2011: The year in headlines

2011's top five stories on TheBigProjectME.com. The top 5 online stories from TheBigProjectME.com Kingdom Tower Last year saw the first tenders launched...

Flash and dash

RMJM's Jeff Schofield on Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi. Capital Gate chief architect Jeff Schofield tells Melanie Mingas about the tower's significance to...

City of wonder

Until recently, the only thing wondered about Falcon City of Wonders was if it would ever be completed. Six years after its...

Open for business

Iraq's rebuild. As the remaining troops prepare to leave Iraq Dan McAlister investigates the opportunities that exist for companies to invest...

After the Goldrush

When Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy on September 15 2008 the world was thrown into chaos; not only did the banks start falling...

Safe and sound

In August this year Shell commended Al Jaber and Partners for their 19 million hour record for zero lost time to accidents...

Tapping into Turkey

Driven by the private sector, Turkey has one of the strongest construction and export industries in the region; those with a foot...

Going, going, gone – An Auctioneers’ guide to auctions

As recovery in the region begins to gain pace and projects in hot spots such as Saudi and Qatar are tendered, more...

The tech revolution

Jordan's BIM masterplan. In June this year, the Jordanian government signed an agreement to establish a national buildingSMART forum. Tasked with improving...

Building Strong

Christine Fashugba finds out about ten existing, new and innovative concrete and cement products. 1. Agilia Force Agilia Force is designed to...

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