84 || the dynamics of life | ECOTRENDS by Nellie Vingardt
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In the field of architectural and construction development, there are several factors operating in parallel. There has certainly been progress in construction technologies, taking into account the need to incorporate renewable energy sources and— most importantly— the desire of everyone today to live in an ecologically clean environment. The architectural ensemble we’ ll be talking about is a splendid hotel that responds to the trends named above. In addition to a dramatically futuristic exterior and exceptional comfort inside, it is endowed with an astounding“ intellect” that creates an ecologically friendly system of essential services.
Oh, Dubai! A city of breathtaking luxury— the whimsical palaces of fantastically rich sheiks, Lamborghini police cars, skyscrapers reaching to the very heavens, artificial islands with infrastructure of exceptional opulence, and futuristic villas out on the water... You have to wonder what more that city could do to amaze the world. And not only has it amazed us; it has again made us proud of the flight of human imagination and the audacity of human thought! Next year, as part of a hotel-resort under the aegis of the world-famous Hilton chain, the most advanced manmade oasis on Earth will open in Dubai. This huge complex will be ecologically friendly and equipped with the last word in technology. We are referring to the five hun-
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