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ADIA beefs up property team

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority seems to be putting more emphasis on property investments. In two press releases over the last year (and this is a company that very rarely sends out press releases or communicates at all), ADIA has announced senior ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Tom Arnold,  Citigroup,  Deutsche Bank,  Goldman Sachs

Dappled light on Saadiyat Island

The roof of the "light lab" can rotate around to mimic different conditions and angles of the roof. This section is 1/110th the size of the actual 180 metre roof. There will be two five-layer sections that will only let in about 3 per cent of the light ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  18 Nov 2009

Burj Dubai close-ups

Tower crane dismantling: Perfect orchestration (From the Emaar Press Release) Installation of the three tower cranes used for the construction of the higher levels of Burj Dubai was relatively straightforward, as sections of the cranes could be moved ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  10 Nov 2009

Exorbitant fees at the Yas Hotel

While I am extraordinarily impressed by Yas Island, especially the race track, I do have one gripe with the new ultra modern, ultra sleek Yas Hotel (the curvy one with the exterior that lights up at night). Photo caption: The patio and fountain at ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  9 Nov 2009

After the race

Over the weekend, Jessica Hume - The National's architecture reporter - put together a very interesting piece about what Yas Island means for the future of development in Abu Dhabi. Khaldoon al Mubarak, the chief executive of Mubadala and head of the ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  9 Nov 2009

Open letter from behind bars

Full letter from Frank Khoie: If rapid progress, modernization and economic growth are to be sustained in the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, judicial reform is urgently needed.  The concepts of due process and presumptive innocence until proven guilty ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  3 Nov 2009

Dubai supply lower than expected

Estimates of between 90,000 and 140,000 homes coming into the Dubai market over the next few years could be exaggerated, according to a new report from HC Brokerage. The brokerage concludes the number is closer to 60,000 units, citing an analysis of ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  2 Nov 2009

Fire on Reem Island

There is a massive plume of black smoke coming from Reem Island. Bunya, the company in charge of infrastructure on the whole island, confirmed the fire was at the Marina Square site, which is under development by Tamouh Investments. Marina Square is ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  18 Oct 2009

A UFO has landed on Saadiyat Island

While on a visit to Reem Island the other day, I espied a strange structure sitting at the edge of Saadiyat Island near the new bridge that connects to Mina Zayed. It is white and slightly pyramid-like in its shape. Of course, I assumed a UFO had ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  7 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Louvre

Cityscape conspiracy theory

Readers who have been around Dubai for the last year will recall rumours emerging at Cityscape Dubai last year that Deyaar Development and Union Properties were in merger talks. At the time, executives from both companies denied any knowledge of any ...

From BRADLEY HOPE, The National Newspaper,  6 Oct 2009

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