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Essential Architecture-  Dubai

DUBAI IS NUTS!!!

Dubai in 1990 prior to the craziness
The same street in 2003
Last year

The Dubai Waterfront.  When completed it will become the largest waterfront development in the world. 

All of this was built in the last 5 years, including that island that looks like a palm tree. 

The Burj Dubai.  Construction began in 2005 and is expected to be complete by 2008.  At an estimated height of over 800 meters, it will easily be world's tallest building when finished.  It will be almost 40% taller than the the current tallest building, the Taipei 101. 

The Burj al Alam, or The World Tower.  Upon completion it will rank as the world's highest hotel.  It is expected to be finished by 2009.  At 480 meters it will only be 28 meters shorter than the Taipei 101.  

The Trump International Hotel & Tower, which will be the centerpiece of one of the palm islands, The Palm Jumeirah.