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Building on a Desert—Masdar City

A desert doesn’t seem the most likely place to build a city, much less an environmentally-sustainable one. However, that’s just what the government of Abu Dhabi had in mind in 2006 when they envisioned a solar- and wind-powered, minimal footprint,…

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Art Madrid 2018 in Madrid, Spain

The 13th Edition of Art Madrid Contemporary Art Fair will take place from the 21st through the 25th of February 2018 in the Crystal Gallery of CentroCentro Cibeles: Art Madrid’18. In this special venue, approximately 50 galleries of contemporary art…

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Museum Highlight: The Louvre Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is home to nearly 200 islands, and archipelagos (both natural and manmade) dot the shoreline of Saadiyat Island. Shining among these is one of the grandest museums ever designed, with its impressive dome swathed in over 7,500 stars,…

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The Rain of Light in Abu Dhabi

The crowning jewel of the Louvre Abu Dhabi rises as something between an umbrella and a palm tree. The cupola-style dome, found in traditional Arabic architecture, gives the appearance that the Louvre Abu Dhabi is floating above the base, even…

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