Abu Dhabi's Central Market to be transformed

UK-based architect Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to transform Abu Dhabi’s historic Central Market into a “dynamic new quarter” with markets, shops, offices, apartments and hotels.

One of the oldest sites in the city, Central Market will be a reinterpretation of the traditional marketplace, the souk, and a new civic heart for the city.

The scheme will include low-rise shops, roof gardens, which will form a new public park, and three towers blocks with underground parking.