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CHAPMAN TAYLOR CREATING AIRPORT CITY SAUDI GIGA-PROJECT AMAALA m

URBAN MASTERPLAN IN JEDDAH REVEALS NEW AIRPORT DESIGN LULU SET TO EXPAND IN SAUDI
The region’s top retailer LuLu Group has revealed
that it’s going ahead with its expansion plans despite
Chapman Taylor is creating the masterplan for an Amaala, the ultra-luxury development the challenges faced due to the Covid-19 pandemic
innovative new urban district adjacent to King Abdulaziz planned along Saudi Arabia’s northwest across the world. The popular hypermarket
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International Airport in the Saudi city of Jeddah. coast, has unveiled plans for a new chain will open five new hypermarkets this year
Airport City will be a world-class, mixed-use international airport. in the Kingdom. There are currently 34 LuLu
development which will become a leading destination The terminal and control tower has been hypermarkets and supermarkets.
for visitors from across Saudi Arabia and the GCC designed by UK-based architectural and
region. The 1.91 million square metre GBA masterplan design firm Foster + Partners, while the main
for Airport City introduces an innovative mixed-use masterplan was designed by international AHLAN LOUNGE @B IS OPEN
community concept to the region, creating diverse consultancy and engineering outfit Egis. The Located at Terminal 3, Concourse B, near Gate
tourism and business opportunities while also providing airport is due for completion in 2023 and B26, Ahlan Lounge @B is now open for guests
a dynamic lifestyle and family entertainment venue. is estimated to accommodate one million and transit passengers at Dubai International
Included within the masterplan are shops, leisure travellers per year once it officially opens. Airport. The lounge has also launched a new
and entertainment functions, healthcare clinics, private CEO of Amaala, Nicholas Naples, said: international menu along with a safe experience
residences, a financial district, an artisans’ district, a green “From design to personalisation, this wil keeping in mind all the precautions.
food yard and a central artists’ district. The scheme will be no ordinary airport. Immersed in the
also be home to green spaces and water features. spirit of Amaala, thie airport will create an
environment that embodies the philosophy SPINNEYS ADDS NEW SERVICE
of the destination beyond.” UAE-based Spinneys has launched a now
online shopping service, which includes a home
DUBAI-BASED KLEINDIENST GROUP delivery option in Dubai. Available items include
fresh produce, dairy products, meat and fish,
REVEALS ‘RAINING STREET’ dried goods, and household items. There is a
minimum order of AED100 (US$27).

Dubai-based developer Kleindienst Group year old architectural project designed
has begun developing a 1km long ‘raining by Austrian architect Camillo Sitte, who NEW STUDIO BY LWKP OPENS
street’ project that will offer rainfall proposed the construction of cities in After the success the architectural practice
throughout the year on the Europe Island which everything is in walking distance. has had with its Dubai Studio, an expansion
of its $5bn Heart of Europe project. “With the temperature ranging plan was put in place to sustain the continuing
According to the company, the project between 40 to 50 degrees Celsius during demand for the company’s unique offer and
will offer year-round rainfall that will summer, people are not going to walk this has seen them launch their 12th studio in
reduce temperature to 27 degrees outside. The technology ensures that as Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Celsius during the summer season to soon as the temperature goes above 27
provide enough cooling. The street degrees Celsius on the island, cold water
will have a boulevard setting filled with in the form of rain will fall from top of the NEW BEACH PLANS UNVEILED
street café, casual dining restaurants and buildings through concealed pipes,” says Dubai has released plans for a new 1km long
THE FIRST PHASE OF A MAJOR PROJECT TO REGENERATE ONE OF DUBAI’S OLDEST DISTRICTS IS ALMOST COMPLETE. ITHRA DUBAI’S DEIRA ENRICHMENT PROJECT IS IN ITS FINAL STAGES beach destination - Sunset Promenade. Plans
OF COMPLETING FIVE DISTRICTS IN PHASE ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE, RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL SPACES. THE DEIRA ENRICHMENT retail outlets. company Chairman Josef Kleindienst.
PROJECT ENCOMPASSES THE WATERFRONT MARKET, DEIRA ENRICHMENT PROJECT PHASE ONE AND TWO AND THE GOLD SOUK EXTENSION, WHICH IS CURRENTLY SLATED TO OPEN AT It is also expected to host as many The first phase of the Heart of Europe for the 190.000sq m stretch, which connects
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. PHASE ONE ACCOMMODATES 50 MIXED-USE BUILDINGS INCORPORATING 2,200 RESIDENTIAL UNITS, 416 COMMERCIAL UNITS AND 843 RETAIL OUTLETS. as 51 year-round ‘European’ festivals project is slated for delivery in Q4. The Jumeirah Beach Walk with Dubai Water Canal,
throughout the year. The project is backed phase will consist of the three islands have been revealed by the emirate’s Roads and
OMAN REVEALS PLANS SHARJAH RE-OPENS by the Fraunhofer Institute, a Munich- Sweden, Germany and Honeymoon, as Transport Authority. The design’s include space
for 1,410sq m of retail space.
based research organisation.
well as 78 ‘floating seahorses’ and the
FOR NEW LANDMARK LEISURE FACILITIES The project was inspired by a 150- Portafino Hotel.

Oman has announced plans to construct an iconic landmark on the The third largest city in the UAE, Sharjah has re-opened cinemas,
scale of the Eiffel Tower. entertainment centres and fitness facilities. Some services are VIRTUAL
The project was revealed in the government’s 2019 Implementation, continuing to be halted, including massage, sauna and distribution
Support and Follow-up Unit annual report and is considered one of newspapers and magazines.
of the key initiatives to develop the Sultanate’s tourism sector and Sharjah’s Economic Development Department (SEDD)
diversify away from a reliance on hydrocarbons. announced that cinemas, auction houses, entertainment centres,
The report said: “With Oman increasingly finding itself in the valet services and fitness facilities in the emirate can re-open
international tourism spotlight, this initiative aims to create an iconic with 50 per cent capacity, provided they follow the necessary
landmark that a global audience could associate directly with the safety guidelines.
Sultanate of Oman. Similar to landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower in The guidelines include taking temperature checks, providing
Paris, the proposed landmark would also function as a destination to visitors with sanitisers and ensuring safety distance of two
attract tourism into the country.” metres, in addition to limiting store capacity to 50 per cent.
It added that the proposed landmark would form part of a larger However, some services will continue to be halted given the develop...
mixed-use development, although an exact location for the project is current climate and feelings towards Covid-19.
still to be determined. The Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Housing The development comes as part of the gradual reopening of
and the Royal Oman police are all involved with the development. business activities nationwide.

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