Anara Tower : massive wind turbine

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 11:36 — Decknash

Anara Tower

Location	Sheikh Zayed Road , Dubai
Status	Cancelled
Height	Antenna or spire 600 m (1,969 ft)
Floor count	135
Architect(s)	Atkins Design Studio
Developer	Tameer Holding Investment

General information

Anara Tower was a proposed supertall skyscraper located in Dubai. It would have been 600 m (1,968 ft) tall with 135 floors. It was designed to look like a massive wind turbine. It was to be a mixed use tower with offices, retail spaces, apartments, and an art gallery. Anara Tower would have incorporated sky gardens every 27 floors and would have contained a luxury restaurant. It was to have been constructed as an energy efficient tower by installing renewable sources of energy and incorporating water efficiency strategies.

The building was cancelled in 2009.