ADGM Building (Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange)
A glass hall the size of a football pitch, lifted 27 metres into the air on four granite piers above a circular pool.
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ADNOC Headquarters
342 metres of granite-framed restraint on the Corniche — a monumental arch standing against the Gulf.
Al Bahr Towers Responsive Façade
Twin cylinders wrapped in 2,000 folding umbrellas — a mashrabiya that opens and closes with the sun.
Aldar Headquarters (The Coin Building)
A 121-metre glass disc standing on its edge — the Middle East's first circular skyscraper, and its most-photographed silhouette.
Capital Gate (The Leaning Tower of Abu Dhabi)
An 18-degree lean, four times Pisa's — a skyscraper built deliberately off-balance and held there by steel.
Emirates Palace Domes & Archways
A kilometre of sand-coloured palace under 114 domes — built for a summit, opened as a hotel, lit like a jewel.
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