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INSIGHT
FEATURE
ROUGH
DIAMOND
Sheikh
Zayed
Desert
Learning
Centre takes
shape in Al Ain
What keeps us
moving.
The TWIN elevator system at ThyssenKrupps
headquarters building Dreischeibenhaus in Dusseldorf
(Germany):2 cabs, 1 shaft, 0 crowds. | Accept no Limits.
NOVEMBER | CONTENTS
FRONT
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22
OPINION
Hisham Youssef asserts that
clients should understand
and support architects
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INTERVIEW
48
FEATURE
MEA explores the latest
trends and challenges when
designing schools for the
Middle East region
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CULTURE
Cool products, clever ideas,
and some of the latest gadgets
in the design world
PROJECTS
A round up of the latest
project news from MENA
and the rest of the world
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ANALYSIS
Speakers at the World
Architecture Congress call
for site specic design
24
COVER STORY
On site at the SZ Desert
Learning Centre, which is
taking shape in Al Ain
40
INSIGHT
Discovering the everexpanding possibilities
of Building Information
Modelling software
58
CASE STUDIES
Maysan Residences by dwp,
MZ Architects Lagos design
and LEED Gold-rated Mirdif
City Centre
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Realgestalt, Berlin
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FRONT | NOVEMBER
1,200M
Foster + Partners has unveiled its
design for Kuwait International
Airport, a major hub with a yearly
capacity of 13 million passengers.
The rms passenger terminal
design comprises three symmetrical wings of departure gates, each
extending 1,200 metres from a
25-metre-high central space.
Sustainable measures, such as
roof-mounted photovoltaic panels,
LENGTH OF EACH
driving the project are
will help the building
DEPARTURE
equally impressive.
become the worlds
GATE WING
The canopy extends to
rst terminal to
shade a large entrance plaza
achieve LEED Gold.
and is supported by tapering
Mouzhan Majidi, chief
concrete columns which are said to
executive of Foster + Partners, combe inspired by the traditional dhow
mented: The scale of the airport
sailing boats.
shows Kuwaits great foresight in
The terminal is located to enable
recognising the benets of strategic
future expansion to accommodate up
investment in future infrastructo 50 million passengers a year.
ture. The environmental ambitions
NOVEMBER | FRONT
New schools
planned in Abu
u
Dhabis Future
Schools plan
Length of boulevard in
Nigerias Eko Atlantic
City (page 62)
(page 48)
D b i
Sweden to trump Ski Dubai
with 700m indoor slope
Plans have been revealed for a 700m
indoor ski slope in Sweden which will
surpass the 400m Ski Dubai.
Located outside Stockholm, the
70,000m2 Skipark 360 has been
designed by Berg Arkitektkontor, the
local branch of CF Moller Architects.
DESIGNMENA.COM
This months top stories on the online home
of Middle East Architect
Winners for 2011 Commercial Interior Design Awards announced
25 essential iPad apps for interior design
students
In Pictures: Commercial Interior Design
Awards winners
Only 10% of ME construction professionals
using BIM, says expert
Head for Heights
BNKR Arquitectura has designed an earthscraper to get around the height restriction
in the historic centre of Mexico City. The
inverted pyramid contains a central void to
feed light to the underground storeys.
DATASTREAM
AEDAS MIDDLE EAST - PROJECTS BY REGION
6%
18%
KSA
QATAR
29%
47%
ABU DHABI
DUBAI
FRONT | NOVEMBER
60 SECOND INTERVIEW
PEOPLE
DR HANAN M. TALEB,
FACULTY MEMBER,
BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN
DUBAI (BUID)
Why is it important to have
enducation on sustainability?
Education for sustainability has
become an essential tool for
achieving sustainable development and has been adopted in a
number of countries throughout
the world.
What role can universities play?
They need to equip higher
education graduates, who
are likely to occupy
future management
and leadership
roles, with knowledge and skill
sets that help
them in making
informed-decisions.
Which universities
offer courses on
sustainable architecture?
I conducted a survey a few
months ago and it was shocking
to nd a lack of courses devoted
to sustainable architecture, with
the exception of the Masters
course on Sustainable Design
of Built Environment from BUiD.
However, other universities have
launched sustainability curricula, such as KAUST and King
Saud University in Saudi Arabia,
and the UAEs Masdar Institute
of Science and Technology,
United Arab Emirates University
and the University of Sharjah.
The competition
in Qatar is huge,
and that has driven
down some of the
actual commercial
attractiveness
of it.
Eamonn
Kerr, MD,
Sweett
Group
Cultural center - Nouma (New Caledonia - Pacific Ocean) Architect : Renzo Piano
Documentation
on request
MATHIS Middle East - PO Box 25775 - Duba - U.A.E Mobile : +971 50 673 50645 / +33 6 65 37 96 29 E-mail : a.dolleans@mathis.eu
FRONT | NOVEMBER
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ABU DHABI
2
QATAR
3
DUBAI
Construction starts on
$1.65bn Doha Festival City
Nature-focused Al Barari
completes phase one villas
project in Bahrain.
buildings construction.
business growth.
shading systems.
We have a long-
term commitment
to our customers
feature, he says.
markets.
FRONT | NOVEMBER
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FRONT | NOVEMBER
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MALAYSIA
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UNITED KINGDOM
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Planning permission has been granted for a striking cultural centre at the
end of the UKs historic Southend
Pier, the worlds longest pleasure pier
at 2,158m. The 364m2 centre was
designed by Scandinavian rm White
Arkitekter and UK-based Sprunt
and features a wave-shaped roof built
from triangular panels. The building
includes an artists studio and a caf
and dining area.
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FRONT | NOVEMBER
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NOVEMBER | FRONT
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GEARED TO
THE GULF
ANALYSIS
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Some good buildings emerged between 2000 and 2008, like the
Emirates Towers, but we also got a lot of glass towers that dont
have much relation to the climate or the identity of the area.
Rashad Bukhash, director of Architectural Heritage Department, Dubai Municipality
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Many of Dubais
towers are not
tailored to the
regional climate.
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HELPING
HAND
OPINION
Hisham Youssef
AIA, is project
director at
Gensler and a
founding board
member of
the American
Institute of
Architects Middle
East Chapter.
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236MWH
The structure
of the Sheikh
Zayed Desert
Centre is now
complete.
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Photovoltaics
are mounted on
the roof of the
centre.
27
The design,
by CAP, is
notable for its
diamond-shaped
openings.
1,100M2
The
one
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FOAMGLAS Insulation
Tapered roof
Just a few yards from the national soccer stadium, the Arzanah Sports Medical Center is prominently
located within a new mixed-use community in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The project set out to design
a sustainable building which responded to this very public site while balancing the need for a
calming, healing environment and a facility organized to provide an integrated multi-disciplinary
healthcare facility to serve the community and region. The new LEED Gold designed, 78-bed medical
centre will form part of the US$6 billion Arzanah development near Zayed Stadium on Abu Dhabi
Island. As thermal insulation the consultant came to the decision to use FOAMGLAS cellular glass
insulation for the roof and some wall application. FOAMGLAS is produced by Pittsburgh Corning
and is free of any harmful blowing agent. Its well known for its extreme durability and highest
resistance to any kind of moisture. Due to the 66 % recycling content and use of only renewable
energy in its production FOAMGLAS gets the highest credits in all environmental ratings and is
supported with LEED and Estidama credits. The high compressive strength without creeping and
deforming makes it the perfect solution especially in roof areas with garden and terraces.
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BUILDING CREDITS
Client
Architect
Main contractor
ED Zublin AG
MEP works
IC Consulenten
Architectural Energy
Corporation (AEC)
AldrichPears Associates
A terrace
(below) boasts
a sweeping view
of Jebel Hafeet.
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DESIGN
THE INTERVIEW
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Murat
Tabanlioglu is
co-founder and
partner of the
Turkish rm.
Ian Lawson
PORTFOLIO:
Murat Tabanilioglu
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envelope which protects from the interiors from the harsh rays
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FEATURE | BIM
MODEL OF PROGRESS
MEA discovers the ever-expanding possibilities of Building Information Modelling
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BIM | FEATURE
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FEATURE | BIM
25%
RATIO OF MIDDLE
EAST INDUSTRY
THAT USES BIM
We see a lot of people that have BIM tools but they are not
actually using them extensively and extracting information.
BIM goes a lot further than just doing a 3D building.
Daniel Pinheiro, general manager BIMES ME
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FEATURE | BIM
NAGA Architects
made the switch
to BIM in 2008.
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BIM | FEATURE
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Philips Lighting
Background
The solution
Benefits
The challenge
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BUILT FOR
With a number of big budget
facilities springing up across
the Gulf, MEA explores the
latest trends in school design
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Light
for Liveable
Cities
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Auckland (NZ)
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Theres a real
opportunity for
architects. Nobody
will ask an architect to
build a school project
and then not pay them.
They are commissioned
by good clients which
are often visionary.
Micael Sammon, CEO of
Sammon Group
Al Bateen
School (top);
Abu Dhabi West
School (left and
bottom).
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INSTITUTE OF MAYSAN
DIPLOMATIC
STUDIES | CASE STUDY
RESIDENCES
MAYSAN
RESIDENCES
Architect: dwp
Location: Abu Dhabi
CASE STUDY
THE PROJECT
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337
THE SITE
Occupying a total area of 152m by
50m between the Reem and Canal
Boulevards, the two towers are
located next to a large public park.
The orientation from southeast to
northwest provided the architects
with an opportunity to create an
attractive street frontage towards
the marina.
The upper tower levels overlook
the canal and Marina Bay, while the
lower levels look towards the public
parkland and proposed waterway.
Each unit offers a different view due
to the amorphous and irregular form
of the towers.
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THE WORK
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Architect:
GHD Global Pty
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Location:
Lusail, Qatar
PROJECT UPDATE
AINO MINA
2M
METRES2
Architect:
Aedas
Location:
Kandahar,
Afghanistan
TOTAL AREA OF
AEDAS SCHEME
INSTITUTE OF
DIPLOMATIC
STUDIES
Architect:
Henning
Larsen/ Buro
Happold
Location:
Riyadh, KSA
200,000
METRES2
TOTAL SURFACE AREA
OF THE ROOF
70
FERRARI
WORLD ABU
DHABI
Architect:
Benoy
Location: Yas
Island, Abu
Dhabi
DUBIOTECH
RESEARCH
LABORATORY
Architect:
HDR
Location:
Dubai
185
METRES
EXPECTED HEIGHT OF
THE RENAISSANCE
TOWER
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METRES2
TOTAL AREA OF
OFFICE SPACE
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RENAISSANCE
TOWER
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Location:
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LIGHTING
QUADA CHAIR
Jeremy Cole
The classical beauty of the ower
from the orchid family, the Cymbidium,
is captured in a contemporary style
that pushes the capabilities of bone
china to its limits. In the latest Jeremy
Cole collection, the artisan explored
the relationship between ceramics
and light, and started to understand
and work with bone china. designs are
inspired by the ora of New Zealand.
CULTURE
BATHROOM
KOHLER NUMI
Kohler
This space-age toilet, which is
WaterSense and CALGreen-certied,
will up the ante for sophisticated living
with its minimalist, futuristic design.
Its impressive list of high-tech features
include an interactive LCD touch screen
interface, intuitive auto-open and -close
lid, music system, heated seat, foot
warmer, deoderiser, bidet, as well as dual
ush technology.
FURNITURE
BACHAG CHAIR
Joongho Choi
In an explosion o
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to create a mix and match style of
furniture and fashion. He said he
wanted to show contrasting images of
different expressi
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expressions.
to be structurally
structura sound, user-friendly
and be comfortable.
comfortable.
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BOOK
AFTER TASTE
Kent Kleinman, Joanna Merwood-Salisbury
and Lois Weinthal
While taste is subjective in
architecture and interior design, the book
by Kleinman, Merwood-Salisbury and
Weinthal brings together new theories
and emerging critical practices in the eld
of interior design. It investigates taste, a
concept that was important during the
formation of the discipline of design in the
eighteenth century, that was rejected by
architects in the early twentieth century.
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Carpet tile rm InterfaceFLOR has
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latest products. Users can view high
quality tile images, product details, and
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and oor designer tool. Additional
features include a media function to
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related documents, while tiles can be
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INSTITUTE OF MAYSAN
DIPLOMATIC
STUDIES | CASE STUDY
RESIDENCES
MAYSAN
RESIDENCES
Architect: dwp
Location: Abu Dhabi
CASE STUDY
THE PROJECT
Currently in the design development phase, Maysan Residences is
a pair of striking residential tower
buildings in the Al Najmat district
of Reem Island, Abu Dhabi. The
towers contain a total of 337 units
and have an expected completion
date of 2013. Designed by dwp
for developed Aabar, the
project aims to achieve
a 2 Pearl Rating with
Estidama. The roof
TOTAL NUMBER
structure contains solar
OF APARTMENT
technology while the
UNITS
tower forms are devised to
minimise heat gain.
337
58
THE SITE
Occupying a total area of 152m by
50m between the Reem and Canal
Boulevards, the two towers are
located next to a large public park.
The orientation from southeast to
northwest provided the architects
with an opportunity to create an
attractive street frontage towards
the marina.
The upper tower levels overlook
the canal and Marina Bay, while the
lower levels look towards the public
parkland and proposed waterway.
Each unit offers a different view due
to the amorphous and irregular form
of the towers.
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66,000M2
GROSS FLOOR
AREA OF MAYSAN
RESIDENCES
THE CONCEPT
The scheme - with its shaded roof
gardens sheltered by deep overhangs - draws inspiration from the
landscape of nearby Al Ain, which
contains green oases, dramatic rock
overhangs and mountain plateaus.
Floor plates are designed in two
typical congurations for each tower,
with ve slab pro le variations generating the desired facade effect. The
intermediate duplex oors contain
larger outdoor spaces to provide a
lush green effect.
THE DETAILS
By curving the cantilevered slab
edges and louver system, prevailing
breezes are guided past the building
volume. These features will assist
in reducing glare and solar heat gain
into the interior spaces and reduce
overall energy consumption.
Ancillary spaces are arranged
around the central core. The allow
the building services to run efciently throughout the tower while
maximising lighting and views in the
living rooms and bedrooms.
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THE PROJECT
This ambitious new city in Nigeria
responds to coastal erosion and
aims to relieve pressure on the congested city of Lagos, with a population of 15.5 million. Estimates of
urban use predict that Eko Atlantic
City will be home to a quarter of a
million people. Eko Atlantic Developers appointed MZ Architects
as the urban planner for the new
city. The Lebanon headquartered
rm - with offices in Abu Dhabi and
Qatar - will also be responsible for
architectural, engineering and construction management of a number
of towers in the scheme.
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THE SITE
Eko Atlantic City is being constructed on reclaimed land just
off shore from Victoria Island.
The wall will protect the
coastline of Lagos,
particularly the areas
of Bar Beach on Victoria Island, which
CURRENT
was prone to ooding.
POPULATION
In August 2011, the
OF LAGOS
wall had reached around
2.5km in length and will
extend 8.5km when complete.
Sand is being dredged from the
ocean in order to raise the land level
of the lagoon.
15.5M
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THE CONCEPT
The urban developers wanted to
move away from the overcrowded
African city. Accordingly the
scheme envisions clean open spaces,
congestion-free roads and a modern
waterfront development. Each
district has been designed with distinct features, but all will contain
a mixture of residential, business,
commercial and leisure to avoid
neighbourhoods becoming lifeless
and empty at night.
THE DETAILS
A major feature of the Business District - the rst phase to be
developed - will be a central
boulevard stretching two
kilometres in length
with a width of around
60 metres. The
boulevard is inspired
LENGTH OF
by the worlds grand
CENTRAL
BOULEVARD
streets such as New
Yorks Fifth Avenue
and the Champs lyses in
Paris, France. Extensive transport
links from Lagos and Victoria
Island will bring around 150,000
people into work each day.
2KM
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SOWWAH
MIRDIF
CITY SQUARE
CENTRE | CASE STUDY
THE PROJECT
Runner up in the sustainable design category at last months Middle
East Architect Awards, Mirdif City
Centre is the rst LEED Gold mall
in the Middle East. The AED3bn
complex opened in March 2010 and
achieved its green certication in
May 2011. At the peak of construction, 22 cranes and 10,000 workers
were on site. Developed byMajid
Al Futtaim Properties, the project
features a GFA of 300,000m2, with
450 shops and parking for over 7,000
cars. Hyder was the lead consultant
and engineer of record, taking over
the concept design by RTKL.
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Location: Dubai
Architect: Hyder Consulting/ RTKL
CASE STUDY
THE SITE
As the mall is designed to
engage with the community, the main elevation
faces Mirdif rather
than Emirates Road.
VALUE OF MIRDIF
A landscape piazza
CITY CENTRE
acts as a meeting point,
and entrances are well lit
with energy efficient lighting
to improve security. Environmental
management aspects of the site were
controlled by the contractors as part
of the LEED certication. Sand bags
were used to control dust, roads were
cleaned every day and netting was
put on excess sand.
AED3BN
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MIRDIF CITY
CENTRE
THE CONCEPT
RTKLs design specied a strong
use of natural light and sustainable
materials and around 20% of the
total energy consumption was saved
through design initiatives. Arabic
wind towers were used as feature
points at all corners of the building.
We selected materials with a
high recyclable content, sourced
from sustainable sources, and have
championed a market-leading 50%
of the construction waste not going to land ll, said Majid Al
Futtaim vice-president,
project management,
Jonathan Emery.
10,000
PEAK NUMBER
OF WORKERS
ON SITE
THE DETAILS
Solar efficient glass was specied
to minimise heat gain while the roof
features the use of high albedo paints
to reect sunlight. The project also
utilises non-potable water for irrigation, from Dubai Municipality, and
water efficient xtures.
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AINO MINA
2M
METRES2
Architect:
Aedas
Location:
Kandahar,
Afghanistan
TOTAL AREA OF
AEDAS SCHEME
INSTITUTE OF
DIPLOMATIC
STUDIES
Architect:
Henning
Larsen/ Buro
Happold
Location:
Riyadh, KSA
200,000
METRES2
TOTAL SURFACE AREA
OF THE ROOF
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Benoy
Location: Yas
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DOHA TWIN
TOWERS
398%
Architect:
GHD Global Pty
Ltd
Location:
Lusail, Qatar
DUBIOTECH
RESEARCH
LABORATORY
Architect:
HDR
Location:
Dubai
185
METRES
EXPECTED HEIGHT OF
THE RENAISSANCE
TOWER
290,000
METRES2
TOTAL AREA OF
OFFICE SPACE
72
RENAISSANCE
TOWER
Architect:
FXFOWLE
Location:
Istanbul, Turkey
SOWWAH
SQUARE
Architect:
Goettsch
Partners
Location:
Abu Dhabi
21 24 November 2011
Dubai International Exhibition
& Convention Centre
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TRA
HEADQUARTERS
Architect:
HDR
Location:
Dubai
AL FATTAN
HOUSE
31,000
METRES2
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
OF THE COMPLEX
Architect:
DSA Architects
International
Location:
Dubai
MUSEUM
OF BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
Architect:
FXFowle
Location:
King Abdullah
Financial
District,
Saudi Arabia
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EXPECT BIG
THINGS THIS YEAR
AT THE BIG 5
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Not only will the 2011 event be the largest construction event ever staged
in the Middle East, it will also include:
An additional 7 new product focused sectors
Showcase more than 30,000 new, sustainable and innovative products
More than 100+ free to attend product showcases & educational seminars
Dedicated sustainable products zone & world-class Green Build Congress
Commissioned report on New Technologies Utilised in the GCC Market
21 24 November 2011
Dubai International Exhibition &
Convention Centre
www.thebig5.ae/arc4
LIKE
WANT
NEED
CULTURE
FURNITURE
BACHAG CHAIR
Joongho Choi
In an explosion of colours, Korean
designer Joongho Choi has designed
the Bachag Chair made from wood
and aluminum, which can be carried
over ones shoulder like a handbag.
According to Choi, it was meant
to create a mix and match style of
furniture and fashion. He said he
wanted to show contrasting images of
different expressions. It was designed
to be structurally sound, user-friendly
and be comfortable.
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BOOK
AFTER TASTE
Kent Kleinman, Joanna Merwood-Salisbury
and Lois Weinthal
While taste is subjective in
architecture and interior design, the book
by Kleinman, Merwood-Salisbury and
Weinthal brings together new theories
and emerging critical practices in the eld
of interior design. It investigates taste, a
concept that was important during the
formation of the discipline of design in the
eighteenth century, that was rejected by
architects in the early twentieth century.
LIGHTING
CYMBIDIUM CHANDELIER
Jeremy Cole
The classical beauty of the ower
from the orchid family, the Cymbidium,
is captured in a contemporary style
that pushes the capabilities of bone
china to its limits. In the latest Jeremy
Cole collection, the artisan explored
the relationship between ceramics and
light, and started to understand and
work with bone china. His designs are
inspired by the ora of New Zealand.
BATHROOM
KOHLER NUMI
Kohler
This space-age toilet, which is
WaterSense and CALGreen-certied,
will up the ante for sophisticated living
with its minimalist, futuristic design.
Its impressive list of high-tech features
include an interactive LCD touch screen
interface, intuitive auto-open and -close
lid, music system, heated seat, foot
warmer, deoderiser, bidet, as well as dual
ush technology.
APP
PRODUCT SELECTOR
InterfaceFLOR
Carpet tile rm InterfaceFLOR has
released an iPad app specically for the
EMEAI region, where users can search
its entire product portfolio of carpet
tiles or browse by colour, category or
latest products. Users can view high
quality tile images, product details, and
visualise room sets through the gallery
and oor designer tool. Additional
features include a media function to
access videos, the ability to download
related documents, while tiles can be
added to the favourites tab to easily
order samples.
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DRIVIN
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NDUSTR
RY
21-24 Novemb
ber 2011
Dubai Inte
ernational Exhibition
n&
Conventio
on Centre
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com/arc
c1
PMV Live is the relaunch of The Big 5 PMV and will be co-located alongside
The Big 5, the Middle Easts largest international building and construction show.
Dont miss this opportunity to exhibit or sponsor at the regions most talked
about event of the year. To enquire further please contact:
Nathan Waugh on +971 (0) 4 438 0355 or nathanwaugh@dmgevents.com
DESERT DESIGNS
THE LAST WORD
these include a ve-star hotel located in central Doha, a VVIP palace complex in
Saudi Arabia and a big hospitality and cultural district in Baghdad.
ITP DIGITAL
Director Peter Conmy
Internet Applications Manager Mohammed Affan
Web Designer Meghna Rao
ITP GROUP
within the Danet Abu Dhabi development. I am sure this project, once nished, will
be a landmark within the urban setting of East Abu Dhabi.
is the fact that we practice in a free and professional environment which enables
unlimited information sharing and wide exposure to the global world of design.
One of the biggest challenges in the Middle East is a moral obligation.
The publishers regret that they cannot accept liability for error or omissions
contained in this publication, however caused. The opinions and views
contained in this publication are not necessarily those of the publishers.
Readers are advised to seek specialist advice before acting on information
contained in this publication which is provided for general use and may not
be appropriate for the readers particular circumstances.
The other main challenge is commercial and related to the economic crises.
I believe the designer, GAJ, has demonstrated a great responsibility and respect for
the local architecture and environment.
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