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Resort complex “Sri Lanka”, Dubai
Plot D96, Archipelago The World, United Arab Emirates
Architects – A.Ginzburg, K.Markus, D.Dzhavadova, E.Valeev, N.Rudnenko, N.Pushkina, M.Golubenko
in participation with P.Gorgolevsky
2008 – Concept plan proposal
Awards – Серебряная медаль на Международной Архитектурной выставке в Варне (Болгария) – 2009
Alexei Ginzburg:
"For the recreational complex on a reclaimed island in Dubai, architects from various countries were invited to build some symbols associated with a particular country or part of the world. The Italians recreated Venice, the Egyptians a pyramid and we got Sri Lanka. We used a shell from the Indian Ocean as an analogy, interpreting its shape as a functional structure with villas standing above the water on pillars, an artificial lagoon in the center and multiple other unusual ideas. And we won the competition."