Four shortlisted to design Masdar headquarters

24 January 2008

Four architect firms have been shortlisted for the contract to design the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) headquarters at its planned carbon-neutral city development.

The firms are Foster & Partner, Murphy & Young and Atkins, all of the UK, and the US’ Smith & Gill. “We’ll announce the winner soon,” says Khaled Awad, director of property development unit at Masdar.

Groundbreaking on the zero carbon emmission city takes place on 9 February. The development will be able to house up to 50,000 residents, with non-GCC nationals able to own property on a leasehold basis, says Awad.

Prequalification for the main construction packages on the project will start soon. Potential packages cover the light rail line, a personal rapid transit system, residential and commercial buildings, infrastructure, sewerage and water treatment, and contracts for solar, wind and waste-to-energy power generation projects.

The US’ Louis Berger is managing the city’s design process. The US’ CH2M Hill is the overall programme manager.

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