After the construction of a Hindu temple in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, the city of Abu Dhabi is being talked about all over the world. But do you know that Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one of the seven emirates, was once a village of fishermen. But today Abu Dhabi city is included in the category of modern cities of the world. But do you know that this city of UAE was settled by the Japanese architect Katsuhiko Takahashi.
Who was the architect Katsuhiko Takahashi?
Today’s The wide roads and tall buildings seen in Abu Dhabi city were actually the master plan of Japanese architect Katsuhiko Takahashi. Let us tell you that Takahashi, born in Japan in the year 1937, had obtained his master’s degree from the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning of Columbia University in New York.
How did he get such a big project< /strong>
According to the information, in 1967 Sheikh Zayed was preparing a project for the development of Abu Dhabi city. For this he was looking for an architect. At that time, countries of the world had less access to Abu Dhabi. Therefore, the Japanese Ambassador to Kuwait was contacted for this work. After which he suggested the name of newly appointed architect Katsuhiko Takahashi. According to the information, at that time Sheikh Zayed had taken power in Abu Dhabi only a year before and at that time the total population of the city was around 40 thousand.
Map of the city
According to the information, Katsuhiko Takahashi had reached Abu Dhabi on the call of Sheikh Zayed. After which there was a discussion between the two people regarding the outline of the city. Sheikh Zayed wanted at that time that Abu Dhabi should be developed as a city that encompasses peace, security, development, accountability as well as the welfare of all the emirates including Dubai.
Young Architect Katsuhiko Takahashi Takahashi wanted that the natural form of Abu Dhabi Island should not be tampered with much. Therefore, space was earmarked for only a few tourist resorts on the beach side. Katsuhiko Takahashi had said at that time that there would be no space left for construction in Abu Dhabi according to the population. Therefore, space should be left in the middle of the city. However, his views were not accepted at that time. Due to which the government of Abu Dhabi had to spend a huge amount of money for the development of Abu Dhabi. After giving a new look to Abu Dhabi, Dr. Takahashi signed his agreement with the United Nations. Started career. According to the information, the authorities of Abu Dhabi wanted an architect who spoke Arabic and could talk to him without any translator. That’s why architect Katsuhiko Takahashi left Abu Dhabi. After leaving Abu Dhabi, he worked with the UN Center for Housing, Building and Planning for 10 years.
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