From A Desert Expanse To<br/ >A Thriving Metropolis

Under the direction of Sheikh Zayed, Japanese architect Katsuhiko Takahashi planned the city’s development in 1967 with a target population of 41,000. Thanks to their strategic planning, Abu Dhabi has become a city that continues to flourish with high employment and residential densities throughout its central, downtown, and suburban districts.

The Future

The Abu Dhabi Planning Council is the agency pushing for the Abu Dhabi Vision 2030 through the creation and evolution of an Emirate-wide strategic framework plan.

With Abu Dhabi’s socio-economic development taken into consideration, the emirate is on its way to becoming the Middle East’s financial and corporate hub.