How digital transformation in architecture can improve Dubai’s position as a top tourist global destination.
Dubai has confirmed its position among the worlds leading in the economic, commercial, and tourism fields as a regional hub for entrepreneurship and innovation, The country focus on bringing the best technology and innovation to UAE, and generous investments in emerging start-ups are turning Dubai into the leading startup hub in MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.
Dubai’s ambitious ruler and prime minister of UAE Sheikh Mohammed has been leading the transformation of the city into a global innovation hub and has made education and innovation the main priority.
Tourism has emerged as an important driver of GDP. Dubai welcomed 15.93 million visitors in 2018, retaining its ranking as the fourth most popular destination globally, and It must be mentioned that a large part of Dubai’s international fame gained due to its developed city and unique architectural buildings, Structures such as the famous Burj Khalifa, Burj al Arab, and Dubai Creek tower represent the pinnacle of modern engineering.
But what if Dubai had many unique and impressive buildings at costs less than the costs of those mentioned towers?
by using Parametric design as a new approach to architectural design based on the concept of parameters. It utilizes parameters to set relations between design elements in order to define a range of formal alternatives. In this sense, the parametric design provides great opportunities for architects to engineer the design process more efficiently and Numerous options for the same design.
Dubai environment is the best place to set this kind of futurist design, The UAE government facilitates the commercialization of these and similar ideas by running incubator programs that allow for the development of its own innovation industry. and absolutely welcomes all architectural ideas that are presented to create a unique model based on digital designs, and therefore it is an unmissable opportunity for companies and international architectural offices to make their mark in the region.
As a prime example of the futuristic trend in architecture, Surely we should talk about The Museum of the Future by Killa Design.
Parametric design tools which include growth algorithms were developed for the project to digitally optimize the efficiency of the primary structural diagrid, and make the facade as an architectural icon. BIM played a large role in the process, from concept design to construction
Each panel is unique in shape, the Arabic calligraphy forms a quote from the UAE’s Prime Minister on his vision for the regional and global drive for the future.
Other buildings with digital designs and a dynamic system, smaller in size and less expensive may form tourist attractions, and here will mention some examples :
- Bund Finance Center / Foster + Partners + Heatherwick Studio / Shanghai, China.
• Brisbane Domestic Terminal Car Park by Ned Kahn and Urban Art Projects / Brisbane, Australia.
- Mega Faces by Asif Kahn/ Sochi, Russia.
Having such a Unique building may have a significant impact on increasing the number of attractions in Dubai. And the restoration of vitality in some areas, for example, City Walk, La Mer, and the Jumeirah Beaches area, and Continuing the march of Expo 2020 Dubai, which dazzled the world, and exploiting the dismantling area, especially for the availability of ideal infrastructure to implement ideas that in the near future will be the basis of global architecture.
