Get to know: Chris Wan, design manager at Masdar City

For the last six years, Chris Wan has been instrumental in bringing Masdar City to life, in his role as design manager...

Building review: Capital House, Abu Dhabi

In a quiet corner of Capital Centre – a mixed-use micro city by ADNEC – a pair of sober towers stand as...

Interviews

Interview: Donna Sultan, chief executive of KEO

As one might expect, the CEO of a large multidisciplinary consultancy, with nine global offices, is unlikely to be sitting in the...

Construction

Filling the gap

StudioHBA, a division of US-head-quartered HBA, has followed in the footsteps of Areen Hospitality and Wilson Associates in setting up a Dubai...

Construction

Building permits process revamped as DEWA, Dubai Municipality e-systems integrate

RELATED ARTICLES: E-building systems for engineering supervision mandated in Dubai from May 2014 | Government to build 473 villas across the UAE | Dubai manpower shortage...

Construction

Saudi construction officials back FIDIC contracts

RELATED ARTICLES: Construction the most corrupt industry in Arab countries | Rising costs threaten Saudi real-estate market | KSA construction sector critiqued for...

Construction

Hill wins Oman airport contracts

[caption id="attachment_3699" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Oman has appointed Hill International as consultant for its airport expansion projects.[/caption] Hill International, the project management company,...

Construction

Hill wins Oman airport contracts

Hill International, the project management company, has won a $108.5mn engineering consultancy contract for the expansion of the Muscat and Salalah International...

Construction

Consultants vying for Omani contracts

Three international construction consultants are vying for the contract to oversee the expansion and modernisation of the Muscat and Salalah International Airports,...

Construction

Hill International VP calls for fundamental change

[caption id="attachment_12424" align="aligncenter" width="446"] David Brodie-Stedman says contractor fundamentals need to change.[/caption] The best international contractors are being driven away from opportunities...