Santiago Calatrava won the competition to design an observation tower for the Dubai Creek Harbor development in the city...Calatrava's winning design was met with approval this past weekend from Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the [UAE] and Ruler of Dubai. 'This architectural wonder will be as great as the Burj Khalifa and the Eiffel Tower,' he commented on Calatrava's proposal. — Bustler
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Tensile buttressing? I Had that idea once...
Probably one of caltravas more elegant projects...
Who needs an observation tower when you've got the Burj Khalifa?
I do believe this thing just redefined the word elegant.
The form is definitely elegant. Does anyone besides me think the nighttime rendering with fireworks is just a teeeeeeny bit over-the-top glitzy and self-congratualtory? Or has the train of restraint in renderings long left the Dubai station?
bottomless money pit, just how he likes'em.
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