Site Visit: Marina Gate II

Three years ago, Big Project ME visited the Marina Gate project as construction on the building core for the first tower had...

Consultant

Women in Construction: ALEC’s Dana Itani

"Diversity is the key driver to innovation which is really needed in our industry. In my opinion, women, in any industry or...

Interviews

Kez Taylor: How ALEC is evolving in a changing Mideast construction market

Earlier this summer, news broke that Binaa Dubai, a UAE company specialising in construction, had acquired a 90% stake in Dubai-headquartered contracting...

Construction

ALEC wins contract for Dubai’s Jumeirah Living Marina Gate

Multi-disciplinary construction company ALEC has won the contract for the construction of the $163m Jumeirah Living Marina Gate project. The project will...

Construction

ALEC wins contract to build Dubai airport data centre

ALEC has been awarded the contract to build the world’s first Tier 3 certified Modular Data Centre Complex (MDCC) at Dubai International...

Features

Site visit: One Central, Dubai

Back in the 1970s, Dubai was far from the bustling metropolis it is today. The city was centred around the creek that...

Features

An education in construction: On site at Jebel Ali School, Dubai

Schools are strange things indeed. Ranging in size from single rooms in far-flung villages, through to grandiose ancient estates on sprawling grounds,...