If there’s a category for the most popular under construction landmark, Dubai’s Museum of the Future could be in the running. The icon has gained worldwide fame even before its opening – thanks to its unique artistic design.
Last night, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai witnessed the final piece being attached to the facade of the Museum of the Future, as its lights shone brightly.
In his Twitter account, he shared that he “…reviewed the installation of the final piece of the Museum of the Future, one of the most iconic landmarks in the world. Covering an area of 30,000 sq.m, the 7-storey column-less marvel stands at 77m high, with 1,024 Arabic Calligraphy panels on the façade manufactured by robots.
He added that “the museum will explore the future trends and opportunities in science, technology and innovation.”
By making Dubai a testbed for emerging technologies, our aim is not merely to build another architectural marvel, but to build the foundation of tomorrow.
Sheikh Mohammed
A GLocal icon
The museum, which is enclosed in shiny stainless steel adorned with Arabic calligraphy, combines Arab originality with Dubai’s global ambitions. This latest “glocal” icon will become a unique incubator for futuristic innovation and design in the emirate.
“It is a global engineering icon, but speaks the Arabic language.”
Dubai is the world’s city of the future.. A city with a leader who never settles for less than 1st place. pic.twitter.com/Y1uUAo2NWM
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) October 3, 2020
Powered by renewal energy
Gulfnews reports that the museum will be provided with 4,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy by a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant that was designed and constructed by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). Once completed, the museum will be the first in the Middle East to receive Platinum certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design “LEED”, the highest rating for green buildings in the world.
Here’s a timelapse video of the Museum of the Future’s construction
شهدت اليوم وضع القطعة الأخيرة على واجهة متحف المستقبل .. المبنى الأكثر إبداعاً في العالم ..30 ألف متر.. سبعة طوابق .. ارتفاع ٧٧ متراً .. وبدون أية أعمدة .. 1024 قطعة لواجهة المبنى مصنوعة كلها بالروبوتات .. أيقونة هندسية عالمية .. تتحدث اللغة العربية .. pic.twitter.com/NTlGyhOgpo
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) October 3, 2020
More photos from last night’s ceremony
محمد بن راشد يشهد بحضور حمدان ومكتوم بن محمد وضع القطعة الأخيرة في واجهة “متحف المستقبل”، ويتفقد تطورات العمل في الواجهة الخارجية للمتحف في موقع المشروع في حي #دبي للمستقبل.https://t.co/Mhit9iwoqa pic.twitter.com/8DxxPHNxC0
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) October 3, 2020
The last published date of its opening is September 2020, so we expect that it will be open to the public very soon.
Photos from HH Sheik Mohammed Twitter.
