Dubai’s World Islands

Dubai’s World Islands

(images via: Homes Dubai and Ursi Paltenstein)

Following on the successful completion of other offshore artificial island communities like the Palm Islands, Dubai’s World Islands was intended to be even more ambitious, not to mention larger. 

(images via: ESA and Amazing Dubai Islands)

While Dubai’s vision of a 300-island floating world may someday come true, but as of right now things aren't looking too good. With property prices crashing by 50 to 75 percent, many of Dubai’s spectacular construction projects have been put on hold or have been canceled.

Full Article: http://weburbanist.com/2009/09/20/7-more-amazing-engineering-wonders-of-today-tomorrow/