Masdar City
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Masdar City is one of the most ambitious projects of the United Arab Emirates to create a city of the future. The new city is located near Abu Dhabi airport, which will allow it to become another business card of the country in the coming years.
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The city is officially set to open in 2030, but it’s already open for visitors. There are several cafes and restaurants, as well as the CityCenter shopping mall.
Masdar City is located 5 km from Sheikh Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi. If you have a long layover, it’s a great opportunity to explore the "city of the future."
Engineers and architects studied the street layouts of Muscat, Cairo, and Marrakech for several years. The key solution was designing the placement of houses and alleys to provide necessary shade throughout the day.
At the city center, there is a 45-meter-high wind tower — at this height, heavy sand particles are absent, and the air temperature is 5 degrees cooler. This allows clean, cool air to be circulated through the city streets.
The color scheme, ornaments, and exterior design combine traditional Arabic style with high-tech elements.
The construction used environmentally friendly and energy-efficient materials that meet the gold and platinum LEED standards.