Landscape architecture firm Martha Schwartz Partners references Bedouin carpets and sand dunes in teardrop-shaped landscaping for a green retreat in the centre of an Abu Dhabi business district (+ slideshow). More about Abu Dhabi plaza by Martha Schwartz Partners features teardrop-shaped landscaping
Slideshow feature: Zaha Hadid's Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi is pictured in these new images by London photographers Hufton + Crow. More about Sheikh Zayed Bridge by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hufton + Crow
Photographer Roland Halbe has sent us some new images of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi by Zaha Hadid Architects. More about Sheikh Zayed Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects
Dezeen Wire: plans for branches of the Guggenheim, Louvre and other museums in Abu Dhabi by leading architects have been dealt a blow by delays to a key construction contract, according to a report in today's Financial Times. More about "Abu Dhabi's cultural vision suffers setback"- Financial Times
Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes about his visit to Masdar, the zero-carbon city by Foster + Partners under construction in Abu Dhabi. The Guardian
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Foster + Partners have completed a new shopping centre that combines high-end boutiques with independent local food and craft markets on the site of a historic city marketplace in Abu Dhabi. More about The Souk, Abu Dhabi Central Market by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners have unveiled designs for a museum on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. More about Zayed National Museum by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners have completed the first of a cluster of buildings entirely powered by solar energy at Masdar City, a sustainable urban quarter in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. More about Masdar Institute campus by Foster + Partners
New York architects Asymptote have completed a hotel that straddles a race track in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More about The Yas Hotel by Asymptote
Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) have won a competition to design the urban centre of Masdar, a zero-carbon, zero-waste city to be built in the desert near Abu Dhabi. More about Masdar City Centre by LAVA
The Yas Hotel by Asymptote architects is nearing completion in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More about The Yas Hotel by Asymptote
New York design firm Leeser Architecture have won a competition to design a hotel in the Zayed Bay district of Abu Dhabi, UAE. More about Helix Hotel by Leeser Architecture
Here are a few stills from a short film by Squint/Opera that illustrates proposals for urban improvements in Abu Dhabi until 2030. More about Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 film by Squint/Opera
New York-based multi disciplinary design studio Dror have designed residential villas for Nurai, a resort on a natural island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. More about Nurai by Dror
Construction has begun on Strata Tower by New York-based architects Asymptote in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More about Strata Tower by Asymptote
Architects Foster + Partners have launched their design for Abu Dhabi World Trade Center, part of the Al Raha Beach development in Abu Dhabi. More about Abu Dhabi World Trade Center by Foster + Partners
Architects Foster + Partners have announced the Masdar Initiative - a giant urban development in Abu Dhabi which they describe as the world's first "zero carbon, zero waste" city. More about Zero-carbon city by Foster + Partners
Since we are focusing on architecture in the Gulf at the moment, here is a full set of images of Louvre Abu Dhabi by architect Jean Nouvel. More about Jean Nouvel in Abu Dhabi
Our blog for the International Design Forum has been updated with images, construction shots and a description of the Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi by Zaha Hadid. More about Sheikh Zayed Bridge by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid's office have sent us two more images of her Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre, plus a statement describing the project. More about Zaha Hadid in Abu Dhabi update