UAE is now going to play host to a billion dollar project of the Real Madrid Football club. Currently in talks with the Emirate of Ras-Al-Khaimah, the Real Madrid Club folks are looking to create another artificial island resort in the Gulf Coast, which will which include a marina, 10,000-seat capacity sports arena, luxurious hotel, a amusement park, villas and also a club museum. Of course, it is now at the stage of being approved and construction is to begin on a fully fledged scale, 2015 January is when this mega-project is stated to be complete and open its doors for the public to use.
From what is being estimated, there will be approximately 1 million visitors on the Real Madrid Island Resort, per year, when it opens for operations by 2015. Perhaps this is the reason, why the investment of $1 billion has been approved for this project alone.
One ought to be profoundly surprised, when taking into account that there will be 4.6 million square foot of space to be used, which will house all the facilities mentioned before. The construction theme of the project is known to be ultra-modern and innovative, much like the Khalifa Tower and Burj Al Arab Hotel, but will be created with a similar framework, much like the Palm Island in Jumeriah, Abu Dhabi. A marina, luxury villas and hotels, large stadium, amusement parks, and other sports arena, will all come under one roof, and provide a holiday platform paralleled by only the most luxurious projects in the world.
Source
The Al Habtoor Group, a UAE-based development firm, plans to build a new triple-hotel complex in the heart of the Emirate as part of a $1.3 billion project.
The “Habtoor Palace” formed of two skyscrapers rising from a five-storey podium base, will see over 1,600 rooms added to Dubai‘s hotel scene.
The rest of the complex is designed as a ‘lifestyle experience,’ Al Habtoor says, with a luxury spa and multiple restaurants and banqueting facilities.
The attraction will also include a huge theater, complete with a hydraulic central stage, water features and movable floors.
A designer shopping arcade and sports academy will top off the project, Al Habtoor says, while 37,000 square meters of gardens will also be included.
Although the project isn’t likely to get underway until later this year and won’t be complete until 2015, concerns have already been raised about the effect of the extra rooms on the Dubai hotel scene, where supply already far outstrips demand.
Source
Mandy Brencys created this awesome series of Star Wars themed Evian water bottles, each featuring a different character from the series:
“Star Wars by Evian, is an innovative intergalactic take on design packaging. Shaped to be wielded like a lightsaber, and striking enough to distinguish which side you have chosen — Jedi or Sith, these glass water bottles will take you to a galaxy far far away.”
Sadly, this appears to be a student project, so you shouldn’t expect to see them in stores anytime soon – if ever.
Source
The Kleenex desktop companion designed by Chris Yoon a student at Portfolio Centre, is an amazing project!
This project began with a thought to design packaging with designers in mind, so eventually landed upon Kleenex.
The packaging was designed so that it would be something that you would enjoy having on your desk. Beyond simply decorating a Kleenex box, the product (the tissues) interacts with the packaging once it was open, which eventually led to a typewriter loaded with paper, a whale spraying from his blowhole, a cottage emitting smoke, and any number of executions that fit that idea.
Source
