the new york of the 21st century

I'm really blown away looking a photos of the fake island currently in construction of dubai: http://www.esa.int/export/esaEO/SEMKRXZO4HD_economy_1.html <img src="http://faculty.uaeu.ac.ae/~myagoub/images/Dubai_palm_ISS006-E-35516.jpg"> Was this an inspiration: http://www.spiraljetty.org...