Dubai is one of seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. It has experienced rapid population and economic growth in recent decades. The document provides details on Dubai's history, geography, demography, and five architecturally significant and five publicly significant buildings. It discusses the Burj Al Arab hotel and Palm Islands development in more depth.

2. CONTENTS
inrtoduction
location
History
Chronology
geography
Population
Demography
Map of dubai
5 archetectural imp. Buildings
Analysis of burj al arab
5 publicly imp. buildings

3. INTRODUCTION
Dubai is one of the seven Emirates (states) that joined
together in 1971 to form the United Arab Emirates
(UAE).
Indeed, Dubai has the fastest growing population in the
world and is home to an exciting, diverse, multi-cultural
blend of young, dynamic, professional people
all enjoying the unrivalled quality of life the Emirate
has to offer. People are drawn to the City as much for
lifestyle reasons as for the outstanding employment
prospects on offer.

4. Location of dubai

5. HISTORY OF THE CITY
 1830: The small fishing settlement of Dubai is taken over by a segment of the
Bani Yas tribe from the Liwa Oasis, led by the Maktoum family who still,
interestingly, rule the emirate today.
 892: Foreign traders are drawn into Dubai due to the declaration that they
will be exempt from tax, the population doubles and the pearling industry is
now booming.
 1958: Sheikh Rashid officially becomes the ruler of Dubai after his father’s
death.
 1959: The Emir of Kuwait lends Sheik Rahid millions of dollars to renovate
the Creek so it can accommodate large ships in order to develop Dubai’s
reputation as being a major trading hub.

6. HISTORY OF THE CITY
 1966: Dubai discovers its own oil, attracting traders to settle in Dubai
which in turn enhances economic growth.
 1999: One of the tallest HOTEL IN the world, the Burj Al Arab opens,
enhancing Dubai’s reputation further as a tourist destination.
 2006: Sheik Mohammed becomes the Prime Minister and Vice
President of the UAE, as well as the ruler of Dubai. He updates the
Liberal policies of his Maktoum forefathers and develops Dubai
further, raising the city’s business profile.

7. CHRONOLOGY

8. CHRONOLOGY

9. GEOGRAPHY
THE United Arab Emirates is situated on a pensinsula in
the Arabian Gulf. It is bordered by Oman to the east
and Saudi Arabia to the west and south. Iran is the
closest country to it from the north. The UAE is 83,600
sq.km (including 200 islands - approximately). On the
map, it is situated at: Latitudes: 22¼ - 26.5¼ North
Longitudes: 51¼ - 56.5¼ East

10. POPULATION
The population of Dubai is 2,109,274.
The population size of the UAE increased from 1.0
million in 1980 to 8.4 million in 2010. It is expected
that the population will keep on increasing to reach
approximately 15.5 million in 2050 .

11. DEMOGRAPHY
The male/female sex ratio is 2.2 for the total
population and 2.75 for the 15–65 age group.
The literacy rate in United Arab Emirates is 77.9%
with a rank of 159 out of 194.
Population growth rate
3.282% (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.4 children born/woman (2011 est.)

12. MAP OF DUBAI

13. 5 ARCHITECTURAL BUILDINGS
HYDROPOLIS
EMIRATES TOWER
BURJ Al ARAB
CAYAN TOWERS
BURJ KHALIFA

14. Burj al arab
1) Contrast
2) Scale
3) Density
4) Texture
5) Connectivity
6) Function

15. Burj Al Arab
INTRODUCTION
The Burj Al Arab can be
defined as the hotel that
accumulates more records,
as it is the highest 321 m
.Built in the middle of the
sea, in a Persian Gulf.
The impressive building
stands on an artificial
island 300 meters from the
coast, opposite the
Jumeirah Beach in Dubai.

16. 1)CONTRAST
BURJ AL ARAB is
surrounded by the small
green garden and then
the big arabic ocean ,
giving it the contrast of
height beacause it is
made on man made
island on the jumerih
beach ie no other
building beside the burj
al arab .

17. 2)Scale
The height of the builing is
321m and it is 300 m away
from the beach.
Scale of human according to
height of burj al arab human

18. 3)Density
The grey part shows the
density the 202 rooms are in
this grey portion the white
part.
The green part shows the man
made island on which the burj
al arab was build it is situated
300ms inside the sea.
Top view sketch of burj al arab

19. 4)Texture
The curved wall of burj al arab is
made up of the Teflon coated cloth
best insulator and reflect white
light inside the burj al arab which
is the biggest clothed wall of any
structures.
The v shaped structured wall are
made up of tempered glass which
is unbreakable and give the smooth
texture to the building.

20. 5)Connectivity
The yellow line shows the
metro connectivity to the burj
al arab . Nearby metro station
is the wild wadi park .
The redline shows the
movement of the passengers to
the burj al arab hotel this road
is specialy constructed to the
hotel which is made on the
arabian gulf .

21. 6)Function (activity)
The entrance of the burj al
arab we have escalators on the
both sides which goes toward
the rooms lobby.
In between the escalators the
beautifuly designed fountains
are placed the lift on the front
side is given which connects
all 17 floors.

22. Palm island
The Palm Islands are two artificial
islands in Dubai , United Arab
Emirates in the shape of palm
trees. The Belgian and Dutch
dredging and marine contractors
Jan De Nul and Van Oord , were
hired to complete construction.
The islands are the Palm Jumeirah
and the Palm Jebel Ali .
Each settlement will be in the
shape of a palm tree , topped with
a crescent. The settlements will
have a large number of residential,
leisure and entertainment centres
and will add 520 kilometres of
non-public beaches to the city of
Dubai.

23. Cayan tower
Cayan Tower, known as Infinity
Tower prior to its inauguration, is
a 306 metres (1,004 ft), 80 story
skyscraper in Dubai , United Arab
Emirates by Cayan Real Estate
Investment and Development. The
tower is designed by Skidmore,
Owings and Merrill SOM
architectural group, the same
group who did the concept design
for the Burj Khalifa also in Dubai
and Trump Tower in Chicago

24. Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa was designed to be the
centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use
development that would
include 30,000 homes, nine hotels
(including The Address Downtown
Dubai), 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of
parkland, at least 19 residential
towers, the Dubai Mall , and the 12-
hectare (30-acre) man-made Burj
Khalifa Lake.

25. 5 PUBLIC PLACES IN DUBAI
HATTA TOWN
Gold Souk
Jumeirah Mosque
Grand Mosque
Bastakiya Quarters

26. Hatta town
Hatta is a sheikhdom in the Hajjar
mountains . It is an exclave of the
Emirate of Dubai , UAE , to the
south-east of its main territory.
Its capital town, also named Hatta,
includes a reconstructed heritage
village by the same name.
Hatta is about 115 km (71 mi) east
of Dubai City . Because of its
altitude, Hatta has a milder climate
than the city of Dubai, making
Hatta a popular vacation place for
Dubai residents.

27. Gold Souk
Dubai Gold Souk or Gold Souk ,
is a traditional market (or souk ) in
Dubai , United Arab Emirates . The
souk is located in the heart of
Dubai's commercial business
district in Deira , in the locality of
Al Dhagaya . The souk consists of
over 300 retailers that trade almost
exclusively in jewellery.

28. Jumeirah
Mosque
JumeirahMosque is a mosque in
Dubai City . It is said that it is the
most photographed mosque in all
of Dubai. Organized tours are
available for non-Muslims.

29. Grand
Mosque
The Grand Mosque is the largest
and the official mosque in the
country of Kuwait . Its area spans
45,000 square metres
(480,000 sq ft), out of which the
building itself covers 20,000 square
metres (220,000 sq ft). The main
prayer hall is 72 metres (236 ft)
wide on all sides, has 21 teakwood
doors, and has lighting provided
by 144 windows.

30. Bastakiya
Quarters
Al Bastakiya )is a historic district
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(UAE). Al Bastakiya is named after
the Bastak region of Iran, from
where many Iranians emigrated to
Dubai in the early 18th century.
The construction of Al Bastakiya
dates back to the 1890s. In its
prime, the locality was capable of
supporting 60 housing units, most
of which were separated by narrow,
winding lanes.