Directed Research_8_UAE_A
Article Title: I’m the Designer. My Client’s the Autocrat.
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The gulf states are a playground for established architects…
This article deals with prominent architects working for rapidly developing cities, specifically Dubai and Abu-Dhabi, that have issues with exploitation of migrant labor and human rights violations.
“By designing high-profile buildings that bolster the profile of a powerful client, do architects implicitly sanction the client’s actions or collaborate in symbolic mythmaking?”
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“…in the long run does architecture transcend politics and ideology? If the architect’s own vision is progressive, can architecture be a vehicle for positive change?”
The article also mentions China, Iran, and Hon Kong.
I focused on the UAE because I love the fact that they are investing in development, thus attracting people like me to want to work there.
Tags: Abu Dhabi, Architects, Architecture & Politics, Directed Research, Dubai, U.A.E.