Dubai's mega-project The World - a series of man-made islands in the shape of the major landmasses on the planet - is officially canceled.
Dubai's mega-project The World - a series of man-made islands in the shape of the major landmasses on the planet - is officially canceled, reports TimesOnline.com
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DARN. :-P
and i feel fine....
nam FTW!!!!
That's an awesome photo up there.
bunch of people can play 'desert island' simultaneously.
thanks lb and yes 765 is it wicked. Imagine all that abandoned newly created land. the possibilities..
will i get the promised refund?
i guess this means they won't be building my michael jackson competition entry either?!
ambitious as it continues to be, this project took arrogance to a whole new level.
now it just looks like atlas vomited all over himself.
it might just be a better as a project that wasn't fully realized...not to mention a pretty good thesis project:
customized desert islands that stay deserted. ironically next to one of the most hyper-developed cities on the planet.
one post-apocalyptic day when our distant descendants discover this collection of sand pads, it will become an archaeological oddity. sounds like a bldgblog post if I ever heard one... ; ]
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