Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Architect(s): Foster + Partners
Cost: US$22 Billion
Other Contributers: Adrian Smith of SOM + Gordon Gill Architecture
I think this huge project is very beneficial to Dubai. Although Dubai has a lot on it's plate at the moment, with the not far off opening of the Burj Dubai and all, Masdar offers a lot of things. This project has to offer something which, will be the next big thing in architecture and technology. Renewable resources.
This city offers a variety of different renewable resources, from it's 40 to 60 megawatt to it's solar powered desalination plant, which will provide the city's water needs and also become a source for crop irrigation. To add to that, it's biological waste will be used as nutrient-rich soil and fertiliser.
If this project doesn't serve the needs to a cleaner, greener and better life, then I don't will.
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