The Museum of the Future Dubai, United Arab Emirates

While most museums exhibit relics of the past, Dubai’s Museum of the Future looks forward to 2071. Imaginative solutions developed by designers and artists have ensured that each floor of this 30,000-m² architectural tour de force plunges visitors into an interactive setting that shapes what tomorrow’s world might look like.

At 77 metres high, and dwarfed by its neighbouring gigantic towers, the building adopts a circular form that represents humanity, with a central void to symbolise the uncertainty of the future. Designed to exploit maximum sun exposure, the project was designed using AI-driven tools to optimise the efficiency of the structure and its glazing. The facade - also designed in part using artificial intelligenceprovides the canvas for a poem in Arabic script. The giant letters act as windows to the interior, bathing it in natural daylight.

Technical Sheet

• Architect: Killa Design

• Developer: Dubai Future Foundation

A visit to the Museum begins with a ride in a giant lift big enough to take 100 people; the equivalent of a double decker bus. Visitors emerge into surroundings designed as a space station of the future.