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Architecture Projects in UAE – United Arab Emirates Property

post updated 6 September 2021

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Architecture in Dubai

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Dubai Architecture. We aim to include UAE buildings that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.

We cover completed UAE buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Dubai. We aim to select UAE architectural projects that are either of top quality or interesting or ideally both.

We have 4 pages of Dubai Architecture selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages.

Dubai Buildings : news + key projects

Dubai Buildings : A-F

Dubai Architecture : G-P

Dubai Building Designs : R-Z

Dubai tower – 7 Jan 2011
Dubai tower
photo © Steven Powell

Reference Lists:

Dubai Architecture A-I, no images (this page)

Dubai Building Designs : J-Z, no images

Selection of Dubai Architecture

UAE Designs, alphabetical:

0-14 tower, Business Bay
2009
RUR Architecture – Reiser + Umemoto
Dubai Business Bay tower

2CDE Dubai
2006-
Atkins
UAE skyscraper

21st Century Tower

Atkins
21st Century Tower

Ajman Marina – masterplan, Ajman, UAE
2008-
HOK
incl. 60-storey towers, developer: Tanmiyat, Saudi Arabia

Ajman Municipal headquarters
2008-
a-lab
Ajman architecture : Architecture competition winner

Al Mas Tower

Atkins
Al Mas Tower Dubai

Al Salam Tecom Tower

Atkins
Al Salam Tecom Tower

Al Sharq Tower, Sheik Zayed Road
2007-
SOM Architects – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
For Al Sharq Investments
360m high, 100 storeys, residential tower – 268 apartments

Anara Tower, Sheik Zayed Road
2008-
Architects: Atkins
Anara Tower : 600m+ skyscraper for property developer Tameer holding

The Apeiron – proposal
2007-
Sybarite
The Apeiron

Atlantis Hotel The Palm
2008

Atlantis Hotel Dubai

Beach Front Hotel

Atkins
Beach Front Hotel

Boulevard Plaza – proposal
2007-
Aedas

Burj al Arab
1999
Atkins
Burj al Arab

Burj Al Alam tower
-2012
Nikken Sekkei
Burj Al Alam tower : world’s tallest commercial tower

Burj Dubai : tallest building in world
2005-
SOM Architects
Burj Dubai skyscraper
160 storey tower for Emaar, became world’s tallest building in 2007
Burj Dubai : World Skyscrapers

Business Bay Executive Towers

Atkins
Business Bay Towers

Capital Centre Hotel

RMJM Architects
Capital Centre Hotel

Central Market, Dubai : see Aldar Central Market

Chelsea Tower

Atkins
Chelsea Tower

DAMAC Ocean Heights, Dubai Marina
2007-08
Aedas
310m high, 82 storeys, residential tower

DIFC Lighthouse
2008-
Atkins
DIFC Lighthouse : The Holcim Foundation award

DSEC Commercial Tower

Atkins
DSEC Commercial Tower

Dubai Airport – Terminal 3
2000-05
Paul Andreu Architects

Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry Extension – towers
2007-
Gensler

Dubai International Convention Centre

RMJM Architects
Dubai Convention Centre

Dubai Cultural Heritage Centre

Snøhetta Architects

Dubai Museum of Middle East Modern Art: see MOMEMA

Dubai Opera House Building
2008-
Zaha Hadid Architects
Dubai Opera House

Dubai Pearl, Palm Jumeirah
2008-
Dewan Architects & Engineers

Dubai Promenade
2008-

Nakheel development: five-star wheel-shaped hotel near waterfront & Palm Island

Dubai Signature Towers
2006-
Zaha Hadid
Dubai Signature Towers

Dubai Snow Centre
2006
Holford Associates
£60m

Dubai Towers, The Lagoons, Al Dana District
2006-10
Thompson, Ventulet, Stainback & Associates
Sama Dubai – 4 towers: 57 – 94 floors

Dubai World Trade Centre – DWTC
1979 (Tower)
H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
39 storeys, office tower: 149m high 489ft
Dubai International Convention Centre, eight exhibition halls, residential apartments

Dynamic Tower : ‘world’s first building in motion’ – revolutionary architecture
2008-
Dr. David Fisher, architect

The Emaar Towers
2007-
Aedas
Gateway to Burj Dubai development: 42 & 34 storeys

Emirates Towers : see Jumeirah Emirates Towers

ETA Hotel
2007-
Sanjay Puri Architects
Dubai hotel architecture

Etisalat Tower, Baniyas Road
1986
Arthur Erickson
Telecommunications headquarters building & radio tower: ‘golf ball tower’

Hilton Dubai Creek hotel building, Baniyas Road

Carlos Ott

The Index
2005-08
Foster + Partners
The Index Dubai

Infinity Tower Dubai
2006-
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Architects
330m high, 80 storeys

iPad – Leaning Tower

James Law Cybertecture
26 storeys, 230 apartments for Omniyat Properties

Iris Bay
2006-
Architects: Atkins
Iris Bay skyscraper

Iris Mist

Atkins
Iris Mist

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Location: Dubai, UAE, The Middle East

UAE Architectural Designs

Dubai Architecture Designs – chronological list

Dubai Architecture News : images + links of new buildings

KOA Canvas Apartments designed by T.Zed Architects:
KOA Canvas Apartments Dubai Architecture Developments
photo © Anique Ahmed

Dubai Architecture Tours

Michael Schumacher Tower, Abu Dhabi

Al Gurg Tower UAE

AL MANAKH : analysis of Gulf Architecture

Buildings / photos for the Dubai Architecture Developments page welcome