Mina Zayed Project by Aldar...

http://www.lastpixel.com.au/animation_minazayed.html

OMG! That looks really good...I can see AD wants to get into the WTB race...LOL! Crystal Palace looks good and so does the memorial fountain.

saw this thing once before, although it did not show the top. This could be much higher than Burj Dubai!

Fantastic video! If the project turns out to be anything like this in reality, it will perhaps be one of the hottest spots in AD.

Looks like it will be amazing. Very long term project though?

Good to see that the world's dwindling resources are being used wisely in Abu Dhabi. :ohno:

I thought you Ab-Dab boys were the sensible ones? But you seem to be following Dubai in their epic Bonfire of the Inanities?

Why do you want to create some weird kind of urban love-child offspring of Miami and the Costa del Sol? Do you know those places? Why does the tower have to be so tall? To beat Dubai? Is there really no other better way of spending money or of modelling a city.

A fabulous animation mind you. The turd has indeed been polished to a high shine. The subject matter made me despair of mankind though.

Anyway, sorry for the rant. But really, the only other opinion that's going to get posted here is "WOW" or "Cool". So now I've vented my spleen you guys carry on. :(

Good to see that the world's dwindling resources are being used wisely in Abu Dhabi. :ohno:

I thought you Ab-Dab boys were the sensible ones? But you seem to be following Dubai in their epic Bonfire of the Inanities?

Why do you want to create some weird kind of urban love-child offspring of Miami and the Costa del Sol? Do you know those places? Why does the tower have to be so tall? To beat Dubai? Is there really no other better way of spending money or of modelling a city.

A fabulous animation mind you. The turd has indeed been polished to a high shine. The subject matter made me despair of mankind though.

Anyway, sorry for the rant. But really, the only other opinion that's going to get posted here is "WOW" or "Cool". So now I've vented my spleen you guys carry on. :(

Ok that was a bit anti Abu Dhabi on reflection so I thought I post an example of where I'm coming from to maybe balance it.

It's a good animation too. Click where it says 'movie 01'

http://www.squintopera.com/#/projects/?id=69

Any idea how tall will the crystal palace tower be and how many floors?

It really looks very beautifull

Any idea how tall will the crystal palace tower be and how many floors?

It really looks very beautifull

Why name a tower after a mediocre second tier English football team? ...'bringing Croydon to the Arabian Gulf'

Abu Dhabi plans Olympic stadium at Mina Zayed

MEED reported that Abu Dhabi is planning to build an Olympic stadium at Mina Zayed on Abu Dhabi Island.

The developer, government-controlled Mubadala Development Company, declined to comment on the project. A spokesman for Abu Dhabi Sports Council said that it is not involved in the scheme.

Stadiums built for recent Olympic Games and for the 2012 London Olympics are capable of seating more than 70,000 people with a grass pitch and a 400 meters long running track. It is not yet clear what size stadium Mubadala has commissioned.

One source said that Mubadala is developing the stadium through John Buck International, a JV with the US' The John Buck Company. Mubadala and John Buck are doing an Olympic stadium, it is a big project.

Another source said that "Yes, there is a stadium planned. It will be next to the new media city in the Mina Zayed area."

Mubadala and John Buck are also working on a 65,000 capacity football stadium in the Khalifa City area close to Abu Dhabi International airport and the planned Capital City District. Work has already started on the foundations for the football stadium. Contractors expect Mubadala to issue a tender for the main construction works by the end of this year. When it is finished, the Olympic stadium will be a landmark in the Mina Zayed area, which will be redeveloped once Abu Dhabi's major commercial port relocates to Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone in Taweelah.

The new stadium will benefit from the proximity of Abu Dhabi's new media zone, which will be built alongside the stadium.

Abu Dhabi is developing the media cluster which is known as TwoFour54, to attract leading international broadcasters and media companies. TwoFour54 will include office buildings, production and broadcast studios, a hotel, serviced apartments, residential units, retail space and parking.

(Sourced from MEED)
Link (http://steelguru.com/news/index/2009/06/30/MTAwMzg1/Abu_Dhabi_plans_Olympic_stadium_at_Mina_Zayed.html)

Why name a tower after a mediocre second tier English football team? ...'bringing Croydon to the Arabian Gulf'

Could be worse.. West Ham for instance..

Is the crystal palace tower canceled?

Why name a tower after a mediocre second tier English football team? ...'bringing Croydon to the Arabian Gulf'

LOL!!!! HAHAHAHA. Good point well made!

Maybe you can do their marketing for them? :lol: I've seen tons of weird stuff and grammatical mistakes in marketing literature that's really put me off.:banana: This dancing banana bloody rocks!!

:banana::banana: :banana::banana:

Twofour54 unveils Mena Zayed campus at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2010

Twofour54, the company driving Abu Dhabi's development as a centre of excellence for world-class Arabic media and entertainment content, has unveiled the masterplan for its new campus in Mena Zayed at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2010.

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Launched in October 2008, Twofour54 is putting the physical and intellectual infrastructure in place to create an ecosystem where businesses including broadcast, digital media, gaming, publishing, music and film can create world-class Arabic content in a creative environment. The announcement of the stunning, new 600,000m bespoke media precinct, which will house more than 12,000 media specialists, is a clear statement of intent in Twofour54's ambitions to be regarded as the home of the region's creative industries.

"Our new campus will be a spectacular and stunning addition to Abu Dhabi's skyline; a symbol of Abu Dhabi's commitment to deliver on the Emirate's 2030 economic vision," said Wayne Borg, COO Twofour54. "However, it will also act as beacon to the region's media and creative industries making Twofour54 and Abu Dhabi the lifestyle destination of choice for Arab creatives - a place they will aspire to work and live."

"Essentially, the campus is the embodiment of the creative ecosystem that we have been creating at Twofour54; a bespoke media precinct, quite unlike anything else in the world, specifically designed to allow the Arab content creation community to flourish and to facilitate the production of world-class Arabic media and entertainment content," he concluded.

Twofour54 has engaged some of the world's leading architects and consultants to work on the project. Bernard Tschumi, who has provided the concept master plan for the project, was responsible for the master plans of Mediapolis, Singapore and the Parc de la Villette in France; UN studio, who won the design competition for the development of Zone 1, will work under the lead consultant Adamson Associates International; and Kohn Pedersen Fox, who have been appointed to develop Zone 2, which will house Abu Dhabi Media Company's new headquarters.

The stunning design for Twofour54's Mena Zayed campus reveals a bold waterfront development, which makes use of its prominent position near the city's Corniche to celebrate and support the growing cultural and community spirit that is clearly growing throughout the city.

The development will be an integrated digital environment, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro from New York, which actively encourages people to experience and interact with its creative environment. It incorporates state of the art studios and post production facilities; a specialist training academy; offices and conference facilities; and the new Abu Dhabi Media Company headquarters all supported by hotels, retail, restaurants and residential units.

http://www.ameinfo.com/230072.html

by Orlando Crowcroft on Nov 1, 2010

Abu Dhabi's twofour54 media hub has shelved plans to build a campus at Mina Zayed, and will seek another site for its planned expansion, the National reported today.

http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-9983-abu-dhabi-media-city-site-shelved/

Looks Terrific! :applause:
I can't wait for it to be built already! :banana:
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