UAE

The House of Wisdom began construction in 2018 and was completed in late 2020 – it just recently opened its doors to visitors

Architecture

Foster + Partners' library offers a shaded oasis in the UAE

Foster + Partners has completed a new library in the United Arab Emirates. The glazed building is shaded by a large overhanging roof and screens, and offers respite from the desert landscape with lush gardens, inside and out.

The UAE's Hope probe has sent back its first picture of the Red Planet

Space

UAE's Hope probe beams back its first picture of Mars

The United Arab Emirates’ first interplanetary mission has passed a major milestone, successfully placing the Hope spacecraft in orbit around Mars and beaming back its first ever picture of the Red Planet.

The UAE has announced plans to land on the Moon by 2024

Space

UAE plans first Arab mission to the Moon for 2024

The UAE has outlined a vision to become just the fourth nation to land on the Moon by announcing plans to launch an Emirati-built rover by 2024, with mission planners hoping to gain a number of unique scientific insights about the natural satellite.

Space

UAE successfully launches its first interplanetary mission to Mars

The United Arab Emirates has successfully launched its first interplanetary mission. This morning, Al Amal, or the Hope Probe, took off from Japan at 6:58 am Monday 20th July (local time), and is currently headed towards Mars.

The Buhais Geology Park is situated in an area of prehistoric and geological significance that boasts marine fossils that are over 65 million years old

Architecture

Fossil-shaped buildings showcase geology in the Arabian desert

The recently-completed Buhais Geology Park is quite unusual but takes its place well among the rugged desert landscape in Sharjah, UAE. It's inspired by fossils that are present on the site and is designed to resemble fossilized sea urchins.

The Noor Abu Dhabi single-site solar plant, which is claimed to be the largest in the world with a production capacity of nearly 1.2 GW

Energy

Abu Dhabi throws the switch on world's largest single-site solar project

Abu Dhabi are claiming the title of the World's largest single-site solar project, having hit the go-button on the Noor Abu Dhabi project this week, with a reported capacity of 1.177 gigawatts, eclipsing Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park – for now at least.

The world's largest vertical farm is due to be built in Dubai, to cater to Emirates Airlines passengers

Good Thinking

World's largest vertical farm will feed Emirates Airlines passengers

The world’s biggest vertical farm is set to be built – like so many other “world’s biggest” things – in Dubai, where it will grow salads and leafy greens for Emirates Airlines passengers.

HyperloopTT hopes to eventually extend its transport system to cover the distance between Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Urban Transport

10-km Hyperloop planned for Abu Dhabi

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HyperloopTT) has announced plans for a commercial Hyperloop system for the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi. All things going to plan, it will be ready just in time for Expo 2020, a festival of human ingenuity to be hosted by nearby Dubai.

Zaha Hadid Architects' has won an international competition to design a mixed-use development for the UAE

Architecture

Zaha Hadid Architects to forge water-droplet-shaped complex in UAE

The eye-catching architectural style of the late Zaha Hadid continues to make waves across the Arab world. The new Aljada Central Hub will feature a central observation tower surrounded by buildings and canopies shaped to create a hospitable microclimate in the harsh Arabian desert.