The New Moon: Dubai’s New Landmark
January 6, 2010 by
Filed under Architecture News, Middle east Architecture, heritage
The New Moon project by Varabyeu Partners, specially designed for international design competition for Zabeel Park – a new landscape park in the City of Dubai, has been an ultramodern incarnation of traditional Oriental values.
Image: Perspective
Massive and imposing, the crescent-shaped construction has absorbed technological perfection and the flight of architectural thought to express all-time values. [...]
Lahore in danger!
December 8, 2008 by
Filed under City Planning, Pakistan Architecture, heritage
Lahore ,a glittering city of the British Raj and the seat of Moghul emperors 400 years ago, is in danger as modern development is rapidly destroying much of the city’s priceless heritage.
Today, the streets of Lahore resonate to the sounds of congestion and pollution. The city is building at a rapid pace without much thought [...]