Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle Bestseller Country of Design: United Arab

Country of Design: United Arab Emirates

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whose portrait of their shared culture both reflects and conflicts with her own sense of identity

The resulting interplay was documented in remarkable photographs and is presented for the first time in this bilingual publication with essays by Barragán Foundation Director Federica Zanco and Curator Daniel Garza Usabiaga

the issue features an interview with Philippine neurologist and art collector Joven Cuanang

Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle Bestseller Country of Design: United ArabYasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubais history from its beginnings as a small fishing village to its place on the world stage today using historical narratives, travel descriptions, novels and fictional accounts by local writers to bring colour to his history of the citys urban development. With the help of case studies and surveys, this book looks beyond the glamour of Dubais mega projects and provides an in depth exploration of a select set of spaces