February 23, 2022: Yet another iconic monument established in Dubai; ‘Museum of the Future’ is a museum structure built as an ode to the future.
Dubai becomes home to yet another spectacular structure, currently regarded as the most beautiful building in the world, Museum of the Future, a museum dedicated to the images of a probable future. The museum took nine years to get built over a seven storeyed circular building, with a height of 77 metres and spread across 30,000 square metre. The monument is just at a stone's throw distance from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest construction. The glamorous opening ceremony took place last Tuesday.
The chief designer of the museum was architect Shaun Killa of Killa Design and has been built using an interesting amalgamation of AI-based designing and engineering. 1,024 pieces of artistic steel elements were manufactured using robots to fabricate the unique shapes. The façade took over 18 months to get built, as it consists of a one-of-a-kind assemblage of four layer composite material panels, each requiring a cascade of procedure steps to manufacture.
14,000 metres of light lines have been used to illuminate the museum, each of which produces a unique trace of Arabic calligraphy, comprising three quotes on the future by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. The generation of electricity with 4,000 megawatt-hours per year occurs through the utilisation of solar power from a particular solar park.
According to a press release, the museum harbours inspiring images for the future of humanity and will serve as a global centre for discoveries, innovation and inspiration, and generate new solutions to challenges that lead to human development. “The museum of the future is a living museum, constantly adapting and metamorphosing as its very environment drives continual and iterative changes to its exhibits and attractions,” said Mohammed Al Gergawi, UAE Minister for Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Dubai Future Foundation.
The idiosyncrasies of the structure force people to engage in conversations contemplating the future and develop new ideas to human challenges. A multi-use hall is present right at the core of the museum where more than 1,000 people can fit in easily, and another special hall for discussions, lectures and workshops that can house more than 345 people at a time, is also present.