Sun 01 August 2021:
According to the official Emirates News Agency (WAM), Dubai’s Museum of the Future has been designated one of National Geographic’s 14 most beautiful museums in the world.
According to the National Geographic, the museum is among the top 14 most beautiful museums due to its stunning architecture and advanced technological innovations.
The “Museum of the Future,” an architectural marvel that sits at the bustling heart of Dubai and will become a new global landmark when completed.
The seven-storey pillarless structure stands at 77 metres high.
The Dubai landmark, which spans an area of 30,000 square meters and its seven stories measure 77 meters high, was selected based on its “astounding architecture and sophisticated technological innovations,” according to WAM.
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation, Mohammad Al Gergawi, said the recognition of the “Museum of the Future” as a major world icon, even before its completion, captures the UAE’s leading status in innovation and architecture.
“Thanks to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the emirate has become as a centre for creativity,” Al Gergawi said.
He added with its design and cutting-edge technology, the museum is the gateway to the future of the UAE and the world.
The engineering icon positions Dubai as a testbed for emerging technologies and an exploration base for talents, inventors and creative professionals from all over the world to unravel the greatest challenges that will shape the future of humanity.
Once complete, the museum will give visitors a glimpse of the future.
Spanning over an area of 30,000 square metres, the seven-storey pillarless structure stands at 77 metres tall.
The stainless-steel facade, which extends over 17,000 square metres is illuminated by 14,000 metres of Arabic calligraphy designed by the Emirati artist Mattar Bin Lahej.
The Arabic calligraphy that adorns the facade include quotes by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Among the quotes are: “We may not live for hundreds of years, but the products of our creativity can leave a legacy long after we are gone.” and “The future belongs to those who can imagine it, design it, and execute it… The future does not wait… The future can be designed and built today.”
The facade consists of 1,024 plates manufactured entirely by robots in a first-of-its-kind venture in the Middle East. Each plate of the facade consists of four layers, and each layer has been created after following 16 process steps. The installation period of the external facade lasted for more than 18 months, and each of the panels installed separately.
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