Another blinding contrast between Abu Dhabi and Dubai's architectural aspirations as the Queen visits and Foster and Parteners reveal the designs for the 'Zayed National Museum'. I read a few articles criticizing the architects for designing another building with no reference or sympathy to its natural surroundings. I agree, its not very fitting, but isnt that the point?

"Foster + partners' designs for the 'zayed national museum' in abu dhabi was revealed byhis highness sheikh mohammed bin rashid al maktoum, vice-president and prime minister
of the UAE and ruler of dubai and her majesty queen elizabeth II of the united kingdom. 
conceived as a monumnet and memorial to the late sheikh zayed bin sultan al nahyan, 
the founding president of the UAE, the museum will be the centrepiece of the saadiyat
island cultural district and will showcase the history, culture and more recently the social 
and economic transformation of the emirates"
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article extract and photos taken from designboom
 


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