At two o'clock in the morning, the penthouse drafting studio of the Burj Al-Arab was a sanctuary of quiet, golden tranquility. Outside the panoramic curved windows, Dubai slept beneath a canopy of stars, the calm turquoise waters of the Gulf reflecting the crescent moon. Inside the studio, classical piano music played softly from the hidden Bose acoustic sound system. Blueprint rolls of heavy vellum, digital drafting tablets, carbon-fiber scale models,…
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