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Prices of construction materials on the rise in Abu Dhabi

Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) released today its latest monthly statistical report on prices of construction materials in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,...

Construction to recommence on Dubai Trade Centre District

Work will shortly recommence on the construction and remasterplanning of Dubai Trade Centre District, a 146,000 square metre site between the current Dubai International...

Godwin Austen Johnson expands design team following growth of regional contracts

Leading architecture practice eyes opportunities in Middle East and North Africa Godwin Austen Johnson (GAJ), one of the largest and longest-established UK architectural and design...

Projects on track

In recent weeks, delays have beset several massive projects, according to several architects and articles in The National. Dubai Waterfront is moving much...

Emirates Steel constructs the region’s first Heavy Sections Mill

The Emirates Steel has awarded an AED 1.74bn contract to Danieli Corporation for the construction of Phase II B of Emirates Steel's AED 9...

Burj Khalifa bags ‘Award of the Year’

Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, has won the award of the year for the best construction project in the Gulf Cooperation...

Top ten Abu Dhabi projects worth $208 billion

Global slowdown notwithstanding, the capital of the United Arab Emirates continues to be transformed with masterplan budgets for the city's top ten civil projects...

Versace expects to finish Palazzo in Dubai

Versace is committed to completing its AED 2.3 billion (US$626 million) Palazzo Versace Dubai resort, although that depends on Dubai Properties putting the necessary...

Construction Works on Langham Place Downtown Dubai Begin in a Week

Omniyat Group, a leading luxurious real estate developer in Dubai, has awarded the enabling works contract for its AED 1 billion ($272 million) Langham...

Gulf Aluminium Council Launched

The Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC), that represent, promote and protect the interests of the aluminium industry within the region has been formally launched with...

Union Railway to tender civil engineering contracts in March

Union Railway, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway, today announced that it will tender civil engineering contracts in March. Construction...

Tayseer gets underway

Construction works on many projects in Dubai progress steadily, but many developments are still in a need of funding. Dubai property prices have fallen...

Emirates Green Building Council offers seminars and workshops

Emirates Green Building Council (Emirates GBC), an organisation aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices in the UAE, has...

Limitless delays work on the Arabian Canal

The developer remains committed to the project The future of Dubai's 75km-long Arabian Canal mega-project was under threat this week after the client suspended the...

Kempinski Palm Jumeirah Residences now operational

Set within the same grounds, Kempinski Palm Jumeirah Residences enjoys the same facilities and 200 exclusive residences.

Drake & Scull wins AED 1 bln contracts in Abu Dhabi

Drake and Scull Water and Power (DSWP), a unit of Drake and Scull International (DSI), has announced that it has been awarded the entire...

Construction in Dubai progressing for reasons

Building costs have dropped by more than 40 percent from their peak in 2008, giving developers a motivation to restart work now. Drops in U.A.E....

3,477 buildings completed in Emirate of Abu Dhabi in Q4 of...

Abu Dhabi issued its latest statistics on the buildings completed in the three regions of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain...