Custodians of cost: Omnium execs survey the Mideast QS scene

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Custodians of cost: Omnium execs survey the Mideast QS scene

As is evident to anyone in the industry, quantity surveying is a vital function and the QS is a key and integral...

Construction

1km high Jeddah Tower ‘delayed by a year’

The developer behind the 1km-high Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia has said that construction will now be completed in 2019 – a...

Analysis

Top 10 Gulf mixed-use projects

Jeddah Tower and Jeddah Economic City, Saudi ArabiaProject value: $21 billionSoon to outrank Dubai’s Burj Khalifa as the world’s tallest building is...

Construction

Saudi Arabia’s 1km Jeddah Tower 20% complete

Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, which is set to the world’s tallest building, is over 20% complete, according to the developers.The planned...

Construction

Saudi developer secures $2.2bn funding to finish world’s tallest tower

A Saudi Arabian developer backed by billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has agreed a SAR 8.4 billion ($2.2bn) finance deal to finish...

Analysis

Saudi’s Kingdom Tower: How world’s tallest building will benefit Jeddah

From King Kong climbing the Empire State Building to Tom Cruise scaling the Burj Khalifa, Hollywood’s most popular scenes have often involved...

Construction

Elevator installation begins at Saudi Arabia’s 1km tower

Finland’s KONE Corporation has begun installing the elevators at Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower, which is expected to be the world’s tallest building...