Author: Paromita Dey

Tarek Shuaib has led Pace to its position today as a leading architecturally led multi-disciplinary practice, serving Kuwait, the wider Middle East and Africa with a mix of creative and innovative vision and practical delivery. Managing Partner since 2005, Tarek has been involved in the delivery of a host of high profile, successful projects, the most recent of which include the Jahra Road Development Project, Jamal Abdul Nasser Highway, Arraya Centre, The Avenues Mall, Kuwait Business Town, Central Bank of Kuwait, College of Basic Education, Kuwait International Tennis Complex, and Subiya Road. With a commitment to functional design and for…

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Residential and hospitality sectors still driving Dubai’s construction market, according to data from Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB). The number of cranes added to the Dubai skyline in the first half of the year provides further evidence that the emirate’s construction sector is defying expectations and bucking the stagnation trend seen elsewhere in the Gulf. Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB) latest Crane Index report shows the number of cranes operating in Dubai rose 18 percent in the six months to 30 June, compared to 6 percent in Abu Dhabi and 5 percent in Doha. In total there were 1,714 cranes in use…

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