A virtual version of the UAE


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A fellow blogger,

David George-Cosh

,

in our weekend magazine about a grassroots movement to create a digital version of the growing skylines of cities across the UAE.

The digital architects use photos to build the 3D replicas. David writes:

"Dozens of enthusiasts have designed more than 100 three-dimensional replicas of famous UAE structures - from the Burj Al Arab to flats on the Corniche. As construction workers hurriedly build the ambitious skylines of the region brick by brick, a small but growing group of digital architects are rebuilding the same structures byte by byte. Some are even being paid to rebuild cities online."