Dubai’s ‘Museum of the Future’ among world’s 14 most beautiful

The selection of the Museum of the Future as a major world icon, even before its completion, captures the UAE’S leading status in innovation, design and architecture

DUBAI: The National Geographic has listed Dubai’s “Museum of the Future” as one of the 14 most beautiful museums in the world for its astounding architecture and sophisticated technological innovations.

The “Museum of the Future,” an architectural marvel that sits at the bustling heart of Dubai, is set to become a new global landmark once complete.

Mohammad Al Gergawi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation, said the selection of the Museum of the Future as a major world icon, even before its completion, captures the UAE’S leading status in innovation, design and architecture.

“Dubai has established itself as a centre for creativity, thanks to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The emirate’s ambitions are reflected in an engineering miracle like Dubai’s Museum of the Future that has been globally recognised as the world’s most beautiful museums even before its completion.”

Al Gergawi added, “The museum presents the UAE’S and the world’s gateway to the future with its design and latest technologies. The engineering icon positions Dubai as a testbed for emerging technologies and an exploration base for talents, inventors and creative professionals from all over the world to unravel the greatest challenges that will shape the future of humanity. Once complete, the museum will give visitors a glimpse of the future.”

Spanning an area of 30,000 square metres, the seven-storey pillarless structure stands at 77 metres high. The stainless-steel facade, which extends over 17,000 square metres, is illuminated by 14,000 metres of Arabic calligraphy designed by the Emirati artist Matar Bin Lahej.

The museum is also linked by two bridges, the first extending to Jumeirah Emirates Towers, with a length of 69 metres, and the second linking it to the Emirates Towers metro station, with a length of 212 metres.

The Arabic calligraphy that adorns the facade include quotes by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid. Among the quotes are: “We may not live for hundreds of years, but the products of our creativity can leave a legacy long ater we are gone.” and “The future belongs to those who can imagine it, design it, and execute it... The future does not wait... The future can be designed and built today.”

Thefacadeconsistsof1,024platesmanufactured entirely by robots in a first-of-its-kind venture in the Middle East. Each plate of the facade consists of four layers, and each layer has been created ater following 16 process steps. The installation period of the external facade lasted for more than 18 months, and each of the panels installed separately.

The National Geographic has listed Dubai’s ‘Museum of the Future’ as one of the 14 most beautiful museums in the world for its astounding architecture and sophisticated technological innovations.

The Museum of the Future, an architectural marvel that sits at the bustling heart of Dubai, is set to become a new global landmark once complete.

Mohammad Al Gergawi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation, said the selection of the Museum of the Future as a major world icon, even before its completion, captures the UAE’S leading status in innovation, design and architecture.

“Dubai has established itself as a centre for creativity, thanks to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The emirate’s ambitions are reflected in an engineering miracle like Dubai’s Museum of the Future that has been globally recognised as the world’s most beautiful museums even before its completion.”

Al Gergawi added, “The museum presents the UAE’S and the world’s gateway to the future with its design and latest technologies. The engineering icon positions Dubai as a testbed for emerging technologies and an exploration base for talents, inventors and creative professionals from all over the world to unravel the greatest challenges that will shape the future of humanity. Once complete, the museum will give visitors a glimpse of the future.”

Spanning an area of 30,000 square metres, the seven-storey pillarless structure stands at 77 metres high. The stainless-steel facade, which extends over 17,000 square metres, is illuminated by 14,000 metres of Arabic calligraphy designed by the Emirati artist Matar bin Lahej.

The Museum is also linked by two bridges, the first extending to Jumeirah Emirates Towers, with a length of 69 metres, and the second linking it to the Emirates Towers metro station, with a length of 212 metres.

The Arabic calligraphy that adorns the facade include quotes by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Among the quotes are: “We may not live for hundreds of years, but the products of our creativity can leave a legacy long ater we are gone.” and “The future belongs to those who can imagine it, design it, and execute it... The future does not wait... The future can be designed and built today.”

The facade consists of 1,024 plates manufactured entirely by robots in a first-of-its-kind venture in the Middle East. Each plate of the facade consists of four layers, and each layer has been created ater following 16 process steps. The installation period of the external facade lasted for more than 18 months, and each of the panels are installed separately.

A model for sustainability in creative design, Dubai’s Museum of the Future is powered by 4,000 megawats of solar energy produced by a station connected to the building, in collaboration with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. Upon completion, the museum will be the first of its kind in the Middle East to obtain a Platinum Certification for Leadership in Environmental Energy and Design, the highest rating for green buildings in the world.

The park surrounding the museum contains 80 species of plants, equipped with a state-of-the-art intelligent and automatic irrigation system.

The Museum of the Future has won the Tikla International Building Award as a unique architectural model. Autodesk Design Sotware stated that the Museum is one of the most innovative buildings in the world. The building was designed by Engineer Sean Keila.

Last year, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said that the Museum of the Future is a global monument of urban excellence and a quintessential Emirati contribution to delivering a brighter future.

“A universal architectural icon, the Museum of the Future combines between our authentic Arab culture and far-reaching ambitions. It is a global engineering icon, but speaks the Arabic language,” His Highness stated while atending a ceremony marking the atachment of the final piece to the facade of the Museum of the Future, a fresh milestone in the final preparations for completing the future landmark which embodies the UAE’S unique urban achievements and adds to Dubai’s distinguished track record of architectural masterpieces.