What are you going to do with it?
From dreaming of owning a bicycle as a child to transforming cities worldwide, Alabbar shares how success ultimately became less about profit and more about lasting human impact.
19/05/2026
The architecture of ambition
Mohamed Alabbar has been here before. When headlines turn dark and markets flinch, the founder of Emaar Properties does not retreat. He recalibrates.
21/04/2026
Caribbean capital shift
“Turks and Caicos is not designed for scale. It is designed for value.”
14/04/2026
Building for the global buyer
Real estate is one of the most stubbornly local businesses in the world. Developers spend decades mastering a single city, sometimes a single district, learning its planning rules, construction costs and political rhythms. Expanding beyond those boundaries is notoriously difficult.…
23/03/2026
Nigeria’s power shift
As we look ahead in 2026, the global investment conversation is quietly recalibrating. Capital is searching for its next cycle, markets where demographics, infrastructure and reform are beginning to align in ways that feel durable rather than dramatic.
28/01/2026
Empowering the next generation
What if the next big accelerator of social change in Barcelona isn’t a ministry or a startup, but the foundation of a forward-thinking auto brand? The SEAT CUPRA Foundation aims to convert industrial capability into social impact, empowering youth and…
15/01/2026
Culture, cars, and community collide
Madrid doesn’t need another venue pretending to be cultural. It needs places that actually generate culture.
09/01/2026
Inside the making of the city of Earth
In the valley of Wadi Hanifah, on the western shoulder of Riyadh, one of the most ambitious urban projects on the planet is rising from the desert.
11/12/2025
Urban Icons: inside CUPRA’s City Garages
CUPRA was founded in Barcelona and has gone on to challenge everything the car industry stood for.
05/12/2025
Building Saudi’s next chapter
“We want to do our part in a meaningful way,” says Anis Alhabshi, vice president of Arabian Dyar. “To provide housing for Saudi citizens that feels real, family-oriented, and aligned with Vision 2030.”
28/11/2025