City of the future. Dubai, created by architecture. Flight T.

The book of Todd Flight, the architect and teacher of the Yale and Harvard Universities, “The City of the Future. Dubai, created by architecture ”is dedicated to how the British architect John Harris and other city-building experts ensured the second birth of Dubai in the 1970s. Based on exclusive interviews, archival photographs, letters and documents, many of which were not previously published, Todd flight tells the story of the remarkable architectural achievements of Dubai, including the first modern hospital in the city, the offices of new banks and the famous skyscraper of the World Commercial Center Dubai.

On the example of Dubai, the author reveals what a strategy for promoting an archaic city, partially isolated from the world market, to the first positions in the ranking of world capitals. Dubai became a testing training ground at which a new global metropolis grew up, and anticipated many modern urbanization trends. The book provides a unique opportunity to find out the details of the evolution of this most important shopping and financial center of the United Arab Emirates. The publication is intended for a wide range of readers and will arouse special interest in those who are interested in architecture, city -building and the UAE region.