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speculation, dubai
Dubai’s strange cocktail of oil money and dictatorship is producing a new generation of themed experiences. The desire to achieve the most marketable vacation lifestyles is the engine of the city’s exponential growth. In this cultural context, the secret dream of every developer is to sell to the world elite the ultimate privileged viewpoint and place to be seen. It’s too late to wonder whether Dubai is a model for the 21st century city or an absurdity; its success is already established. Can Dubai be an opportunity for architecture to exist differently?
