A snap shot of Emirates Today - Page 4 - dated 17 Oct 2007
The proposed design for a Burj Al Arab inspired Building in UK ~ skyscrapernews.comReported in today's Emirates Today:
"Bosses at the Burj Al Arab have complained to a developer in Britain about the design of a proposed hotel that they say resembles Dubai’s sail-shaped icon too closely. The English Cities Fund is developing the Clyde Quay Tower in Plymouth, Devon, south-west England, as part of a Dh2,600 million regeneration scheme.
An artist’s drawing of the planned building has appeared on the internet, and bears a striking resemblance to the distinctive curved shape of the Burj Al Arab. A spokesman for Jumeirah Group, which runs the UAE’s best known landmark, said: “The Burj Al Arab is the most luxurious hotel in the world and an iconic symbol of the emirate.
“As we own the rights to the design of the Burj Al Arab, we sent a letter to the English Cities Fund asking them politely to reconsider their concept for the building.” However, reports in the UK said Jumeirah Group was taking legal action over the issue – but this was denied by the spokesman."
What's the big news story? Is it the that others are copying Dubai designs??? Irony isn't it when you wonder how Dubai wants to build replicas of every famous building and monument from the world?
Wonder what the Egyptians, French, Indians or the Italians thought when the Falcon City of Wonders announced plans to build the Dubai Eiffel Tower, Pyramids of Giza, Taj Mahal and Leaning Tower of Pisa. And not to leave out the English - there is an inspired replica of the 147 year-old clock tower of the Palace of Westminster called "Dubai Big Ben" coming up on Sheikh Zayed Road - only three times bigger of course.
Maybe the English Cities Fund developer should dedicate the song - "What Goes Around Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake to Dubai:
Another classic case of a "Pot calling the kettle black"???
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