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Vertical Horizon in Dubai

FC-01x Future Cities (1st Run) - Exercise 1 : "Making the Invisible - Visible"

Uploaded on 2014-10-14 by EAlarilla

[1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14133152555818577.jpg This photo is taken from one of the skyscrapers in the Jumeirah Lake Towers Area (JLT) in Dubai, UAE at around 3pm. VISIBLE INFORMATION. All the tall buildings are seemingly positioned in an organized manner that it forms a line fronting both sides of a major roadway, which is the Sheikh Zayed Road. Traffic is light and most cars can be seen parked at the building carparks. There's also a few bodies of water that are manicured along with the landscape and zoning of the area. On the right side, there's a few mid-low rise buildings that look tiny compared to the gleaming skyscrapers across the secondary road. INVISIBLE INFORMATION. The skyscrapers are oriented in such a way that they are flanking Shiekh Zayed Road, a major highway that spans from one emirate to another. The urban planning dictates that there are zones of tall buildings and low rises juxtaposed to each other. The light traffic and absence of pedestrians indicates that the photo is taken during work hours. The area is a mixed use development but primarily contains offices. There's also a low and scattered commercial activity within the area as there's no singular building that has the sole purpose of a commercial development. BECOMING KNOWLEDGE. Pedestrian and Vehicle traffic analysis of the area will result into the decision on which aspect should the planners focus on to provide them better accordingly. Maybe there's not enough walkways or bridges that makes walking in the area a bit of a difficulty. Future studies may determine where they can locate a foot bridge without disrupting vehicular traffic, or if this is necessary at all.