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Nakheel Harbour & Tower, Dubai, UAE 2008

2009-02-20
The Nakheel Harbour & Tower offers the ultimate symbol of Dubai's evolution as a commercial and cultural capital, according to project designers Woods Bagot.

The global architecture practice believes that the design for the 270 hectare masterplan and more than 1 kilometre-high tower will provide the centrepiece for the future of Dubai's development, altering its skyline forever. As a focus for the city's intermodal transport system, the project will create the most progressive mixed-use development in the world offering both functionality and lifestyle, while evolving the city's infrastructure.
The Nakheel Harbour & Tower design has been founded on the influence of Islamic tradition to produce an aspirational display for the region. Described as "Dubai's Capital" by its developers, the project is a dramatic demonstration of tower technology with a design that soars over one kilometre above ground level.
Mark Mitcheson-Low, director in charge of the project and Woods Bagot Middle East Managing Director explains: "The Nakheel Harbour & Tower is a feat of design excellence on all levels and across all disciplines - it is truly a mark of the epoch. The Nakheel Harbour & Tower project demonstrates Nakheel's drive to provide a reflection of the future Arabia - a modern, global city of significance rightly assuming its place in the world.
"The design is an example of the human ability to overcome the forces of nature and harness them to create a monument dedicated to past, present and future generations of the Gulf. Nakheel and Woods Bagot have pushed the design envelope with a project that will be central to the development of one of the world's most exciting cities."
The masterplan and tower display all the potent cultural imagery of Dubai in thoroughly modern form. The Nakheel Harbour & Tower design represents a powerful symbol of change in the region, and has been developed for the future generations of the UAE who will, ultimately, live, work and play within its confines. Taking its inspiration from the geometric patterns instilled within Middle Eastern architecture, these cultural aspects have been absorbed into the design and synchronised with engineering principles.

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