Al Seef (Arabic: السيف, romanized: al sayf) or Al Seef Khor is a 1.8 km waterfront promenade along the bank of Dubai Creek in the Al Fahidi neighborhood of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1][2]
 A wind tower house in Al Seef (2022) | |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 25°15′54″N 55°18′13″E / 25.265094538009727°N 55.30362401211394°E |
| Groundbreaking | 2012 |
| Opening | 2017 |
| Use | Waterfront |
| Companies | |
| Developer | Meraas |
History
editThe promenade was developed by Dubai-based real estate company Meraas and its construction was completed in 2017.[3][4]
Reception
editCristiano Luchetti, an associate professor at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah, called this project a "historical fraud"[5] based on a critical interpretation of the usage of components taken from the features of the local architecture of Dubai without sufficient interpretative key and the use of artificially aged finishes and materials.[6]
Similar sentiments are shared by other academicians as the project completely undermines the municipal and cultural authorities' work in preservation and rehabilitation. Moreover, the Al Seef buildings, are an inflated and inaccurate interpretation of the old wind tower houses in Dubai, built of modern materials and aged theatrically to indicate hardship that is not even visible in the initially maintained homes.[3]
Gallery
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Al Seef Heritage Market -
Al Fanar Seafood Restaurant -
Al Seef Heritage Market -
Chokhi Dhani Indian Restaurant -
Al Seef Heritage Market -
Old Typewriters in Al Seef
References
edit- ^ Maspul, Kurniawan Arif (2021-01-01). "The Contemporary Heritage as an Identity of the Nation's Local Wisdom; A Study of Dubai's Al Seef Khor". Academia Letters.
- ^ Gokulan, Dhanusha. "Ramadan tents, indoor sports and quiz: A list of must-visit events to catch in the last week of holy month". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ a b Sharaf, Marieh Mustafa (2022-05-15). "Behind the Skyscrapers: An Assessment of Dubai's Cultural and Creative Scene". Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA. 5 (1): 542–553. doi:10.38027/ICCAUA2022EN0020. ISBN 9786057100627. S2CID 249933388.
- ^ Shahbandari, Shafaat (23 October 2017). "Al Seef: Where old Dubai meets the new". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
- ^ Bardeschi, C. Dezzi; Panza, P. (2019). 'Ananke. Quadrimestrale di cultura, storia e tecniche della conservazione per il progetto (2019) (in Italian). Altralinea Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-94869-61-3.
- ^ Luchetti, Cristiano (January 2019). "DUBAI WALk-In CITY".
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