Tuesday, 13 May 2008

A tale of three cities...

The Financial Times reviews the architectural ambitions of three Guld cities: Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha. Part 1 on Abu Dhabi is here: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd4c088e-2046-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.html

Is it a case of 'build it and hope they will come'? Interestingly enough, the sand at the Emirates Palace hotel was imported (yes, even sand can be imported into the desert).

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