dr Shaikh Ahmad and senior officials representing the Civil Aviation Department and Gulf Air inspected the new-look aircraft.

The refurbishment programme is a “journey of change”, said James Hogan, president and chief executive of Gulf Air. After the refurbishment of all six A330s, the airline will begin the same procedure for six A320s and five A340s, Hogan said.

“The second phase of the refurbishment of the A320s and A340s will start later this year, with investments of over $10 million [Dh36.7 million]. The new premium cabins will create a five-star ‘hotel’ in the sky, re-creating the golden age of travel that Gulf Air was renowned for two decades ago,” Hogan said.

“This will also improve the yield and attract more passengers,” he said.

After attaining an average passenger load factor of 72 per cent last year, passenger growth remained strong in the first two months of 2005. The airline continues to reel from the impact of high fuel prices, however.

“Fuel prices are putting us under huge pressure. Fuel prices [represent] a wild card,” Hogan said, indicating that plans to expand the network to new destinations depend on fuel prices.

The airline has no plans to resume flights to Col-ombo and Casablanca in the short-term.

Full year financial results of Gulf Air for 2004 are about to be announced, Hogan said.

Abu Dhabi gets set for the future, says a UAE daily

Mar 30, 2005

A leading UAE paper today commended the recent plans unveiled by the Abu Dhabi emirate to attract up to 2.5 million tourists a year by 2015, saying that there was much for visitors to see around the country.

Commenting on the plans of the emirate to boost its tourism industry, the Dubai-based Gulf News recounted the ambitious plans that are afoot in Abu Dhabi to increase visitors over the next 10 years, noting Abu Dhabi International Airport will have an additional terminal completed by August this year. Following on that is a second phase for a new international airport adjacent to the existing one. This is expected to be completed within four years.

+These developments are a crucial part of the expansion the emirate is making to attract commercial visitors and tourists into Abu Dhabi.

Part of these plans is the concept to create new tourism zones, in cooperation with private investors, in an endeavour to attract up to 2.5 million tourists a year by 2015+ said the paper.

The paper further said there that was much for tourists coming to the country to see.

+As visitors to the emirates are discovering, there is much to see around the country, with each emirate having its own distinctive charm.+, it said.

It is therefore appropriate that Abu Dhabi, in conjunction with its neighbouring emirates, should boost the potential for visitors, the paper concluded.

Freehold rights for expats likely

31 March 2005

ABU DHABI —Abu Dhabi is contemplating a new law which will allow foreign nationals to own free hold properties, disclosed a top official. "UAE nationals have already been granted the right to own property," said Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, CEO of the Mubadala Development Corporation (MDC), an investment arm of the emirate.

MDC CEO was giving a presentation on corporation's business activities at a meeting organised by the Australian Business Council (ABC) President Brian Daniels, which was attended by about 100 members of the group besides Australian Ambassador to the UAE Noel Campbell.

Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak gave a run-down of the MDC business activities, its objectives and took some questions also from the audience.

He said that Abu Dhabi is clear in diversifying its oil dominated economy and boosting its non-oil economic profile, and towards this ends, the emirate is in process of launching various proactive and bold initiatives which will put it among the top business and investment havens.

The emirate, he said was all out for helping the private sector, as it believes is engine of growth.

Advising the private sector to get ready for reaping the tremendous business opportunities, he said that the public sector is in no way in competition with the private sector.

To attract domestic as well as foreign investment into trade, commerce and industry, he said that the leadership is committed to the concept of public private partnership (PPP) under which many a joint venture projects have been conceived.

Talking about Dolphin Energy, a project which is developing the Dolphin Gas Pipeline, the first cross-border natural gas network in the GCC region that will supply gas for current and future power generation and water desalination plants and industries in the UAE and Oman.

The project will produce natural gas from Qatar's north field, which will then be processed through Dolphin's processing plant at Ras Laffan. The processing plan will strip out commercially valuable liquid hydrocarbons and the resulting dry gas will be transported by pipeline to Abu Dhabi via 400km pipeline. "The gas is scheduled to be on stream in the fourth quarter of 2006", said Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak.

Though he hinted that the pipeline, which was scheduled to be extended to Pakistan and India, he said it might not go beyond the UAE.

He said that Mubadala has a number of substantial projects under its belt particularly in the energy, utilities, real estate, basic industries, IT and services.

He said that the Abu Dhabi Ship Building, Aldar Properties, Emirates Ship Investment Company, Dolphin Energy Ltd, Horizon International Flight Academy, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Injazat Data systems, LeasePlan Corporation, National Central Cooling Company, UAE University and Liwa Energy are the key companies in which MDC has a big chunk of investments.

About its hydrocarbon exploration in Libya, he said that MDC's subsidiary Liwa Energy has won oil concessions in Libya, in association with US Occidental Petroleum and Australia's Woodside Petroleum, a share in nine exploration block out of the 15 offered by Libya in the EPSA IV bid round.

Over the next five-year Mubadala and its partners will execute an exploration programme with the objective of discovering commercially valuable hydrocarbons and increase Mubadala 's already substantial oil and gas reserves portfolio.

He said that Aldar Proprieties, a recently launched real estate development, management and investment company has been mandated to create unique projects in the emirate, as a first step and later throughout the UAE and the region. The company was working on constructing a new city called Al Raha Beach, outside the capital on a reclaimed land. Other project includes Central Market in capital, Jabel Hafeet Resort, Al Mudheef Urban Regeneration scheme in Al Ain.

Office Tower by NORR, proposed for Dubai

http://www.icammodels.com/models/norr/images/image46.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/norr/images/image47.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/norr/images/image48.jpg

Proposed Children City:

http://www.icammodels.com/models/children/images/image4.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/children/images/image5.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/children/images/image11.jpg

Towers in Dubai Marina

http://www.icammodels.com/models/emaar1/images/image1.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/emaar1/images/image2.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/emaar1/images/image3.jpg

maybe you want to try www.alajmi-cons.com
they build some of the marina diamonds and small towers in media city

they have some nice high-rise proposals as well
website crap, but looks like they will go through!

Al Rostamani Tower

http://www.icammodels.com/models/rostamani/images/image13.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/rostamani/images/image12.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/rostamani/images/image11.jpg

Emirates Lakes

http://www.icammodels.com/models/lakes/images/image14.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/lakes/images/image15.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/lakes/images/image16.jpg

Proposed Children City:

http://www.icammodels.com/models/children/images/image4.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/children/images/image5.jpg

http://www.icammodels.com/models/children/images/image11.jpg

Isn't this operational in Creek Park since early 2002????

Altind is correct, that's what I thought but I didn't want to say anything in case I looked like an uneducated fool (like dubaiflo ;) )

And Emirates Lakes has been finished it's not a proposal anymore (and that render is different to what it looks like now)

why du you call me an uneducated fool?

because it takes one to know one ;)

don't get it all , kiss my ass...

because it takes one to know one ;)

So you must know dubaiflo quite well then?

yeah, i am wondering...

as far as i know children's city already exists
very famous spot at dss and dsf

looks like dubai will very soon get a bunch of new towers by dimension ec

among them a 110 floor tower!!!!!!!!

YOU MUST CHECK http://www.dimensions-ec.com/News/main.htm

110 floor!!!

ahh amazing....
thats what i want to see!

Residential Tower 6B+G+110Typ
http://www.dimensions-ec.com/News/Image/04.jpg

looks very odd
gotta the new tallest res tower in Dubai ( therefore the world )
and it gotta be the first over 100 floors as well

now thats the kind of design we need to see more of!

btw, looks like its in sharjah?

wow!
110floors, and it's all residential and probably taller than 23 marina :lol:

i think all these are serious every tower being showcased on the website is approved.
might take some time though

definitely a contestant for res wtb!

the architects for the rostamani tower is NORR Group (they designed - Emirates Towers, NBD, Marina Terrace, Shangri La)... The signature on the post is similar to The Waves - Tower A in Dubai Marina

General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Chairman of the Executive Council, yesterday chaired the ordinary meeting of the Executive Council which approved Dh19 million for executing civil and electromechanical works in preparation of Zayed Sports City to host the 18th Gulf Football Cup in the UAE.

The council has also approved additional works for the second phase of the new corniche project at the value of Dh60 million.

It decided to invite qualified companies operating in the UAE to submit their offers. It also approved payment of final installments for executed works in the emirate.

I really wonder what's the second phase going to be about.... are we going to see the new skyline that MEED reported about or is it just going to be greenery with mosques and museums etc?

Raffles comes to Wafi
United Arab Emirates: 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
Singapore-based luxury hotel brand Raffles will open its first property in the Middle East at Wafi City in Dubai, according to 7Days. The hotel is part of an expansion project that includes an extension to the existing mall. There are only 13 Raffles hotels in the world, including the flagship Raffles Singapore

So another extension to wafi

So is the 5 star hotel that was ment to be there ?
http://216.25.85.145/new/

looking at the web site there is also a second res tower in wafi

Wafi currently

http://i2.pbase.com/u34/bmcmorrow/upload/41291897.Mar05352.jpg
image taken from this great web site
http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/dubaiaerials&page=all

Wafi of the future:
the Pyramid is the hotel [a bit like the one in Vegas]

http://img209.exs.cx/img209/1235/wafi7je.jpg

much smaller scale !

looking good
how come we didn't hear anything about it?

maybe there has been little news so far

if i rememeber right there was an ad in wafi mall when i was there in january...
but i am not sure i have to admit...
at least it was something similar...

once get little more offical news can start the thread

At only Dh60 million I don't think it is going to be very much...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid164/pc59e3e3aae5f5498c74b9109b05f9b8a/f48999bd.jpg

Where it will be located, I don't know. Maybe Marina. They have another building for Discovery Gardens, called Rufi Gardens.

first of all this one looks like it's approved as they say coming soon

i would say this one will be in international city, not sure though, but very likely

have you found a website, looks like the render is taken from it, or is a photo by you?

I took the picture of the render on their broschure I received by mail. I googled them and apart of their Pakistani company webpage, I found only one article about them:


'New Company Offers Freehold Apartments' - Khaleej Times Business (May 19, 2004)


Dubai - Two Dubai-based companies have joined hands with reputed builders from Pakistan and Canada to venture into construction of freehold apartment blocks in Dubai.

Bangash Motors and Al Insaf Motors of Dubai, which are diversifying into construction, Rufi Builders of Pakistan, which has 35 years of experience, and Best Homes of Canada, winner of Building Excellence Award in Canada for 2003 and 2004, have formed a new company Best Homes Emirates Real Estate. They launched their first housing project, Global Green View, of 150 apartments to be constructed in the International City in Al Aweer, Dubai, at a ceremony attended by Saif bin Saad Al Suweidi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Air Marshal (Rtd) Syed Qaiser Hussain.

The 11-storey project is centrally located in the International City and is scheduled for completion by mid-2006. On offer are studio, one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom apartments, priced from around Dh 180,000 to around Dh 482,000.

Best Homes will build a total of 500 apartments in the International City.

The company will launch their second project in Dubai, Global Lake View, at the Marina, on May 30. The project has been designed by Atkins.
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http://www.tamweel.ae/site/newcompany_freeholds.htm
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some rufi towers coming along ;)
i hate that boring tower names...

Arkonsult to design campus

Staff Report

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi University yesterday appointed Arkonsult Engineering Consultants as lead designers for the design and construction documentation phase of its Dh200 million campus project.

The design team will get expert educational design input from RealTime Solutions in Melbourne.

The Abu Dhabi University programme has been fast-tracked by its founder and patron, Shaikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

Shaikh Hamdan is also president of the university's board of trustees and governors. The master plan was completed on schedule earlier this year.

The project include plans for 70 classrooms and laboratories; administrative offices; a modern library; auditoriums with 1,000 seats and 350 seats, respectively; restaurants; a gymnasium; a multi-purpose hall; and a student clinic.

Construction will begin in late June. The campus will welcome its first batch of about 5,000 students in September 2006.

A mixed-use development on sheikh zayed road

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strange design
just another design entry
would have been interesting to see such a structure on szr

Wow, that's a very unique design, more of these please! Its a shame these design competitions are carried out in much secrecy and the winners never announced publicly.

Now this is an amazing proposal!!

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hehe, this seems to be a former design proposal for dubai pearl
the tower with the giant glass facade is awesome, i actually want to see this as phase 2 of dubai pearl :D

one of those towers looks liek the shell that i think park place will have well it appears to how i would invision

That A mixed-use development on sheikh zayed road is easy to spot where it belongs
carparks behind even in a place like that
I should replace the 5 old emriates towers
taht is if it was going to happen but 2003 seems long past

Nice!

I like the Pyramid concept in the Wafi City project

Abu Dhabi to boost conference tourism business

Abu Dhabi:

Abu Dhabi wants to boost its tourism industry by becoming a major regional centre for conferences and exhibitions, sources said.

Exhibition industry watchers see the decision to shift responsibility for the licensing of exhibitions to the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority from the General Exhibitions Corp as an important step towards achieving this goal.

The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority has become the sole licensing authority for all exhibitions in the capital, an official said.

According to the chairman of the Tourism Authority, Abu Dhabi wants to increase the number of exhibition delegates visiting the capital by 600 per cent over the next decade.

"All exhibitions in Abu Dhabi will henceforth be licensed by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), according to a decree. The details are being finalised," Mubarak Al Muhairi, director-general of ADTA, told Gulf News. ADTA was established in late 2004.

The General Exhibitions Corp (GEC), a Government of Abu Dhabi exhibitions-organising body, was previously the sole licensing authority for exhibitions in the capital.

It will continue providing logistical support to those seeking to hold exhibitions here.

The shift of licensing powers to ADTA from GEC is consistent with Abu Dhabi's tourism-related ambitions, industry sources said.

It means a single agency can focus on identifying ways to maximise the number of business travellers and tourists who visit the capital.

A more centralised approach makes this task easier, they said.

"GEC will remain independent," Al Muhairi said. He spoke on the sidelines of the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) industry Mid-East Congress that began here yesterday.

More than 250 delegates from Asia, the Middle East and Europe are attending the three-day event. It is being held in Abu Dhabi for the first time.

Leisure travel will be the key focus for ADTA, but the authority remains equally committed to the MICE sector, Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of ADTA, told delegates during his welcome address.

"Western Europe will be the primary tourism market we will focus on, in geographical terms. We will soon be opening offices in the United Kingdom and Germany," he said.

"Once we establish representation on the ground in these two key markets in 2005, we will roll out offices in other European countries, such as Switzerland and Austria," he said.

Abu Dhabi eyes six-fold rise in business tourists

25 April 2005

ABU DHABI — Chairman, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), Shaikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, yesterday said that the emirate is eying for 240,000 business tourists by year 2015, against current arrivals of 40,000.

"The target for leisure tourists has been fixed at three million against current arrivals of 835,000," he said while inaugurating a three-day meeting, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) Middle East, which will discuss issues relating to the industry.

The emirate, which has over 200 islands, sun-shine, beaches, rugged mountains, lush green fields, and desert besides a world class infrastructure to hold MICE events, wants its rightful share from an industry which has a turnover of $400 billion.

Outlining the role of his new Authority, he said that it is regulating the tourism sector, developing its infrastructure improving the profile, apart from destination marketing across the globe.

"We are working to develop the tourism industry in the emirate by identifying the areas where private sector can make investments and help improve the hospitality infrastructure," said Shaikh Sultan bin Tahnoon.

About the emirate's potential for leisure and business tourism, he said that peace and tranquillity, exemplary law and order, physical, sports and recreational infrastructure would be marketed in the Western Europe.

"In geographical terms, the Authority has identified Western Europe as our primary target market. The initial focus will be on the two largest sources of outbound travel, the UK and Germany, together with German-speaking Switzerland and Austria. This is reflected in our plan to establish on-the-ground representation in these two markets during 2005," he explained.

In subsequent years, he said that there will be a gradual rollout of representation and promotional activity into other European countries.

Activities promoting the MICE sector will also initially target Europe but are likely to be more international in scope.

Meanwhile, speaking at a Press conference, Ian Ferguson Brown, Head of Marketing Etihad Airways, said that since the launch of the airline, the emirate has emerged as the second most known place among the new destinations.

Earlier, Abu Dhabi was not on top of the mind of many tourists, he said.
The different stakeholders from the MICE industry will discuss new trends, potential and action plan to boost the MICE business in the Middle East.

Two Dh8.6b mega projects to come up

27 April 2005

ABU DHABI — Two mega projects costing Dh8.6 billion have been announced here yesterday, which apart from creating a world class tourism and recreational facilities will lay the foundation for a complete industrial zone dedicated to automobile industry which will be lured to set-up their manufacturing as well as commercial bases in Abu Dhabi.

The announced was made by Mohammed Khamais Al Rumaithi, Chairman Four Directions Group Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Dhahery, chairman of Bin Salem Group, who told a press conference that the project will be developed by a newly formed company-Elite Investment House.

The consultancy work will be undertaken by Four D-Surbana Middle East, a joint venture between Surbana International Consultants and Four Direction based in Abu Dhabi.

Mohammad Khamais Al Rumaithi said that the Middle East would have its first fully integrated development that promises to change the entire concept of the automotive trade not only in Abu Dhabi but also for the rest of the region.

He said that the Autopolis will be spread over an area of 2X 0.6 kilometer and the mega development which will house a myriad of automobile related trades and commercial activities such as a world class exhibition and conventions center, luxury automobile showrooms, an auto museum, a state of the art media center, large commercial complexes, luxury villas, a boutique auto hotel, auto related retails malls, and great variety of recreational facilities including a mega theme park and a marina.

Rumaithi said: "It will help realise Abu Dhabi to take the position of an auto-hub of the middle east, by integrating all the auto needs of the Gulf region, besides functioning as regional distribution centre for major car manufactures/dealers."

Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Dhahery said " The integrated facilities will attract major car makers to set up production and distribution base in the city." He said that the architectural design of the Autopolis will itself put Abu Dhabi on the world map. "Abu Dhabi will emerge as a major international exhibition and convention center of the middle east by becoming the venue for staging International Auto Shows, IT events, Travel shows etc," he said.

The autopolis will help position Abu Dhabi as a choice destination for tourist arriving from the Middle East /GCC region and the rest of the world.

Giving details, he said that the complex will have two major zones-the Autovention and the Autoventure zone, this will not only help to cater to the entire value chain of automotive activities and businesses but also offer a new dimension of fun and entertainment to the whole car manufacturers and distributors to set up bases in Abu Dhabi.

Here I found..Ontario base Architect : basel kotob

marina place
dubai, uae

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/nite.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/aerial.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/site.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/marina.html

an already discussed topic
it seems to be a several years old proposal
nothing serious about it

oh ok.

here another one.

Sheikh Zayed Road Development Project

http://www.carlosott.com/Clients/Sheikh_Zayed/Zayed_road-01.jpg

Dubai, U.A.E.
Residential Tower and Parking Building 30 700 m2, towers of 48, 42, 35 and 30 floors high


This project and its unique form is a one of a kind residential building. A cylindrical tower clad in glass, allows for apartments with exceptional views of this growing city in the desert and on the Dubai Creek

http://www.carlosott.com/zayed.htm

AAM Tower Dubai Media City

http://www.carlosott.com/Clients/AAM_Tower/aam_tower.jpg

http://www.carlosott.com/aamTower.htm

that last one would look quite nice in media city...
i never saw it before? is it an older proposal?

pretty cool proposals, would like to see them come to life, however, alot of these are just ideas, and will only end up in a re-cycle bin , :(

pretty cool proposals, would like to see them come to life, however, alot of these are just ideas, and will only end up in a re-cycle bin , :(
i would really like to see them 2 :'(

Here I found..Ontario base Architect : basel kotob

marina place
dubai, uae

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/nite.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/aerial.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/site.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/bkotob02/marina.html

In the same plot are being built (to be compleated late this year) Al Fattan Marine Towers, 2 x 245 meters, designed by NORR, another Canadian architectural firm.

Another proposal for Dubai by Boogertman Krige

http://www.delqs.co.za/Proposal_1_-_Night_View.jpg

and another one

http://www.delqs.co.za/Proposal_2_-_Night_View.jpg

One by colliers

Mixed Used Tower
Confidential 60,000 m² mixed commercial & residential tower block.


http://www.colliers.com/Content/Repositories/Base/Markets/UAE/English/Case_Study_Content/BodyImages/DubaiTower.jpg

Krazy !!! damn it man ! those are among the most beautiful towers i've ever seen ! ppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppplllllllllllzzzzzzzzzzzzz Dubai Build them Pllz :runaway: :eek2: :eek2:

One by colliers

Mixed Used Tower
Confidential 60,000 m² mixed commercial & residential tower block.


http://www.colliers.com/Content/Repositories/Base/Markets/UAE/English/Case_Study_Content/BodyImages/DubaiTower.jpg

Btw i guess this building is already built in Dubai and called al Shoala (الشعله) and it was developed by al Nabodah... anyway it's close to City Center and Gift land discount shop is located there

yea the last one did look familiar. thanks for letting me know.

i don't remember such a massive building in dubai
it surely would have got my attention

http://www.delqs.co.za/Proposal_2_-_Night_View.jpg
that one is great...
reminds me of horizon tower...

yea but look at the base... looks like its wearing a lil girl's dress :D

you guys should check this website out: www.tvsa.com
Its a flash website so I couldnt get any pictures from it but it has amazing renders of four dubai projects, namely Dubai Sports City (DSC), Dubai Media City (DMC), Dubai Convention Center (supposedly going to be in DubaiLand and looks really cool!) and a highrise with a "Moorish design" planned for DMC. On the homepage just click Portfolio and then goto the International projects section to see all these projects.

Here's an article (http://www.ameinfo.com/47040.html) concerning the launch of the Moorish-themed tower in DMC and its name is Al Sufouh. Of course no render and virtually no information since its launch in October of last year and its a very good, naturally, since the design won an architectural competition.

Also in this article (http://www.isleind.org/LII2005Conf.asp) it talks about this guy who works at TVSA who "has contributed the original design concepts for the Megapolis of Dubai’s Business Bay, the extension of Dubai Creek back into the Persian Gulf, the new Global Village and the Seven Pearls of the Emirates among others." Check out Behr Champana at the very bottom of the article. Maybe we should contact these guys to get some more info from them as they seem to be involved in many of Dubai's high-profile projects such as Bbay, 7 pearls, extension of the creek to the sea, DMC, DSC, DubaiLand etc...

believe it or not
i contacted this company for the al sufouh project and they replied immediately

but infortunately even the company didn't know anything about this project :weirdo:

they tried to gather info for me but no reply since more than a month!

they're actually the designers of business bay as they have told ne

One by colliers

Mixed Used Tower
Confidential 60,000 m² mixed commercial & residential tower block.


http://www.colliers.com/Content/Repositories/Base/Markets/UAE/English/Case_Study_Content/BodyImages/DubaiTower.jpg



if im not mistaken this building is being built in abu dhabi, on khalidia street, i saw it in the summer with the exact render on the sign...next to subway(if anyone is there to check)

Aloosh I expect more Abu Dhabi updates n pictures from you! :rant:

D-L, one of the articles I posted said that TVSA were working on the plans of extending the creek back to the sea and on a project called the seven pearls of the emirates, those two are worth contacting the company for more information. Also how can they not know about a tower that they have on their website, they definitely have info now. Plus, the design on their website for DSC is very different from the ones we've seen and it would nice to know whats up with that. Im going to send them an email tomorrow inshallah about all this and im gonna be crossing my fingers for some interesting info.

good luck then
they really didn't know about this project!

There's a board for a tower, up on the corner of Internet City overlooking the SZR and AUD. It says ARENCO but the render is not there yet. Based on the shape it will definitelly be a tower.

I can't access Arenco's website though: www.arencore.com

doesn't work for me either
but the website was crap and there are no updates on towers under construction
just some crappy completed buildings are on their homepage

Aloosh I expect more Abu Dhabi updates n pictures from you! :rant:

sorry buddy, i just havnt had the chance to go there...and not too many contacts up in canada

Abu Dhabi to invest Dh 40 billion in ten years

Apr 29, 2005

A senior tourism official has anticipated that investments in the tourism sector in Abu Dhabi will exceed Dh 40 billion in the next decade.

in a statement to WAM, Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), said tourism would grow significantly in the next few years.

"ADTA is mulling launching a comprehensive development strategy for the tourism sector in Abu Dhabi that will focus on projects suitable to the emirate's nature and resources," noted Sheikh Sultan.

He said ADTA would, for the first time, participate in the Arabian Travel Market Show, which will kick off in Dubai on May 3.

He expected that Abu Dhabi would entertain three million tourists in the coming ten years and that the number of hotel rooms would increase to 25,000.

"The launch of the Emirates Establishment for Partnership between the public and private sectors will hopefully lead to the creation of huge joint ventures that will benefit the national economy," said Sheikh Sultan.

New real estate firm launched in capital

30 April 2005

ABU DHABI — Chairman of the constituent committee of Sorouh Real Estate Company, Saieed Eid Al Ghafli announced yesterday that the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy approved the establishment of Sorouh as a public listed company with a paid up capital of Dh2.5 billion paving the way for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process which is to take place within the coming month.

Al Ghafli said that the establishment of Sorouh comes within the framework set by the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to establish new development projects enhancing the economic performance and adding to the active development of the construction sector, coping with the current economic boom in the various sectors.

He pointed out that the shareholders' stake is to constitute 45 per cent valued at Dh1.125 billion, whilst the public subscription constitutes the remaining Dh1.375 billion. The value of share is determined to be Dh1, in addition to Dh0.01 as an issuing fee.

He added that the first project to be carried out by the new company will be the partial development of Al Reem Abu Al Shouom island in Abu Dhabi, explaining that Sorouh intends through this project to convert the respective part of the island to an outstanding landmark for the emirate.

Al Ghafli elaborated that the projected development represents a natural extension for Abu Dhabi, and that it is to combine luxury with international high standards. The said development includes the establishment of villas and luxury apartments, accompanied by the establishment of a most developed infra-structure, in addition to hotels, hospitals and clinics, schools, mosques, commercial and residential as well as recreational projects.

Finally, he pointed out that the company's targets are not limited to the said development, as it intends to carry out a variety of projects and development programs.
He indicated that the establishment of Sorouh represents an attraction for local and foreign investment. It is noteworthy that First Gulf Bank, and the National Investor have been assigned as underwriters for the subscription.

Abu Dhabi DCA to announce airport development plans at ATM 2005

May 1, 2005

The Department of Civil Aviation - Abu Dhabi will showcase and announce the development plans and projects of Abu Dhabi & Al Ain Airports and the completion of the primary expansion phase during the Arabian Travel Market 2005 to be held from May 3 - 6 in Dubai.

Dr. Sheikh Ahmad bin Saif Al Nahyan, Chairman of the DCA said: "The Department of Civil Aviation will have the opportunity to display and exhibit to trade visitors at the exhibition the projects that are planned for the development of the airports. This will provide us with a tool to help promote the emirate of Abu Dhabi and will attract new companies to the United Arab Emirates, especially the capital city, Abu Dhabi." The Department of Civil Aviation will also be showcasing the expansion plans for the Al Ain Airport, according to a press statement issued today.

He also said that the current expansion plans at the airport will increase the capacity of the current airport, these developments are already underway and are scheduled for completion in August of 2004, and will provide for airport services until the new airport is completed by the end of 3 years.

The Sheikh added that the development of the terminals will have the capacity to accommodate giant airplanes that will be able to carry approximately 530 passengers as well as other next generation aircraft.

He stated that the current expansion plans at Abu Dhabi Airport will include airplane parking areas, modified runways, lighting system for the airport grounds, a project to renovate Gate 3 at the airport, Terminal 2 as well as the expansion of the warehouses, car parks and pavements.

He further stated that the main objective of Abu Dhabi Airport expansion plans is aimed at offering better services to the passengers.

"We work on offering special services to passengers from the moment of their arrival at the airport to the moment they get onto the plane. We aim to offer integrated services that are also matched by the objectives of Etihad Airways, who have introduce special services that reflect the increase of the percentage of their business. Etihad Airways has already commissioned a new airplane that will enable the company to connect its routes and expand its operations to all five continents simultaneously, which indicates a major growth perspective within the travel segment in the coming years." Commenting on the achievements and role of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority in promoting Abu Dhabi regionally and internationally, he said, "The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority successfully promoted Abu Dhabi at the EIBTM in Berlin. Although it was the Authority's first participation at the exhibition, they did remarkably well by attracting well appreciated attention among all participants." "The delegates represented under the wing of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority such as Travel agencies and hotels in Abu Dhabi made reasonably sized business deals at the exhibition in Berlin, which further justifies their success. We expect the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority will achieve the same level of success at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, as it will be promoting the biggest tourist project developments in the region." "For the past couple of months, Abu Dhabi has come into the limelight and is becoming known around the world and in the tourism industry for its up coming projects and developments developments. The government recently declared that there will be major changes that will transform the tourism industry, making it one of the most promising and important economic sectors playing a vital role in diversifying our income sources," He added, "When we talk about the tourism industry in Abu Dhabi, we need to mention the growth of Etihad Airways and its role in promoting Abu Dhabi regionally and internationally.

We have noticed that when the national carrier of UAE started its operations, the number of tourists dramatically increased.

The coming periods are likely to see a continuation of this increase along with an expansion of Etihad's fleet and tourist destinations." He further mentioned, "The national carrier is studying a group of new routes to several global capitals to add to its destinations.

In the mean time, Etihad is adding more airplanes to its fleet and is expecting to receive one of 5 Boeing 777-300 long range airplanes next October." "Etihad Airways development plans come from the direction of His Highness Sheikh Khalifah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, and Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

Their highnesses have fully supported Abu Dhabi International Airport and the development of the national carrier. The plans of Etihad comply with the expected expansion of the Abu Dhabi International Airport. In due time, with the completion of the airport expansion project, Etihad will be receiving its giant airplanes and Airbus A-380 by end of 2007, being one of the 24 airplanes ordered from Airbus." "Over the past few months, Etihad added a number of new routes servicing several international destinations and in a couple of more weeks will announce their more routes in order to fulfil the goals of promoting tourism in Abu Dhabi. Etihad also plans to increase the number of its air fleet by an additional 50 airplanes within the next 5 years which highlights the fast paced growth of the company's activities," he added.

"The company is planning to operate new flights to more than 30 destinations around the world during next year. Based on research, the prices of Etihad tickets will be balanced in comparison to the routes that passengers will be flying to with the demand and supply as well as the market prices." "The demand for the national carrier has far exceeded our expectations of the permanent increase in the number of passengers expected in the coming period." He expected that the new $7 billion deal Etihad has made for the purchase of 24 giant airplanes will be the pivotal point for the company. The delivery of all airplanes will be completed by late 2007.

On al aqariya (real eastate tv channel), there was news that Abu Dhabi is planning to build a multi-billion dollar airport to be ready by 2009, its been on their news scroller for almost a week now so I guess there must be some truth in it, anyone else know about these plans??

the new airport project has been launched a couple of days ago, but there were no details unfortunately

Etihad set to buy 50 aircraft in five years

2 May 2005

ABU DHABI — Etihad Airways, which has already placed two big orders to purchase 29 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing, yesterday hinted at acquiring 50 more aircraft over a period of next five years, said a top official.

Chairman of the Department of Civil Aviation, Abu Dhabi, Dr Shaikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan, who is also chairman of Etihad Airways in his statement issued on the occasion of Arabian Travel Market, said the Abu Dhabi Civil Aviation scene is passing through a phase of development. The two airports of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain along with the national airliner were at the centre of attraction with their ambitious expansion plans.

He said :' Within one year, Etihad will operate flights to more than 30 destinations. About the fares, he said based on research, it would be balanced in comparison to the routes that passengers will be flying to with the demand and supply as well as the market prices.

'The role Etihad Airways in promoting the destination regionally and internationally cannot be ignored. Since it started operations, the number of tourists dramatically increased. The coming periods are likely to see a continuation of this increase along with an expansion of Etihad’s fleet and tourist destinations,” he said.

Al Nahyan said: 'ATM will be a tool to promote Abu Dhabi tourism attractions. The Department of Civil Aviation will also be showcasing the expansion plans for the Al Ain Airport.'

He said the expansion plans would increase the capacity of the current airport; the developments are already underway and are scheduled for completion in August 2005, and will provide for airport services until the new airport is completed by the end of three years.

Shaikh added that the development of the terminals would help accommodate giant aircraft as well as other next generation aircraft.

'The current expansion plans at Abu Dhabi Airport will include airplane parking areas, modified runways, lighting system for the airport grounds, a project to renovate Gate 3 at the airport, Terminal 2 as well as the expansion of the warehouses, car parks and pavements,' he said.

'We work on offering special services to passengers from the moment of their arrival at the airport to the moment they get onto the plane. We aim to offer integrated services that are also matched by the objectives of Etihad Airways, who have introduced special services that reflect the increase of the percentage of their business. Etihad Airways has already commissioned a new airplane that will enable the company to connect its routes and expand its operations to all five continents simultaneously, which indicates a major growth perspective within the travel segment in the coming years,' he said.

He appreciated the role ADTA in marketing and highlighting the emirate abroad aggressively that has won good business also.
The government recently declared that there would be major changes that will transform the tourism industry, making it one of the most promising and important economic sectors playing a vital role in diversifying the income sources.

Abu Dhabi all set to place itself on world tourism map

May 3, 2005

The tourist sector in Abu Dhabi is now set for take off in the coming years, according to a report published online by the Oxford Business Group (OBG).

"While Abu Dhabi's tourist sector has long been one of the emirate's more under-developed sectors, it is now set for take off in the coming years.

Spurred by the will to diversify the oil state's economy, the Abu Dhabi Executive Council has placed tourism at the centre of its strategic thinking," said the OBG in its online print.

The OGB is a leading publisher of economic and political intelligence on the emerging markets of the Southern Balkans, North Africa, the Levant and the Gulf.

Across the world, Dubai has successfully marketed itself as an international destination.

The newly established Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the print said, has been tasked with increasing tourist numbers in the emirate from around 830,000 a year in 2003, to over 3m by 2015. "Of this figure, half are expected to be business visitors, growing organically from the current 627,000 in line with expected economic growth...

"One of the principal components of this strategy is the new airline, Etihad, which was set up in 2003, is the fastest growing carrier in the world.

Its current fleet of eight aircraft will soon be augmented by the 29 it bought recently (with options for a further 15) in a shopping spree costing more than $7bn." With delivery planned at one plane a month from October 2005, and a strategy to service 70 destinations by 2010, Etihad will be funnelling visitors into Abu Dhabi in ever increasing numbers, according to the report.

This, adds the report, will require massive investment in tourist-related infrastructure, especially hotels, but also golf courses, luxury apartments and attractions. "Few hotels have added room inventory to the emirate in recent years, and already the impact of Etihad is being felt, especially in the capital.

Hotel managers are reporting above 95% occupancy since November, and unanimously agree that there is a high chance Abu Dhabi will run out of rooms next year. With this sense of urgency in mind, real estate developers are rubbing their hands: the coming years should be profitable for anyone with good ideas." ADTA chairman Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun told OBG, investment would come solely from the private sector.

"The government will designate certain 'Tourism Zones', where the legal, licensing and ownership framework will be more attractive to the private sector.

But the government will not use public money to build the facilities," he said.

ADTA's role is instead to be a facilitator, providing the private sector with whatever it needs in order to stimulate growth.

However, ADTA will also be keeping strict control over quality through a centralised licensing and classification process.

The print said ADTA intends 44% of the 17,000 new rooms it wants to see built in the emirate in the next decade to be five star.

"We have all the right natural resources for sun and sand tourism, perfect weather, fabulous beaches, and over 200 islands in the west of the country that have not been developed. We have all the right ingredients to build some fantastic resorts," he told OBG.

Meanwhile, ADTA is out selling Abu Dhabi to the world at the major international tourism trade fairs. Later this year it will open offices in London and Frankfurt, promoting Abu Dhabi in the world's two largest leisure tourism markets. And with an annual budget of $30m to be spent on promoting the destination, Abu Dhabi could soon be a place everybody is talking about.

I went to The Architectural Expo here in Bangkok, and saw this they displayed as the company's project.

In Dubai, UAE

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/chady/veranda/DSC01989.jpg

and this one aswell, sorry for the bad quality pic. I'll go again tomorrow

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/chady/veranda/DSC01991.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/chady/veranda/DSC02024.jpg

Great renders chad :)

it seems that there will be a high rise in DSC

http://www.zynergy.co.th/portdata/architect/a9.jpg

http://www.zynergy.co.th/portdata/architect/a10.jpg

http://www.zynergy.co.th/portdata/architect/a11.jpg

Abu Dhabi International Airport plans Dh21b expansion

5 May 2005

DUBAI — Abu Dhabi announced Dh21 billion expansion plan of the Abu Dhabi International Airport. The master plan involves the construction of a new midfield passenger terminal, a second runway at a distance of 2,000 metres from the existing runway, cargo and maintenance facilities and other commercial developments on land immediately adjacent to and north of the existing airport. The first phase is due to be completed by 2010.

Once completed, the project will also provide a top-quality home base for Etihad, helping it to continue the steady expansion of its operations, Overall, the project will see a doubling of the existing airport land area to 3,400 hectares, with dedicated buffer zones to the north and south.

The new facilities will be designed for an initial handling capacity of 20 million passengers a year when they open in five years’ time, and an ultimate capacity of 50 million passengers a year.

The announcement was made at the Arabian Travel Market 2005 yesterday by Khalifa Al Mazrouei, chairman of Supervision Committee for Expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport (SCADIA), on behalf of Shaikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Civil Aviation Department and President of Etihad Airways.

Al Mazrouei said: “As the capital continues to expand, Abu Dhabi International Airport will be even better placed to provide access to the greater metropolitan area. Once completed, the expanded airport facilities should be sufficient to meet projected demand for another 50 years.”

The master plan for the project has been completed by New York-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, while another US firm, Parsons International has been appointed as the programme managers. Phase one of the project is scheduled start in four months' time. Earthworks will start one month prior to the completion of the design, which will take 18 months to complete.

Another key part of the project is the provision of a substantial increase in cargo facilities, with an ultimate handling capacity of around two million tonnes of freight a year. A major user will be Etihad Airways, which has identified air freight, in particular transit cargo, as one of its key growth areas. The other airlines currently serving Abu Dhabi International Airport will also benefit from the expansion.

Close to the new cargo facilities land has been allocated for related commercial activities, including free trade zones. Aircraft maintenance facilities will continue to be concentrated on the south side of the existing airport. The plan also sets aside land for the growth of other operators, such as Royal Jet and Abu Dhabi Aviation.

One of the first phases of the project will be the construction of a second runway, scheduled to start next month. Planned at 4,100 metres in length, the new runway is widely spaced allowing for complete independent operations and is designed to cater for the latest generation of aircraft, including the new double-decker Airbus 380. Etihad Airways is due to take delivery of its first A 380 in 2007.

Al Mazrouei said that Abu Dhabi International Airport, which has been recording 20 per cent year-on-year growth in passenger traffic for the last four years, was running over capacity. The airport was designed to handle 3.5 million passengers, while the current demand is 5.2 million. With the completion of the airport expansion five years away, SCADIA has begun implementation of a number of interim projects to cope with the capacity constraints in the existing facilities and continued passenger growth. A Dh100 million contract has been awarded for the construction of nine new Code E/F aircraft stands, and another one, worth Dh110 million for the construction of a new Terminal 2 and refurbishment of Gate 3 in the existing terminal.

nice .. all proposed building and tower for Dubai are great ! i wish they get approved

nice pics chad

http://aiany.org/designawards/2003/projects/jpegs/077a.jpg
Architect : Brennan Beer Gorman/Architects
Project: 1 Marina Place
Location: Dubai, UAE
Owner / Client: (not specified)
More here (http://aiany.org/designawards/2003/projects/077.htm)

isn't this Dubai Towers in Doha ? build by DIP ?

it looks very much like the dubai tower - doha
no, it's dubai tower - doha :D

Its not Dubai Towers... Dubai should build this.. its awesome

one of those sports city towers was visible in that "dubai sports city" render i posted in its thread...so it might be built...!

Etihad Airawys increases flights to Asia

May 5, 2005

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will as of June 1 increase its frequency of flights to Asia. The airline will introduce daily flights to Bangkok, where the airline has been flying to four times each week since the launch of the route in April 2004, and will increase the number of flights to Colombo from three to five flights weekly.

Commenting on the news, Dr. Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saif Al Nahyan, Chairman of Civil Aviation Department in Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Etihad Airways said, "This strategic move demonstrates our commitment to providing passengers with greater access for travel between the two hubs and it will help us build stronger ties between the UAE and Asia. We are very confident that the increased frequency of flights to Bangkok and Colombo will further motivate our guests to explore this vibrant region rich in tradition and cultural heritage." Asia is emerging as one of the key travel destinations with Bangkok as the major hub in the region. The airline plans to increase its routes to Asia significantly by the end of this year in anticipation of the new aircraft that will support ambitious expansion plans.

The expansion of Etihad flights to the Asian region comes at an important time as the airline gears up for the busy summer season. The Far East is fast becoming one of the word's most popular travel destinations, and Etihad Airways is pleased to provide more flights for visitors to the region.

Etihad Airways, although a new arrival, already flies to 16 destinations in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. The growing network now serves Amman, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beirut, Cairo, Colombo, Damascus, Dammam, Geneva, Karachi, London (Heathrow), London (Gatwick), Mumbai, Munich, New Delhi and Riyadh.

Etihad refers to passengers as 'guests' and has three 'guest zones' - Diamond, Pearl and Coral - rather than classes. These do not correspond directly to first, business and economy classes. Each zone provides a premium service, with quality and undivided attention emphasized.

Abu Dhabi to build 10 new hotels

Staff Report

Dubai: Abu Dhabi will build more than ten hotels by 2010 to cater for the growing inflow of tourists, a senior tourism official said.
The emirate needs 7,000 more rooms to cope with the expected demand.

"Abu Dhabi is set to make a giant leap in tourism, resort and leisure," Abdullah Khalfan Al Rumaithi, managing director of the National Corporation for Tourism and Hotels (NCTH), said.

"We are planning to build more than ten hotels by 2010 to meet the growing inflow of three million holidaymakers by that time."

NCTH, a 40 per cent Abu Dhabi government-owned company, will launch within the next two weeks an expansion of the Abu Dhabi InterContinental Hotel, one of the emirate's key resorts.

"The Dh100 million project, expected to be completed by the end of 2006, will add 50 rooms, taking the total room capacity to 380," he said.

The project also involves the construction of seven meeting and conference rooms equipped with ultra-modern technology.

"The rooms, to be named after each of the seven emirates, will open in September," he added.

NCTH hotels achieved more than 90 per cent occupancy in the first four months of this year, making it the highest rate in 25 years.

He expected the occupancy rate in all the emirate's hotels to hit a record 75 per cent this year.

"Extensive roadshows by the authority in regional and International markets and the launch of Etihad Airways were behind The excellent performance of the sector,'' he said.

"Over the next five years, we will acquire 15 hotels in Abu Dhabi and we will be a key investor when the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority offers land to build hotels and resorts," he added.

According to Noel Masoud, general manager of the Abu Dhabi InterContinental Hotel, the emirate has evolved into a major tourist destination in recent years.

"Year after year, we witness a good turnout of European tourists, mainly from Germany, Switzerland and Britain," he said.

"Indications are that the number of tourists coming to Abu Dhabi has increased significantly since Etihad started linking more and more countries in Europe and Asia to the emirate. This is a positive trend," he said.

New picture of the Al Mutawaa Tower from the site of Söhne & Partner (http://www.soehnepartner.com). Is it close to Palm Jumeirah?

http://img28.echo.cx/img28/6388/almutawaa6tf.jpg

More about this tower in this post (http://skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=3290269&postcount=154)

now you make me remember they wanted to keep me updated on their projects, but....

but the lcoation shown in the render will never be the exact location. it would be in the dubai pearl complex, should be a bit more to the left, if there are any plots!

Now THAT looks cool!

Is it close to Palm Jumeirah?

The render conveniently omits the Royal Mirage Hotel but could it be located as suggested on the photo?

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y298/soennecken2/Trunk.jpg


Great tower BTW

there are free plots on the right of palm jumeirah/ dubai pearl.
on the left there is not much space from what i can remember...

could actually be!

also check out the plot under construction some 200m away at al sufouh road direction marina
this is what i suppose to be the al ghaith tower, as there was only the dar consult sign on the board
i will post this aerial in the correspronding thread

im sorry if repost....

TOWER AT BUSINESS BAY DUBAI, U.A.E.
Client: Deyaar Development Co.
Period: 2005
Concept design for a mixed use development (residential/office)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/griftre/6.jpg

TOWER AT BUSINESS BAY DUBAI, U.A.E.
Client Deyaar Development Co.
Period 2005
Concept design for a mixed use development (residential/office)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/griftre/Bild4.jpg

TOWER D, CITY OF ARABIA / THE ARABIC DIAMOND, DUBAI, U.A.E.
Client Arex
Period 2005
Concept design for a mixed used tower, g +45

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/griftre/Bild5.jpg


STARGATE EDUTAINMENT PARK, DUBAI, U.A.E.
Client International Projects Development Company
Period 2004 - 2006
Master planning, architectural design, interior design, mep engineering, structural engineering, infrastucture engineering and project management

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/griftre/Bild1.jpg

source:http://www.klingconsult.de/dubai/dubai.htm

Um... They look OK I guess but not my favourites anyway. They seem to look a bit strange to me especially the 2nd one

these look interesting
i suppose most of the towers in business bay will have a futuristic design

I like the futuristic aspects of these towers but the tops just seem a bit iffy to me.

that 2nd proposal is a beauty!

veeery futuristic, i like them!!
pretty good, i guess they would look amazing in business bay...

that 2nd proposal is a beauty!
oh yea, very nice

I really hope the second and third towers get built, they're better than anything i've seen in Dubai excluding BD and AB, of course. The first one is extremely tacky and its blueprints must be burnt immediately or sold to sharjah or ajman! The second one reminds me of Coruscant, the guy who keeps repeating that Dubai looks like Coruscant will be happy to see this!

This is my favourite thread across the whole ssc forums, I just love looking at these amazing proposals.

what the hell is Coruscant? Sounds like the name of a scorpion.

It's the planet in starwars which is covered in a gigantic city with ultra'talls that are several miles high :)

I really do like that second one too. And it does look like something from coruscant.

I can't see them :( Can someone put them on imageshack.us for me?

When i go to the Dubai Tower Developement i can see which building is u/c, approved or proposed. It should be the same with the Project Developement. Because i have to go to the thread and read a little bit to know if the project is proposed or already u/c.

there are no proposed project threads in there
only the chess city and the mountain city project, which have been announced by the government, but seem to have problems to find investors

everything else either is approved or already under c

AD to host coastal symposium

The Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency will hold a four-day symposium in Abu Dhabi from June 8 to discuss the planning and integration of marine and coastal developments in the emirates. It will call for the establishment of a national programme.

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
the place has changed so much since I was there.... nothing up that way back then.... and now look at it :eek2:

Fraser Place, Dubai Internet City

http://www.fraserhospitality.com/frasercolln/newdevlp.html

http://www.fraserhospitality.com/images/frasercolln/dubai.jpg

hehe,
i posted this render from their homepage only a few days ago in the corresponding thread
this tower will be built!

what the hell is Coruscant? Sounds like the name of a scorpion.


:angel:

From now on, your name is Coruscant ;)

And your's can be Jamba (jambajuice.com) :D

^^^ :colgate:

:rofl: :rofl:

Some good news for Abu Dhabi and we can hope for something big

Capital plans to enact freehold property laws

14 June 2005

ABU DHABI — The government of Abu Dhabi is considering to enact laws this year, opening the door to foreigners to own and invest in freehold real estate.

The liberal, unprecedented move is part of a package to open up the economy and boost investments in the country.

Shaikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Private Department of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, expected that these laws would be promulgated in 2005. "The government has been working on formulating laws allowing foreigners to take advantage of the booming real estate sector. These laws will be promulgated soon," he revealed.

Shaikh Tahnoun was speaking to reporters after an announcement was made by ALDAR Properties on the sale of the first phase of Dh1 billion Al Raha Gardens Community, on the basis of freehold to UAE nationals.

He anticipated that Abu Dhabi would in the next five years witness a giant construction and real estate boom, employing the latest ideas in architecture. "Well-studied policies will ensure high growth rates that will bolster economic achievements in Abu Dhabi as well as at the UAE level as a whole," said Shaikh Tahnoun.

Al Raha Gardens, he said, represents a unique opportunity to UAE nationals to own superior quality residential units, expressing confidence in the capabilities of ALDAR Properties in carrying out major projects.

Studies have shown that Abu Dhabi requires 100,000 residential units in the foreseeable future. Shaikh Tahnoun said Al Raha Beach project would provide some 10 per cent of Abu Dhabi's requirement. "This means there are very strong investment opportunities in the real estate sector", said Shaikh Tahnoun.

Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Chairman ALDAR, said current laws do not allow foreign nationals to own property. However, federal and local laws are to be enacted to provide for various types of ownerships through major real estate players like ALDAR, Surouh, Emmar and Al Reem.

Under the various property ownership plans, foreigners could take advantage of the enormous opportunities for periods from 50 to 99 years, or otherwise specified under the coming laws.

Answering a question by Khaleej Times, Al Sayegh said future development projects in Abu Dhabi would not be restricted to the area adjacent to the Abu Dhabi - Dubai highway and other major parts of the city, but would also be extended to all parts of the emirate.

"Abu Dhabi has focused on creation of world class infrastructure, from Sila'a on the Saudi border to Ghantout. This will help in launching new projects in all areas," Al Sayegh emphasised.

Was bored and googling and look what I found. :D A veeerrryyy old article showing this project in place of JLT. Dunno if you know about this:

http://www.dmjmhn.aecom.com/media/4274.jpg

World's Tallest Building Competition
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responding to a design competition for the world’s tallest building, DMJM Design devised several schemes to meet the mixed use program of the project. The design schemes accommodated office, hotel, residential, entertainment and fitness components within a proposed 800–meter high structure.

http://www.dmjmhn.aecom.com/MarketsAndServices/39/89/index.jsp

Amazing, but I'd rather have 79 high rise towers than one 800m tower. Wouldnt mind if they built this in Park Square or some other place though. Great design.

I think that was one of the competion entry for JLT's central tower, a competion that was won by WS Atkins's design.

Freehold to boost market
BY ISAAC JOHN

27 June 2005

DUBAI — The recent landmark decision by Abu Dhabi to enact a free-hold property law — a strategic move that is expected to speed up the legislation of the long-awaited federal property law enabling full foreign ownership of real estate assets in the UAE as a whole — is expected to give a new impetus to the foreign investment flow into the country.

The federal legislation, also enabling foreign nationals to be issued a full title deed for their ownership of landed property anywhere in the UAE, will also prompt more developers coming to the fray with mega projects.

Property developers believe that only a uniform federal property law can allay investor fears and clear all the remaining ambiguity in those transactions, which are being labelled as freehold in some emirates. Investors are aware that the current law is still not transparent with regard to foreign ownership of property in the UAE. While the current federal law doesn’t prohibit the ownership of UAE property by a foreign national, the registration procedures are yet to be clearly defined. "As there is no proper federal property law in the UAE, freehold ownership cannot be held to be illegal, but neither is it explicitly legal," one lawyer pointed out.

As there is now a clear indication that a federal freehold law is in the offing, the deck is finally ready for Dubai and other emirates to go ahead with that vital piece of legislation permitting foreign ownership not only to certain developers but to all who are in the business.

Such a move, which is imminent, will see scores of new developers coming to the fore with more affordable properties in relatively less prime locations for the expatriate residents and investors. And property industry sources estimate that such a scenario will lead to a drastic upward revision of the property investments from overseas. This is particularly true in the backdrop of an increasing repatriation of Arab funds from the West in addition to the investments from non-residents from the neighbouring regions.

Current market research indicate the size of the AGCC real estate market to be around $ 90 billion to $110 billion with the UAE and Saudi Arabia accounting for some 80 per cent of the total market.

Abdul Rahman G. Al Mutaiwee, Director-General of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has stressed the need for a law to formalise expatriate freehold ownership of properties. "The Federal Government is currently working on the property ownership law. For current buyers, a fair contract between a property seller and buyer would ensure the rights and privileges of the expatriates owning freehold properties in Dubai. If anyone has any doubts about his rights, he should carefully study the contract," he pointed out in a recent statement.

Analysts see Mutaiwee's statement as a declaration that Dubai government will safeguard the freehold rights of buyers until the federal law is passed. And it should be noted that a federal law can not be passed without the agreement of the Dubai Government.

Lawyers point out that notwithstanding the legislation of a property law, there are other legal matters that should be considered by property investors. "A purchaser may be at risk with regard to the initial monies deposited. The properties in question are often not yet built, yet purchasers are paying the developers a large percentage of the purchase price."

"There is no requirement under the current law for protection of the purchaser in the event difficulties arise with a developer who is not backed by the government. The matter is most likely left to the contractual agreement between the purchaser and the developer. Purchasers should consider that the contract is undoubtedly drafted in favour of the developer. There is also some uncertainty regarding the Sharia law implications of real property inheritance."

Stressing the need for an inflow of fresh funds into the market by attracting foreign direct investment, analysts said there is a need to introduce the concept of securitisation and regulations that increase its flexibility and market awareness for individuals on alternative debt options such as securitization, sukuks and funds. 'Investors should consider a number of important factors before making their decisions such as weighing different financing options using the availability of market information, flexibility and terms of financing; their ability to avail financing for the property, the return on their investment and the state of the secondary market.'

ALDAR Properties announces construction contractor award for Imperial College Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi

ALDAR Properties PJSC announced today that Saudi Oger Emirates have been appointed as the principal construction contractor of their new state-of-the-art Imperial College London Diabetes Centre in Abu Dhabi.

Located next to Abu Dhabi's Zayed Military Hospital, the 5,800 square metre centre will comprise a treatment unit, state of the art medical services and a research institute in a specially built facility. Upon completion it will be managed by the Imperial College of London, one of the world's leading medical and academic institutions and cater for up to 200 patients per day.

Announcing the award, Ahmed Al Sayegh, Chairman of ALDAR Properties, said: 'this development amply demonstrates the versatility and capability of ALDAR to undertake a development that is so significant and valuable to the region.'

He added: 'We chose Saudi Oger Emirates as the main contractor for this unique development because of their international and regional experience and their commitment to meet our exacting standards and requirements..'

The Imperial College London Diabetes Centre Abu Dhabi is on a fast track construction programme that will see the development fully commissioned and operational in early 2006. Saudi Oger Emirates is a branch of Saudi Oger, a leading force in major international construction projects.

Abu Dhabi National Hotels plans three new properties

Abu Dhabi :
Abu Dhabi National Hotels (ADNH) is investing in three new five-star properties in the capital to grab a slice of the tourism action, its director general said.

The three new properties will come up over the next three years.

"The hotel and tourism sector is poised to become the second most important sector after oil in Abu Dhabi in the coming years, and ADNH is getting ready to be a big player by setting up more hotels," Peter E. Cardnell said.

"Over the next three years, ADNH is investing in three new five star hotels in Abu Dhabi alone. We are in advanced stages of negotiations. The hotels will be owned by ADNH completely and will be operated by international hotel chains," he told Gulf News in an interview prior to his departure from the group.

Cardnell leaves ADNH after a four-year stint.

Currently, ADNH wholly owns the Le Meridien, the Sheraton Towers & Resort, Abu Dhabi Hilton, Gulf Hotel, all five-star hotels as well as the Al Ain Hilton. Al Diar Hotels, part of ADNH, manages eight hotels in the capital.

Al Diar is also looking at new properties with at least two new hotels in Abu Dhabi coming under its fold this year.

"ADNH has a strategy of opening four- and five-star properties, mainly in Abu Dhabi. But the company is also opening hotels in Dubai and other emirates. We will invest in any project that is viable commercially and we will continue to work with hotel groups," said Cardnell.

The hotel executive said Abu Dhabi had undergone major transformation over the last four years and the creation of a new tourism authority as well as the new airline, Etihad Airways, would lend a fresh impetus to tourism in the capital.

"The hospitality sector will see huge developments over the next three to five years and ADNH will be at the centre of the new things happening."

anyone have more information on this proposal?

I really like it a lot.

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3324/kadubaitoweregg3lr.jpg

if the egg part got moved to the base it would look nicer

this one look slike an office tower or towers over 350m could get approved in DIFC or business bay

would be a nice one in business bay. i like it.never seen it before.
looks a little bit like the unnamed twin single tower whatever it is in media city...
just taller and a little bit crazy

it was posted here before, i think in this thread
khatib alami was the architect
just a design proposal for now
nothing serious!

i'd build this as the new Dubai World Trade centre

anyone know about these projects??

http://img202.echo.cx/img202/4853/image010048dl.jpg

Port Saeed Tower

The Port Saeed Tower rises in grandeur of ‘elegance and simplicity’ expressing ‘wealth and exclusivity’, which clearly distinguish it from the rest of the buildings in the vicinity. Located 1 km away from the city on Port Saeed Road rises a luxury office tower with a great panoramic view of the city from the northeast side and an astonishing vision of the Dubai Creek from the southwest side. The center of the tower is a courtyard deck, which is open to the sky revealing a relaxing atmosphere.


Location: Dubai, UAE
Client: Juma Al Ghurair; Al Manal Group
Project Type: Office Tower
Design Service: Concept Design

Al Ghurair Lake Office Tower

http://img202.echo.cx/img202/3514/al20ghurair20office20tower3tu.jpg

A sleek new addition to the rapidly growing business center of Dubai that captures attention in a glimpse. The tower is covered in a reflecting glass skin concealing the entire structure with natural illumination, consequently leaving the interior with a transparent atmosphere. The use of the fritted glass curtain wall in an “S-curve” sets the building's dynamic identity, and also serves as a shading device from Dubai's intense heat. Integrating a carefully thought-out form with modern materials reveals a high-end, tough-minded yet smooth flowing business building, which mirrors the city's strong corporate attitude.


Location: Dubai, UAE
Client/Developer: Al Ghurair Group
Project Type: Office Tower
Design Service: Concept Design

Nakheel Tower

http://img202.echo.cx/img202/6093/nakheel20tower5kh.jpg

Nakheel Tower stands within a complex development of Office/Residential Towers fronting Jumeirah Lake. With office spaces on the first fifteen floors and residential apartments on the upper levels, the multi-use development has two separate entrances to give its residential tenants privacy in their own space. The building utilizes perimeter balconies to allow exquisite high-level views of Jumeirah Lake and the streets below.


Location: Dubai, UAE
Client/Developer: Juma Al Ghurair
Project Type: Office Tower
Design Service: Concept Design

more dubai projects ;)

http://www.cadizinternational.com/pro_AlQusaisRes.html

Dubai Marina is it U/c??

http://img250.echo.cx/img250/8437/dubai20marinaimage8og.jpg

Dubai Marina Project


The Dubai Marina Ex is a waterfront lifestyle center, envisioned to be the hub of retail and entertainment for the Dubai Marina development, nearby beach hotels, the Dubai Internet/ Media City and the Emirates Hills Community. The Dubai Marina Ex draws a concept vision from the inspiring arrival of migratory birds gradually settling in Dubai. This brings color to the overall plan through exciting components and waterfront destinations such as the “Swan's Crest”, Flamingo Steps, Swan Landing, Seven “floating” restaurants, the “Swan's pond”, and retail wings named after various sea birds in Dubai. Along with a compelling architectural design, the project introduces a unique merchandising concept zoning each retail wing into lifestyle destinations (market, high fashion, active sports, etc.). More than a shopping destination, the Dubai Marina Ex is a LIFESTYLE EXPERIENCE.


Location: Dubai, UAE
Client/Developer: EMAAR
Project Type: Mixed-Use Development
Hotel, Residential, Recreational
Services: Design Competition

some market in Dubai

i don't know is it u/c or cancelled anyone knows?

http://img250.echo.cx/img250/2702/imagealbustan0fz.jpg

Al Bustan Market


Experience convenient shopping with modern flair at the Al Bustan Market, found in the progressive port city of Dubai. The inspiration for the 14,500 sq.m. dry market was taken from Dubai's fishing industry, resulting in a dynamic interpretation of curved lines, representing an energetic silhouette of powerful waves, capped off by an iconic “fish on a line” design as its finishing feature. The sleek design of the bold steel structure of metal sheets, cables, spires and glass endows the special market with a vibrant feeling of lightness and transparency, exhibiting a showcase of fresh produce, seafood and colorful flowers appealing to the senses. Al Bustan Market proves to be an exciting alternative, one that is essential to the dynamic lifestyle of Dubai.

Location: Dubai, UAE
Client/Developer: Majid Al Ghurair
Project Type: Commercial
Design Service: Concept Design

nice. but the dubai marina will never look like that ;)

I couldn't find the thread for this project, did we have one?: Khalifa Park

Does anyone know when it is going to open? A few months ago it said in the newspaper that it would open in two weeks, but it still isn't open.

sorry i have no idea, and no we dont have a thread for it. No news in the media :dunno:

Khalifa reviews tunnel projects in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday reviewed the designs for three tunnels to be built in Abu Dhabi.
These projects will span 3,200 metres, starting from the Mina Street to Salaam Street and then to outside the city. Each tunnel will have three lanes each way.

http://www.gulf-news.com/images/2005/07/12_nation_khalifa.jpg
Shaikh Khalifa studies designs for the Dh621 million construction of three tunnels in Abu Dhabi.

The Dh621 million projects will be completed in four years and are expected to ease traffic congestion in the emirate. The world's highest engineering standards will be applied in constructing the tunnels to keep pace with the rapid development of Abu Dhabi.

Shaikh Khalifa evinced keen interest in projects which mirror Abu Dhabi's image as one of the best cities in urban planning and development.

The President stressed the importance of cooperation among all bodies concerned for the success of national development projects.

The presentation was attended by Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs, other officials and Abdullah Salim Al Kathairi, Director of Roads Section at Abu Dhabi Municipalities and Agriculture Department, who briefed the President.

From DAR Consult website:

Dubai Crown @DM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/altind/DubaiCrownDM.jpg

Yamamah Tower Dubai

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid178/p18e66f46c2bf5b0a7dec691f18fa9c81/f335b8ab.jpg

I don't think this is already build.

GENERAL ELECTRIC HQ @Dubai Internet City

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid178/peecde184968f70909b58fc84fdb956dd/f335b98d.jpg

Real Estate Bank:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid178/p403738dbd2c9593a8bcf5fc75627229d/f335b96f.jpg

This building is already u/c (ground work at the moment), and is located in Rashidia, overlooking Festival City signal (the first after Garhood bridge), just the oposite new Toyota/Lexus showroom (u/c) that is part of Festival City.

Nice! So many of these proposals looks really good. They're really creative, especially that egg one. I hope they end up getting built, maybe in business bay.

edit

Almost all of the proposals are creative and spectacular, whereas a lot of the approved/under construction buildings are uncreative and dull imo