Monday, July 2, 2007

Wise move

Given that May was another bumper month for outlandish project announcements in Dubai – the truly gigantic shopping development at Dubailand, which will triple the emirate’s retail real estate, was the biggest – it was welcome indeed to see one new project that is not only grounded in reality, but in history too.

Pearls of Dubai, an initiative by the Dubai Multi-Commodities Center, isn’t going to set the precious stones world alight, but that’s precisely why it’s worth looking at it. It’s not the biggest and not the best project in Dubai, but it has something that is lacking in so many projects in this former pearl diving town: a smattering of authenticity. Read More...

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