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Masdar Abu Dhabi, Building, Architect, Image, News, Development, Proposal
Masdar City Abu Dhabi : Images + Information
Architecture in UAE : Foster + Partners
Masdar Development,
UAE
2007-
Foster + Partners
08/05/2007
World's first zero carbon, zero waste city in Abu Dhabi

The first project as a result of the Masdar Initiative is a new 6
million square meter sustainable development that uses the traditional
planning principals of a walled city, together with existing technologies,
to achieve a zero carbon and zero waste community. Masterplanned by
Foster + Partners, the initiative has been driven by the Abu Dhabi
Future Energy Company, and will be a centre for the development of
new ideas for energy production. Masdar responds to the urban identity
of Abu Dhabi while offering a sustainable urban blueprint for the
future. Due to be launched at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2007, it is an ambitious
project that will attract the highest levels of international expertise
and commerce, providing a mixed-use, high-density city. The exciting
programme includes a new university, the Headquarters for Abu Dhabis
Future Energy Company, special economic zones and an Innovation Center.

Norman Foster said:
The environmental ambitions of the Masdar Initiative
zero carbon and waste free are a world first. They have provided
us with a challenging design brief that promises to question conventional
urban wisdom at a fundamental level. Masdar promises to set new benchmarks
for the sustainable city of the future.
The principle of the Masdar development is a dense walled city to
be constructed in an energy efficient two-stage phasing that relies
on the creation of a large photovoltaic power plant, which later becomes
the site for the citys second phase, allowing for urban growth
yet avoiding low density sprawl. Strategically located for Abu Dhabis
principal transport infrastructure, Masdar will be linked to surrounding
communities, as well as the centre of Abu Dhabi and the international
airport, by a network of existing road and new rail and public transport
routes.

Rooted in a zero carbon ambition, the city itself is car free. With
a maximum distance of 200m to the nearest transport link and amenities,
the compact network of streets encourages walking and is complemented
by a personalised rapid transport system. The shaded walkways and
narrow streets will create a pedestrian-friendly environment in the
context of Abu Dhabis extreme climate. It also articulates the
tightly planned, compact nature of traditional walled cities. With
expansion carefully planned, the surrounding land will contain wind,
photovoltaic farms, research fields and plantations, so that the city
will be entirely self-sustaining.
Masdar City Images : Foster + Partners
Masdar Abu Dhabi design
: Foster + Partners
Masdar Headquarters Abu
Dhabi
Masdar Design Competition
: won by LAVA in Aug 2009
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology - MIST:


About Masdar
Masdar is Abu Dhabis multi-faceted, multi-billion dollar investment
in the development and commercialization of advanced and innovative
technologies in renewable, alternative and sustainable energies as
well as green design. By applying scale and leveraging Abu Dhabis
low-cost, tax-free manufacturing base, businesses will enjoy significant
competitive advantages, allowing them to compete internationally and
provide significant diversification to the Abu Dhabi economy. On February
9, 2008, Masdar broke ground for Masdar City, the worlds first
zero-carbon, zero-waste, car-free city.
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UAE Buildings by this
architect
Abu Dhabi World Trade Centre
Abu Dhabi market building

image © Foster + Partners
Masdar
headquarters building designer : Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Capital Gate Abu Dhabi
Dubai Buildings
Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters
Dubai Palm Island
Abu Dhabi Mosque
Abu Dhabi Architects

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- key buildings across the globe
Comments for the Masdar
Buildings page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk
Masdar Abu Dhabi - page : adrian welch / isabelle
lomholt
Website: www.masdaruae.com |
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