Atkins was appointed as lead consultant for architecture, interior design, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering design, construction supervision and project management for this 285m, 59 storey tower on Sheikh Zayed Road.
Situated on the upscale Sheikh Zayed Road, the 194m tall Sama Tower represents a truly modern design concept responding to the challenge of providing a unique and dynamic form combined with the most efficient and effective space planning.
The proposed Beach Front Hotel is located directly at the exit link of Dubai Marina Canal with the Arabian Gulf and next to the Dubai Marina, one of the best visionary resort lifestyle communities.
Leading international architecture and engineering firm, Atkins is designing a super slim tower which gives the illusion of constantly changing its appearance with the movement of people and the sun.
Sjakket Youth House. A base camp for immigrant youth is to occupy a former factory building. The exterior twin peak silhouette and gables are subject to rules of preservation.
These successes come hot on the heels of the Atkins designed Bahrain World Trade Center taking CTBUH’s ‘Best Tall Building’ award for Middle East and Africa plus ‘Tower project of the year’ at the Middle East Construction Week awards.
Blackheath Road London: Greenwich housing, South London by Fraser Brown MacKenna: St James Urban Living, OneSE8 apartments, Greenwich development
In reaction to US President-elect Barack Obama’s Sunday’s declaration on CBS ’60 minutes’ on 16.11.2008 (his first sit-down interview since winning the November 4 presidential election) where he has confirmed his intention to close Guantanamo’s Detention Center.
David Chipperfield Architects’ gallery building Am Kupfergraben 10 in Berlin has received the first prize in the ‘office and commercial buildings’ category of the Fritz Höger Prize 2008.
Lewisham Apartments design by Duggan Morris Architects – Lewisham Council has granted planning permission for a contemporary building by Duggan Morris Architects for Angelana Investments
Clay Fields Suffolk housing design by Riches Hawley Mikhail Architects – 26 affordable homes for local people, new houses, Elmswell building, England
Sheppard Robson has won a competition to design the new 9,000m² Open Academy in Norwich – the first in Norfolk. The bidding team, led by Kier Education, won the bid to transform the existing 1960’s, Heartsease High School through the Academies Framework.
Building surface of 5.500 square meters, on the plot of a gross area of 60.000 m for accommodating the companies tractors and machinery exhibition zone and being used as training and marketing centre for all Spanish dealers.
The complex consists of a 15.200 sqm Velodrome and Rollerskating arena, an 11.500 sqm extreme sport Center, a 6.600 sqm Office building for the Game management of the Asian Games. Furthermore are there facilities planned for BMX, rock climbing and mountainbiking and a volunteer and academic exchange center.