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Abu Dubai

A City Journal by -ICE-{man}

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A masterplanned city on the map Archipelago without the use of grids. It is built with a lot of effort and time. The city is spacious and luxurious, boasting green energy, offices and high...

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The financial district has been completed and people start to move in and work in the new offices. The district has been designed to offer working space in it's best qualities. Great care has been made to make the environment relaxing. Many trees and plazas have been made to achieve this. Water was a binding element in the design. It surrounds the buildings at the tip of the island. A canal has been made so that more buildings can enjoy the water. The next step is to build the residential area to...
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Plans Revealed!

By -ICE-{man},

The plans for the new Financial District have been revealed! Construction is now in full sway, and it is only a matter of time now, before these pictures become reality. The plans for the financial district. It offers space for financial offices, international banks, the bank of Abu Dubai, 7 buildings for other banks and/or financial businesses, a convention centre and a stock market. The buildings are set near the sea, and a canal will be realised to offer enjoyable working space. A boulevard marks the...
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The city of Abu Dubai keeps expanding and now the urban developers have set their eyes on the last remaining island. The mayor approves and plans are made. Their were already plans for a financial district, which includes bank headquarters, stock brokers and more businesses in these categories. This will be the pinacle of the new project. A new district will be build around it. Just as with the Marina, such a massive project cannot be done in one go. So this project will also follow a phased growth. It...
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CBD Renovation

By -ICE-{man},

After a long time of not playing CitiesXL due to my study and other activities, I started playing again! I continue with this city, as I want to know how it will be when it is fully finished. And I just like this city! As Abu Dubai gains more and more reputation around the world, rich international businesses want to have their offices in this city. It offers good quality work environments, leisure activities and living space. In order to cope with this new demand, a plan to revise the old Central Business...
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Making Progress

By -ICE-{man},

Abu Dubai Construction Journal Phase 2 of The Marina development is now finished. This phase required less concerns for the engineers, as it contained few large construction projects. Nonetheless it is still quite an achievement what they realized in Phase Two. Most of this area is covered in condos and it also has a large high tech industry park. This certainly will improve the working environment for the offices. A park is also realized with some really exclusive villas for the elite residents. The...
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Abu Dubai Construction Journal The first phase of construction of The Marina is now completed. This includes a new high school, fire station and police headquarters. Office buildings make up the centre of The Marina. This is then surrounded with residential buildings, preferably near the water. Some further away from the centre are the somewhat smaller buildings for the lower classes of society. Luxurious condos have been built on the edge of the island for those that can afford it. A lot of attention went...
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The Marina

By -ICE-{man},

Abu Dubai Construction Journal The new development off the coast of Abu Dubai now has an official name: The Abu Dubai Marina or in short, The Marina. The infrastructure is now as good as finished and the construction on the actual buildings can now begin. A series of canals have also been dug to represent natural creeks on the islands. As it is not very profitable to build everything it in one go, the plan has been devided into 5 phases. Phase one has just started and all kinds of materials are now...
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Abu Dubai Construction Journal The bridges leading towards the new real estate development have been completed. The connection excists out of two massive suspension bridges, spanning the sea between Abu Dubai and the islands. The main infrastructure on the two islands is completed too. The outer-ringroad in the form of a boulevard surrounds both islands. Two elevated single lane road bridges form the inner-ringroad. In the centre runs a boulevard, connecting both ringroads. The outer-ringroad is connected...
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Abu Dubai Construction Journal The first phase of construction on two of the three islands has been finished. The mayor wanted the two mountaineous islands flat and just above the sea level. As no infrastructueis present on the islands, the entire operation had to be executed by ship. Large excavators and bulldozers were put on the island by ship and the earth and rocks were transported away with large barges. The construction activities lasted for 8 months, which is quite fast, regarding that the islands...
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Abu Dubai is a masterplanned city I had created 3 months ago. Now when the weather has become better, I became inspired again after a long time of doing nothing. The holiday is on the horizon and as I smelled the smell of suncream, I suddenly felt compelled to return to my city of Abu Dubai. A city journal seemed like a good idea, giving me an extra motivation to continue with this city. (If you don't like a bit of history, just skip this piece) The city has quite a history, though you might not expect...
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