1010 Mural, Satwa
The German artist whose layered colour portals appear to open holes straight through the wall.
Dubai
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.
Al Fahidi Wind Towers
Dubai's oldest neighbourhood, where coral-stone lanes are crowned with barjeel wind towers — air-conditioning from before electricity.
Al Jaddaf Dhow Building Yard
Dubai's last working dhow yard on the Creek, where craftsmen still build wooden ships by hand as they have for a century.
Al Sheraa Heritage Area
A 200-year-old mosque and one of the UAE's most important archaeological sites, in the heart of old Hatta.
Alex Senna Murals, La Mer
Black-and-white silhouette figures reaching from shadow toward light — permanent works by the colour-blind Brazilian muralist.
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.
Dubai Street Museum
Old Satwa's 2nd of December Street reborn as an open-air gallery — heritage murals by artists from five continents.
Jameel Arts Centre Desert Gardens
Seven courtyards by Anouk Vogel, each a different desert of the world — sculptural plants on pink terrazzo, some rescued and three centuries old.
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