The superlative city : Dubai and the urban condition in the early twenty-first century / Ahmed Kanna.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge, United States : Aga Khan Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2013. Edition: 1st edDescription: 167 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780977122431Subject(s): Architecture -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubayy (Emirate) -- 21st century | Urbanization -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubayy (Emirate) | Cities and towns -- United Arab Emirates -- Dubayy (Emirate) -- GrowthLOC classification: HT169.U5 | K363 2013Abstract: 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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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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