Travel + Leisure India & South Asia — October 2017

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CLOCKWISE: IAIN MASTERTON/ALAMY; COURTESY OF ETIHAD INNOVATION CENTRE; IAIN MASTERTON/ALAMY

the desert. A confl uence of

cultures, this museum will

exhibit multi-disciplinary

collections from around

the world in its 55 detached

buildings—300 works that

range from prehistoric to

contemporary are loaned by

top museums in France. This

waterfront marvel opening

on November 11 also houses

a children’s museum, a

restaurant, and a café, and will

be accessible by land and sea.

louvreabudhabi.ae

THE MIDFIELD TERMINAL

When you get off your Etihad

fl ight in 2019, you will probably

be at the swanky new terminal,

with 65 aircraft gates and

Clockwise: The Institute of Science

and Technology at Masdar City

houses a wind tower in the

courtyard; the Etihad Innovation

Centre recreates the Airbus A380

experience; Manarat Al Saadiyat

is an annual art fair in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi’s most ambitious development,

Saadiyat Island is a US$27 billion project—

a collection of residences, fi ve-star hotels,

museums, restaurant and cafes, and schools.

These upcoming projects on the island will

make it a centre for arts.

The Guggenheim Celebrated architect Frank

Gehry has designed this museum of contemporary

art and culture with a 13,000-square-metre gallery

space, a 350-seater theatre, and 18,000 square

metres of exhibition space.

MORE TO COME

Zayed National Museum UAE’s fi rst

national museum celebrates the life of Sheikh

Zayed, father of the UAE, with photographs,

documents, and personal belongings. Pritzker

Prize-winning architect Lord Norman Foster

has taken inspiration from the wings of the

falcon to design the fi ve towers of the museum.

Performing Arts Centre Zaha Hadid’s

project in Abu Dhabi includes this 62-metre

building with fi ve theatres, an opera house,

a concert hall, and theatres.

capacity to accommodate more

than 30 million passengers

annually. The modern,

7,42,000-square-metre terminal

will have duty-free shopping

areas, lounges and spas, and

a hotel. etihad.com

MASDAR CITY

Green is the future for

Abu Dhabi. Designed by

British architecture fi rm

Foster+Partners, the low-

carbon Masdar City is being

developed with eco-villas that

save water and energy,

a robust transportation system

to encourage people to walk,

use bicycles, or take driverless

shuttles, a solar power plant,

and a 148-foot wind tower.

With offi ces, shops, and

residences clustered together,

the future 40,000 residents

will live and work in the

six-square-kilometre radius,

reducing travel time and fuels.

The completion date is pushed

to 2030, but you can still plan

a visit here. masdar.ae ▪