Save the Palm
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We are used to seeing sites transformed because of the ageing of their populations or constructions, but here is one that is both credit-crunch-induced and brand new: Dubai's upmarket Palm island. How do we tackle such a daunting subject? What are the challenges, what are the answers? An X-marked inquiery into recuing the wonder of the world that went wrong.
Autor*innen: Andreas Quednau, Sabine Müller
Zeitschrift: scape, The International Magazine for Landscape Architecture and Urbanism, Nr. 92, 2010, Basel, S. 92-94