Morning round-up: Dubai in a frame


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The winner of the

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Architecture Award

is

. The designer,

Fernando Donis

, said he wanted "simply to frame" Dubai. He won Dh367,000. The actual structure would be built in Zabeel Park, the largest park in the city.

Marwan bin Ghalita

, the head of the

Real Estate Regulatory Agency

,

, according to Emirates 24/7 Business. He brought up this topic in February, but it appears that Rera is coming up with some new regulations that will detail how Rera is to cancel a project in a way that is "beyond developers' control".

: It seems that the widely delayed project is "talking to international technology partners to provide a single-window access to all the attractions once they are completed", according to Gulf News. It doesn't go on to explain what exactly a "single-window access" is, but suggests it has something to do with marketing.

The

Dubai Municipality

. Now, "all workers must live in buildings to implement better living standards", says

Hussain Nasser Lootah

, the director-general of the Dubai Municipality.

Emaar Properties

of the

Domanie de Lavagnac

resort in the south of France. The hospitality arm of the company has expansion plans.