The 2030 vision of Ras Al Khaimah’s Tourism Development Authority’s (RAKTDA) is to attract over 3 million visitors and increase the overall attractiveness of the emirate, making tourism one of the most important sectors and focus for Ras Al Khaimah’s (RAK) GDP growth.
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Abdullah Mansoor
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Creative Family/Shutterstock.com
Only a few months since her graduation from the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) at American University of Sharjah (AUS), Maitha Al Hammadi is being recognized for forging her own path as she applies her Bachelor of Architecture degree to the field of sustainable landscape design.
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American University of Sharjah (AUS)
Leading UAE-based smart FM solutions company HITEK Services, which is part of the Farnek group of companies, has initiated an agreement to supply more than 40 licences for its CAFMTEK solution, for Abu Dhabi Motor Sports Management (ADMM), which manages the Yas Marina Circuit, the home of the Formula 1® Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Yas Marina Circuit
Gensler, the global architecture, design and planning firm, has announced the appointment of Steven Velegrinis as Design Director to its Middle East operation. Velegrinis will play a global role with an initial focus on the MENA region and an emphasis on KSA.
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Alexandra Williams
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Steven Velegrinis, Design Director, Gensler Middle East
UAE-based smart and green facilities management company Farnek has launched a new state-of-the-art online remote digital platform called PowerTek, which was developed by in-house experts, at Farnek’s innovative digital solutions, sister company HITEK.
Jubail Island, the 12 AED billion master-planned development with over 30km of pristine waterfront is today celebrating its first official residential handover to take place on the island since the masterplan was first announced in 2020.
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Saeed Khalloudi
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Jubail Island
LEAD Development today announced that it has completed the energisation of electrical substations in Jubail Island, in an important step towards completing the infrastructure works and handing over of the land plots. With the planned substations powered up, Abu Dhabi Construction Company can now move ahead with key test and commissioning work for t...
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Saeed Khalloudi
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LEAD Development
Twenty-seven tents, donated to EAA by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, will be placed in refugee and displaced communities in Syria, Turkey and Yemen.
Project name
EAA Foundation Tents
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Location
Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Pakistan
Photography
Luke Hayes, Education Above All Foundation (EEA)
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher
Design team
David Reeves, Ilya Pereyaslavtsev, Ramon Weber, Vladislav Bek Bulatov, Henry David Louth, Vishu Bhooshan, Li Chen, Ruxandra Matei
Collaborators
Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Dar Al-Handasah, Architen Landrell
Structural engineer
Buro Happold
Construction
Duol TR / Tensaform
Client
Education Above All Foundation
Typology
Educational, School, Clinics, Emergency Shelters, Refugee Camp
