7. Shopping Malls with Rainstorms

When Dubai builds a mall, it doesn’t settle for a food court and a fountain. It creates a climate-controlled ecosystem.
The Mall of the World project once proposed streets cooled by retractable roofs and air-conditioned walkways. And yes, some malls have indoor rain simulations and musical fountains.
Shoppers stroll through engineered drizzles — an Instagrammer’s dream and an engineer’s nightmare.
