Architects Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando (above) and Zaha Hadid have designed cultural buildings for Saadiyat Island, which lies just off the shore of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
With four leading international architects designing buildings, the project will create one of the world’s most prestigious cultural centres – and the first in the Arab world.
Gehry is designing a Guggenheim contemporary art museum (above), which will be the first of its kind in the Middle East.
Hadid is designing Saadiyat’s Performing Arts Centre (above), and Nouvel is designing a Classical Arts Museum (below).
Ando is designing a Maritime Museum, which is shown at the top of the page and below.
The four buildings have been commissioned by Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company.
“The aim of Saadiyat Island must be to create a cultural asset for the world; a gateway and beacon for cultural experience and exchange,” said Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, the crown prince of the United Arab Emirates and chair of the development’s executive council. “Culture crosses all boundaries and therefore Saadiyat will belong to the people of the UAE, the greater Middle East and the world at large.”
The Sheikh also announced an international architecture competition for the Sheikh Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island, which will be devoted to the history and traditions of Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi’s Tourism Development & Investment Company provided the following information on Ando’s Maritime Museum (above) and on the project in general
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