Shortlist announced for Gulf State Building Awards

The shortlist for the first ever Gulf State Building Awards, which celebrate the highest standards in the region’s construction industry, has been announced.

Competitors range from world famous names such as Foster and Partners, the architect behind the zero carbon Masdar city planned for Abu Dhabi, and Atkins, the engineer responsible for the Bahrain World Trade Center, to spectacular projects such as The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and Bahrain Financial Harbour.

Entries were invited from companies in the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai on Thursday 13 November 2008.

The shortlists for the following categories include:

Contractor of the Year

• Al Jaber L.E.G.T Engineering & Contracting (ALEC)

• Al Futtaim Carillion

• Arabtec Construction

• Dubai Contracting Company (DCC)

Construction Consultant of the Year

• Currie & Brown

• Davis Langdon

• EC Harris

• Faithful + Gould

• Hill International

• KEO International Consultants

• Mace

Architect of the Year

• Foster and Partners

• Gensler

• Hopkins

Specialist Contractor of the Year

• BRM Construction

• Depa Limited

• Emirates Trading Agency (M&E Division)

• Eversendai Engineerring

• Mivan Depa Contracting

• Waagner Biro Stahbau AG

Engineering Consultant of the Year

• Atkins

• Buro Happold

• Halcrow

• Pell Frischmann

Hotel Project of the Year

• The Harbour Hotel & Residence, Dubai

• InterContinental & Crowne Plaza, Dubai Festival City

• Shangri La Qaryat Al Beri Hotel, Abu Dhabi

• Zighy Bay Six Senses Resort, Oman

Infrastructure Project of the Year

• Al Garhoud Bridge, Dubai

• Dubai Wafi City district cooling plant, Dubai

• Emirates Road Project, Dubai

• Jumeirah Beach Residences - District cooling system, Dubai

• Jumeirah Palm Island Road Corridor and Access Project, Dubai

• Jumeirah Palm Tunnel, Dubai

• Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Mosque, Abu Dhabi

Mixed-use Project of the Year

• Aspire Tower, Doha, Qatar

• Downtown Burj, Dubai

• Dubai Business Bay and Downtown area, Dubai

• Dubai Festival City, Dubai

• Dubai Marina, Dubai

• Durrat al Bahrain, Bahrain

• The Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

Office/Commercial Project of the Year

• Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Abu Dhabi

• Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Abu Dhabi

• Al Kazim Towers, Dubai

• Bahrain Financial Harbour, Bahrain

• Emaar Square, Dubai