• A design-led tour of Dubai’s iconic and hidden architecture gems.
  • Curated by The Lana, with luxe rides and expert guides.
  • Includes 3D-printed buildings, history-rich districts, and museum marvels.
  • Tailored for curious travellers, not just architecture aficionados.

You know you’re in Dubai when your hotel stay comes with a side of architectural time travel. The Lana, by Dorchester Collection, just dropped what might be the city’s most stylish cultural flex yet — Eyes on the Future, a design-driven escapade that’s less “tourist trap” and more “vibe shift.” Forget the usual desert safaris and skydiving clichés; this experience is for the aesthetes, the detail-obsessed, the kind of guests who think steel and glass tell stories — if only you look closely enough.

The experience is basically what would happen if Wes Anderson directed an architecture documentary, with a skyline cameo by Foster + Partners. This isn’t just a hotel tour. It’s part two of Dorchester’s Legendary Artists’ series — following in the metaphorical and very artistic footsteps of Picasso and Monet — but this time, with architects who turned literal sand into spectacle. It kicks off at The Lana in Marasi Bay Marina (cue cinematic sunset over water), before whisking you off in a chauffeur-driven car to decode Dubai’s best-kept design secrets.

You’ll hit the Etihad Museum, as light as a whisper and shaped like a page from history; gawk at the Office of the Future, 3D-printed faster than you can say “robotic arm”; and stroll through Al Shindagha, where pre-A/C design hacks still stand proud in the heat. And yes, an architecture expert tags along to decode every column, curve, and cultural clue for you.

This is not a one-size-fits-all guided yawnfest. Each itinerary is tailor-made for you — whether you’re a first-time Dubai dreamer or a returning design nerd. And with future editions of the trail hitting L.A. and London later this year, the series is clearly angling to become the hottest ticket in the cultural concierge game.

And the best part? You don’t have to book a PhD in architecture to enjoy it — just a one-night stay at The Lana, starting at AED 4,250++, complete with breakfast by Jean Imbert and a three-hour private tour that’s basically architectural ASMR on wheels.

So next time someone says “Dubai is all flash, no soul,” just flash them this tour — and watch them eat their words with a side of design history.

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