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Released in 2020, the book 'Showpiece City: How Architecture Made Dubai' chronicles the life and times of John Harris, and his contributions to the emirate's archite. ....
New book Showpiece City tells the story of Dubai s beginnings through architecture Starting in the early 20th century, Todd Reisz highlights the successes and failures that shaped the foundations of the emirate Dubai residents on an abra headed across Dubai Creek, with the diwan on the opposite side in Bur Dubai. Courtesy Richard Turpin, John R. Harris Library. The National Bank of Dubai headquarters in Deira, early 1970s. Courtesy John R. Harris Library and Henk Snoek / RIBA Collections. Aerial view of Rashid Hospital, sometimes referred to as Health City. The hospital was one of Dubai’s first drive-to destinations. Courtesy John R. Harris Library. ....