Sama Dubai invites firms to express interest in Falcon island work
Published: 16 October 2008 09:09 GMT Author: Colin Foreman More by this Author Last Updated: 16 October 2008 18:10

Local developer Sama Dubai has invited contractors to express interest in the dredging works on its Falcon island project.
The island, which will look like a falcon when viewed from above, will be built close to the Burj al-Arab hotel.

The scheme is in its early stages and the masterplan has not been completed.

However, it is expected to follow a similar development model to other island projects in the emirate.

The consultant is Royal Haskoning of the Netherlands.

Falcon island joins Sama's considerable project portfolio in the emirate, which includes the Lagoons at Ras al-Khor and the Jumeirah Hills development at Dubai Police Academy, close to the Burj al-Arab (MEED 7:7:08).

http://www.meed.com/news/2008/10/contractors_approached_for_falcon_island.html

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:bash::bash: not another

wow, an island shape like the headquarters of an anime hero - Voltes V

This is a joke right? :lol:

Wait....:ohno:

any render ???

I remember coming across this post by Julito-dubai in the 'Projects gossip: proposals for the UAE' thread a while back.
Not sure if it's been changed from its concept drawings.
At least the observation tower isn't as awkwardly placed as the Eiffel in Falcon city.:lol:

Falcon Island?

http://www.v2vivid.com/

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Falcon island?? :ohno: Well, there goes yet another big fat chunk of Dubai coastline!! Any day now The World will be mainland/beach front property!! :bash::bash::bash:

...but then will The World finally become part of the "real" world???...hmm...:goodbye:

Nice one build it :banana:

now it gets crazy:
http://www.antimg.com/media11.html

:omg:

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^^
much better

The original design was good, but this is a damn good design.

WTF? I thought there was a blanket ban on drugs since our main supplier got hit by a few subprime related problems in Columbia? Where is General Dhahi... wait 'til he hears about this... oh, he's busy issuing commercial death threats he has no intention, nor jurisdiction, to ever carry out. Maybe General Dhahi should run for Mayor of London or New York?

Subtle. lol

Thx Chakazoolu :cheers:
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I thought this was scrapped?? :nuts: At least this is what I heard ages ago. Must admit this design is way better than that first crap, but still, u wouldn't want to look out of your very expensive hotel room window at Burj Al Arab and see this mess now would u!? :ohno:

Thx Chakazoolu :cheers:

I thought this was scrapped?? :nuts: At least this is what I heard ages ago. Must admit this design is way better than that first crap, but still, u wouldn't want to look out of your very expensive hotel room window at Burj Al Arab and see this mess now would u!? :ohno:

Well imagining myself at the Burj Al Arab looking out there... It would be a nice view. Atleast to me. For one I wouldn't be staring into a blank ocean. It's nice but it wears after a while. And secondly I don't think it's a bad design. Granted there are more islands than needed, but that can easily be revised.

But I doubt this will be made anyway and if it was/is they do need to scrap some of the islands.

Well imagining myself at the Burj Al Arab looking out there... It would be a nice view. Atleast to me. For one I wouldn't be staring into a blank ocean. It's nice but it wears after a while. And secondly I don't think it's a bad design. Granted there are more islands than needed, but that can easily be revised.

But I doubt this will be made anyway and if it was/is they do need to scrap some of the islands.

Oh I agree, this is a much better design, but I just feel there is way too much happening along the coastline of Dubai. They seriously need to put their house in order and stop coming up with this kind of nonsense all the time. Finish what's needs to be finished first I say! :)

But I doubt this will be made anyway Can u give us any real guarantees on that? ;) :D

Of course this won't be built. That website says March 2007...long before the Dubai dream burst.

So you reckon it might be shelved?

Personally I don't think that it even made it of the final design stages. And as Hollie Maea says the design isn't new. If you look closely you can see the same island design in this animation on the Jumeirah Hills project, at about 0:55-1:00.

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