Posted AT 6:00 AM EST on 30/09/08
Where architects bring fantasy to reality
Think of modern-day Dubai and a number of images spring to mind: the Burj Al Arab hotel that is shaped like a large sail; or the Burj Dubai tower, now the world's tallest building and growing; or man-made islands shaped like palm trees that dot the Persian Gulf shoreline, creating much-needed land for a desert nation that has gone development crazy.
The emirate has made its mark on the world stage by creating some of the globe's most iconic buildings.
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