Do you know cool and real Dubai

 Do you know cool and real Dubai?

Dubai has surprised the world with skyscrapers and huge projects. Various rumors have been circulating since the "Dubai Shock" in 2009, but what is happening in Dubai today? Nowadays, attention is focused on the Middle East, so I went to the site to check the current situation. What awaited us were the creative guys who created the future of the powerful and positive Middle East.

Dubai has surprised the world with skyscrapers and huge projects. Various rumors have been circulating since the "Dubai Shock" in 2009, but what is happening in Dubai today? Nowadays, attention is focused on the Middle East, so I went to the site to check the current situation. What awaited us were the creative guys who created the future of the powerful and positive Middle East.

FROM THE EARTH TO THE SKY. FROM THE VISION TO THE REALITY ─ On the way to the observatory of "Burj Khalifa", the world's tallest building in Dubai, I come across these words. The vast desert horizon can be seen from the observation room on the 124th floor, which can be reached instantly by the world's fastest elevator. Huge buildings and construction sites scattered inside it. The illusory sight that appeared in the desert looks like the image of the rapidly growing city of Dubai. But it wasn't Dubai that everyone imagined that they met on this trip. The appearance of "Unknown Dubai" is so small that it cannot be discerned from the view from the skyscrapers, but it is exciting.

Rashid bin Shabib and Ahmed bin Shabib. The 28-year-old twins born in Dubai are the guides for this trip. Rashid is the editor-in-chief and Ahmed is the publisher of the bi-monthly magazine "BROWNBOOK", which was first published in Dubai four years ago. In "BROWNBOOK", they introduce the lifestyle of the Middle East, which focuses on art, design, fashion and travel. Dubai, Istanbul, Bay Route, Damascus ... The latest cultural information of each city in the Middle East is spelled out with beautiful photographs and neat designs. I never thought there was such a fashionable magazine in Dubai.

"Dubai is" money "and" architecture ", isn't it? I wanted to change that image. There are various countries in the Middle East, people and cultures are different. I want to convey the real voice of the Middle East to the world. (Rashid)

The first thing they showed us as a beginner in Dubai was a corner of the Bastakia district, where the old-fashioned cityscape remains. "A place like our origin" is the place where the traditional architectural style building "Wing Tower" that continues from the desert people Bedouin remains.

This building is filled with the wisdom of a desert city, where the wind blowing in the desert is taken in from above and passed through the house. I was surprised to see through the door labeled "XVA" in this area-a cafe-like courtyard. Commercial facilities such as hotels and galleries line up around it. It's a spacious space that you can't imagine from the main street.

"The courtyard is very important to our lives. Women usually wear abaya costumes, but in the courtyard you can take off the abaya. Invite relatives and girlfriends to talk and relax. It is. "

After that, if you drive for about 30 to 40 minutes, the cityscape disappears in a blink of an eye and you enter a desolate landscape. It's a desert!.

"I used to go to the desert with my family when I was little. I set up a tent and had a barbecue. It's a normal leisure activity in Dubai." After getting off the car, taking off your shoes and barefoot, Rashid and Ahmed enjoy diving from the top of the hill. It's a boy's face. The sight is empty as far as the eye can see, and the intensity of the sunlight is unmatched by the city. Beyond the field of view, skyscrapers rise like swaying in the mist. Thirty minutes later, I wouldn't expect to see the people of Dubai skiing in the snow ...

The two were born in Dubai in 1983. He spent his college days in Boston and London and returned to Japan. Although he worked for a bank, he became independent in about a year. Launched "BROWNBOOK" in 2007. "Initially, it was sold only in Dubai and started from about 2,000 copies. After that, it was distributed to cities in the Middle East, and now about 25,000 copies are distributed worldwide," (Achmed). The catch phrase is "An Urban Guide To The Middle East".

Published six times a year, contributors will be assigned to cities in the Middle East and North Africa to introduce cultural information about each city (text is in English). Designed by the same AD as "monocle", it is full of articles such as interviews with Beirut music bands, interviews with cotton factories in Egypt, Tehran's cultural scene and Tripoli's Niemeier architecture, as well as the beauty of the magazine. .. The Middle East was so cool!