Media Parks of the Future


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Twofour54 Abu Dhabi|
Not content to be the fashion and financial center of the world, Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, wants to become the media center of the world with the launch of twofour54 media park. The city already has some heavy hitters committed to locating to this burgeoning area. The companies working on the twofour54 Abu Dhabi media park expansion are CNN, the book publishers HarperCollins and Random House, the British Broadcasting Corporation, The Financial Times and the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charity arm of the financial news giant Thomson Reuters. Via: nytimes |
Greening The Persian Golf
Abu Dhabi Solar-Powered PlantHere's some more ecovation from Abu Dhabi. Solar-powered plants will be built by Sener from Spain and Masdar from Abu Dhabi. These plants are expected to produce 1,000 megawatts within 10 years time. The…
Green Luxury Building at Al Raha Beach (GALLERY)
Abu Dhabi World Trade CenterNot to be confused with Dubai, Abu Dhabi is on a building binge of its own. This is the World Trade Center to be built on Al Raha Beach, the spectacular spit of land for the waterfront east. Everything…
MGM Mirage Abu Dhabi (GALLERY)
$3B Luxury Resort by 2012MGM Mirage announced its plans today to construct a $3 billion luxury resort in the United Arab Emirates. The Las Vegas hotel and casino anticipates construction to be completed by 2012, at which point…
Ferrari Theme Park (GALLERY)
Disneyland of Italian Race Cars in Abu DhabiJust in time for the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the world's first Ferrari Theme Park will open in the United Arab Emirates. A ceremony was held today to announce construction would begin on the 250,000…
Green Abu Dhabi Development
Resembles StonehendgeThe Gate development on Reem Island, United Arab Emirates is currently under construction. We're talking about a total of 11,300,000 sq. feet of development space. The Sky Tower will be the tallest tower…
Zero-Carbon Cities
Abu Dhabi to Create Sustainable CityOn May 8, 2007, The Masdar Initiative officially launched the world’s first attempt to create a zero-waste, zero-carbon sustainable city in Abu Dhabi, UAE (’Masdar’ is the Arabic word for ‘Resource’).…
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