The superlative city :

Kanna, Ahmed

The superlative city : Dubai and the urban condition in the early twenty-first century / Ahmed Kanna. - 1st ed. - Cambridge, United States : Aga Khan Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2013. - 167 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

The speed and aesthetic brashness with which Dubai has developed in the last few years have left both scholarly and journalistic observers at a loss to capture its identity and significance. Here, contributors offer a serious analysis of Dubai's architecture and urban planning, relating them to social and economic theories.

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Architecture--United Arab Emirates--Dubayy (Emirate)--21st century.
Urbanization--United Arab Emirates--Dubayy (Emirate)
Cities and towns--Growth.--United Arab Emirates--Dubayy (Emirate)

HT169.U5 / K363 2013