UAE state-owned developer Aldar Properties has unveiled the final phase of its Saadiyat Island masterplan, set to cost US$27bn (AED100bn). It will have residences for 58,000, Abu Dhabi’s largest marina,…

Dubai has launched a digital twin for the city with 3D models of more than 195,000 buildings, 330,000 public facilities and 280,000 infrastructure assets. Data includes replicas of landmarks, infrastructure,…

Construction has begun on a “GigaFarm” in Dubai, a 900,000-sq-ft project which will contain 200 vertical farming towers designed with a closed-loop ecosystem designed to maximise resource efficiency and prevent…

Dutch heavy lift specialist Mammoet used modular installation techniques at the recently completed Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Cultural District. The museum’s outer structure has five falcon wing-shaped…

Abu Dhabi’s Natural History Museum has opened to the public, taking the shape of pentagonal natural rock formations to reflect the cellular structures of the natural world. Designed by Dutch…

China Railway 18th Bureau Group, a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation, has been awarded a contract worth around $272m (AED1bn) to build twin residential towers in…

The Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA), the governing body of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), has unveiled a landmark AED 1.3bn ($354m) development plan aimed at transforming DHCC into a world-class…

The Crypto Tower, the world’s first commercial tower dedicated to the decentralised internet and digital assets, is taking shape in Dubai’s southwest Jumeirah Lake Towers district. Local company the National…

Annual construction output in the UAE is projected to swell to $130.8bn by 2029, up from the record $107.2bn seen in 2024, according to property consultancy Knight Frank. “The UAE…

Dubai investment firm Shamal Holding has unveiled plans for an “ultra-luxury” residential development on an artificial island off the Jumeirah coastline, called Naïa Island Dubai. The island will have a…

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has appointed US engineer Parsons to project manage construction of Dubai Metro’s new Blue Line. Costing $5.6bn and expected to open in September 2029,…

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has designed the masterplan for Khalid Bin Sultan City, which is being developed in Sharjah, UAE by BEEAH Group. The city will have seven residential neighbourhoods…

Construction has begun on Dubai’s $5.6bn Blue Line, which runs north to south along a bifurcated route with a total length of 30km. The project is being built by a…

Indian developer Sobha Realty will build a six-tower mixed-used development on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road containing 1,225 apartments, 15,000 sq m of retail, a 2.3ha park, and 16,300 sq m…

Chelsea Football Club has teamed up with developer Damac to build a number of 130m-tall towers in Maritime City, Dubai, one of which will have a rooftop football pitch. Damac…

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has unveiled its design for the Oystra residential development, a 128,000 sq m project that will contain 950 units, ranging from one-bed apartments to villas. The…

Disney and UAE entertainment company Miral say they’ll build a waterfront theme park and resort on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Disney’s seventh resort, it will be built, developed…

New York architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro has unveiled its design for Therme Dubai, a wellness destination that will have 100m-tall “islands in the sky”. Located in Zabeel Park, close…