From afar , Dubai is themost exciting placeon earth , almostevery dayshaping upto bemorelikethe utopic sci - fi fancy city we had in our head raise up . Its belated architectural stuntwork / chef-d’oeuvre is the 1.5 - billion - substantial - foot Waterfront City design by Rem Koolhaas , an full self - hold city resting atop an artificial island that flux inspirations from ninth - century mosque to Koolhaas ’s own ideas about the THX 1138 - esque generic city .
https://gizmodo.com/infinity-tower-to-twist-by-90-over-dubai-marina-356895
The island will be divide into 25 identical engine block , which will be populated by a mix of tall and chunky tugboat punctuated by more fantastic buildings , like a spiral 82 - story tower , and a 44 - floor sphere ( trendy now , no ? ) that will be its own mini - city within a mini - city complete with a sprawling electronic internet of escalator tube ( pictured in the gallery ) . There ’s also traditional commons and stuff and nonsense in spite of appearance to keep it a little more earthly , but every new giant exploitation like this makes us wonder just how far Dubai will push it next . [ NYTviaio9 ]
https://gizmodo.com/death-star-hotel-in-azerbaijan-is-no-moon-361769
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