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MALL Of SOUSSE, Kalaa Kebira, TUNISIA
Developers: INDIGO COMPANY

Modern mall development will play a major role in multidimensional surround sound systems, to create a fully
shaping the future landscapes of Africa’s growing cities. immersive, multi-sensory experience for viewers.
Since the discovery of oil in Ghana in 2007, the port city of Boxraw, an aspirational boxing apparel brand, has
Takoradi has been one of Ghana’s fastest expanding growth teamed up with Leonard Design Architects to bring a
nodes. Complete with cinemas and restaurants, Takoradi Mall bespoke, experiential leisure destination to Liberia. The
which opened its first phase in December from Developer project also has charitable aims and hopes to not only bring
RMB Westport is a pioneering development in this regional prosperity to the area through local employment but also
capital. The mall is being developed in two phases with the instil a sense of pride in the war-torn community through
first phase offering 11,000sq m of prime retail space. When sport. Following a visit in 2018, Boxraw created its own
fully complete the mall will be almost 20,000sq m. charity Boxing in Love and teamed up with Save the Kids
Due to open this year is City Centre Almaza by developer to bring the project to life and create a unique, immersive
Majid Al Futtaim, who has appointed Gleeds to act as cost destination which is also sustainable – both financially
manager during construction of the 260,000sq m, five-star and environmentally. The development will be comprised
mall in Cairo. City Centre Almaza is set to open early 2019, of repurposed shipping containers split across two levels
and will feature 103,455sq m of retail space offering over and feature four main areas including the training zone, a
300 international and local brands, as well as a 13,040sq m gymnasium, the hospitality block and the star of the show:
Carrefour and 16 state-of-the-art VOX cinema screens. the boxing ring. The proposed 2,388sq m development was
Each VOX Cinema screen will feature high-resolution digital designed by Leonard Design in 2018 and aims to complete
projection systems; digital 3D content and Dolby Atmos 7.1 and open later this year.

TEMBISA MALL, Tembisa, SOUTH AfRICA
Developer: McCORMICK PROPERTY

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