Water Discus underwater hotel by Deep Ocean Technology
The world's largest underwater hotel is being planned for Dubai, with rooms both on the seabed and on stilts above the surface (+ slideshow). More
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The Souk, Abu Dhabi Central Market by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners have completed a new shopping centre that combines high-end boutiques with independent local food and craft markets on the site of a historic city marketplace in Abu Dhabi. More
Masdar Institute campus by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners have completed the first of a cluster of buildings entirely powered by solar energy at Masdar City, a sustainable urban quarter in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. More
The Vanishing Mosque by RUX Design for Traffic
Manhattan studio RUX Design have won a competition to design a mosque for the UAE with their open-air plaza called The Vanishing Mosque. More
Burj Khalifa by SOM
Here are some photos of the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa by Chicago office Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, which opened in Dubai earlier this month. More
Dubai to open world's tallest building - BBC
Dezeenwire: the world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai, opens in Dubai today - BBC
Dezeen's top ten: Dubai projects
Since Dubai has been in the news a lot recently, here are our ten most popular stories about projects in Dubai. Guess what? Karim Rashid is at number one with his Switch Restaurant (above). More
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Switch Restaurant by Karim Rashid
Designer Karim Rashid has completed the interior of a restaurant in Dubai, UAE. More
Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art by UNStudio
Dutch architects UNStudio have sent us these images of a planned arts and retail complex in Dubai, UAE, to include the Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art. More
Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower by LAVA
Architects Chris Bosse and Tobias Wallisser of Laboratory for Visionary Architecture Asia Pacific (LAVA) have unveiled Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower at the Cityscape property fair in Dubai. More
Nakheel Harbour & Tower by Woods Bagot
Architects Woods Bagot have designed a kilometre-high tower for developer Nakheel in Dubai. More
Xeritown by X–Architects
X–Architects of Dubai have designed an urban complex called Xeritown that aims to be a more sustainable mode of development than recent projects in the emirate. More
Dubai Opera House by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid Architects have developed designs for a new opera house and cultural centre for Dubai. More
Waterfront City masterplan by OMA
Office for Metropolitan Architecture have completed the masterplan for Waterfront City, a new city proposed for Dubai. More
Dubai Renaissance by OMA 2
OMA in the Middle East: Office for Metropolitan Architecture have sent over a few more images of Dubai Renaissance, a 300m-tall rotating skyscraper. More
Porsche Design Towers by OMA/Porsche Design
OMA in the Middle East: Office for Metropolitan Architecture have sent us some new renderings, plans and sections of Porsche Design Towers I and II, which they are jointly designing with Porsche Design. More
Dubai Renaissance by OMA
Dubai Renaissance is a building designed last year by Rem Koolhaas and Fernando Donis of OMA as an entry for a competition for iconic central feature at Business Bay in Dubai. OMA lost the competition to Zaha Hadid's Dancing Towers project, but now OMA is negotiating to build the structure at another site in the Emirate. More
Dynamic Architecture in Dubai
Italian experimental architecture company Dynamic Architecture has proposed a revolving sustainable skyscraper for Dubai powered by wind turbines placed between each floor. More
The Opus by Zaha Hadid
The Opus, a mixed-use commercial and retail development in Dubai designed by Zaha Hadid, is being launched in London today. More
Dezeen map of architecture in the Gulf
Dezeen has created an interactive map showing the major projects by leading architects in the Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. More