Showpiece City - How Architecture Made Dubai

Showpiece City recounts the story of how John Harris and other hired professionals planned Dubai's transformation through the 1970s. Drawing on interviews, private archives, photographs, and government documents, Todd Reisz reveals the braggadocio and persistence that sold Dubai as a profitable business plan. Architecture made that plan something to behold. Reisz highlights initial architectural achievements -including the city's first hospital, national bank, and skyscraper- designed as showpieces to proclaim Dubai's place on the world stage.