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As Dubai's Skyline Adds a Trophy, the Architect Calls It Stolen

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: The Dubai Frame under construction. The Dubai Frame is located in one of Dubai's most popular parks, Zabeel Park and the Dubai Frame towers over the themed space park. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-MARCH 1, 2017: Barber Nafis Khan and Mohammad Akhdar both from Pakistan outside their workers camp in Al Quoz Industrial area . CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: Migrant workers set up a bbq stall for Afghan kebabs on fridays' when most workers have a day off in Al Quoz Industrial area. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-MARCH 1, 2017: Migrant workers escape the midday sun in a pipe which will hold sewage. Mohammed Rafid and Mohammad Farman and Mohammad Rafid all from Bangladesh have all been in Dubai for 5 years. Al Quoz Industrial area CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: Migrant Workers in Al Quoz Industrial area leave their migrant camp to call their families and friends underneath electric pylons. Their only day off is Fridays. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: Crowds at the Afghan Bakery after evening prayers on Friday in Al Quoz Industrial area. The bakery is busy on Friday when many migrant workers have time to cook and enjoy the company of their friends. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: Bakers at the local Afghan bakery take a lunch break on Friday in Al Quoz Industrial area. The bakery is busy on Friday when many migrant workers have time to cook and enjoy the company of their friends. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: A migrant worker find peace and quiet between the buses that transport them to and from their work places in Al Quoz Industrial area. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: The local Afghanl bakery in Al Quoz Industrial area, next to the neighbourhood mosque does brisk business on a Friday when most migrant workers have a day off. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: The local neighbourhood mosque at Friday prayer in Al Quoz Industrial area. The mosque is a peaceful respite to the crammed dormitories. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: Sheikh Zayed road and its business high rises tower of the old housing area of Satwa. Now earmarked for demolishing the contrast between old and new stand out. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: The fountain at Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building and the Dubai Mall enthralls visitors and tourists. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: Dormitories in Al Quoz Industrial area housing migrant workers. Often crammed with four or five to a room, there is little privacy. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-July 15, 2017: Emirati women enjoying afternoon tea at the recently opened 5 star Al Naseem Hotel . CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-MARCH 1, 2017: Migrant workers escape the midday sun in a pipe which will hold sewage. Mohammed Rafid, Mohammed Rafid and Mohammad Farman all from Bangladesh have all been in Dubai for 5 years. Al Quoz Industrial area CREDIT: The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: A group of migrant workers from India congregate next to a sandlot in Al Quoz Industrial area. Here they find peace and quiet on a Friday away from the crowded dormitories closeby. Friday is their only day off. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: The Dubai Frame with Burj Khalifa, under construction and the worlds's tallest building and the many high rises of Sheikh Zayed road and Dubai Financial District. The Dubai Frame is located in one of Dubai's most popular parks, Zabeel Park. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: Migrant workers eat their breakfast at their construction site in the Dubai Financial District. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-July 15, 2017: Migrant workers let off steam and play cricket after three long work days. Al Arif labour camp Dubai CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: A street cleaner from Bangladesh empties the bins as a woman walks to work in the finance district on Sheikh Zayed road. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: Women walking through the oldest shopping area in Bur Dubai. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: The Dubai Frame under construction. The Dubai Frame is located in one of Dubai's most popular parks, Zabeel Park. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: D Kumar from Bagladesh is a migrant worker. Kumar lives in a dormitory in Al Quoz Industrial area. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 28, 2017: Two business men overlook as construction continues around the Dubai Financial District.CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 28, 2017: Dubai Internation Financial District and Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world in the background. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 28, 2017: Towers along the Sheikh Zayed Road. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-July 15, 2017: Emirati men in Angelina Cup Cake cafe in Dubai Mall: CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-July 15, 2017: La Ville Hotel in the recently finished City Walk shopping district. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-DECEMBER 15, 2017: Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building towers over Downtown Dubai. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: The Dubai Frame under construction as seen from a roof top in the nearby low income district of Karama. CREDIT: Katarina Premfors/The New York Times

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: Migrant workers in Al Quoz Industrial area find a secluded corner to drink alcohol on their day off. The dormitories are crowded with many nationalities and religions. Behind the housing buses are lined up and provide relative privacy. CREDIT: The New York Times

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 26, 2017: Watchman in a housing block in Karama live in relative luxury compared to migrant workers in Al Qouz Industrial area where they are crammed four or five to a room. CREDIT: The New York Times

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES-FEBRUARY 27, 2017: Migrant workers wait for customers in Bur Dubai. Bur Dubai is the oldest shopping bazaar in Dubai. CREDIT The New York Times

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