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Recognizes the significance of outstanding architecture and design of a hotel or component therein. Nominees: Capella, Singapore; Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas; Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona; Armani Hotel Dubai; and Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad.

Located in the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, the 160-room hotel is clad from bedhead to bar with Giorgio Armani-designed furnishings from the label's home collection. A total of four resorts and 10 Armani hotels are planned for the world's fashion capitals, including Milan (2010), London, Paris, New York and Tokyo.

Dubai-based Alumco, one of the UAE’s largest architectural facade specialists, says the effects of the global economic slowdown finally filtered through to its services this year but, with a number of high profile projects completed in Saudi Arabia and several more under development, Alumco’s activities outside Dubai have kept the company buoyant.

Passengers stay at the Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport Hotel. Those travelling onwards to Europe, or other destinations on the Emirates network, can also receive one free night in Dubai at The Armani Hotel, or The Address.

BP's decision to try to publish an interim version of the Bly report to coincide with its second-quarter results on July 27 is part of a six-point plan the company's board has adopted to handle the crisis engulfing the oil giant.

Mr Marc Dardenne, Chief Executive Officer, Emaar Hospitality Group and Emaar Hotels & Resorts, and Mr Brian LaBelle, Senior Vice President, Skywards, recently signed the agreement at a ceremony held at Level 152 of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.

Not content with supermodels, catwalks and a roll call of rich and famous clients, these fashion designers are increasingly spreading their creative wings to include interior design projects for hotels – see Hotel Maison Moschino in Milan, the Missoni Hotel in Edinburgh or the Hotel Armani in Dubai - or even launching their own interiors collections.

Held at the chic Armani Hotel Dubai, Burj Khalifa, this time round, Manipal University’s annual event Fashionova saw a brand new batch of students bring their stylish best to the catwalk.

Weak land sales and deliveries will weigh on Abu Dhabi developers' second-quarter earnings, while handovers are expected to boost figures for Dubai's Emaar , builder of Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.

The top responses from the 22 journalists canvassed included were “Orcas, Burj Khalifa, George Clooney, and the Mona Lisa.” Shall we conclude that Oceanco has a killer instinct, reaches to build the biggest in the world, has the sexiest yachts, and is at the same time enigmatic?