UrbaNature Design Studio

The world's tallest metro station is set to be constructed in Dubai. Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), the 74-metre new Emaar Properties Station will open in 2029 and form part of the Emirate's $4.8BN new metro Blue Line.

Covering approximately 11,000 square metres, the station will be able to accommodate up to 160,000 passengers daily, with projected usage surpassing 70,000 commuters per day by 2040.

In a statement, Emaar Properties said the station’s architectural design "echoes the grand verticality and elegance" of its most developments.

The station is being billed as a 'new gateway' to Dubai Creek Harbour.

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Unequal Scenes - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rich neighborhoods exist alongside impoverished areas, known as “villas miserias,” in Buenos Aires. This one, near San Isidro in the wealthy northwestern surburbs of the city, is near the site of a wall that was built and quickly dismantled, making international news and called the "Wall of Discord" in Argentine media. Today there are still walls, barbed wire, and a yawning wealth gap between them.

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