EXPO 2020’ S LEGACY

Expo 2020 is an exposition to be hosted by Dubai on 20 October 2020. It will take up 1,080 acres of space.

Tareq Ghosheh, VP marketing & communications, Expo 2020 told Access:“ Dubai was built with the future in mind, and at Expo 2020, 80 % of whatever we build is staying.

“ The Expo site is going to turn into District 2020. Siemens Logistics divisions’ HQ from Germany will feature at the site and a sustainability museum is going to turn into a permanent museum for science for children after the event. Two more buildings will turn into hotels after the Expo.”

BEDOUIN LIVING

Dubai’ s rampant commercialism can be a distant memory thanks to Platinum Heritage’ s desert safari experience, which operates inside the grounds of a Royal family member’ s private desert retreat. We took to the sands in a fleet of museum quality

1950s Land Rovers, with Platinum’ s in-house staff, eating authentic Emirati cuisine at a camp built using natural materials like stone, wood and goat hair. The site was powered 100 % by solar panels. The traditional Iftar experience starts from AED 350(£ 69). Max capacity: 75 guests. platinum-heritage. com

DUBAI EVENT FOCUS

SOHO Beach Club opened on 23 February in conjunction with Barcelona and Ibiza brand‘ elrow’ to a sold-out Dubai crowd. Protec provided full audio and lighting install as well as an SMD ground support for the opening event. Kit included: 16 L-Acoustic’ s K2 Loudspeakers, flown left and right in hangs of eight on Protec’ s Ground Support in an asymmetric 90 degree throw to contain the sound within the venue. It covered the entire area with consistent coverage

front to back and was supported by a pair of Arc Wide to fill the front of the dance floor, hung high in the centre of the ground support. Eight SB28 subwoofers delivered a strong lowend to the house and techno music elrow is famous for. A large raised bridge overlooking the dancefloor was covered effectively by eight L-Acoustic 5xt loudspeakers. Although small and discreet, they filled the top end clarity to the deck. The front of house system took care of the rest, but was trimmed to not affect the other nearby venues.

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