Signature Towers (formerly known as Dancing Towers) was an under construction for a three-tower, mixed-use complex in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
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United Arab Emirates
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. It was designed by Iraqi born architect
Zaha Hadid
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-born British architect, artist, and designer. She is recognised as a key figure in the architecture of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Born ...
after winning an international design competition which included proposals from
OMA and
Reiser & Umemoto among others. The developers were
Dubai Properties
Dubai Properties is a real estate development, property development and management company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company is a member of the Dubai Holding Corporate group, group. In 2009 the attorney general of Dubai stated th ...
,
the company responsible for the earlier
Jumeirah Beach Residence
Jumeirah Beach Residence (also known as JBR) is a long, gross floor area waterfront community located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a residential development and contains 40 towers (35 ar ...
. Apart from these three towers, the project would also include a new building to house the
Dubai Financial Market
The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) () is a stock exchange located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was founded on 26 March 2000.
Overview
, there are 67 companies listed on DFM. Most of them are United Arab Emirates, UAE-based companies and a fe ...
, a large podium containing retail space and a pedestrian bridge crossing the creek extension.
History
The project was first unveiled to the public in June 2006
at a
Zaha Hadid
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-born British architect, artist, and designer. She is recognised as a key figure in the architecture of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Born ...
exhibition in the
Guggenheim Museum
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Museums in this group include:
* The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Ne ...
in
New York City
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.
At the time of the launch the name for the project was ''Dancing Towers''; however, this has now been changed to Signature Tower & Dubai Financial Market Development, is started construction on 6 April 2024.
Gallery
Image:Dubaisignaturetowerssoiltest.jpg,
See also
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Supertall
According to the CTBUH, a supertall building is defined as a building between in height.
The city with the most supertall buildings is Dubai at 33 entries, followed by Shenzhen and New York City with 21 and 19 supertall buildings respectively. ...
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Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...
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Zaha Hadid
Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid ( ''Zahā Ḥadīd''; 31 October 1950 – 31 March 2016) was an Iraqi-born British architect, artist, and designer. She is recognised as a key figure in the architecture of the late-20th and early-21st centuries. Born ...
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List of tallest buildings in Dubai
Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, is home to many extremely tall modern high-rises, 108 of which stand taller than . The tallest building in Dubai is the Burj Khalifa, which rises and contains 163 floors. The tower has stoo ...
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List of tallest buildings designed by women
This list ranks skyscrapers by height which were designed by women working as primary architects or design coordinators. Only buildings with continuously occupiable floors are included, thus non-building structures, including towers, are not inc ...
References
{{Supertall skyscrapers , under-construction
Proposed skyscrapers in Dubai
Futurist architecture
Architecture in Dubai
High-tech architecture
Postmodern architecture
Zaha Hadid buildings