Multiforms has won Dh250 million ($68 million) cladding contract for King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) campus, which is currently under construction over an area of 26 million sq m along the Red Sea coast at Thuwal.

Multiforms, the Dubai-based architectural façade specialist and associate company of Emaar Industries & Investments (EII), bagged the contract from Saudi Oger, the primary construction contractor of the KAUST campus.
Under the contract, which could go up to Dh350 million depending on the developer’s requirements, Multiforms will undertake stonewall cladding for six buildings and install curtain walls, louvres, titanium, cladding and doors to four main buildings.
The external cladding will be completed within a year of commencement of work. The Multiforms cladding is expected to be a valuable addition to the developers’ aim of having a minimal environmental footprint, without compromising on the aesthetic value.
Kaust serves as a premium graduate-level research university comprising interdisciplinary research institutes.
The campus is expected to open its doors to students and faculty in September 2009.
Meanwhile, Saudi-based Arabian Company for Water and Power Development (ACWA Power Development) has acquired a 40 per cent stake in Multiforms.