Burj Al Arab

Year

1999

Architect

Type

building

Conceived by Tom Wright at Atkins as a symbol for Dubai itself, this 321-meter hotel stands on an artificial island 280 meters offshore, its twin-membrane facade stretched between a steel exoskeleton that evokes the sail of a dhow. The PTFE …

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