The United Arab Emirates is reinventing itself, and Ras al-Khaimah, the northern emirate, wants a piece of the future.

His Highness Sheikh Saud of Ras al-Khaimah has a grandiose dream - a new capital city in the middle of his desert kingdom. Once an outpost for pirates and the pearl trade, the United Arab Emirates is reinventing itself, and Ras al-Khaimah, the northern emirate, wants a piece of the future. This program follows a Norwegian architectural firm as it bids to create a city on the sand dunes. The film immerses viewers inside the royal headquarters and a fascinating encounter between Eastern and Western minds - the emirates'ambitions and the architects'struggle to realize their demanding Arab client's mirage.