Major contract awarded for Diriyah Boulevard District

Diriyah Company has awarded a contract worth US $114mn to Omrania, a subsidiary of Egis Group, for its Boulevard District project. Omrania...

Construction

Al Habtoor Group marks significant progress for Al Habtoor Tower

The Al Habtoor Group has announced significant construction progress at its Al Habtoor Tower project. Under the leadership of Khalaf Ahmad Al...

Construction

Saudi ministry appoints Ladun for HQ modernisation

Saudi-based Ladun Investment Company has announced that one of its key subsidiaries, Built Industrial Company, has been awarded a US $167.3mn contract...

Experts

The top five biggest challenges that architects face

The role of an architect comes with tremendous responsibility. What we build, where we build, and - more importantly - how we...

Consultant

United Architects of the Philippines Dubai names Christian Vasquez as President

Christian Vasquez has been elected President of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) Dubai. Vasquez told Middle East Construction News (MECN)...

Consultant

Barack Obama to speak at AIA’s A’22 Conference in Chicago

The American Institute of Architects has announced that it’s A'22 Conference will feature former US President Barack Obama as a speaker. The...

Consultant

Atkins appoints new head of architecture for the Middle East and Africa

Atkins has appointed regional veteran Lee Morris as head of architecture for the Middle East & Africa. In his new role, Morris...

Interviews

Elevating Architecture

Established in Dubai by Pedram Rad and Martin Dufresne over 10 years ago, U+A has grown to become an international multidisciplinary consultancy...

Features

Case study: Allama Iqbal hospital, Pakistan

When the time came to transform the district headquarters hospital of Sialkot into a teaching hospital, the Infrastructure Development Authority of Punjab...