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Burj Khalifa and the Ledge at Willis Tower win top Illinois engineering honors for 2010
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of Chicago won the most innovative structure honor for the Burj Khalifa, the 2,717-foot-tall, mixed-used Dubai tower that opened last January and easily surpassed a skyscraper in Taiwan to claim the world’s tallest title.
Elisabetta Gucci plans 40 hotels over 15 years
Luxury hotelier Elisabetta Gucci is planning 40 hotels over the next 15 years in the Middle East, Far East and South America and aims to open its first hotel in Dubai at the end of 2010, an executive said.
More luxury to come at Mall of the Emirates
Shoppers at Mall of the Emirates will have 40 more luxury stores to peruse from September 1 when it opens a 10,500 square metre extension. Mall of the Emirates has 466 stores across 220,000 sq metres, as well as Ski Dubai, the Middle East’s first indoor ski resort and snow park.
FiveFiveFabulous.com were invited to a private press lunch at The Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa
FiveFiveFabulous.com were invited to a private press lunch at The Armani Hotel in the Burj Khalifa, Downtown Dubai and got the chance to interview America’s Next Top Model Cycle 14 Runner Up, Raina Hein.
Foreign buyers seek Dubai dream
Mr Dawani owns a villa in Arabian Ranches and two apartments in Downtown Burj Khalifa, which he rents out. He also has an apartment in Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, which he plans to sell when the property is handed over to him.
Passenger remembers air-hostess who died in Mangalore crash
The businessman, who owns two floors at the world’s tallest tower Burj Khalifa in Dubai, was returning to Abu Dhabi from Mangalore on Thursday by an Air India Express flight when he met Survase.
Ask the experts
A Dubai Pearl is still a long way from delivery date and is a project in its own right. Its mix-use status should add to the attraction of living in Palm Jumeirah and when its numerous commercial spaces become available this will attract more people to live on the Palm.
Dubai World ‘reaches agreement over debt’
Dubai World’s total debt, including liabilities, is around 60 billion dollars. Dubai’s total debt is estimated at between 80 and 100 billion dollars, although some analysts say it could be as high as 170 billion.
The Address Hotels Resorts offers complimentary passes to attractions in Downtown Dubai this summer
Guests staying at The Address Downtown Dubai, The Palace The Old Town, The Address Dubai Mall, The Address Dubai Marina and The Address Montgomerie Dubai can enjoy complimentary priority access to The Dubai Malls famous attractions such as Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, SEGA Republic, KidZania, Dubai Ice Rink and At the Top, Burj Khalifa.
Two of a kind
Giorgio Armani has built one of the world’s greatest fashion empires and bagged over $5bn along the way. Mohamed Alabbar turned Emaar into one of the world’s biggest property developers. So what happened when both men met in Milan? Anil Bhoyrul talks to the two icons.
