THE IMPACT OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN DUBAI

Amidst its relentless drive to join the club of global cities, Dubai has embarked on a major transformation of its urban landscape.
The transformed urban scene of Dubai is characterized by the infusion of new, privately-owned, controlled, and accessed urban
fragments. 
These include shopping malls, gated housing developments, leisure
destinations, theme parks, office and educational complexes and headquarters of multinational establishments and corporations.
An oxymoron, private city is most fitting an expression that describes Dubai’s current and, possibly, future state of being in light of the currently prevailing development trends