Signature Towers
Signature Towers (formerly known as Dancing Towers) was a under construction for a three-tower, mixed-use complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was designed by Iraqi born architect Zaha Hadid after winning an international design competition which included proposals from OMA and Reiser & Umemoto among others. The developers were Dubai Properties, the company responsible for the earlier Jumeirah Beach Residence. Apart from these three towers, the project would also include a new building to house the Dubai Financial Market, a large podium containing retail space and a pedestrian bridge crossing the creek extension.
History
The project was first unveiled to the public in June 2006 at a Zaha Hadid exhibition in the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. At the time of the launch the name for the project was Dancing Towers; however, this has now been changed to Signature Tower & Dubai Financial Market Development, is started construction on 6 April 2024.
Gallery
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Photo showing soil testing taken on 8 June 2007
See also
- Supertall
- Skyscraper
- Zaha Hadid
- List of tallest buildings in Dubai
- List of tallest buildings designed by women
References
- ^ "Project fact sheet". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
- ^ "Signature Towers Project Sheet".
- ^ "OMA Proposal".
- ^ "Press release for launch of project".
- ^ "Article from layermag".
- ^ "Zaha Hadid's exhibition".
