Even before its shores claimed an ounce of steel, Dubai was a modern city whose residents plied sea and desert routes to sustain it. This talk charts how some of these global links generated the city we know today.

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Todd Reisz, Author, "Showpiece City: How Architecture Made Dubai" (Stanford, 2020)

Even before its shores claimed an ounce of steel, Dubai was a modern city whose residents plied sea and desert routes to sustain it. This talk charts how some of these global links generated the city we know today. Speaker Todd Reisz, Author, "Showpiece City: How Architecture Made Dubai" (Stanford, 2020)

How to Make a City: Dubai Circa 1960

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How to Make a City: Dubai Circa 1960