Getting Technical

In conversation with Tom Bower, MD, WSP Middle East. RELATED ARTICLES: WS Atkins and WSP go head-to-head over $1bn rated Parsons Brinckerhoff | Atkins appoints...

Back to School

Can a well-designed building make better students?. RELATED ARTICLES: Bill Clinton advocates for New York University, UAE government | Work on $2.09 mn-worth educational project...

Budget hotels an untapped market in the UAE

In conversation with Laurent Voivenel, CEO, Hospitality Management Holdings. In 2013, 2- and 3-star hotels in Dubai registered higher occupancy rates than...

The Standard Bearer

Theuns Kotzé, managing director, BSI (Middle East & Africa) talks about the safety aspects of operating in the UAE's construction industry. Given...

Mixed-use developments to surge in Bahrain

Stefan Burch, director of professional services for Knight Frank’s Bahrain and Saudi Arabia operations tells Big Project ME about the current state...

Uphill Challenge

Big Project ME's visit to the Alila Jabal Akhdar prior to its opening. When visiting Oman, most travellers tend to focus on...

Contractors of the New Age

In conversation with UrbaCon Trading and Contracting’s CEO, Moutaz Al Khayyat. A visitor to Doha in 2004 would have seen a very...

Above and Beyond

Visiting Dubai's first-ever fully-sustainable mosque in Deira. With its traditional design and its quiet integration within the Deira urban grain, one might...

Project snaphot: Sanctuary Falls, Dubai

Middle East Consultant takes a tour of Sanctuary Falls, Dubai. Overview: Boasting 97 villas, all which could be featured on MTV Cribs,...

“Over-design a common mistake in the region”

In conversation with Siddharth Mathur, design director, Studio Lumen. Born in 1979, Siddharth Mathur received a degree in architecture from SGU Surat,...