In the first image, A normal sailboat is seen in which the 'Burg al Arab' was modelled and designed after that is why I decided to portray it in the theme of 'transformation. Something which is seen very commonly has become a world known image of beautiful structure and high elegance This seven star hotel is situated in Dubai, on the coast of an Island of its own.
Burj al Arab was designed by architect Tom Wright . The construction of the island on which this hotel stands on began in 1994.
"The client wanted a building that would become an iconic or symbolic statement for Dubai; this is very similar to Sydney with its Opera House, London with Big Ben, or Paris with the Eiffel Tower. It needed to be a building that would become synonymous with the name of the country."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Al_Arab
From personal experience, when I visited this hotel in 2010, I viewed it as being extremely modern, as it is also on the inside except from the amazingly beautiful theatre which has more of an old-Hollywood style to it.
Unlike my other posts, transformation in this item is only seen from design and it was only inspired from a sailboat and not exactly copied.
Another thing I like about this transformation is that the sailboat has been invented a very long time ago and they succesfully transformed it into something modern, streamline and perfect.
Bibliography : quote and information taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Al_Arab
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