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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Headquarters

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DeConstrumatica, 10 October 2008

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Headquarters

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Description Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Headquarters:

Corporate headquarters based on the courtyard design of traditional Islamic Architecture.

Shortlisted project in the World Architecture Festival.

Information Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Headquarters:

Project function:

offices

Description tags:

contemporary,

offices

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Creative Commons

Comments to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Headquarters:

Striking.

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elizabeth, 25 February 2009

The Investment Authority site lies directly opposite a series of broad gardens and is very prominent in its visibility. As such the project was to be a significant contributor to the urban design of the city, and the building's proportions and its relationship to the street were important criteria. The design for the new headquarters for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority was prepared in 1978 in response to an International Invited Design Competition. The site for this project was on the Abu Dhabi "Corniche" albeit at that time in its infancy. The Corniche today is a splendid 10 km Avenue of high quality development and lush tropical gardens with lovely promenades along the sea front.

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mikehardly, 15 May 2009