ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A bold, innovative project begun nearly a generation ago to erect a “green-city” in the United Arab Emirates has run into realities and largely missed its mark, ...
When Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed stooped to lay a stone in the ground on February 11, it signified more than the inauguration of yet another poorly built, concrete-heavy Middle Eastern city. By kicking ...
In the desert outside Abu Dhabi, construction of a new city is underway. Masdar will be a zero-carbon, zero-waste, and car-free ecological model city of 50,000 inhabitants and 1,500 green companies.
As Masdar hits its 15-year anniversary and the UAE celebrates its Golden Jubilee, we talked to Masdar’s chief executive Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi about how Masdar has moved from a focus on clean energy ...