The UAE is renowned across the globe for its megaprojects.
These are defined by the Project Management Institute as large-scale, complex ventures that typically cost more than $1 billion and take many years to build.
They include mixed-use developments as well as infrastructure projects aimed at supporting urban planning.
Every year, new megaprojects are launched in the UAE as ongoing ones reach completion, such as One Za’abeel, Uptown Tower Dubai and Atlantis the Royal.
See the slide show above and list below for the megaprojects that are on the way in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and elsewhere.
Ciel Tower in Dubai Marina – set to be the world’s tallest stand-alone hotel at 365 metres – is scheduled to be completed this year.
The 82-storey tower will have more than 1,000 guest rooms and suites, as well as premium amenities such as the Ciel Observatory & Lounge on the 81st floor and a signature rooftop Sky Terrace with an infinity pool and bar.
A key feature of the hotel will be a 300-metre atrium with vertically stacked, landscaped terraces that will span the building’s floors.
Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab is expected to open to the public in phases throughout 2024, with no firm date specified for the hotel opening.
The building, with its superyacht-inspired design, was originally scheduled to open in 2021, but the pandemic delayed the project.
It will complete an “oceanic trilogy” alongside the wave-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel and sailboat-inspired Burj Al Arab.
It will have 303 sea-facing rooms and 84 suites, all of them with balconies.
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