The green revolution in Middle East construction

The global construction industry has for years been known to put profit above the planet. Forums like COP21 have drawn attention to...

Sustainability

Work on region’s first LEED Gold-certified nursery completes in Dubai

Dubai’s Ladybird Nursery has announced that construction is now complete on its centre in Jumeriah Village Circle, which aims to be the...

Analysis

The learning curve: How school design is evolving

Over the years, schools have evolved not only in terms of teaching methodology, but also from an architectural and design point of...

Analysis

Sustainability: How Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim is leading the way

Majid Al Futtaim, a retail and entertainment developer headquartered in Dubai, announced in October that it had been awarded a Green Star...

Features

The Big 5 in Dubai: Preview of Middle East’s largest construction show

As construction events in the Middle East and North Africa go, they don’t come much bigger than The Big 5. In anticipation...

Interviews

Fit-out market picks up pace in the UAE

What are your thoughts on the fit-out market in the UAE in 2015? Alan McCready: Clearly, the growth rate for the fit-out...

UAE ranked among top 10 countries for green building

The United Arab Emirates ranks as the top country for green building in the Middle East, and among the top ten internationally,...

Construction

Al Hamra breaks ground on $272m Falcon Island in RAK

Ras Al Khaimah’s Al Hamra Real Estate Development (AHRED) has broken ground on its AED1 billion ($272.3 million) Falcon Island residential project,...

Features

Behind the façade, more light

Prior to the invention of electricity, our ancestors used to rely on the sun as their prime source of illumination, making do...

Construction

Design for ‘transportable’ Qatar World Cup 2022 stadium released

RELATED ARTICLES: Qatar FA president hits back against World Cup detractors | Qatar releases cooled pitch design for World Cup 2022 | Ground works begin on Al...