The author stands in front of Aldar’s iconic, coin-shaped, futuristic office building that was completed in its Al Raha Beach waterfront mega-development in 2010. This first-ever circular design of its kind in the Middle East was, of no surprise, an architectural award-winner. View more photos on www.panoramio.com/photo/55100769
StephenCBurton 
A mind boggling building. How would you like to be the window washer?
That is an extremely astute question! The architect didn’t miss a beat, however. Creative provisions were incorporated into the design. But, the daring men who man the scaffolding must be gutsy.