迪拜购物中心于2008年完工，目前是世界上**的购物中心，也是世界上**的建筑物之一。《沙漠奇观-迪拜购物中心-DP 建筑设计事务所》记录了新加坡的DP建筑设计事务所的设计过程，因为从草图到完工，它仅仅用了四年多的时间就建成了一座城市大小的建筑。几位作者对在迪拜购物中心的设计中发挥作用的历史，建筑，文化和物质力量进行了深入的分析，正文补充了一份独特的对迪拜和新加坡的对比性研究，将迪拜购物中心描述为当地和全球影响力的产物。

The Dubai Mall, completed in 2008, is currently the world's largest mall and one of the largest structures in the world. Sand to Spectacle - The Dubai Mall - DP Architects documents the design process of Singapore-based DP Architects as it realised a building the size of a city in just over four years from sketch to construction. The authors perform an in-depth analysis of the historical, architectural, culture and physical forces at play in the building's design, and supplement the text with a unique comparative study of Dubai and Singapore to describe The Dubai Mall as a product of both local and global influences.