The gleaming skyscrapers of the UAE, such as Burj Mohammed bin Rashid in Abu Dhabi, owe much to the vision of Mies van de Rohre. Photo: Victor Besa / The National
The gleaming skyscrapers of the UAE, such as Burj Mohammed bin Rashid in Abu Dhabi, owe much to the vision of Mies van de Rohre. Photo: Victor Besa / The National

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