architecture

Architecture in Dubai

Dubai's skyline spans an unusually wide architectural range, from the wind-tower lanes of Al Bastakiya to the glass-and-steel heights of the Burj Khalifa soaring above Business Bay. Nearby, the Address Boulevard and the graceful Dubai Opera House add civic texture to Downtown, while the Dubai Fountain animates the space below. Across the city, structural ambition takes distinctive forms: the spiralling Cayan Tower, the tapered Al Yaqoub Tower, and the slim profile of Almas Tower and 23 Marina in Dubai Marina. On the waterfront, Ain Dubai and the rising Dubai Creek Tower extend that conversation between scale, engineering, and place.

9 places · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Editorially curated