Dubai

Dubai

Going green and tall

As a trendsetter in the region, Dubai has embarked on a mission to ensure the environmentally-friendliness of its built environment. As the boom continues, the emirate is...

Dubai

Mammoth hub

A massive aviation city, which will accommodate the world’s largest airport, is taking shape in Dubai. FAIYAZ HARDWAREWALA details the progress made on this challenging...

Dubai

Canal dream

Peliminary excavation work is under way on the largest, most complex civil engineering project ever undertaken in the Middle East, the Arabian Canal...

Dubai

Bridging the Creek

Dubai has recently announced plans to build an iconic Sixth Crossing Arch Bridge, which is expected to be the longest, widest and possibly the most expensive arch bridge...

Dubai

Innovative Design

The west bridge of the Sixth Crossing at Dubai Creek is the world’s widest spanning arch bridge at 667 m with an iconic arch rising 205 m above sea level...

Dubai

Building the Burj

As work gets under way on the structural steel-braced frame at which will top off the Burj Dubai, Gulf Construction puts the spotlight on a paper presented by Ahmad...

Dubai

Blazing a trail

After the Palm islands, the Waterfront and the World, Dubai-based Nakheel – which has blazed a trail with these and other iconic, groundbreaking coastal developments in...

Dubai

Waterside Wonder

More than 20,000 workers and 3,000 construction vehicles are currently on site at the Waterfront project in Dubai, creating what is expected to be the largest waterfront...

Dubai

Star attraction

The $4.4 billion Dubai Sports City (DSC), the world’s first purpose-built sports city – launched as a cornerstone project of Dubailand – is well on course for completion...

Dubai

On track!

The Dubai Metro project, which is considered the world’s biggest driverless metro project implemented as one unit, continues to race ahead at a remarkable pace towards a...

Dubai

MBS secures key Dubai metro deals

Mammut Building Systems (MBS) has been awarded two contracts to construct two auxiliary depots for the Dubai Metro project in Al Rashidiya and Jebel Ali...

Dubai

Atlantic warms up to the market

With a steadily growing number of high-profile projects to its credit, Atlantic opened its first regional office in Dubai last year to address the needs of the market...