Sector 13: Figure-ground map of the block

Figure-ground map of the block contrasts the shape of buildings (figure) with the open space between (ground). Typical of many such blocks in Abu Dhabi, the ground (open space, parking lots, sidewalk) dominates. Image created by Yasser Elsheshtawy for his Winter 2013-2014 FIND Fellowship project “Terrain Vague: Interstitial Spaces Inside Abu Dhabi’s Central Area”