Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens

اطلاق حدائق محمد بن راشد اضخم مشروع من نوعه يراعي الحفاظ على البيئة وحمايتها. من: وليد العارضة.

Apr 11, 2008 - 05:15 -

دبي / حدائق محمد بن راشد / اطلاق من: وليد العارضة

دبي في 11 ابريل / وام/ اطلق صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد ال مكتوم نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي رعاه الله مشروعا جديدا في مبادرة فريدة من نوعها تمثلت في الاعلان عن تنفيذ مشروع / حدائق محمد بن راشد / كأضخم مشروع من نوعه يراعي الحفاظ على البيئة وحمايتها وزيادة المساحات الخضراء في الدولة تنفذه دبي للعقارات العضو في دبي القابضة.

وقد اطلع سموه على مجسم ضخم للمشروع بحضور سمو الشيخ حمدان بن محمد بن راشد ال مكتوم ولي عهد دبي وسمو الشيخ مكتوم بن محمد بن راشد ال مكتوم نائب حاكم دبي ومعالي محمد عبد الله القرقاوي وزير شؤون مجلس الوزراء وسعادة الفريق مصبح راشد الفتان مدير مكتب صاحب السمو نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي الى جانب عدد من المسؤولين.

كما شاهد سموه والحضور عرضا لمكونات المشروع الحضاري التنموي مبديا سموه ارتياحه لما تضمنه المشروع من افكار خلاقة ستجعل منه فريدا من نوعه لجهة اهدافه وتصاميمه الهندسية والمعالم والصروح التعليمية والانسانية والتاريخية التي ستشكل محور المشروع.

واعتبر معالي محمد عبد الله القرقاوي الرئيس التنفيذي لدبي القابضة ان المشروع الوليد انما يعكس رؤية صاحب السمو نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي بشأن خلق بيئة نظيفة خالية من اى ملوثات حرصا من سموه على صحة ومستقبل الاجيال الواعد من ابناء الوطن وحماية بيئتنا والحفاظ عليها وهذا تجسد كذلك في قرار سموه السابق بإنشاء مبان خضراء تكون صديقة للبيئة وتسهم في تقنين استخدامات الطاقة وحماية مواردنا الطبيعية من الهدر.

واضاف معاليه ان ما يميز / حدائق محمد بن راشد / هي المساحات الخضراء الشاسعة والتركيز على الجانب التعليمي والبحثي من خلال الجامعات والكليات والمعاهد المتخصصة بالاضافة الى الجوانب الانسانية والتاريخية والثقافية.

وتضمن العرض الذي حضره صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد ال مكتوم ومرافقوه شرحا تفصيليا لملكونات واقسام المشروع واهم معالمه العمرانية والطبيعية والسياحية والترفيهية والتعليمية والتاريخية.

ويتميز المشروع بأنه يركز على زيادة رقعة المساحات الخضراء حيث تصل الى نسبة 73 بالمائة من اجمالي مساحة المشروع البالغة 880 مليون قدم مربع / ثمانمائة وثمانون مليون قدم مربع / وتصل قيمته الاجمالية الى مئتي مليار درهم وهو يتكون من اربعة بيوت الاول يسمى / بيت الحكمة / ويضم بين جنباته دورا للترجمة ومكتبة مركزية وحدائق للمعرفة ومقار للمنظمات الدولية ونصب الابتكار وجامعات عالمية وكليات للتاريخ والعلوم اضافة الى المسجد الجامع مسجد محمد بن راشد.

اما البيت الثاني وهو / بيت الانسانية / فيضم مبان ومقار لدار العطاء ومؤسسة محمد بن راشد ال مكتوم للخدمات الانسانية واليونيسيف ومتحف الضوء ومتحف الحضارة الانسانية والهيئات الخيرية.

و/ بيت الطبيعة / هو احد بيوت المشروع الاساسية والذي يتكون من متنزهات عائلية شاسعة ومتكاملة وحدائق العالم ومختبرات علمية متخصصة في البيئة ومعاهد وكليات متخصصة في علوم الطبيعة وفنادق ونواد ترفيهية راقية وحديقة للحيوانات ستكون من اكبر الحدائق وحدائق للورود والازهار ومشافي للطب البديل / الاعشاب /.

وفي / بيت التجارة / البيت الرابع للمشروع فيحتوي على مبان وابراج ومراكز لوكلاء العلامات التجارية والمعاهد العليا في العلوم المصرفية والمالية وشركات التأمين وكبريات الشركات العالمية والبنوك والمصارف الاسلامية والعالمية.

وقد ابدى صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد ال مكتوم ارتياحه لمخطط ومكونات المشروع الحضاري المميز واهدافه التي تركز على الجانب البيئي بحيث يصبح المشروع الرائد على الصعيد العالمي كونه يغطي اكبر مساحة من الارض الخضراء.

من جهته اشار السيد هاشم الدبل الرئيس التنفيذي لدبي للعقارات ان الشركة سبتدأ بناء على توجيهات ومباركة صاحب السمو نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي بالاتصال مع الجهات المعنية في دبي للتنسيق فيما بينها لاعداد وتجهيز البنية التحتية للمشروع الذي سيكون معلما بارزا من معالي دولة الامارات الحديثة ونواة لمشاريع حماية البيئة والمستقبلية.. وسينفذ المشروع على ست مراحل.

وام / و /.

could someone translate that text into english?

Gardens launch Mohammed bin Rashid largest project of its kind, taking into account environmental conservation and protection. From: Walid crossbar.

Apr 11, 2008 - 05:15 --

Dubai / gardens Mohammed bin Rashid / launch: Walid crossbar

Dubai April 11 / mother / launched His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai pastors of God's new project in a unique initiative was the announcement of the implementation of project / gardens Mohammed bin Rashid / Kadkhm project of its kind, sensitive preservation and protection of the environment and increasing green areas in the State's Dubai Real Estate member of Dubai Holding.

His Highness was briefed on the project Mjsm huge presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Deputy Ruler of Dubai and His Excellency Mohammed Abdullah Al Gargawi Minister for Cabinet Affairs HE Working Misbah Rashid Fattan Director of the Office of His Highness Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai along with a number of officials.

As a witness of His Highness and attendance presentation of the components of the project development of civilization, showing an HH satisfaction for its project from the innovative ideas will make it unique in terms of its objectives and the engineering designs and features and edifices educational, humanitarian, historical, which will represent the axis of the project.

He said His Excellency Mohammed Abdullah Al Gargawi Executive Chairman of Dubai Holding that the project reflects the vision of newborn His Highness Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai on creating a clean environment free of any pollutants sake of the health of His Highness and promising future generations of citizens and the protection of our environment and preservation of this reflected in the decision to establish the former HH green buildings are environmentally friendly and contribute to the legalization of energy use and protect our natural resources from waste.

He added that what distinguishes Ma'aleh / gardens Mohammed bin Rashid / is a vast green areas and focus on the educational and research by universities, colleges and institutes specialized in addition to the humanitarian aspects, historical and cultural rights.

The presentation was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and his companions detailed explanation of Mlkonat departments and the project and the most important architectural features and natural, tourist, recreational, educational and historical.

And that the project is focused on increasing the amount of green areas, where up to 73 per cent of the total area of the project amounting to 880 million square feet / Eight hundred and eighty million square feet / and the total value of up to two hundred billion dirhams It consists of four homes called I / House of Wisdom / includes between concentration role of the translation and central library and gardens of knowledge and the headquarters of international organizations and memorial innovation and global universities and colleges of history and the sciences in addition to the mosque Whole mosque Mohammed Bin Rashid.

The House is the second / Beit humanitarian / incorporates buildings and the headquarters of the House tender Foundation Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian Services, UNICEF and the Museum and the Museum of Civilization highlighted humanitarian and charitable bodies.

And / Nature House / house is one of the basic project, which consists of a large family parks and gardens and integrated world and scientific laboratories specializing in the environment, colleges and institutes specializing in science and nature hotels and recreational clubs sublime and a zoo will be one of the largest parks and gardens of flowers and receipt of hospitals and alternative medicine / herbs /.

In / Trade House / House IV of the project contains buildings and towers and centers for agents trademarks and higher institutes in science banking, financial and insurance companies and major international companies, banks, Islamic banks and global.

Has shown His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum satisfaction of the scheme and the distinctive cultural components of the project and its objectives, which focus on the environmental aspect, so that the pilot project at the global level because it covers the largest area of land green.

For his part, Mr. Hashim Dubl Executive Chairman of the Dubai real estate company at the beginning guidance and blessing of His Highness the Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai contact with the concerned authorities in Dubai to coordinate among themselves to the preparation and processing infrastructure for the project which will be a milestone of modern HE UAE The nucleus of environmental protection projects and future .. The project will be implemented in six stages.

Umm / f /.

directly translated via google! smussuw, can you please help to clarify the phrases, thankx

Mohammed bin Rashid AED200 billion parks project launched in Dubai


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Dubai, Apr 11th, 2008 (WAM)--Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has launched AED200 billion parks' project initiative to preserve environment and stretch landscape.

Sheikh Mohammed was briefed on the layout of project in presence of Dubai Crown Prince HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Dubai Ruler HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, HE Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, state minister of cabinet affairs and chief executive officer of Dubai Holding and other high ranking officials.

He expressed his pleasure about the project, which includes creative ideas, superb designs and fundamental educational, humanitarian and historic landmarks.

The AED200 billion project will cover land area of 880 million square feet. It will be executed by Dubai Properties, a member of Dubai Holding. The project will include four houses: Bait Al Hikma, will include translation unit, central library, knowledge garden and offices for international organisations, universities and mosque. The second house, will be humanitarian house, which will include the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian Establishment, UNICEF, light museum, humanitarian civilisation museum and charity offices. The third house, is allocated for nature. It will include extensive integrated family parks, specialised environment laboratories, colleges specialised in environment, hotels and entertainment clubs, as well as gardens for flowers and alternative medicine clinics. The fourth house, is allocated for commerce. It will include towers and centres for trade mark agents, higher banking and financial institutions, insurance companies, major world companies, Islamic and international banks.

Al Gergawi said the coming up project "reflects vision of Sheikh Mohammed on clean environment free from pollution to safeguard health of coming generations", adding that it is also in line with previous resolution of constructing green buildings friendly to environment.

He added that the Sheikh Mohammed gardens will be distinguished with extensive landscape and educational, tourist and historical landmarks.

Hashim Al Dabal, executive chairman of Dubai Properties, said the company will commence work upon instructions and blessing from Sheikh Mohammed and in coordination with competent corporations to prepare infrastructure for the project, which is set to be a conspicuous landmark in the UAE.


found this one as well

http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidWAM20080411152033239/SecMain/pagHomepage/chnAll%20Regional%20News/obj2A17E941-F5E0-11D4-867D00D0B74A0D7C/

and a picture from gulfnews:

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/9238/13aeshkmohammad4pw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

can anybody tell me which project in Dubai is similar to 880 million sq. feet?

another picture here. Sheikh Mohammed stands a bit in the way in this one...

http://www.sheikhmohammed.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=b9249c3078839110VgnVCM1000007064a8c0RCRD&vgnextchannel=063e4c8631cb4110VgnVCM100000b0140a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&date=1207942753970&type=sheikh

this could also be on the camel racecourse....

WOW! 880 million square feet!? That's 11 times bigger than The Lagoons!!!! Thank you for your translation Julito-Dubai. looks like another project with canals and lots of greenery, amazing!!! I think I will love it! Could that be that connection from Arabian Canal to the Dubai Creek which was announced a long time ago?

could be.

compared to Manhattan island:

Manhattan: ca. 58 mio. square km
the new project: 81.75 mio. square km

Manhattan is only 70 percent of the new project. Could be the largest city park in the world!!!

another comparison: Formentera, the smallest of the Balearen Islands is only slightly bigger
(83 km2)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Formentera_sat.png

correction; it WILL BE the worlds largest city park. Bigger than South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona. Which was considered to be the largest one according to this website with 17.000 acres or 68.8 km2

http://www.phoenixasap.com/south-mountain-park.html

yea, I wonder where this project will be located !!

Could Jumeirah Garden City part of it?

They mention also a humanitarian city, could it be the one now south to Burj Dubai development and near business bay?

It could also be the camel racecourse as Julito-dubai said !!

Hi,

I'm very sure I found out the projects location. The area marked in red is exactly 81 sq. km and there aren't any developments planned for this area yet. When this location is right it is the biggest landrefill project ever for Dubai and it will operate as a 'bridge' between old Dubai and Dubailand:
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/328/capture8wl5.png

interesting...its going to be all green both plant wise and environment wise then this seems cool! and its HUGE!

R

well king should be right then. hopefully the Camel Racecourse will be reserved for Godolphin City Phase 2,3,4 etc.:nuts:

stupid that business 24/7 is down. otherwise they might have some good pictures tomorrow morning....

correction; it WILL BE the worlds largest city park. Bigger than South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona. Which was considered to be the largest one according to this website with 17.000 acres or 68.8 km2

http://www.phoenixasap.com/south-mountain-park.html

It is nice to have Phoenix mentioned in a Dubai thread!!
Sorry, but I could not help myself.

interesting...its going to be all green both plant wise and environment wise then this seems cool! and its HUGE!

R

But, wouldn't it actually be the opposite of environmental? Turning a natural desert into an area full of many fields and trees will result in a great increase in water usage. I am not sure this is a gread idea for a region that may be facing water shortages with an increasing population.

I had heard sometime back from a landscape engineer that the royals were planning a park area bigger than the city of Paris. I guess this is it. But I don't get the "four houses" thing in the blurb. It doesn't really sound like it will be a very public area like a park. It really doesn't sound anything like a New York Central Park.

so how dubai will make money out of this ?

pictures from albayan newspaper.

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1505/13330085vj5.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/7348/80142191hv9.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/1204/73794882sl6.jpg

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8030/63220730uv9.jpg

so how dubai will make money out of this ?

The Commercial "house" is FULL of MORE skyscrapers!!

And get this... each "House" will sit on it's own island!! :nuts:

I also think that this thread, (along with the Meydan thread) needs it's own sub section on the main page....

These projects, ie. Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens, Meydan and Godolphin River City are going to be HUGE new developments with hundreds and hundreds of towers and sub projects....

one more:

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/186/satellitexf1.gif (http://imageshack.us)

also from al bayan

Saw it on Gulf News that the Commercial House had a TAAAAALL central tower, 500 meters or more I would presume. :eek:

That island was square.

Saw it on Gulf News that the Commercial House had a TAAAAALL central tower, 500 meters or more I would presume. :eek:

That island was square.

Could anybody please can that image. I suppose it is on page 6 or a larger advertisement somewhere else in the paper.... thanks :cheers:

great add for dubai ...

well the best thing about the project that its not a X City like the rest :D , they called it Gardens instead of city :D

Hi,

I'm very sure I found out the projects location. The area marked in red is exactly 81 sq. km and there aren't any developments planned for this area yet. When this location is right it is the biggest landrefill project ever for Dubai and it will operate as a 'bridge' between old Dubai and Dubailand:
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/328/capture8wl5.png
You are probably right.

According to the Chairman of Dubai Properties, this project will be located between Al Khail road and Emirates road. So the area you highlighted is the only one that represent that.

Here you all go....

A full scale model:
http://i26.tinypic.com/28auvxt.jpg

The House of Commerce (Check out the SUPERTALL on this island! :nuts: ):
http://i32.tinypic.com/de039i.jpg

The House of Wisdom:
http://i27.tinypic.com/iyhssm.jpg

It's absolutely massive!!!!! And the shapes of those new islands are so cool!

A new sub forum is required for all these MASSIVE projects in South Dubai. So far we have Meydan, Meydan City, Godolphin River City and Mohammed Bin Rashi Gardens. And I have a feeling projects worth $ Billions more are in the pipeline....

And here's a better idea of where this mega projects sits, relative to the rest of Dubai...

http://i26.tinypic.com/29ep4sl.jpg

simply amazing! alot alot of canals I wonder if they are connected to the ocean, BB creek, meydan, godolphin, or a longshot lol A.C., ect (hopefully theyll all be connected) hopefully stagnation will not happen in these canals. from the video presentation it looks like the venice of 2050.
Go on sheikh mohammeds website great video of this project

http://www.sheikhmohammed.co.ae/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=b9249c3078839110VgnVCM1000007064a8c0RCRD&vgnextchannel=063e4c8631cb4110VgnVCM100000b0140a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&date=1207943176117&type=sheikh

What a video have you noticed the real big one at the spheric structure? seems to be a new superduperhypertall for Dubai.

at least we now know that the canal is not connected to the Arabian Canal. At least on this simulation. and that the above map is slightly wrong as it would include parts of al barsha. Instead the gardens take up the remaining part of the Camel Racecourse or what i once found as Business Bay "Phase 5".

OMG!

I love the MEGA Sheikh Mohammed Mosque along the boulevard with all those countries flags and that MONSTER tower in the background. It looks HUGE!!!! WAY WAY bigger than the Burj Dubai or Al Burj! :eek:

at least we now know that the canal is not connected to the Arabian Canal.


For now atleast ;) Remember that old video from nakheel which showed everything linked to the Arabian Canal?

So this development will extend along the canal going past meydan....
http://i29.tinypic.com/1zoi2qs.jpg

This seems like a pretty random project. The renders in that video look great but I wonder if it would all get done.
I don't get how they can call this an eco project when they're planting a rain forest in a place where one wouldn't grow naturally.

In the video there seems to be another mega-tall, and it's bigger than the one in the commercial district but seems more like a structure than a building.

^^ what video?

simply amazing! alot alot of canals I wonder if they are connected to the ocean, BB creek, meydan, godolphin, or a longshot lol A.C., ect (hopefully theyll all be connected) hopefully stagnation will not happen in these canals. from the video presentation it looks like the venice of 2050.
Go on sheikh mohammeds website great video of this project
Don't forget that the area between the first interchange and the third interchange will have three canals that goes to the sea, the Jumeirah Garden City.

^^ what video?

check out Julito's link....

^^ thanx

I love the fact the it isn't the usual boring residential project.

hi all
this map is absolutely wrong!!!
check the exact location map of the new project

hi all
this map is absolutely wrong!!!
check the exact location map of the new project

SORRY GUYS I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO INSERT THE PICTURE PLEASE HELP !!!:ohno:

SORRY GUYS I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO INSERT THE PICTURE PLEASE HELP !!!:ohno:

go to a site called imageshack, upload your pictures and post the link suited for forums into this kind of window :cheers:.

The image should appear then...

go tinypic.com to upload the picture (if it wasn't avaliable online)

then put the link between this XXXXXXX

go to www.imageshack.us
then upload the picture there (ie, click browse and find the image on the computer, then press "host it")
then find the url next to "direct link to image"
then copy and past in a post here.
then add before and after the url.

go to tinypic.com and then upload it and then copy and paste the link for the pic for forums.

R

WOW! we are very helpful arent we...anywho from the vid, Face's map and the other one look 90% accurate...and u CAN see more canals headed to the arabian canal area...whihc the left out!

http://i27.tinypic.com/11lhdg8.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/ebec2b.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/znug.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2lm1kpu.jpg

so the flamingos were a nice touch! LOL!

R

HEY THANKS GUYS FOR YOUR HELP !!!
PLEASE CHECK MY MAP, I JUST REMOVED THE AREA OF AL BARSHA SOUTH 1 AND AL BARSHA SOUTH 2 AND SOUTH AL BARSHA RESIDENTIAL AND A PART OF DUBAILAND ARJAN.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/309/sheikhmohmmedgardensvf4.jpg

this should be the right map now:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/9483/capture9gj2.png
There are a few tings I have to say/ask:
1. Looks like Godolphin River City is a part of MBR Gardens!?
2. Where can you see canals towards Arabian Canal?
3. Which programm was used to make those screenshots?

HEY THANKS GUYS FOR YOUR HELP !!!
PLEASE CHECK MY MAP, I JUST REMOVED THE AREA OF AL BARSHA SOUTH 1 AND AL BARSHA SOUTH 2 AND SOUTH AL BARSHA RESIDENTIAL AND A PART OF DUBAILAND ARJAN.

hey sihameel, you made a few mistakes because you included Meydan and that giant palace next to it. They both don't belong to the project according to the shots posted, please check out my map.

The canal will be called "Dubai Union Canal". You can see it in the background of the video

awesome project, dubai is unbelievable :eek:

YEAH YOU RIGHT I ACTUALLY INCLUDED NAD AL SHEBA AREA, AL MAYDAN AND THE DUBAI CAMEL RACECOURCE AREA :nuts: SORRY :)

880 million square feet:nuts::nuts::nuts:, when will this project start and end

^^ Well, with the abundance of friendly Asian construction workers who are almost willing to do the job for free, and dirt-cheap construction raw material costs, the answer is very soon and very soon, I would imagine.

^^ 3 months to be specific, at least according to Dubai Properties chairman.

i cant find the vid

HUGE

and what about the water???

Desalinization consumes a lot of energy

^^ Its see water for the canals and processed waste water for sprinkling. Still ALLOT though.

dubai's 200 billion-dirham ($54.4 billion) eco real estate project could be located between Al Khail Road and Emirates Road on a huge area of as yet undeveloped land, internet reports claim.

The massive 82-square kilometre project would border Downtown Burj Dubai to the north and Dubailand to the south.

According to internet reports the area of land, pictured, fits the exact size of the development.

The project, called Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, is being developed by Dubai Properties, part of state-owned conglomerate Dubai Holding.

Dubai Properties was not immediately available for comment when contacted by ArabianBusiness.com.

Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens will be made up of four main clusters themed around wisdom, humanity, nature and commerce, with 73% of the total area - roughly 60 square kilometres - to be covered in greenery.

Models of the development, pictured, show huge areas of greenery interspersed with large lakes and canals.

Most of the clusters have a group of buildings with a tower at their centre and are surrounded by parks and waterways.

The biggest cluster will be the House of Nature. This will include parks, flower gardens, recreational clubs, a zoo, hotels, environmental labs and alternative medicine and herbal healing clinics.

The project will be carried out in six stages. No date has yet been given for when construction will begin.


http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h242/jorgeabuauad/22.jpg


http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h242/jorgeabuauad/1153.jpg

video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okLttPC4CsA

What is the expected time line for this project?

lol, so they got to steal The-King photo?

I found the architect of the MBR Gardens: it is Eric Kuhne Associates (CivArts) here is another picture fromt their website:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/3076/smbrgardenscc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

is it just me or is there something wrong with the website? I cannot see any updated threads since about 7 a.m. this morning...

^^ Yes you're right. Something's wrong. DaiTengu is probably asleep now so he'll fix it when he gets up

Dubai unveils $54bn eco real estate project

Dubai has launched a ambitious 200 billion-dirham ($54.4 billion) environmentally friendly real estate project stretching over 82 square kilometres, state news agency Wam reported on Friday.

The project, called Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, will be made up of four main clusters themed around wisdom, humanity, nature and commerce, with 73% of the total area - roughly 60 square kilometres - to be covered in greenery.

The biggest cluster will be the House of Nature. This will include parks, flower gardens, recreational clubs, a zoo, hotels, environmental labs and alternative medicine and herbal healing clinics.

The House of Wisdom will include a library, international universities, history and science colleges and the Sheikh Mohammed Mosque.

The House of Humanity will include the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment, the Museum of Light, the Human Civilisation Museum and other charities such as Unicef.

The House of Commerce will include banks, financial services firms and insurance companies, as well as higher educational institutions that specialise in banking and finance.

Dubai Properties, part of state-owned conglomerate Dubai Holding, will oversee the project, which will be carried out in six stages.

Dubai Holding CEO Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, also UAE minister of cabinet affairs, said was aimed at creating a "clean environment free from pollution to safeguard health of coming generations", quoted Wam.
Wam did not say in its report where the project will be located or when construction will begin.

Via arabianbusiness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhHIRHlF65Q

^^ :-O this is by far the best Vido i have seen of this until now. The "ornamental architecture" thing is spectacular....and the "union canal" will be great. So we will have a via canals connected Dubai from the waterfront to the upper parts of the Palm Deira...this city will be the best ever witnessed in the whole history of mankind....cant wait until this all is finished

More Images here:

www.civicarts.com (http://www.civicarts.com)

Hi,

I'm very sure I found out the projects location. The area marked in red is exactly 81 sq. km and there aren't any developments planned for this area yet. When this location is right it is the biggest landrefill project ever for Dubai

Second biggest after Dubai World Central at 120 sq. km's ;)

all pics from this wesite www.civicarts.com
all the picture rights belongs to Eric R Kuhne & associates

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for me the best pic of it

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http://www.civicarts.com/images/DUC/DUC-Overview06.jpg

location from civicart also

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Honestly this could be the best project i have seen i dubai until now!!!!

btw. I suppose the next thing that is for disposition will be the al-Quoz industrial Area. I hope it will be relocated somewhere else as this is now prime real estate location !!!

this makes the BBay project seem insignificant in terms of size. However, that canal seems to be almost as complex as excavating the Arabian canal.

Masterplan House of Nature

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oh that's so over :nuts::nuts::nuts:

Best one!!!

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Astrolab City

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If this one goes through I would expect it to be between 700 and 800 metres! :nuts::nuts::banana::banana::)

Name: Burj al Maktoum???

Architecture is the New Diplomacy. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens capture the spirit of Civic Design, creating new hope for the Middle East by restoring the soul of Arabian civilization to the heart of its cities.

Enlightened leadership has filled history with grand precedents for such grand designs. By ordering his Persian capital to be moved to Isfahan, Shah Abbas I realised a vision for his parks, gardens and libraries of Nisf-e-Jahan (Half the World) to reflect the heavens above.

As Domenico Fontana was to Pope Sixtus V’s Rome; Peter the Great to St Petersburg; L'Enfant to Washington DC; Hausmann to Napolean III's Paris; Frederick Law Olmstead to Manhattan; Edwin Lutyens to New Delhi; and Walter Burley Griffin to Canberra, so Sheikh Mohammed’s vision for a new Dubai will redefine the quality of civic life for the citizens, residents and guests of the Arabian Gulf.”

Eric Kuhne


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The City: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens represent the most innovative approach to urban form to be found anywhere in the Middle East. Celebrating the intricate geometry of Arabian art and science its 56 million square feet of verdant parks and gardens divide an 880 million square foot city into a network of sustainable neighbourhoods, each containing the molecule of daily life. Scaled around walk-able distances that provide easy access to food, healthcare and education, this enlightened model of urban planning will help reverse the Gulf’s existing commuter culture that has eroded both communities and the environment.

The Form: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens offer a culturally resonant alternative to the sterile Western-style street grids that currently dominate the Middle East. They replace those rigid, rectilinear lines with the sweeping arcs and circles of the planispheric astrolabe; an instrument perfected by Islamic scholars, craftsmen and astronomers. Fusing the spheres of art and astronomy into an intricate object of enduring beauty, the astrolabe represents one of the greatest leaps of human imagination. It maps the movements of celestial bodies through the vastness of space, etching them onto a brass plate that can be held in the palm of the hand. Dubai is likewise a product of great imagination: A royal vision for a modern city that has risen from an ancient land. To base a new city plan upon an object embodying 2000 years of human invention is to build upon the bedrock of civilisation itself.

The Gardens: A literal translation of the astrolabe’s ornate brass rete, the city’s parks and gardens form a lush green net that catches all the cultural and residential districts within its spreading strands. The lungs of the city, these linear public parks act as carbon sinks that purify the surrounding air while providing shaded ‘green corridors’ that support sustainable modes of transport. Drawing upon the rich heritage of Islamic landscape design the Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens will be a city of canals and fountains, pools and lakes. Their cooling surfaces shall temper the heat of the day, while the sound of trickling water will help create oases of calm amidst the busy metropolis. With garlands of golf courses, bridleways, cycle paths and promenades, the citizens will have ample opportunity to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle.



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The Canals: Carving the patterns of the heavens into the desert sands the Union Canal describes the celestial path of the Milky Way. Flowing inland from Dubai Creek it describes a wide arc across the Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens before rejoining the waters of the Gulf once more. Cutting across its meandering course, the dramatic diagonal of the Grand Axial Canal points to way to the holy city of Mecca, furbishing the city with a permanent means of spiritual alignment. Reversing the current trend for reclaiming land from sea these canals bring water to the desert, transforming the arid dunes into valuable real estate. Unifying the city’s masterplan this 21st century navigation functions as both urban artery and leisure amenity, open to citizen and visitor alike. Creating miles of lively democratic waterfronts the Union Canal will be the envy of the world.

The Centres: In orbit around the Garden Ring, three distinctive geometries announce the presence of the Houses of Humanity, Nature and Commerce; all centres of excellence within their respective fields. Surrounded by circular lakes they form grand termini for the separate branches of the Union Canal that reach out to every corner of the city. Their watery frames serve to highlight the geometry of their forms, all drawn from the rich vocabulary of Arabian design.

The 9-pointed star of the House of Humanity will become home to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian Establishment. Supporting the charitable goals of this institution will be the offices for UNICEF and other global charities, complemented by permanent museums along the themes of humanity and civilisation.

The distinctive crescent moon of the House of Nature will encompass an extensive family resort, integrated with wildlife parks and zoological research facilities. In this way, the wonders of the natural world will be brought to a wider public via eco-tourism, while providing the subjects for scientific observation. Specialised environmental laboratories and colleges will sit opposite hotels and entertainment clubs, while the generous pleasure gardens will provide flowers and herbs for clinics researching alternative medicines and natural remedies.

Responding to the everyday needs of office workers the amenities of the House of Commerce will allow them to shop, dine and relax, all within one square mile. This integrated approach will improve the quality of everyday life for thousands of employees, giving them the flexibility to achieve their perfect live/work balance. With its cluster of signature towers housing major financial institutions in banking, brokerage and insurance the House’s 8-pointed star will become a landmark in international business affairs.

The Centrepiece: Acting as the cultural lynch pin of Dubai’s knowledge economy, the circular Bait Al Hikma (House of Wisdom) will house a university campus whose grand central library and translation unit will continue the legacy of its illustrious namesake. Its central architectural element, inspired by a unique spherical astrolabe, offers up an iconic form that makes the link between the Islamic Golden Age and the modern world. Working in unison, the campus mosque, university and library will bring the rich heritage of Arabian scholastic excellence out of the archives and into light, for all the world to share.

Legacy: With its integrated collection of artful civic forms and iconic infrastructure the masterplan for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens offers a sustainable model for the future. Raised in such enlightened surroundings Dubai’s next generation will be well equipped to participate in the market place of ideas that is driving our 21st century world.





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well the best thing about the project that its not a X City like the rest :D , they called it Gardens instead of city :D

LOL! this is true but I think some of these maps are abit old considering I dont see meydan or godolphin river city....

R

But, wouldn't it actually be the opposite of environmental? Turning a natural desert into an area full of many fields and trees will result in a great increase in water usage. I am not sure this is a gread idea for a region that may be facing water shortages with an increasing population.

If they used solar or wind powered desalination they could use all the water they want. This would be an environmental success as well as a beauty.

:hahaha:

Look at the skyline in the background. :)


http://www.civicarts.com/images/DUC/BUSINESS_CAM_070529.jpg

^^ yea, our house has turned into a skyscraper too. I don't think my father will mind selling the plot for 50 million dirhams :P

I'm pretty sure my business bay model is in there somewhere, just with a whole lot added. You can see burj al alam, the dancing towers, "the skyscraper", and even that version of al habtoor tower I made. It's a really old version though because lots of towers I made afterwards aren't in there. They probably used one of my early sketchup models I put up to be downloaded at will

great update thank you so much I will add it to the my web site o by the way I will make it in english and I will go to dubai the idea is to be the main source of info and for travel to dubai from south america and maybe get some sponsor

Anyway, looks great but can't see the whole thing getting built

Honestly this could be the best project i have seen i dubai until now!!!!

btw. I suppose the next thing that is for disposition will be the al-Quoz industrial Area. I hope it will be relocated somewhere else as this is now prime real estate location !!!

what !! what do u mean this could be the best project i have seen i dubai until now!!!!
this project is amazing, and also HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, looks great but can't see the whole thing getting builtwhy do u say that ?

I wonder if Al Burj will be located on one of those clusters would be nice. This project looks better than the waterfront IMO or probably any project ive seen thus far. I just wish the water would look like it did in the renders when they actually build the project. I give till 2025 to complete. This is fantasy architecture at its best

Holy Macaroni!

I wonder if Al Burj will be located on one of those clusters would be nice. This project looks better than the waterfront IMO or probably any project ive seen thus far. I just wish the water would look like it did in the renders when they actually build the project. I give till 2025 to complete. This is fantasy architecture at its best

I doubt it. Al Burj is by Nakheel, and this project is by Dubai Properties. I am not sure if Nakheel would want its own property to be developed by someone else. But, you never know. Sheikh Mohammed has the authority to move the location of the building if he wants to.

I still hope this tower and al Burj will remain two separate projects...

This project means the godolpin river city can't be built. Seems to be one or the other.

You are totally right Malec, but hey i think the decission will not be hard. Compare this one with the godolphin project, the godolphin project is nothing against this one.....

but they have already started with the canal for godolphin city...

This project means the godolpin river city can't be built. Seems to be one or the other.

No, Malec, Godolphin River City has it's own, seperate Creek-linked canal and falls to the right of this project. They are both sperate projects and both are going ahead... :cheers:

:hahaha:

Look at the skyline in the background. :)


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Satwa was to be replaced by a low density green belt, but I love this high density proposition (even if it turns out to be a false render). Dubai needs a hell of a lot more high rises if it is going to be a great city of 4 M by 2015 and 6 M by 2020.

Great pictures -thankyou! A visual treat! Its made my day.:)

But this project takes up the area where godolphin city is supposed to be. I'm not complaining, since this is much better. But still it's weird. How come godolphin city was hardly in the news at all?

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But this project takes up the area where godolphin city is supposed to be. I'm not complaining, since this is much better. But still it's weird. How come godolphin city was hardly in the news at all?

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This is roughly where Godolphin River City and Meydan fit in.... This is also why I suggested a new "South Dubai" sub forum for Meyda, Godolphin River City and Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens :)
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And why don't the press cover either of these projects more? Good question! I think people are not impressed with such MEGA projects in Dubai any more. Who knows?!

^^
The red outline should probably include the Ras al Khor industrial area as well. Sama sent a letter out explaining dealys to the Lagoons project and one of these was the relocation of Ral Al Khor. Or maybe that area is meant for a future development - but I thought it might have been the Godolphin River City.

could be, but the add in the newspaper clearly showed Godolphin to go towards business bay. This could nevertheless be the best solution anyway...

It's definitely either godolphin city goes ahead and the masterplan for this project isn't right. Or else godolphin city won't happen.
Thing is, they've already started digging the canal for the godolphin project.

The location is clear in this picture.

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Yes they will relocate Ras al Khor industrial area.

Also Al ramool industrial area will be dimolished and Emar will build something there.

^^ Malec, no!!!! :)

GRC gets its own seperate canal link to Dubai Creek, which is CLEARLY visible on the top right hand corner of the picture you posted. The Main canal for this project is linked to Dubai Creek, VIA the Business Bay extension... Look carefully at the maps :)

Both projects are going ahead and do not overlap in any way.

I don't get what you're saying.

To me that picture clearly shows this is the case:

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that map should be right malec, but the masterplan of GRC don't fits into Mohammed bin rashid Gardens, maybe they have redesigned it?

GRC is just to the right of what you have marked, Malec, it sits right on the edge of Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens. That's my interpretation of the masterplan anyway....

I agree with malec.
He drawn correct map.

I think that Gardens will be redesigned - to fit the Godolphin River City.... Or maybe they will even cancel GRC.

Wow Wow Wow :omg: :omg: :omg: Saw this the first time.

Unbelievable great!!! :okay: The big tower looks awesome!!! Dohhhhhhhhhhhh :doh: :D:D:D:D

Dubai launches Garden City
Published: 13 April 2008 12:22 GMT Author: Colin Foreman More by this Author Last Updated: 14 April 2008 06:32
Dubai has launched a AED200bn ($54bn) new city project aimed at creating more green and parkland areas in the emirate.
Known as Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, the 88-square-kilometre project will be built by local developer Dubai Properties, between Al-Khail road and Emirates road from its existing Business Bay project and the Arabian Ranches roundabout area on Emirates road.

"It will be located between Al-Khail road and Emirates road. The easiest way to think about it is as an extension to Business Bay," Dubai Properties chairman Hashim al-Dabal told MEED on 13 April.

The project is still in the masterplan stages, and Dubai Properties has already begun coordinating with the authorities ahead of construction work starting on site.

"We expect to finalise the masterplan in three to six months," Al-Dabal said.

The project is expected to be made up of four main clusters themed around wisdom, humanity, nature and commerce.

Some 73 per cent of the total area - roughly 60 square kilometres - will be covered in greenery.

The city may also have a canal running through it from the proposed Arabian Canal planned by Dubai-based developer Limitless and the Business Bay Creek extension that is being built by Dubai Properties and the Roads & Transport Authority.

Plans for this canal, formerly known as the Union canal project, have been mooted for several years.


R

Wow very nice!!!!

Any render of mosque???

They gotta have some mosques!

Bejesus... too much to handle at once... Wish I could time-travel 20 years ahead and see this magical city in the future :D

Wow... I wonder how they are gonna find "150,000 to 200,000" people ready to buy all those ridiculously expensive accomodations :lol::lol::lol:

Wow, this one is really, really great! Something Dubai needed now, a little more air and parks, and with those really, really Fantastic supertalls between like that ( :eek: ) just perfect! Looks like some futuristic city from Star wars! :lol:

oh yes, this project is perfect for Dubai!

check out the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhHIRHlF65Q&feature=related

six phases project

consist of 150,000 employment >>>>200,000 population

any word on the time frame for the project?

دبي للعقارات تطور المشروع بنظام التملك الحر ويستوعب 350 ألف نسمة
حدائق محمد بن راشد تربط خور دبي بالخليج العربي عبر جميرا




«أراده محمد بن راشد مشروعاً ضخماً ونوعياً وفريداً من نوعه على مستوى العالم وهكذا سيكون»... بهذه العبارة المقتضبة عبر هاشم الدبل رئيس مجلس إدارة مجموعة دبي للعقارات العضو في دبي القابضة عن ثقته بمقدرة المجموعة على انجاز مشروع حدائق محمد بن راشد بدبي وفقا لرؤية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي بتطوير مشروع ريادي في إطار نظام التملك الحر ويحافظ على البيئة ويضم أفكارا خلاقة فجاء المشروع موزعا على 73% للمساحات الخضراء و10% للمياه التي ستجري في عروقه العمرانية و12% للمباني وباستثمارات تصل إلى 200 مليار درهم وسيستوعب 200 ألف ساكن و150 ألف زائر.




وردا على سؤال لـ «البيان الاقتصادي» حول المسار الذي سيتخذه خور دبي الذي يمتد إلى الخليج التجاري وما إذا كان الخور الذي سيشق حدائق محمد بن راشد سيرتبط بقناة العرب في إطار الواجهة البحرية أجاب الدبل «الخور سيشق مجراه في الحدائق ليرتبط بمياه الخليج العربي عبر منطقتي القوز وجميرا». وأوضح الدبل «بأن خور دبي عندما يمر في قلب مشروع الخليج التجاري وقبل أن يمر عبر الصفا ليصب في الخليج التجاري سيتفرع إلى فرع آخر يشق مجراه في مشروع حدائق محمد بن راشد ليحتل مساحة تصل إلى ثلاثة أرباعه ثم يمر عبر منطقتي القوز وجميرا لينهي رحلته عند مياه الخليج». وكان الدبل يتحدث إلى صحافيين أمس وشاركه في تقديم صورة عن تفاصيل المشروع والقيمة المضافة التي يمثلها لدبي محمد بن بريك الرئيس التنفيذي لمجموعة دبي للعقارات ومحمد الدبل الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة انجاز التابعة للمجموعة والتي ستتولى تنفيذ المشروع بالكامل».


مرحلة الانطلاق


وقال الدبل «المشروع متفرد بمعنى الكلمة وقد قمنا قبيل وبعد إطلاقه بإجراء اتصالات مكثفة مع الجهات الحكومية كالبلدية وهيئة الطرق والمواصلات بهدف ضبط إيقاع العمل المشترك كل حسب اختصاصه وبما يضمن التنفيذ السلس لمفاصل المشروع».


وأشار الدبل إلى «عزم المجموعة المباشرة بالأعمال الإنشائية في مشروع حدائق محمد بن راشد الذي سيمتد على طول شارع الخيل خلال فترة تتراوح مابين 3 إلى 6 أشهر مرتبطة بسرعة انجاز التحضيرات التي تمهد لانطلاق الأعمال الإنشائية.


وقال لـ «البيان» نعمل على انجاز التصاميم الهندسية طبقا لأرقى المعايير المعمارية العالمية لنتمكن من تحديد الزمن اللازم للتنفيذ ونتوقع انجازها بالكامل بحلول نهاية العام الجاري ليتسنى لنا الوقوف على أدق تفاصيله».


مراحل الانجاز


وردا على سؤال حول مراحل انجاز المشروع والفترة الزمنية التي سيستغرقها أجاب «سيقسم العمل إلى 6 مراحل والعمل في المرحلتين الأوليين ستنطلقان في غضون الأسابيع القليلة المقبلة وانجازها مرتبط بجهات حكومية سنتعاون معها لوضع ملامح البنية التحتية المتكاملة ومن ثم هناك 4 مراحل تتعلق بتطوير الحدائق وشق قناة الخور والمباني والمرافق الخدمية».


لكن الدبل أشار إلى أن « العمل قد يستغرق من 5 إلى 7 سنوات فقط لإعمال البنية التحتية ومباني المرافق الخدمية» وأوضح «المشروع ليس عاديا وينطوي على أفكار خلاقة يتطلب تنفيذها تسخير كل إمكانات وكفاءات وخبرات المجموعة لانجازها بما يتناسب مع رؤية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم نائب رئيس الدولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء حاكم دبي».


وأشار الدبل إلى أن المجموعة تجري حاليا اتصالات مكثفة مع الجهات الرسمية المعنية في الإمارة بهدف التنسيق معها لتجهيز كافة مستلزمات المشروع بعمليات البنية التحتية في المشروع الواقع ما بين شارعي الإمارات والخيل وتصل قيمته الإجمالية إلى200 مليار درهم وعلى مساحة تصل إلى 880 مليون قدم مربع 73% منها مساحات خضراء.


لكن الدبل قال ردا على سؤال لـ «البيان الاقتصادي» ربما يرتفع حجم الاستثمار في المشروع إلى رقم اكبر بسبب العرض والطلب المتنامي في السوق».


مميزات المشروع


ومن أهم مميزات مشروع «حدائق محمد بن راشد» أنه سيحول الصحراء إلى حديقة خضراء شاسعة، حيث تشغل المساحات الخضراء 73 بالمئة من المساحة الإجمالية للمشروع، و10% للقنوات المائية داخل المدينة بما فيها القناة المائية الضخمة، فيما ستمثل المباني التطويرية 10% من مساحة المشروع، ليكون بذلك أول مشروع عقاري في تاريخ منطقة الشرق الأوسط يخصص أكثر من 70 بالمئة من مساحته لتطوير المساحات الطبيعية والخضراء. مع الإشارة إلى أن المساحات الخضراء في المشروع تزيد بمعدل 9 أضعاف بالمقارنة مع حديقة هايد بارك في لندن، وبمعدل 7 مرات مقارنة مع سنترال بارك في نيويورك، وتزيد بشكل كبير بالمقارنة مع حدائق عالمية معروفة.


ويقسم المشروع متعدد الاستخدامات والذي سيتم تنفيذه على 6 مراحل إلى أربع مناطق وهي «بيت الإنسانية» و«بيت التجارة» و«بيت الطبيعة» و«بيت الحكمة». ومع استكمال العمل في المشروع، يتوقع أن يستوعب 180 ألف مقيم، إضافة إلى المناطق التجارية التي ستضم 150 ألف موظف، وسيكون المشروع من المشاريع ذات الكثافة السكانية المنخفضة مع وجود مساحات خضراء شاسعة تغطي ملايين الأقدام المربعة.


مواكبة الاستراتيجية


وتماشياً مع خطة دبي الاستراتيجية 2015، سيتضمن مشروع «حدائق محمد بن راشد» مراكز متخصصة تركز على الثقافة والمعرفة والطبيعة والتراث تحمل جميعها سمات فن العمارة العربي والإسلامي. ويكمن جوهر المشروع في هذه المناطق الأربع التي سيتألف منها.


وسيركز الجانب البيئي في المشروع وهو «بيت الطبيعة» على تنمية وحماية العناصر الطبيعية، وكل ما يرتبط بها. وإضافة إلى القناة المائية التي ستجعل المشروع نابضاً بالحياة، سيتضمن «بيت الطبيعة» حدائق غناء تعكس مختلف الحدائق الموجودة في العالم كحدائق غابات أفريقيا وسهول جنوب غرب أميركا ومروج أستراليا وغابات الشرق الأوسط وصحراء البادية التي تعكس بيئة الإمارات.


كما يشمل وجود أكبر حديقة حيوانات في العالم وحديقة سفاري. كما سيضم مركزاً خاصاً للأبحاث والتعليم يركز على الطبيعة والبيئة، بالإضافة إلى مراكز طبية متخصصة بالعلاج بالإعشاب.


أما قسم المعرفة في المشروع وهو «بيت الحكمة» فسيتضمن دورا للترجمة، ومكتبة دبي المركزية، وجامعات عالمية، وكليات للتاريخ والعلوم، وقاعات للمهرجانات والفعاليات، ومتاحف، ومواقع سياحية، إلى جانب موقع خاص سيطلق عليه مسمى «موقع الأمم»، وهو عبارة عن مساحة مخصصة للمشاة ستنصب فيها أعلام كل دول العالم لينتهي بمبنى مرتفع سيطلق عليه اسم «نصب الابتكار». وفضلاً عن كل ذلك، سيتضمن المشروع الحديقة الفلكية، وهي شبكة تضم 12 حديقة تمثل الأبراج الفلكية المعروفة، بما يعكس الانجازات الرائدة التي حققها العرب في مجالات الفلك والعلوم.


أما «بيت الإنسانية» فسيكون مهداً لتبادل الثقافات بين الشعوب والحوار من خلال وجود مراكز الدراسات الإسلامية ومركز دراسات العمارة الإسلامية ودار العطاء ومؤسسة الشيخ محمد بن راشد للخدمات الإنسانية واليونيسيف ومتحف الضوء ومتحف الحضارة الإنسانية بالإضافة إلى نخبة من الهيئات الخيرية.


ويمثل «بيت التجارة» المرحلة الرابعة من مشروع «حدائق محمد بن راشد» ليكمل أهداف واستراتيجية دبي للعقارات في خلق مركز مالي عالمي مميز حيث ستحوي هذه المنطقة على وكلاء للعلامات التجارية العالمية والمعاهد العليا في علوم المال والاقتصاد بالإضافة إلى شركات التأمين والبنوك العالمية والمصارف الإسلامية.


وقال الدبل إن عمليات الإنشاءات ستبدأ في المشروع عقب الانتهاء من الحصول على التصاريح والتراخيص المطلوبة من الجهات والهيئات الحكومية المعنية، مشيراً إلى أن التكلفة الإجمالية للمشروع البالغة 200 مليار درهم قابلة للارتفاع وفقاً لتطورات السوق المحلية والعالمية والتغيرات المتوقعة على هذا الصعيد.


استنفار


من جهته قال محمد بن بريك « إن المشروع فريد وريادي ما يستدعي استنفار أقصى طاقات وخبرات المجموعة لتنفيذ المشروع بأعلى المواصفات بوصفه الأضخم من نوعه ويستهدف الحفاظ على البيئة وحمايتها وزيادة المساحات الخضراء في الدولة.


وأشار بن بريك إلى أن «مشروع حدائق محمد بن راشد يضم أفكارا خلاقة ستجعله فريدا من نوعه. فإلى جانب تركيزه على زيادة رقعة المساحات الخضراء سيحتضن أيضا أربعة بيوت. الأول «بيت الحكمة» ويضم دورا للترجمة ومكتبة، والمسجد الجامع مسجد محمد بن راشد. والبيت الثاني يحمل اسم «بيت الإنسانية» وسيضم مقار دار العطاء ومؤسسة محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم للخدمات الإنسانية واليونيسيف ومتحف الضوء ومتحف الحضارة الإنسانية.


أما الثالث فهو «بيت الطبيعة» وهو احد بيوت المشروع الأساسية والذي يتكون من متنزهات عائلية شاسعة ومتكاملة وحدائق العالم ومختبرات علمية متخصصة في البيئة ومشاف للطب البديل، في حين سيكون البيت الرابع «بيت التجارة» وسيحتوي على مبان وأبراج ومراكز لوكلاء العلامات التجارية والمعاهد العليا في العلوم المصرفية والمالية وشركات التأمين والبنوك والمصارف الإسلامية والعالمية.


حقائق


اسم المشروع : حدائق محمد بن راشد.


المساحة: 880 مليون قدم مربع.


ميزة: يضم قناة مائية هي امتداد لخور دبي بطول 25 كيلو مترا (ضعف طول الخور الحالي).


المطور: مجموعة دبي للعقارات وذراعها التنفيذية شركة انجاز.


حجم الاستثمار:200 مليار درهم حتى الآن.


البيع: المشروع في إطار التملك الحر لكن موعد البيع لم يحدد حتى الآن.


تاريخ المباشرة: خلال 3 إلى 6 أشهر وعلى 6 مراحل


تاريخ الانجاز: 5 إلى 7 سنوات بالنسبة لأعمال البنية التحتية ومباني المرافق الخدمية


الاستخدامات: متعدد الاستخدامات يهدف بالدرجة الأولى إلى الحفاظ على البيئة وحمايتها وزيادة المساحات الخضراء في الدولة.


عدد السكان: يستوعب المشروع 200 ألف نسمة إلى جانب 150 ألف زائر ليصل العدد الإجمالي إلى 350 ألف نسمة.


المكونات: أربعة بيوت. الأول «بيت الحكمة» ويضم دورا للترجمة ومكتبة، والمسجد الجامع مسجد محمد بن راشد. والبيت الثاني يحمل اسم «بيت الإنسانية» وسيضم مقار دار العطاء ومؤسسة محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم للخدمات الإنسانية واليونيسيف ومتحف الضوء ومتحف الحضارة الإنسانية.


اما الثالث فهو «بيت الطبيعة» وهو احد بيوت المشروع الأساسية والذي يتكون من متنزهات عائلية شاسعة ومتكاملة وحدائق العالم ومختبرات علمية متخصصة في البيئة ومشاف للطب البديل، في حين سيكون البيت الرابع «بيت التجارة» وسيحتوي على مباني المركز المالي العالمي وأبراج ومراكز لوكلاء العلامات التجارية والمعاهد العليا في العلوم المصرفية والمالية وشركات التأمين والبنوك والمصارف الإسلامية والعالمية.

^^ English plz, this is my 3rd favorite project in Dubai

^^ It's new role ... if u love dubai ... take lesson for arabic language :D okie this is last time

Dubai real estate development project under the free ownership and accommodate 350 thousand people
Gardens Mohammed bin Rashid linking Dubai Creek across the Gulf Arab Jumeirah




«The will of Mohammed bin Rashid giant project, qualitative and unique in the world and will thus» ... With these words, brief Hashim Dubl across the board chairman of the Dubai Real Estate Group member of Dubai Holding trusted the ability of the group to complete the draft gardens Mohammed bin Rashid in Dubai in accordance with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai to develop a pilot project in Under the regime of free ownership and to preserve the environment and includes creative ideas came project, divided into 73% of green spaces and 10% of water which will take place in the architectural and enjoys 12% of the buildings, with investments totaling 200 billion dirhams and will absorb 200 thousand inhabitants and 150 thousand visitors.




Asked «statement Economic» on the path taken by the Dubai Creek, which extends to the Gulf trading and whether the creek, which Sishq Gardens Mohammed bin Rashid canal will be linked to the Arabs under the forefront of marine replied Dubl «Khor Sishq Gemayel gardens linked to the Arabian Gulf waters across the regions Alkoz and Jumeirah ». The Dubl «Dubai Creek that when the draft is in the heart of the Gulf trading and before that passes through fidelity to the Gulf are aimed at commercial ramifications branch to another find his place in the Gardens Mohammed bin Rashid to occupy an area of up to three quarters and then passes through the areas Alkoz, Jumeirah, ending his trip when water Gulf ». The Dubl, speaking to reporters yesterday, and co-sponsor an image of the details of the project and added value represented by the Dubai Mohamed Ben Brik Executive Chairman of the Group of Dubai real estate and Mohamed Dubl, chief executive of the completion of a project which will be implemented in full ».


Start-up phase


He said Dubl «truly unique project and we have before and after its launch an intensive contacts with the municipal government and the roads and transportation control the aim of joint action by all its competence and to ensure the smooth implementation of the project joints».


He Dubl to «direct determination of the construction work in the Gardens Mohammed bin Rashid that would extend along the street riding in a period ranging between 3 to 6 months linked to quickly complete the preparations that pave the way for starting construction works.


He told «statement» working on the completion of engineering designs according to the highest standards of the architectural world that we can determine the time needed for implementation and we expect fully completed by the end of this year to enable us to identify precisely the details ».


Stages of completion


Asked about the stages of project completion period of time and duration responded «work will be divided into 6 stages and work in the first two phases began in within the next few weeks, delivery is linked to alleged government will cooperate with them to develop profiles of integrated infrastructure and then there are 4 stages relate to the development of parks open channel Al Khor The buildings and service facilities ».


But Dubl pointed out that «work may take from 5 to 7 years for the realization of infrastructure and service facilities buildings» The «project is not normal and involves the implementation requires innovative ideas to harness all the potential and skills and expertise of the group to accomplish commensurate with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai ».


He pointed out that the Dubl group are currently making intensive contacts with official bodies concerned in the emirate in order to coordinate with all the requirements for the processing of project operations infrastructure in the project actually Streets between UAE and horses and a total value of up to 200 billion dirhams, over an area of up to 880 million square feet of which 73% Green spaces.


But he said Dubl Asked «statement Economic» may rise to investment in the project because of a greater number of supply and growing demand in the market ».


Characteristics of the project


One of the most important features of the draft «Gardens Mohammed bin Rashid» it would desert into a vast green park, where green spaces occupy 73 percent of the total area of the project, and 10% of water channels within the city, including the huge water channel, with developmental buildings will be 10% of the project , To be the first real estate project in the history of the Middle East region is allocated more than 70 percent of the area for the development of natural spaces and green. Note that the green spaces in the project at a 9-fold increase compared with the Garden Hyde Park in London, and the rate of 7 times compared with Central Park in New York, and greatly increase compared with the gardens are known worldwide.


The project divides the multi-use, which will be implemented in 6 phases to four zones namely «House of humanity» and «House Commerce» and «Beit nature» and «House of Wisdom». With the completion of work on the project, expected to accommodate 180 thousand residents, in addition to the commercial areas which will include 150 thousand Officer, the project will be of projects with low population densities, with a vast green space covering millions of square feet.


Keep abreast of strategic


In line with Dubai Strategic Plan 2015, will include a draft «Gardens Mohammed bin Rashid» specialized centres focusing on culture and knowledge, nature and heritage bear all the characteristics of architecture Arab and Muslim. The essence of the project in these areas which will comprise four of them.


The focus of the environmental aspect of the project, which is «House Nature» on the development and protection of natural elements, and everything associated. In addition to channel water project that will make vibrant, will «House Nature» Gardens singing reflect the different parks in the world's forest parks of South Africa and the plains and prairies of America West Australia and the Middle East and forest Sahara desert environment which reflects the Emirates.


It also includes the largest zoo in the world and Safari park. It also will include a special center for research and education focuses on the nature and the environment, in addition to specialized medical centers herbal treatment.


The Department of knowledge in the project, which is «House of Wisdom» The role of interpretation, the Dubai Central Library, and universities worldwide, and the faculties of history, science, and rooms for events and festivals, museums, tourist sites, along with a special site will be launched by the indefinite «the United», which is an area Dedicated to the infantry which will inform all the countries of the world to end high building dubbed «monument innovation». In addition to all this, the project will include a garden astronomical, a network consisting of 12 garden is known astronomical towers, reflecting the pioneering accomplishments achieved by the Arabs in the fields of astronomy and science.


The «Beit humanitarian» will be paved for the exchange of cultures between peoples and dialogue through the presence of centres for Islamic Studies and the Centre for Studies of Islamic architecture and Dar tender Foundation, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Humanitarian Services, UNICEF and the Museum and the Museum highlights human civilization in addition to selected charities.


The «Trade House» fourth phase of the project «Gardens Mohammed bin Rashid» to complete the objectives and strategy of real estate in Dubai to create a global financial centre where the essence of this unique region to agents of the signs of global trade and higher institutes in science finance and economy in addition to insurance companies and international banks and Islamic banks.


He said Dubl that construction will begin on the project following the completion of obtaining permits and licenses required from government agencies and authorities concerned, pointing out that the total project cost of $ 200 billion dirhams are rising in accordance with the developments of domestic and global market changes expected at this level.


ALERT


For his part, Mohamed Ben Brik «that the project unique and pioneering maximum alert, which requires the energies and expertise of the group to implement the project the highest specifications as the largest of its kind and aims to preserve and protect the environment and increase green areas in the state.


He pointed out that Ben Brik «draft gardens Mohammed bin Rashid includes creative ideas make it unique. Along with its focus on increasing the amount of green spaces also hosted four houses. I «House of Wisdom» The role of interpretation and his office, the mosque Whole mosque Mohammed bin Rashid. The second house under the name «House of humanity» and will house the headquarters of the tender Foundation Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian Services, UNICEF and the Museum and the Museum highlights human civilization.


The third is «House Nature» which houses one of the basic project, which consists of a large family parks and gardens and integrated world and scientific laboratories specializing in the environment and alternative medicine to hospitals, while the fourth will house «House Commerce» and it will display buildings and towers and centers for trademark agents and institutions of higher education in Science banking, finance and insurance companies, banks, Islamic banks and global levels.


Facts


Project name: Mohammed bin Rashid gardens.


Area: 880 million square feet.


Feature: a water channel is an extension of Dubai Creek length of 25 kilometers (twice the length of the current Firth).


Developer: A Dubai real estate company executive arm, and achievement.


The volume of investment: 200 billion dirhams so far.


Sale: the project under the ownership of free but did not specify the date of sale so far.


Direct history: During the 3 to 6 months to 6 phases


Completion date: 5 to 7 years for the realization of infrastructure and service facilities buildings


Uses: Versatile primarily aims to preserve and protect the environment and increase green areas in the state.


Population: project aims to 200 thousand people by 150 thousand visitors to reach the total number to 350 thousand people.


Ingredients: Four houses. I «House of Wisdom» The role of interpretation and his office, the mosque Whole mosque Mohammed bin Rashid. The second house under the name «House of humanity» and will house the headquarters of the tender Foundation Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian Services, UNICEF and the Museum and the Museum highlights human civilization.


The third is «House Nature» which houses one of the basic project, which consists of a large family parks and gardens and integrated world and scientific laboratories specializing in the environment and alternative medicine to hospitals, while the fourth will house «House Commerce» and it will display the world financial center buildings and towers and centers for agents Trademarks And institutes of higher education in science banking and finance and insurance companies, banks, Islamic banks and global levels.

^^ It's new role ... if u love dubai ... take lesson for arabic language :D okie this is last time

i plan on learning soon :)
largest zoo in the worldand 7 times compared with Central Park in New York only in Dubai!!!!!!!! :cheers::cheers::cheers:, cant wait to go to Dubai

i plan on learning soon :)
largest zoo in the worldand 7 times compared with Central Park in New York only in Dubai!!!!!!!! :cheers::cheers::cheers:, cant wait to go to Dubai

u can get 5 oxygen atoms in this garden lol


:D

Dubai properties to move ahead on Rashid Garden despite cost pressures

Mr Hashim Al Dabal executive chairman of Dubai Properties said that the development of its AED 200 billion mega eco project Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens will not be impacted by soaring construction costs.

Mr Al Dabal said that "There are always big challenges when building in Dubai, sometimes its supply and demand or prices going up or location issues. But there is always a solution, we worry about the market as a whole, not it terms of just one cost area."

Mr Al Dabal said that Dubai Properties would finance the initial work on the project and seek outside investment later on in its development. He added that "Here we will use a two stage strategy where the infrastructure will be funded by the company and later on we will engage other developers and market investors for another source of funding."

The four clusters, themed around wisdom, nature, humanity and commerce, will each have an iconic building at their centers. The House of Wisdom will include a library, international universities, history and science colleges and the Sheikh Mohammed Mosque. The House of Humanity will include the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum humanitarian & charity establishment, the museum of light, the human civilization museum and other charities such as UNICEF. The House of Commerce will include banks, financial services firms and insurance companies, as well as higher educational institutions that specialize in banking and finance. Dubai Properties will oversee the project, which will be carried out in 6 stages.

It may be noted that labor and raw material costs have soared in the UAE over the last year due to record high oil prices and the falling value of the US dollar, to which the dirham is pegged, putting further pressure on developers already struggling to finish projects on time and on budget.

Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens project to evoke Kuwait's City of Silk

Published: 05 May 2008 09:44 GMT

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Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens

Further details of Dubai's new $54bn Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens have been revealed, with the new development bearing a strong visual resemblance to Kuwait's City of Silk project.

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Kuwait's City of Silk

A number of companies were involved in the development of the masterplan, according to Rashid Al-Awadhi, principle architect with Injaz, a member of Dubai Properties.

One of those, he said, was Eric Kuhne's UK-based Civic Arts, which was involved in the initial concept design. Civic Arts is the designer of the 250 square-kilometre City of Silk.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens is to be located between Emirates Road and Al-Khail Road, and will measure 88 square kilometres.

Featuring 73 per cent green space and 10 per cent waterways, the low-density development is to be built over six phases.

The first two - covering infrastructure and parks - are to be implemented immediately, following approval from the ministry and contractors being signed up. This is expected to take place within the next few months.

Hashim Al-Dabal, chairman of Dubai Properties, said: "We are comfortable, if we sign contractors to build the roads and bridges, that a timescale of two to three years is satisfactory. As a whole project, I estimate the first two phases will take between five and seven years."

The project will also feature a 42-kilometre canal, to run from phase 3 of Business Bay into the Arabian Gulf.
Kuwait's City of Silk

Al-Awadhi added that Dubai Properties is looking at various forms of water transportation to connect Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens with other projects in Dubai.

Al-Dabal stressed that the project is illustrative of Dubai's ambition to meet the growing sustainable agenda. "Seventy-three per cent of green area takes a lot to deliver, and we are having to give away a lot of land for nature, which could otherwise be developed on."

The inevitable demands placed on water supply will be met by a combination of desert-type flora and fauna, which are acclimatised to the region, and plants which can survive through the natural moisture in the air alone.

The system of civic parks, which will be a feature of the development, will be supplied with grey water produced by the residents.

The project will consist of four sections:

*The House of Nature - the main cluster of the development, featuring gardens, environmental labs, recreational clubs and alternative medicine and herbal clinics

*The House of Wisdom - to include Dubai Central Library, international organisations and universities and science colleges

*The House of Humanity - to feature charities, humanitarian establishments and a museum

*The House of Commerce - includes banking and finance schools as well as branches of insurance companies, international companies and Islamic and international banks.

http://www.meed.com/news/2008/05/mohammed_bin_rashid_gardens_project_to_evoke_kuwaits_city_of_silk.html

some pixx from model

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http://www.arabianbusiness.com/images/magazines/arabianbusiness.com/web/fullsize/MBRG5_full.jpg

it defantly looks better then city of silk

some pixx from model

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Where was this model? Dubai Properties office?

Like those pics weren't posted before in this thread ...

Like anything Bizzy posts wasn't posted elsewhere on this forum.

it defantly looks better then city of silk

you mean the one in Kuwait

^^ No, the one in Q8.

I prefer the Q7. Probably gona be my next car.

sorry doctor sharjah-ajman (in between) they are looking for new car do u have something to sale :D

Hey folks,

Recently I am showing interest in investing in projects in dubai.

This seriously sounds like a long term engagement and maybe the best project ever developed by Dubai.

Usually when is a good time to check for an investment opp, as I was reading and I understood that the infrastructure alone would take around 5 to 7 years to complete. Does that mean that after this period we can start contacting developers?

Any help is appreciated as am new to this whole thing.

Best Regards,

I prefer the Q7. Probably gona be my next car.

Getting a new car means being under the wrath of RTA in every meter, from road diversions to Salik gates. Are you ready for it?




... oh, and it involves driving as well.

Im in Washington D.C. right now and the similarities between this project and D.C. cannot be denied. I mean they even recreated the Washington Monument its just a whole lot better looking in Mohamed Bin Rashid Gardens . Now I wonder will they include a palace for the sheikh alinged like how the White House is. I love all the low rise building dotted by supertalls but on the downside the supertalls might take away from the "Washington Monument" Structure I think. Just like in D.C. nothing should be taller than the monument in this project. anyways from what ive seen so far this looks like planning at its best

has anybody past the site lately and seen any ground work ?

I will hire a car again in the next days and will have a look in that area. But as ther are no high buildings close by I think it will be hard to see...

^^ No, the one in Q8.

u think its funny!! :nuts:

^^ To tell you the truth, when I wrotte that, I thought it was ... obvious.

Mr Hashim Al Dabal executive chairman of Dubai Properties said that the development of its AED 200 billion mega eco project Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens will not be impacted by soaring construction costs.

Mr Al Dabal said that "There are always big challenges when building in Dubai, sometimes its supply and demand or prices going up or location issues. But there is always a solution, we worry about the market as a whole, not it terms of just one cost area."

Mr Al Dabal said that Dubai Properties would finance the initial work on the project and seek outside investment later on in its development. He added that "Here we will use a two stage strategy where the infrastructure will be funded by the company and later on we will engage other developers and market investors for another source of funding."

The four clusters, themed around wisdom, nature, humanity and commerce, will each have an iconic building at their centers. The House of Wisdom will include a library, international universities, history and science colleges and the Sheikh Mohammed Mosque. The House of Humanity will include the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum humanitarian & charity establishment, the museum of light, the human civilization museum and other charities such as UNICEF. The House of Commerce will include banks, financial services firms and insurance companies, as well as higher educational institutions that specialize in banking and finance. Dubai Properties will oversee the project, which will be carried out in 6 stages.

It may be noted that labor and raw material costs have soared in the UAE over the last year due to record high oil prices and the falling value of the US dollar, to which the dirham is pegged, putting further pressure on developers already struggling to finish projects on time and on budget.
http://steelguru.com/news/index/2008/05/04/NDQyMDE%

Everytime time I think the Projects in Dubai can't amaze me more than they already have. They find a way!

new vid
http://ikbis.com/triplem/shot/110965

masionic roots, purely smybolic



Im in Washington D.C. right now and the similarities between this project and D.C. cannot be denied. I mean they even recreated the Washington Monument its just a whole lot better looking in Mohamed Bin Rashid Gardens . Now I wonder will they include a palace for the sheikh alinged like how the White House is. I love all the low rise building dotted by supertalls but on the downside the supertalls might take away from the "Washington Monument" Structure I think. Just like in D.C. nothing should be taller than the monument in this project. anyways from what ive seen so far this looks like planning at its best

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1651/aerialfinal01kw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1651/aerialfinal01kw3.e29d20fcad.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=252&i=aerialfinal01kw3.jpg)

model pics:
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Source: http://flickr.com/photos/89127714@N00/2575597909/in/set-72157605599021373/
High-Res: http://flickr.com/photos/89127714@N00/2575597909/sizes/o/in/set-72157605599021373/
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Source: http://flickr.com/photos/89127714@N00/2575598449/in/set-72157605599021373/
High-Res: http://flickr.com/photos/89127714@N00/2575598449/sizes/o/in/set-72157605599021373/
there is also a set of images in the Business Bay thread by 234sale!!

without words, :drool:...maybe the best project ever for dubai!

Another press release....

Dubai to build $60bn new city

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum plans to build a $60bn city in his name in the desert adjacent to the emirate, reported Bloomberg. The project, designed by architect Eric Kuhne of London-based CivicArts, will be developed by Dubai Properties, a unit of Sheikh Mohammed's Dubai Holding. The 800 million square feet city will include residential, commercial, educational and tourism elements.

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum plans to build a $60bn city in his name

sorry they way they put that is abit funny...LOL!

R

^^ ha ha! Yeah! :tongue2:

Don't know if these are new?

http://i33.tinypic.com/2jax9it.jpg

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last two i think they are new :) amazing me ...

Does anyone know when there will be launches here? Id love to buy

Just came across this.Another mind blowing project when you think you've seen it all.
What a great way to fill that empty area.Amazing.

This project is one of the biggest in the world. It's bigger than all the Palm Islands together.

Great Project! :cheers:

some new renders. If they built the House of Commerce there, it might solve the problem with Godolphin River City...

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/2883/27415198443711ea574aoja0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6503/2741520816e474fb5047ocy4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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Best project all over Dubai no doubt with extremely difficult if u ask me .... WATER WATER WATER !

indeed, the best project atm in Dubai. and also very important for Dubai!

looks like city of silk

^^ because there designed by the same firm

Water will be the lifeblood of the new garden city

http://business24-7.ae/Articles/2008/9/PublishingImages/9_3_2008/eb25_mbrgardens_03p4_small.jpg

The plan includes homes, and educational and commercial facilities. (SUPPLIED)


Supporting a new city of more than a quarter of a million people with a system of waterways, parks and gardens will represent the largest formal urban masterplan in the southern Gulf, said CivicArts, the architectural firm for Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, in a press release yesterday.

With an estimated construction cost of more than $60 billion (Dh220.4bn), the Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, is destined to be one of the world's most ambitious urban projects, said the firm. The logistics of physically building such an immense development are matched by the monumental scale of the water management needed to transform the desert into a lush oasis, it said.

Tackling the challenge in a holistic fashion, the masterplan weaves water into the social fabric of a 21st century city, where the interests of transportation, recreation and environment will go hand in hand.

The master plan for the new city, designed by Eric Kuhne of the London-based CivicArts and unveiled by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, incorporates provision for homes, educational, financial and commercial facilities, iconic civic buildings, tourist landscapes and more parkland than can be found in London and New York combined.

"Water will be the lifeblood of this new city, pumped through a network of canals, pools and waterways creating a waterfront that will be unrivalled in the Middle East," said Kuhne.

The canal system, which will be navigable, will support life on many levels, providing wildlife habitats and numerous opportunities for leisure and recreation.

With 150km of waterfront and wetlands, the Central Union Canal will give the city's ecosystem the capacity to support a range of living creatures on a scale unprecedented in the Middle East. Canals, lakes, waterways and retention and detention ponds will all provide perfect habitats for the procreation and protection of aquatic and terrestrial wildlife.

The master plan allows for a variety of waterway edges, including keystone walls with integrated planters, stepped terraces that will provide upper-level dining, mid-level cycle paths and lower-level walkways and gabion walls that can be planted with marginal and aquatic plants and set with boulders to create a natural, informal character.

There will also be beach and detention ponds – shallow ponds that allow easy access to the canal and will facilitate the provision of public beaches and informal lawn areas.

Planted shelves, featuring shallow pools with aquatic and marginal planting, will create attractive green strips along the water's edge.

Throughout the Union Canal, reeded biotope edges will combine engineered (chemical) and planted (biological) filtration systems to clean and recycle the water.

The extensive use of water in Islamic architecture is not a new concept. Historically, Middle Eastern architects were inspired by the ancient cosmological model of the universe in four quarters divided by two great rivers and canals and pools were integral to the design of courtyards, palaces, terraces and squares. Fountains were common features; evoking images of oases and springs.

Similarly, at Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens, the water channels, fountains and pools have become the organising elements of the extensive gardens and the uniquely Arabian pattern of parkways and canals has been inspired by the astrolabes, which once charted the heavens but have now become symbols of geometry for this new city.

The core element in the design is the Grand Canal that will wind its way from Dubai Creek and Business Bay through the astrolabe pattern to the heart of Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens before the waters return to the Gulf. The design means that residents, workers and visitors to the new city will never be far from gardens or water and the circling canals, culminating in a dramatic Grand Central Fountain, will be a unifying element.

From the outset, the main options for supplying water to the city have been either using the canal as a conduit or pumping the water under the sands. Using the canal means transferring seawater to the summit pound of the main canal, which lies 15 metres above sea level and also supplies the Grand Canal on the Mecca Axis. Using this method, the canal would be used to transfer water, employing bypass pipelines at key locks to obtain the hydraulic head needed to feed lower parts of the system. Pumps would provide water to the higher level.

The other option of delivering seawater by means of pipelines to the highest on-site elevation of 25 metres above sea level would mean water transfer throughout the network being achieved solely by gravity. This option allows for flexible positioning of water intakes, allowing the canal's route to bypass highly developed areas.

The water and power strategies will be supported by low water usage and energy-efficient buildings. Building control systems, combined with water and energy-efficient fittings, will minimise demand. Intelligently designed façades will maximise the use of natural light and buildings will integrate solar technologies to supply hot water as well as local cooling for those residences not connected to city-wide district cooling networks.

The city design will incorporate an unprecedented level of water recycling. Sophisticated water treatment will generate a non-potable water supply that will drive down potable water demand and a treated effluent stream will meet irrigation needs. Greening the city with parks, canals and ponds will attract migratory birds, enhancing local and global biodiversity. Planting will create cool corridors for walking and riding, said Kuhne.

the hardest things to make in this project i think are the waterways and all that greenery!

I visited the Dubai Properties Business Bay sales centre and there were exactly 4 supertalls almost as high as Burj Dubai itself in each of the themed zones. Looked 4 mini down-towns actually; if this project really turns out to be planned, nothing in the world can come close to what Dubai will have achieved!

I visited the Dubai Properties Business Bay sales centre and there were exactly 4 supertalls almost as high as Burj Dubai itself in each of the themed zones. Looked 4 mini down-towns actually; if this project really turns out to be planned, nothing in the world can come close to what Dubai will have achieved!

15 years to go but will keep Dubai going for investors. it HAS to happen

Best project all over Dubai no doubt with extremely difficult if u ask me .... WATER WATER WATER !
Plenty of water from in the sea ?

I visited the Dubai Properties Business Bay sales centre and there were exactly 4 supertalls almost as high as Burj Dubai itself in each of the themed zones. Looked 4 mini down-towns actually; if this project really turns out to be planned, nothing in the world can come close to what Dubai will have achieved!

thank u sooooo much for the info:cheers:

the sheer size of this project is amazing with all the intricate details to life, zodiac, alignment of stars, and spiritual directions pointing towards Mecca...etc..

It would cost hundreds of millions to maintain that greenery. I don't know if it really is feasible or better yet practical for this project to go through.

Dubai Properties to start work on garden city in 2009
Last Updated: 14 September 2008 07:54 Reader Responses

Local developer Dubai Properties plans to start infrastructure works on its AED200bn ($54bn) Mohammed bin Rashid Gardens project at the start of 2009.

The 88-square kilometre project will be built between Al-Khail road and Emirates road from its existing Business Bay project and the Arabian Ranches roundabout area on Emirates road.

The plan for the project was recently approved by Dubai Municipality, and plans for roads and other transportation systems are being finalised with the Roads & Transportation Authority.

The project is expected to be made up of four main clusters themed around wisdom, humanity, nature and commerce.

About 73 per cent of the total area - approximately 60 square kilometres - will be covered in vegetation.

The city also has a canal running through it from the Business Bay Creek extension that is being built by Dubai Properties and the Roads & Transport Authority, leading into the Gulf in the Al-Sufouh area (MEED 5:5:08).

R

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I really love this project. I think it is beautiful and the design quality is astounding. I do however truly question the ability for an ecosystem that is currently a desert to truly support such a large and lush oasis. Can we really convert a desert like that? And if we do, what about all the inevitable evaporation and extra water that would be needed to supplement that. Then there's all the energy requirements to keep these areas full of water. I just can't see it as being sustainable.

^^ Well, the canals are just sea water. Don't know about all the greenery though

This is a fanatastic project.If they can sustain it then wow.I guess it will take a long time to complete.

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow i love the way dubay is spending its money!
and i love that its near iran and we will have paradise next door!
viva dobey!
and i have hearded its now possible to buy houses?
many iranians are now buying land how is this possible?

Nemi dunam?

Some more info from www.go-green.ae

Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens, Dubai


The Form: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens offer a culturally resonant alternative to the sterile Western-style street grids that currently dominate the Middle East. They replace those rigid, rectilinear lines with the sweeping arcs and circles of the planispheric astrolabe; an instrument perfected by Islamic scholars, craftsmen and astronomers. Fusing the spheres of art and astronomy into an intricate object of enduring beauty, the astrolabe represents one of the greatest leaps of human imagination.
It maps the movements of celestial bodies through the vastness of space, etching them onto a brass plate that can be held in the palm of the hand. Dubai is likewise a product of great imagination: A royal vision for a modern city that has risen from an ancient land. To base a new city plan upon an object embodying 2000 years of human invention is to build upon the bedrock of civilisation itself.

The Gardens: A literal translation of the astrolabe’s ornate brass rete, the city’s parks and gardens form a lush green net that catches all the cultural and residential districts within its spreading strands. The lungs of the city, these linear public parks act as carbon sinks that purify the surrounding air while providing shaded ‘green corridors’ that support sustainable modes of transport. Drawing upon the rich heritage of Islamic landscape design the Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens will be a city of canals and fountains, pools and lakes. Their cooling surfaces shall temper the heat of the day, while the sound of trickling water will help create oases of calm amidst the busy metropolis. With garlands of golf courses, bridleways, cycle paths and promenades, the citizens will have ample opportunity to enjoy a healthy active lifestyle.

The Canals: Carving the patterns of the heavens into the desert sands the Union Canal describes the celestial path of the Milky Way. Flowing inland from Dubai Creek it describes a wide arc across the Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens before rejoining the waters of the Gulf once more. Cutting across its meandering course, the dramatic diagonal of the Grand Axial Canal points to way to the holy city of Mecca, furbishing the city with a permanent means of spiritual alignment. Reversing the current trend for reclaiming land from sea these canals bring water to the desert, transforming the arid dunes into valuable real estate. Unifying the city’s masterplan this 21st century navigation functions as both urban artery and leisure amenity, open to citizen and visitor alike. Creating miles of lively democratic waterfronts the Union Canal will be the envy of the world.

The Centres: In orbit around the Garden Ring, three distinctive geometries announce the presence of the Houses of Humanity, Nature and Commerce; all centres of excellence within their respective fields. Surrounded by circular lakes they form grand termini for the separate branches of the Union Canal that reach out to every corner of the city. Their watery frames serve to highlight the geometry of their forms, all drawn from the rich vocabulary of Arabian design.

The 9-pointed star of the House of Humanity will become home to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian Establishment. Supporting the charitable goals of this institution will be the offices for UNICEF and other global charities, complemented by permanent museums along the themes of humanity and civilisation.

The distinctive crescent moon of the House of Nature will encompass an extensive family resort, integrated with wildlife parks and zoological research facilities. In this way, the wonders of the natural world will be brought to a wider public via eco-tourism, while providing the subjects for scientific observation. Specialised environmental laboratories and colleges will sit opposite hotels and entertainment clubs, while the generous pleasure gardens will provide flowers and herbs for clinics researching alternative medicines and natural remedies.

Responding to the everyday needs of office workers the amenities of the House of Commerce will allow them to shop, dine and relax, all within one square mile. This integrated approach will improve the quality of everyday life for thousands of employees, giving them the flexibility to achieve their perfect live/work balance. With its cluster of signature towers housing major financial institutions in banking, brokerage and insurance the House’s 8-pointed star will become a landmark in international business affairs.

The Centrepiece: Acting as the cultural lynch pin of Dubai’s knowledge economy, the circular Bait Al Hikma (House of Wisdom) will house a university campus whose grand central library and translation unit will continue the legacy of its illustrious namesake. Its central architectural element, inspired by a unique spherical astrolabe, offers up an iconic form that makes the link between the Islamic Golden Age and the modern world. Working in unison, the campus mosque, university and library will bring the rich heritage of Arabian scholastic excellence out of the archives and into light, for all the world to share.

Legacy: With its integrated collection of artful civic forms and iconic infrastructure the masterplan for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens offers a sustainable model for the future. Raised in such enlightened surroundings Dubai’s next generation will be well equipped to participate in the market place of ideas that is driving our 21st century world.

guys what about this stunning project ??
no thing in cityscape about it ??? :bash: :ohno:

Nothing on this at Cityscape :( Dubai Properties is mainly marketing Mudon this Cityscape.

Aw man I was rli hoping to see this project at cityscape :ohno:

hmm I hope this one is still in the works, any new info?

Awesome project.Check out this latest map to get an idea just how big it is.

What map? :weird:

map.dubaitourism.ae

What map? :weird:

http://www.dtcm-dubaimap.com/applet/index.html

this project in this global situation is challenge to dubai
it is interesting to see how dubai manages to come out with
projec is interesting but commercially ? viable
but name of HH is related to this project may draw inspiration for dubai

never built, on hold, or just delayed

Just delayed. This is without doubt one of the grandest developments in the world and a legacy that Sheikh Mo will leave behind, to remembered for centuries ahead. I believe it will be started at a more opportune time and will take over 20 years to complete, so there's really no reason to rush this. There are other projects that require greater attention as of now.

shall we consider this cancelled or dead :happy:

maybe after 20 years is ok but not now.

shall we consider this cancelled or dead :happy:

i hope they don't cancel this 1

its the most amazing and creative project in dubai , just cancel the rest :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Mg4F0bt-A&feature=channel_page

nice building within mbrg.

any news on this?

03/November/2009

MOHAMMED BIN RASHID GARDENS

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In the second pic.. it looks like they have started to dig out the Go Dolphin canal. Its in exactly the same location as on the plan.

yes that already happend many months ago. It was visible from satellite images and several aerial photos almost a year ago, however nothing changed since that.

Yeah I spotted it on the satellite pics, but couldnt tell if it was a road or what. I drove down there the other week but could be bothered to walk from the road adjacent to it.
I did see just 1 excavator digging at the end of the channel.... but mosy likely its related to road works or something.

yes, some infrastructure works there, when I driving around that area I always see trucks there.

and the area seems already fenced

yes, some areas were fenced last year , I think the next big job is removing the electric cables from that area.

Just been on the Dubaitourism map, and this project has been removed from the map. However Meydan has been added which wasnt included before.


http://www.dubaitourism.ae/DubaiMap/tabid/189/language/en-US/default.aspx

Sigh, what a magnificent project this would have been...

I think it is still up. give the market some time to recover. At the end, this area lies in the heart of future Dubai...

best project in dubai, but it should be put on hold

^^ If there is some infrastructure building going on I think it is not On Hold... just very very slow!

I think this is an excellent project and one that will give a tremendous boost to Dubai and therefore I wish Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Gardens all the best.

I know this will be on hold for some time, but it's such a fantastic project! I watched the video again and here are a few screen grabs to remind us of what a fantastic project this will be one day :)

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sigh....it was a good idea...

R

I am with Face81 on this one, this is one of the greatest potential project in Dubai, i hope its done in the next 10 years at least...

sigh....it was a good idea...

R

I am with Face81 on this one, this is one of the greatest potential project in Dubai, i hope its done in the next 10 years at least...

It will be back soon... It has to come back! :)

Dream Gardens more likely - irrigation costs will be measurable on UAE GDP. By the way, who did that silly graph - when did DIFC come with more "Culture" than e.g. Amsterdam and on par with Barcelona - so Zuma and Ritz Carlton beats Rembrandt & Van Gogh Museums and please tell me the football team in DIFC that takes on Messi & Co?

It will be back soon... It has to come back! :)

No it wont come back......

Dubai thought it was going to grow up to be the Arab Singapore—a commercial, banking, and insurance service port on the Gulf with hospitality and footballers’ time-shares, an oasis of R&R for the less well endowed. But it hasn’t quite worked out. The vertical streets of offices are empty. A derelict skyscraper looks exactly the same as one that’s teeming with commerce. They huddle around the current tallest building in the world—a monument to small-nation penis envy.:lol: This pylon erected with the Viagra of credit is now a big, naked exclamation of Dubai’s fiscal embarrassment. It was going to be called Burj Dubai, but as Dubai was unable to make their payments, they were forced to go to their Gulf neighbor, head towel in hand, to get a loan. So now it’s called Burj Khalifa, after Abu Dhabi’s ruler, who coughed up $10 billion...So its back to your desert tents soon boys....:lol:

No it wont come back......

Dubai thought it was going to grow up to be the Arab Singapore—a commercial, banking, and insurance service port on the Gulf with hospitality and footballers’ time-shares, an oasis of R&R for the less well endowed. But it hasn’t quite worked out. The vertical streets of offices are empty. A derelict skyscraper looks exactly the same as one that’s teeming with commerce. They huddle around the current tallest building in the world—a monument to small-nation penis envy.:lol: This pylon erected with the Viagra of credit is now a big, naked exclamation of Dubai’s fiscal embarrassment. It was going to be called Burj Dubai, but as Dubai was unable to make their payments, they were forced to go to their Gulf neighbor, head towel in hand, to get a loan. So now it’s called Burj Khalifa, after Abu Dhabi’s ruler, who coughed up $10 billion...So its back to your desert tents soon boys....:lol:

You need to cite your sources on this website - Not doing so is a violation of forum rules. That is a direct quote from Vanity Fair.

Your behaviour is now bordering on troll like posting....

Why do you care so much about Dubai anyway? You obviously don't like it... Jealously, perhaps? :lol: Not to worry, I'm sure the fiscal squeeze, looming austerity measures and crippling UK taxes will soon start to distract you :cheers:

No it wont come back......

Dubai thought it was going to grow up to be the Arab Singapore—a commercial, banking, and insurance service port on the Gulf with hospitality and footballers’ time-shares, an oasis of R&R for the less well endowed. But it hasn’t quite worked out. The vertical streets of offices are empty. A derelict skyscraper looks exactly the same as one that’s teeming with commerce. They huddle around the current tallest building in the world—a monument to small-nation penis envy.:lol: This pylon erected with the Viagra of credit is now a big, naked exclamation of Dubai’s fiscal embarrassment. It was going to be called Burj Dubai, but as Dubai was unable to make their payments, they were forced to go to their Gulf neighbor, head towel in hand, to get a loan. So now it’s called Burj Khalifa, after Abu Dhabi’s ruler, who coughed up $10 billion...So its back to your desert tents soon boys....:lol:

For your information Dubai is beyond Singapore's level, its DUBAI cities compare themselves to Dubai not the opposite.

FYI, it wasn't their "gulf neighbor" it was their neighboring emirate all part of one nation called THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, and the ruler of the country IS KHALIFA BIN ZAYED, their is nothing wrong in doing that it just shows how united the entire country is.

By the time the oil and gas runs out we (the gulf) will be done building all mega projects and full scale cities with alternative energy sources available not to mention the amount of wealth we will gain from the "vanity fairs"
The western world HOWEVER will be screwed.

So go weep in a corner you prick.

This is one of the few Dubai projects I'm really interested in. Anything of value (news, photos, renders, ...) that you could come up with? That'd be appreciated. :)

any updates?