Sunday 8 November 2020

Museum of the Future. 3D printed building in Dubai



Located by the World Trade Centre, off the Sheik Zayed Road in Dubai, stands the Museum of the Future designed by South African Architect Shaun Killa. A large part of the building is 3D printed.

I've been photographing the construction of many buildings in Dubai since we moved there in 2014. I find it fascinating watching them grow in such a short period of time. This is one of the few projects that is actually finished and not still being developed.

The Museum of the Future was due to open in September 2020 ready for Expo2020 which has now been delayed till next year, but was only completed last month.

April 2018

September 2018


June 2019

My husband sent me this photo earlier in the week. 
November 2020


For all the other construction photography photos I've been taking over the past few years, please click on the links below.

Week 158 Dubai Bluewater Islands and Dubai Eye. Man made island a 210m high Big Wheel
Week 159 Dubai Dubai Marina - Reflections
Week 160 Dubai Dubai Frame. A window between the Old and New Dubai and a 150m high glass floor.
Week 161 Dubai Dubai Marina 3 years apart.
Week 163 Dubai New Metro Line for Expo 2020
Week 164 Arizona and Nevada Hoover Dam 2002 - 2010
Week 165 Dubai Dubai Opera House What a difference a year makes
Week 166 Dubai Unfinished buildings. The Pentominium
Week 167 Coventry Mixing the old and the new. Coventry Catherdral
Week 168 Dubai New Dubai Metro Station 
Week 169 Dubai The new extension of the Dubai Mall and Burj Khalifa 
Week 170 Dubai Hotel fire After the Address fire 
Week 171 Dubai Unusual designs The Opus Building
Week 172 Dubai District Cooling. Keeping the desert cool.
Week 173 Dubai Can I visit the Burj Al Arab
Week 174 Dubai The Almas Tower
Week 175 Dubai The Cayan Tower
Week 176 Toronto The CN Tower
Week 177 Nevada The Paris Hotel 
Week 178 Dubai Ibn Battuta Gate
Week 179 A Wedding Our first child got married
Week 180 Dubai The World's Tallest Tower
Week 181 Dubai and Wales Al Fahidi Fort and Chepstow Castle 
Week 182 Dubai New Metro Station in Al Furjan 
Week 183 Dubai Ski Dubai
Week 184 Another Wedding
Week 185 South Africa Life in a township
Week 186 Austria Ski Jump 
Week 187 Dubai Green Plant Bio Dome 
Week 188 Dubai Update on the Metro Station
Week 189 Dubai My view from the balcony changed in 8 months
Week 190 Greece Just how instagramable is it?
Week 191-192 Dubai Before and After. 3 months out of Dubai
Week 193 Dubai Building a boat in the sky
Week 194 An African Sunset
Week 195 Building with boxes Charity work in South Africa
Week 196 UK wedding and a year of travel

44 comments:

  1. My money is some kind of gimnormous cat's eye! Who knows? this is DUbai. The Emerati's can build what they want!

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    1. it's been rumoured it will be in the shape of a helicopter

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  2. another extraordinary piece of construction. No idea what it is going to house.

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  3. I have absolutely no idea! But it seems to be growing very quickly, as these things always do in Dubai.

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    1. I only pass by there when I get a taxi to and from the airport

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  4. Hi Suzanne, I'm sorry I can't help you there, but it does look like an interesting construction. I look foreard to seeing what it turns out to be!

    #MySundayPhoto

    xx

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    1. me too, its rumoured to be the shape of a helicopter

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  5. Whatever it is it looks like an interesting shape and construction. Almost reminiscent of London's Gherkin #mysundayphoto

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    1. A lot of the construction companies here have built in the UK also

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  6. Looks impressive, some form of sports complex?

    Thank you for linking up to #MySundayPhoto

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    1. it's rumoured to be in the shape of a helicopter when finished

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  7. That is such an interesting shape. I am interested to find out what it is too x

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  8. I have no idea but it looks awesome!

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  9. That technology is absolutely amazing! How exotic!

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    1. I find it totally amazing what they build here in Dubai

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  10. Such an amazing building already!! It amazes me how they build such intricate architecture so quickly. Cannot wait for the next update! Sim x #PoCoLo

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    1. That photo was taken 3 weeks ago, my husband tells me it's almost finished now

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  11. quite amazing what they can build these days, well, it has always been amazing what architectures have come up with for centuries now...but a 3D printed building! I can't wait to see how it turns out.

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    1. It's stunning and I can't wait till it opens

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  12. Isn't that incredible, if you'd of said 5/10 years ago that we'd be 3d printing parts of buildings people who have laughted
    Thank you for linking up to #MySundayPhoto

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    1. At least now I know what it's called I can google it to find out more about the technology used

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  13. It looks stunning. I can't get my head round the idea of it being 3D printed.

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    1. It really is super what they can do over here with enough money

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  14. What an interesting building!
    Thanks for sharing with #pocolo

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  15. Those are some incredible buildings. What fantastic photos. x

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  16. Love the design - fascinating that parts were 3D printed. #MySundayPhoto

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    1. It always amazes me how things work in Dubai

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  17. Wow that's a beautiful building and really cool

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    1. Hopefully we'll be able to visit and explore inside soon

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  18. That is stunning, and amazing that parts of it is 3D printed

    Thank you for linking up to #MySundayPhoto

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    1. It's been really good watching it from start to finish

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  19. Ohh! Thanks for updating. It really is an interesting piece! x

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  20. Yup, that is very impressive! Amazing to see how it's been constructed. That really is quite a photographic collection you're building up.

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    1. Thanks, looking forward to my return next month to see what else has been finished or started

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  21. It looks amazing! The idea of a building being 3D printed sounds crazy to me.

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