Design firm RMJM appointed to work on ‘The Tower’ in Dubai

The project, set to be the tallest building in the UAE, is to form the centrepiece of the Dubai Creek Harbour district....

Perkins+Will Dubai appoints Firas Hnoosh as architectural design director

Hnoosh has over 17 years of professional design experience. Perkins+Will has announced that Firas Hnoosh has been appointed as the new architectural...

UAE’s Farnek buys Smashing Cleaning Services

Smashing has an annual turnover of over $2.7 million. UAE-based facilities management company Farnek has announced in a press release that it...

Qatar’s Oryx GTL awards engineering consultancy contract to SNC-Lavalin

Five-year agreement to cover general engineering services at Qatari gas-to-liquids facility. Global construction engineering and infrastructure heavyweight SNC-Lavalin has been awarded an...

SAP SuccessFactor chosen by Tawazun Dynamics along with ISS consulting

ISS Signs with Tawazun Dynamics, Abu Dhabi for providing value added consulting for SAP SuccessFactor. Promotional content Tawazun Holding, which was born...

Tom Cartledge appointed as CEO at Benoy

Cartledge has played a key role in establishing Benoy Melbourne, and in diversifying Benoy’s portfolio in Canada and the US. UK architecture...

Arcadis appointed lead consultant for Tilal Mall in Sharjah

International firm to provide architectural, engineering and cost consultancy services. Arcadis, the international design and consultancy firm, has been appointed as the...

Aurecon appoints new head of Middle East and Asia operations

Engineering advisory groups two regions under one management head and appoints new director. The global engineering and infrastructure advisory company Aurecon has...

Qatar to build Zaha Hadid-designed towers

One of the two towers will be 38 storeys high and designed to resemble a flower called the desert hyacinth. Two buildings...

Elevator safety code ‘not always followed in Dubai’

Water resistance and seismic countermeasures are two essential features in lift design, says consultant. Many elevators installed in Dubai do not meet...