The engineering expertise in steel-glass construction of Austrian specialist Waagner Biro Stahl-Glas-Technik will be brought to the fore in yet another major construction project in Dubai – the Dubai Festival City (DFC).

At the mega development, the company has been assigned the task of designing and producing the complex roof structure over the Crescent Mall, the roof and front wall of the leisure area called Festival Square as well as the structure that combines the two.
Elaborating about the project, a spokesman of Waagner says: “The DFC is destined to become the major attraction for not only the people of Dubai but also for tourists from across the globe. Hence, keeping the visiting public in mind, the Festival City has been designed to create a creekside “city within a City”, a true master-planned waterfront community comprising a unique mix of entertainment, dining, shopping, sport and leisure facilities, automotive dealerships, hotels, a marina, residential and office components. The Festival City project was conceived by renowned architects HOK and Jerde.
“Waagner’s scope of works on the project include planning, production, delivery and assembly of roofing for Crescent Mall and Festival Square at the huge Festival City project. The completion scheduled for June 2006.”
Waagner Biro is known across the globe for its ability to provide unique solutions for the design of geometrically and technically-demanding constructions work involving steel, glass, cables and textile membranes. The company concentrates on the planning, development and implementation of tailored, innovative solutions for complex requirements.
“We develop in-house new methods and tools for modelling and computer-aided manufacturing. Continuous information flow – from static calculations via workshop planning to production – enable rapid and efficient production of small batches and one-off pieces,” the spokesman points out.
Over, the years, the company has created many masterpieces that combine complex architecture with steel-glass construction.
“The Scientific Centre in Kuwait and the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai in the Gulf and the Reichstag’s dome and the Forum roof of the Sony Centre in Berlin, the Great Court of the British Museum in London, the Copenhagen Opera, the Megaron Theatre in Athens and Zlote Tarasy in Warsaw (all in Euorpe), are just a few examples,” he adds.
Leading international architects such as Lord Norman Foster, SOM, HOK, The Jerde Partnership, A. Epstein and Sons, Murphy Jahn, Henning Larsen, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Hans Hollein Sheppard Robson and Jean Nouvel all value the innovative competence and technical know-how possessed by Waagner Biro, the spokesman points out.
“The increasing willingness of architects to venture beyond the ordinary means that demand for our services will continue to grow. We will continue to hold our market position as the preferred partner to international architects and implement new ideas using our excellent engineering expertise,” he concludes.