Architecture in UAE
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Building architect:
Atkins
Dubai Buildings
Location: Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2008
Architects: Atkins
170m high, 40 storeys
Pier 8 Dubai - Tower Building : Image 24 Dec 2007 from Atkins, Architects
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Background on the Pier 8 Tower Dubai architects:
Atkins plans, designs and enables the delivery of complex capital programmes for clients in the public and private sectors across the globe. Atkins is the largest multidisciplinary consultancy in Europe; the largest engineering consultancy in the UK; and the world's third largest design firm.
Atkins' current projects include:
* In the defence sector, the MoD's Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) programme - overseeing the development of the next generation of medium weight armoured vehicles for the military;
* Significant road and rail contracts, including a £65 million, three-year resignalling contract in Basingstoke;
* High profile architectural designs, such as Durrat Al Bahrain, a spectacular 20 sq km seaside city resort on the south coast of Bahrain comprising 13 man-made islands.
Atkins was named among the "20 Best Big Companies to Work For 2006' by The Sunday Times; 'Construction Consultant of the Year 2005' by Building; and 'Consultant of the Year Major Firm 2005' by New Civil Engineer.
Pier 8 Tower, UAE: Atkins
Dubai Palm Island
Dubai Skyscraper
Trump Hotel Tower Dubai
Wild Wadi Water Park
Dubai Marina
Al Salam Tecom Tower
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Pier 8 Tower Dubai - page : adrian welch / isabelle lomholt
Buildings by this architect:
Burj al Arab
Bahrain World Trade Centre
Jumeirah Beach Hotel
Buildings in the area:
Burj Dubai
Palm Jumeirah
Jumeirah Emirates Towers
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