Public Buildings

Middle East public buildings construction news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.

Public Sector Buildings Analysis

Regional investment agency chiefs Subscription Required

Issue No 42 19-25 February 2010

Six of the leading figures competing for inward investment in the Middle East are: Amr al-Dabbagh, Mohammed bin Essa al-Khalifa, Osama Saleh, Sami al-Araji, Salem bin Nasser al-Ismaily and Fahad al-Gergawi

Saudi Arabia architects Subscription Required

Issue No 41 12-18 February 2010 | By Christopher Sell

Six of the kingdom’s leading planners and designers of the built environment are: Basem al-Shihabi, Zuhair Hamed Fayez, Tariq Hajj, Tarek al-Shawaf, George Efstathiou and Jacob Kurek

Opening of Burj Khalifa in UAE

Seoul opens up a new Silk Road Subscription Required

Issue No 32 22-28 January 2009 | By Peter Salisbury , Colin Foreman

South Korean firms won more than $71bn of contracts in the region last year. MEED charts their rise

Drake & Scull International Subscription Required

Issue No 49 4-10 December 2009 | By Elizabeth Bains

The Dubai-based contractor is planning to expand its capabilities through a series of acquisitions

Public Sector Buildings Special Reports

Construction workers on Dar al-Arkan's al-Qasr project in Riyadh

Special Report: Construction - Contract awards raise hope in the Gulf

Issue No 33 29 January - 4 February 2010 | By Sophie Evans

The outlook for the region’s construction sector in 2010 looks mixed. The Gulf’s major economies, such as Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, are surging out of the financial downturn, but $575bn worth of projects remain on hold across the GCC

Public Sector Buildings Data

King Abdullah Financial District

Projects 2010: Market begins to recover in the region

Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2010 | By Sophie Evans

Contract awards are expected to pick up significantly in the year ahead, with more than $500bn worth of projects currently being tendered across the region as clients take advantage of lower construction costs

Pearl Qatar - latest island rendering

Construction 2010: Public sector offers best opportunities

Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2010

The real estate market is set to remain subdued in 2010, but infrastructure projects will push ahead

Public Sector Buildings Contracts Awarded

Middle East contracts awarded: 9 March 2010 Subscription Required

9-Mar-2010 | By Clynton Wratten

Almost $2.4bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East up to 9 March 2010, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports

Middle East contracts awarded: February 2010 Subscription Required

1-Mar-2010 | By Clynton Wratten

Almost $3.5bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East in February 2010, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports

Baytur starts building Saudi teaching hospital Subscription Required

24-Dec-2009 | By Colin Foreman

Contract covers construction of clinic with 800 beds and nine structures

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