Casablanca, the Arab metropolis on the African continent, a city that has preserved its traditional core while at the same time expanding to become one of Africa's most important transshipment points.
Dubai is a city that strives to grow beyond itself, to outdo itself continually with new architectural superlatives, yet still safeguards its venerated traditions deep in its heart.
As a consequence of its huge population and of the diverse cultures and faiths that coexist here in a relatively confined space, old and new, tradition and modernity, European and Asian influences mingle and merge here.
Kuala Lumpur, one of the most important international financial centers, a city that places great emphasis on prestige, where everyday life nonetheless finds a place for various traditional styles.
Muscat, a city on the sea that has emerged from the desert, and which strives to give modernity its own unmistakable profile.