Aanbieding Showpiece City – Todd Reisz

Staggering skylines and boastful architecture make Dubai famous―this book traces them back to a twentieth-century plan for survival.
In 1959, experts agreed that if Dubai was to become something more than an unruly port, a plan was needed. Specifically, a town plan was prescribed to fortify the city from obscurity and disorder. With the proverbial handshake, Dubai’s ruler hired British architect John Harris to design Dubai’s strategy for capturing the world’s attention―and then its investments.
Showpiece City…