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United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai (Middle East)

Leading the design of world class hospitality, residential, office and mixed-use projects through out the region.

Dubai

• ATKINS (2007 to date) Team leader in Atkins Dubai office, responsible for managing design teams in the visualization and documentation of a wide range of urban and building designs. The following are some of his most.
• The Address The BLVD Hotel (Emaar), 192,000m² Hotel, Retail and Apartments, Dubai: Lead Architect responsible for concept design of landmark hotel and residences.
• Corniche Development (Al Anwa), 250,000m² Hotel, Retail and Apartments, Jeddah: Lead Architect responsible for concept design of landmark hotel and residences.
• Apple Store, 2000m² Retail Shop (Emaar): Lead Architect responsible for feasibility study/concept design
• Satellite City, 7 million m² mixed use Masterplan, Riyadh: Urban Design Architect responsible for concept and development of 2 km2 site.
• Culture City, 6 million m² mixed use Masterplan, Jeddah: Urban Design Architect responsible for development of 3 km2 site. Project also includes design for 2,000 seat performance space and auditorium.

Dubai

• Qassioun Steps, Mixed use development, Damascus: Lead Architect responsible for concept design of landmark development.
• Anara Tower, 125 Storey mixed Use Tower, Dubai: Senior Architect responsible for 5 million square foot tower with a budget of 5.5 billion AED. Design included automatic car-parking system, the world’s highest.
• East Park Master Plan, Satwa, Dubai: Lead designer on inner-city Dubai master plan forming part of the Jumeirah Garden City project for Meraas. Responsibilities included full visualization of proposed master plan.
• Signature Bridge, Jumeirah, Dubai: Design Architect responsible for developing design of 6 lane vehicular bridge. Brief required that the design provide a visual gateway to Jumeirah. Challenges included severe.
• The Retail Spine, 900m Retail Mall, DIFC, Dubai: Design architect responsible for producing concept design for 40,000m² podium retail development on existing truck tunnel. Challenges included re-interpretation of.
• Namaste Tower, 375 bed 5 star hotel, Mumbai: Lead Architect responsible for concept design of landmark hotel.

• Zayed University Conference Building, Academic City, Dubai: Site architect responsible for coordination of fast track 600 seat auditorium and conference facility scheme set within Zayed University Campus. Coordination.
• City Centre (Majid al Futtaim) Water Park, Manama, Bahrain: Architectural coordination role responsible for coordinating $65 million fast track water park scheme set within Majid Al Futtaim City Centre commercial.
• Office tower for United Bank Limited, Karachi, Pakistan: Concept design coordinator responsible for production of design report for mixed use tower including power plant, auditorium, fitness complex and grade ‘A’.
• Mercedes Showroom, Al Ain, UAE: Design architect responsible for concept design of 10,000m² Mercedes showroom in Al Ain. Integrating mechanical workshop, showroom, branding and business systems requirements.

• Athenopolis - Dubai Land Master Plan Development, Dubai, UAE: Architect assisting in structural re-planning to allow an additional 11 million square feet of GFA and addition of world's largest Ferris wheel. Responsible.
• The City – Dubai Land Master Plan Development, Dubai, UAE: Urban Planner responsible for revising plot guidelines in the light of client requirements. Responsible for schematic building design and outsourced renderings.
• Mountain Area Nature Park, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: Architect responsible for the thematic design of three key zones in the largest single development in Ras Al Khaimah (4km², 10,000 housing units plus commercial.
• Yibin Residential Master Plan, Yibin, China: Architect responsible for producing high density/low impact housing strategy for major economic centre of Yibin city (1km², 15,000 housing units plus commercial.
• Changzi Island, Chin: Urban Planner responsible for the refinement of mixed use master plan for major tourism gateway (4km²) to the Zhoushan archipelago, a major tourist hub for South Eastern China.
• Qhin Lake, Changshu, China: Urban Designer responsible for the development of a mixed use master plan leading to client and developer presentation. Key issues included land value/density relationships around the lake.

• VARIOUS (1997-2003)
• High Speed Euro-Rail Link, Italy: Team member of bid for Rail project in Florence Italy
• County Museum, Lincoln, UK: Architect responsible for the production of a masonry package, café and shop fit-out design and interior renderings of ancillary museum buildings (7,000m², £9M).
• Arts centre and cinema complex, Derby, UK: Architect responsible for the production of drawing, images and text for national competition entry (8000m², £11.6M).

• VARIOUS (1997-2003)
• High Speed Euro-Rail Link, Italy: Team member of bid for Rail project in Florence Italy
• County Museum, Lincoln, UK: Architect responsible for the production of a masonry package, café and shop fit-out design and interior renderings of ancillary museum buildings (7,000m², £9M).
• Arts centre and cinema complex, Derby, UK: Architect responsible for the production of drawing, images and text for national competition entry (8000m², £11.6M).

Msc, Media Arts And Sciences

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) & Diploma In Architecture, Architecture