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Beyond the Skyline: Cities in Transformation in the Arabian Peninsula

2013; Centre Français de Recherche de la Péninsule Arabique; Volume: 2; Linguagem: Inglês

10.4000/cy.2648

2308-6122

Claire Beaugrand, Amélie Le Renard, Roman Stadnicki,

Architecture and Cultural Influences

Cliches and stereotypes pervade popular perceptions of the cities in the Arabian Peninsula. On the one hand, they boast rapid urban growth rates and count amongst the few cities that can afford to indulge in life‑sized architectural experiments, such as air‑conditioned stadiums or the world’s tallest skyscrapers. As a result, they appear in a fantasy vision, as the place of endless possibilities: oblivious to nature’s constraints, defying the arid climate and pushing back the limits of sea an...