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The Abu Dhabi office of design firm RNL has appointed Jess Alexander as associate principal,  a specialist in sustainable urban design and master planning. Alexander’s  focus has been on design and project management on a variety of new cities, communities and developments, many … More

Julie Knight has recently been appointed principal at the Dubai office of Woods Bagot, having spent over 15 years working throughout the Middle East. Knight leads the Workplace Sector in the Dubai studio and is also a senior consultant member in the Workplace … More

Sherif Anis has been appointed president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Middle East chapter, taking over from Thierry Paret. Anis has been on the AIA Middle East board since its inception in 2010, and currently works for Gulf Related as design … More

International architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and programme management firm Leo A Daly has appointed Mazen Soueidan as operations manager – Middle East. Working with Mahdi Mansour, Leo A Daly regional director – Middle East and North Africa, Soueidan will serve as the … More

Oscar Niemeyer, the seminal modernist architect behind many of Brazil’s best known buildings, died on Wednesday in hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Niemeyer, who continued to work on new projects until earlier this year, died just before his 105th birthday. The architect is … More

Atkins has appointed Rod Stewart as the new managing director to head up its expanding Qatar operations. Stewart, formerly a group production director at Wates Group, one of the largest construction companies in the UK, will manage 400 employees in Qatar, who are … More

Iraq-born superstar architect Zaha Hadid has expressed her disappointment at being underutilised by Middle East clients. During a RIBA conference in the UK, Hadid was quoted as saying: “I think the Arab world has not really made use of me very much, which … More