Abu Dhabi Slow Payments Leaves Architecture Firms Suffering

Back at the start of the month, The Art Newspaper filed a great report explaining some of the reasons behind the delay and/or complete shut down of Frank Gehry‘s new Guggenheim in Abu Dhabi, namely that the wealthiest of the Emirates was pulling funding away from projects deemed less necessary (like construction on giant museums) to lend a financial hand to struggling neighbors like Dubai, and putting cash into keeping its citizens happy in the wake of the Arab Spring.

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