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At.mosphere Grill’s ‘High Lunch,’ changes every week, featuring fresh salads, soups and the chef’s special with signature dishes of the season giving guests an opportunity to re-live a new dining experience with each meal.

More than 5,000 property owners and tenants from Dubai's most iconic commercial and residential towers, including The Burj Khalifa, Oceana and Palm Residences, now have access to MyCommunity, an online property management tool.

In spring, Missoni opened Hotel Missoni Kuwait (00 965 2577 0000; www.hotelmissoni.com). Double rooms in a riot of multi-coloured zigzags and stripes start at £245, room only. On 10 November, Giorgio Armani will open the second Armani Hotel in Milan at 31 via Manzoni (www.armanihotels.com).

Emaar Properties and the Armani Group Tuesday said the world's second Armani hotel would officially open for business on November 10 in Milan, Italy. The duo opened its flagship Armani Hotels and Resorts in Dubai's Burj Khalifa in April last year.

The American architect has the right resume for the job. He already grappled with effects like horizontal wind divergence and negative pressure high above the Arabian Gulf desert when he designed Dubai's Burj Khalifa, today's highest tower.

The American architect has the right resume for the job. He already grappled with effects like horizontal wind divergence and negative pressure high above the Persian Gulf desert when he designed Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, today’s highest tower.

Armani, which also designed residences in Burj Khalifa in Dubai is setting up its first-ever gallery in India on the World One premises in Lower Parel. And, to announce the studio’s impending arrival, the developer is offering a select group of potential buyers the opportunity to book flats and get furniture from the studio for a single room complimentary, up to September 15.

Souk Al Bahar, the dining, leisure, and shopping destination with Arabesque architectural features located at The Old Town in Downtown Dubai, and a key mall development by Emaar Malls Group, is marking the Holy Month of Ramadan with the 'Art of Calligraphy' exhibition.

In property sector, Arabtec Holding and Emaar Properties gave support to the main index with modest gains in low-trade market activity. Arabtec advanced 2.98 per cent to Dh1.38 while Emaar climbed 1.81 per cent to Dh2.81. Union Properties fell 3.39 per cent to 37 fils.

How exactly are we supposed to greet this news? Does the world need a 3280-foot tower? Did it need the 2717-foot Burj Khalifa in Dubai, designed by Smith and Gill while at SOM? Of course not: super tall buildings aren’t shaped by profit—upturned boxes and their attached casinos are created for that—they’re shaped by hubris, pride, and aggressive symbolism.