Comments on: Zero-carbon city by Foster + Partners

By: Maliheh

Maliheh — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:07:39 +0000

Nobody can live in any part of the UAE without airconditioning system, I thinck Foster should visit UAE in summer and he’ll never ever decide to do such a fake project!!!

By: D Dhary

D Dhary — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:59:24 +0000

The people in UAE want to fight (with other) the global warming in a way or another.
The project (in their eyes) would help to reduce the CO2 emissions.
If someone has a good and useful ideas, I strongly advice him to speak up, there are a lot of listening ears in UAE.

By: Rabih Gorayeb

Rabih Gorayeb — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:32:39 +0000

What are the external walls for? protection? isolation? growth control? an extremely-gated community? I find them a bit weird…

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:35:10 +0000

Hundreds of years ago the arabs would have build these vernacular citiies in a time honoured way, why do they now need a British Architect, good earner Norman!

By: Bakada

Bakada — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:53:08 +0000

I applaud the idea of a planned “walled” city in a hostile environment. Nothing turns my stomach more than driving thru a country-side that has been decimated to build 5,000 sqft McMansions.

By: nick

nick — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:20:41 +0000

where will the energy come from to build this development?????

By: Jack de Valpine

Jack de Valpine — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:39:08 +0000

In brief follow-up to Roni van der Veen’s comments. Where does Visarc enter into this, I am quite sure that we did not produce these renderings…

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:37:10 +0000

Wall Around City = Growth Management = Antithetical to UAE Development Ethos = Believe It When I See It

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:23:35 +0000

The project is scheduled to be completed by end of 2009.

By: Harit Singhvi

Harit Singhvi — Wed, 16 May 2007 06:25:42 +0000

This is infact no doubt the future and should be adapted as a benchmark principal for all future projects.
We have been in Business of Solar powered systems and believe us saving and using our energy wisely would make us live our lives wisely.