Dubai Creek, 1960 by John R. Harris Library
THE INSTITUTE
Talk

How to Make a City: Dubai Circa 1960

Tuesday, February 09, 2021, 6:30PM

Zoom Webinar

Past Event

Open to the Public

Even before its shores claimed an ounce of steel, Dubai was a modern city whose residents plied sea and desert routes to sustain it. This talk charts how some of these global links generated the city we know today.

Time: 6:30pm Gulf Standard Time
             9:30am Eastern Standard Time
 
To access the live stream click here
 
 

Even before its shores claimed an ounce of steel, Dubai was a modern city whose residents plied sea and desert routes to sustain it. This talk charts how some of these global links generated the city we know today.

Time: 6:30pm Gulf Standard Time
             9:30am Eastern Standard Time
 
To access the live stream click here
 
 
Speakers
  • Todd Reisz, Author, "Showpiece City: How Architecture Made Dubai" (Stanford, 2020)