18b Street Murals, Karama
Twenty-four murals above the 'handbag street' souk — 3D illusions, falcons and a floating green pickup, painted over one hot summer.
Dubai
Al Fahidi Wind Towers
Dubai's oldest neighbourhood, where coral-stone lanes are crowned with barjeel wind towers — air-conditioning from before electricity.
Al Wasl Plaza Dome
A 130-metre steel trellis dome at the heart of Expo City — the world's largest 360-degree projection surface, glowing translucent at night.
Apple Store Solar Wings
A Foster + Partners kinetic mashrabiya of 340 carbon-fibre rods that open at dusk toward the Burj Khalifa.
Cayan Tower Helix
The world's tallest 90-degree twisting tower when it opened — a helix by the architects of the Burj Khalifa.
Concrete by OMA
Rem Koolhaas's first building in the UAE — four warehouses fused into a shape-shifting arts space with pivoting walls and a sprayed-concrete skin.
Declaration by eL Seed
A 30-metre ribbon of bright pink Arabic calligraffiti outside Dubai Opera — a quote you can walk through and climb on.
Dubai Metro Station Shells
Golden shell-roofed stations across the city — Aedas's pearl-inspired canopies, a column-free steel form repeated as urban jewellery.
Dubai Street Museum
Old Satwa's 2nd of December Street reborn as an open-air gallery — heritage murals by artists from five continents.
Dubai Walls
Sixteen global street artists — Blek le Rat, D*Face, ROA, Vhils and more — turned City Walk into an open-air gallery, including a six-storey mural.
Neon City Light Installation
A three-storey kinetic light show of the Chinese zodiac by Jason Bruges Studio, at the heart of Chinatown.
The Fashion Catwalk
A kinetic LED "chandelier" of five choreographed rings above the Fashion Avenue atrium — with a runway that rises from the floor.
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