July 22, 2008
With the summer Olympic Games around the corner, Beijing has implemented a clean-up-plan to clean its smog-filled skies for international athletes. A two-month plan to remove 3.3 million cars from the capital’s Read More
June 20, 2008
What happens to the creative process when it’s on hyperspeed? In places such as Dubai, UAE, or Shenzhen, China it means the equivalent of multiple Manhattans are emerging over the course of just one or two decades. New York Times Architecture Critic Nicolai Ouroussoff explored this creative clash in Read More
June 20, 2008
In news that lends new meaning to the term starchitect, “Brad Pitt will team up with Zabeel Properties and Los Angeles-based architecture firm GRAFT to help design a new-five star hotel in Dubai.” That’s according to celebri-site PopGrind.com. Pitt has long nurtured architectural ambitions, working with Frank Read More
May 20, 2008
Apparently, Los Angeles and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are warming up to each other more than ever. Starting September 1, Emirates Airlines will offer non-stop service from Los Angeles to Dubai. With UAE economic power flowing into Read More
