What is it like working and living in Masdar City?

I visited my friend in Masdar City few months back. Although the area is quite secluded, there are ample food and cafeteria shops around offices. Most offices have green plants and flowers grown around them which give a serene ambience. read more

The main city area is also about half an hour ride from there. Overall, it is a pleasant place to line in. But, after a few months (or maybe an year), you kind of get tired of it and wish to live in some place with more activity around you. read more

Masdar City is the F1 of optimal city-environment design. Very expensive and high-tech and corporate. They can filter their design solutions down to the masses eventually. read more

By 2015, Masdar City is expected to have 7,000 residents and 12,000 people commuting from Abu Dhabi. "It felt like culture shock," Laura Stupin, a young American engineer and one of the first inhabitants of the city, wrote on her blog. read more