Dubai

The Burj Khalifa, 'Hummer of Skyscrapers'?

There might be something to the analogy, opines Blair Kamin, when comparing the building's star status to its contribution to the urban setting.

12 January 2012 - 1:00pm

Chicago Tribune

Dubai's Dirty Problem

In Dubai, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. But it shares one problem will all skyscrapers in Dubai - there is no central sewage infrastructure to accommodate the waste they produce.

8 November 2011 - 12:00pm

Boing Boing

Dubai Creates A "Supreme Urban Planning Council" To Enact New Master Plan

The Dubai Executive Council has approved the Dubai Urban Development Master Plan 2020, and will establish a 'Supreme Urban Planning Council,' to streamline the process.

4 October 2011 - 2:00pm

Constuction Week

Dubai Eyes Rail Expansion

Officials in Dubai have announced plans to extend the emirate's 75-km rail system to more than 250 km.

12 April 2011 - 1:00pm

Emirates 24/7

The End of "The World"?

Planned as an super-opulent development off the coast of Dubai, the artificial archipelago "The World" appears to be sinking back into the sea.

26 January 2011 - 11:00am

Telegraph

New Transit Systems of 2010

Garrett Bradford of TheCityFix reviews some of the most innovative and sustainable transit systems from around the globe that made their debut over the last twelve months.

29 December 2010 - 2:00pm

TheCityFix

Environmental Problems Plague Dubai

After decades of rapid urbanization, the emirate is now contending with a wide range of challenges to its environment and infrastructure.

30 October 2010 - 5:00am

The New York Times

Long Way Down for Dubai's Residential Market

With property values now half their boom-time peaks and a flood of additional supply on the way, the emirate’s residential market may not recover in the foreseeable future, says Angela Shah.

23 October 2010 - 9:00am

Time

Dubai Calms Down

After nearly collapsing under the pressure of a free-wheeling building boom, Dubai is on the rebound. A new internal accounting effort is trying to explore what went wrong and how to avoid those mistakes in the future.

30 September 2010 - 1:00pm

Reuters

Building Takes More Realistic Pace in Dubai

Once the site of a seemingly endless string of outlandish building projects, Dubai has shaken off the dust from the market crash and resumed building less flashy projects at a steadier pace.

30 September 2010 - 6:00am

The New York Times

Masdar Highlights Policy Shift Away From Autopia

Robert Wright describes the policy shift already underway in planning for cities of the future. He reports that "as energy becomes more expensive, cities will have to be much more compact, easier to navigate by bike and on foot."

11 September 2010 - 1:00pm

Financial Times

Dubai's Formula of Tax Free Economic Zones and Mass Tourism Doesn't Work

Joshua Hammer describes his visit to the financially straitened emirate where he found "deserted highways, empty hotel rooms, miles of unsold residential and office space."

3 September 2010 - 11:00am

The New York Review of Books

Qatar Learning Lessons From Dubai's Crash

With its ambitious and extravagant plans, Dubai has fallen hard amid the economic bust. Nearby Qatar, on the other hand, is poised to weather the economic storm a little better.

17 February 2010 - 10:00am

Time

On Top of the World: Looking Down from Dubai's Burj Khalifa

The world's tallest building is now open in Dubai. Christopher Corbett takes you up to the 124th floor.

21 January 2010 - 5:00am

Architecture Doesn't Hide Bad Planning in Dubai

All the architectural wonders of Dubai don't overshadow the city-state's poor urban planning, according to Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin.

11 January 2010 - 12:00pm

Chicago Tribune

Creating Urban Connections Between Dubai's Icons

The Burj Khalifa has opened in Dubai. Now, locals say, the development of the city's public life must begin.

7 January 2010 - 5:00am

The National

World's Tallest (And Emptiest) Building Opens

Burj Dubai (now renamed as the Burj Khalifa), the world's tallest building, opened today in Dubai. But with the recent credit crunch and economic recession, the extravagant monument to boom times sits mostly empty.

4 January 2010 - 12:00pm

Los Angeles Times

Biggest Infrastructure News of the Decade - Part Two

The Infrastructurist finishes its list of the top infrastructure stories from the past decade.

30 December 2009 - 6:00am

The Infrastructurist

Super-Charged and Stalled Out: The Urban Planning Laboratory of Dubai

The booming desert city of Dubai had ridden high in recent years, but the downturn in the economy has stalled the ambitiously expanding city. Christopher Corbett, an American planner who's worked in the region for years, offers an introduction to Dubai that goes beyond the hype to reveal a vibrant and fascinating city at a very strange time in its history.

3 December 2009 - 5:00am

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