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Stephanie Rosenthal has been chosen as the project director of the much-awaited Abu Dhabi outpost of the Guggenheim Museum.The Munich-born curator will take over her new position in September 2022 in Abu Dhabi.Source: https://www.art-insider.com/stephanie-rosenthal-selected-project-director-for-guggenheim-abu-dhabi/3845Stephanie Rosenthal has been serving as the director of the Gropius Bau since 2018; the woman to do so. During her time there, she has been credited with revolutionizing the art collection by paying special focus on contemporary artists coming from diverse walks of life. She also started the first residency program for artists at Gropius Bau. Prior to this, Stephanie Rosenthal was the chief curator at the Hayward Gallery, London for 10 years.
Aldar Properties said that they intend to use the newly aquired land to develop an integrated residential project – Saadiyat Reserve. This project will cost estimate to 15 billion dirhams. After the end of this project will include luxury housing units, mostly villas, and will accommodate more than 15,000 residents.
Leading UAE developer Aldar Properties has announced that it has acquired 6.2 million sq m of prime land located on the east side of Saadiyat Island valued at AED3.68 billion ($1.01 billion).
The plot has been earmarked for a mixed-use project. The proposed development, which will boost Saadiyat Island’s position as a fully developed residential, cultural, and leisure destination, will be home to over 15,000 people. The integrated community will include 2,700 units, most of which are villas, with an estimated gross development value of AED15 billion.Source: http://www.tradearabia.com/news/CONS_395031.html & https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/property/2022/04/04/aldar-acquires-land-on-saadiyat-island-to-develop-4bn-mega-project/The acquisition consideration will be paid in kind as the development progresses, with construction scheduled to begin in the second half of 2022 over a four-year development period.
View of Saadiyat Cultural District, including Mecanoo’s Museum of Natural History Abu Dhabi and museums by Jean Nouvel and Frank Gehry, both completed and uncompleted, in the distance.
Source: https://www.archpaper.com/2022/04/mecanoo-natural-history-museum-abu-dhabi-saadiyat-island/Mecanoo, the Dutch firm that recently dazzled New Yorkers with its $200 million transformation of the Mid-Manhattan Library (alongside Beyer Blinder Belle), is now set to wow future museum-goers in Abu Dhabi with its design for the emirate’s forthcoming Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.
Does anybody know what's happening with the Zaha Hadid Performing Arts Centre that was meant to be in Saadiyat?