01 April 2010

DEWAN Architects & Engineers has been appointed by Aldar Properties to design a new world-class education facility that will be part of Aldar Academies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aldar Properties.

The scope of the project involves the development of the architectural and engineering design, the concept of which was designed by a Singaporean firm; and provide onsite post-contract supervision services.
The new three-storey building, which will replace an existing structure, is in line with Aldar Academies’ strategic mission to create sustainable educational spaces that offer superior aesthetics and information and communications technologies, and provide world-class educational facilities.
“There is a growing demand for high quality educational establishments in Abu Dhabi and the UAE, a need that is being proactively addressed by Aldar Academies,” said Mohamed Al Assam, founder, chairman and managing director, Dewan Architects & Engineers.
The school will be located in the Al Bateen area in Abu Dhabi and will cater to 1,200 students, with a wide range of classrooms, labs, shared common spaces, home economics facilities, a multi-material workshop, music classrooms, drama studios, an indoor swimming pool, a multipurpose hall, a performance hall, an educational courtyard (oasis), administration facilities and outdoor sport facilities.
Dewan Architects & Engineers is a regional architectural and engineering design firm with offices in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, and Philippines and with over 25 years of industry successes across GCC countries, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
The firm, which employs over 300 professionals, was ranked the 60th largest architectural firm globally and the fifth largest in the region by Building Design Magazine in its January 2010 issue, which featured the magazine’s annual World Architecture Top 100.

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