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and Afnan districts, and encompasses an anchor development to date through completing and
supermarket, nursery, restaurants, ladies’ and gents’ delivering the first two districts, Afnan and Dania. Noura Al Kaabi Visits Dubai Design Week 2020
salons, and a pharmacy. The combination of retail Constituting a total of 13 buildings and more than
tenants has been meticulously selected to provide 1,200 apartments, the two districts are now home to
Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of
Midtown and Dubai Production City residents with the over 554 families. The complete plan of the Midtown
Culture and Youth, has visited Dubai Design District,
most suitable retail mix, with eight outlets expected to development comprises six districts that include 24
d3, a member of TECOM Group, for a tour of the
be operational within the next few months. Residents buildings across a built-up area of almost five million
outdoor installations and exhibitions at Dubai Design
also have access to amenities such as swimming square feet, with more than 2,000 units across studio
Week, the region’s largest cultural event held under
pools, tennis and basketball courts, and walking to three-bedroom apartments.
the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed
tracks, providing a safe environment for recreation The developer added that buyers can benefit from the
bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture
and interaction. Furthermore, the development has Deyaar Flexi Program that requires an initial payment
& Arts Authority.
ample visitor parking as well as podium blocks and a of only 10% and offers multiple settlement plan
She was joined on the tour by senior officials including
number of relaxing green nooks.” options extending for up to 10 years.
Hala Al Badri, Director General at Dubai Culture &
Deyaar said it has concluded 50% of the Midtown
Arts Authority, Abdulla Belhoul, Chief Commercial
Officer of TECOM Group, and Khadija Al Bastaki,
Executive Director of d3.
Noura Al Kaabi said: «Dubai Design Week has established She also visited the new UAE Designer Exhibition,

its position as an annual platform awaited by the creative which focused on promoting emerging designers
community locally, regionally and internationally. who submitted proposals to present their work in a
Over the six years, it has grown to establish itself as collective exhibition at this year’s edition. The Dubai
the premier creative platform showcasing the latest Design Week Marketplace, a new outdoor retail
innovations in architecture and design, attracting initiative and a key component of the largest creative
greater global participation and international designers festival in the Middle East, was also part of the tour.
every year. This has served to greatly enrich the creative Here, she paid a visit to vendors such as Tashkeel,

scene to create new partnerships supporting the UAE’s which provides a nurturing environment for art and
knowledge-based economy and adding great value design practice rooted in UAE culture and tradition.
to the creative industries.’’ She added: «Today, Dubai She also visited the inaugural d3 Architecture
Design Week – which includes more than 150 activities Festival, organised in partnership with the Royal
– helps to enhance communication between local and Institute of British Architects Gulf Chapter. Held
international designers, exchange experiences, and under the theme ‘Identity, Context and Placemaking
discuss ways to launch joint creative projects inspired in the Gulf’, it features a mix of physical and digital
by local heritage that encourage people all over the events. As Dubai’s first architecture festival, it aims to
world to explore new horizons and promote creative steer the industry towards a more sustainable future,

talent.» showcasing the work of 39 regional architects.
During her tour, Al Khaabi visited the inaugural edition She concluded her tour at d3 – the region’s largest
of the MENA Grad Show, which presented 50 social creative community that has been the strategic driver
impact innovation projects in the fields of technology, of Dubai Design Week for six years – with a visit to
science and design from universities across the Please Sit Here, a socially distanced outdoor seating
region. It received more than 200 submissions from exhibit designed by three prominent Emirati designers:
36 universities from across the region. Aljoud Lootah, Khalid Shafar and Hamad Khoory.

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