Out of the expanse of the Arabian Desert, the emirate of Dubai has created a city that ranks as the commercial and tourist heart of the Middle East. A small trading and fishing community only four decades ago, Dubai is now a modern city where glass and steel office blocks line broad concrete roads. Dubai has attracted worldwide attention through innovative real estate projects which have led to its emergence as a world business hub.
The Dubai office has worked on an array of world class projects including the Dubai Sports Complex, a 15,000 seat aquatics centre which will host the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships in 2010, and provided ORAT (Operational Readiness Activation and Transition) Services for the new Emirates Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport which will have the capacity to serve 43m passengers each year.
Arup is a founding member of the Emirates Green Building Council (EGBC). Members of the Gulf team are also involved in World Green Buildings Council proceedings and are instrumental in negotiations between the EGBC and the US GBC for the localisation of LEED® for the UAE.
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