Construction Week

24 January 2012 - Construction Week

The $961.3m Etihad Towers project in Abu Dhabi, designed by Queensland architectural firm DBI Design, has trumped major projects in Paris, Hong Kong and London to be named 'World's Leading New Hotel' in the World Travel Awards held in Doha.

The Jumeirah at Etihad Towers was chosen ahead of the Mandarin Oriental Paris, the Ritz Carlton Hong Kong, the Park Hyderabad, Hotel Missoni Edinburgh and W Hotel London to take the coveted title at the awards in Qatar.

“The vast majority of our architectural design and engineering work was done right here in Brisbane, so it really does show the talent we have in Queensland,” said Cole.

DBI Design was awarded the commission to design, engineer and fit-out the five-tower project after an international competition.

“A representative for one of the major UAE developers had purchased an apartment in Ultra in Broadbeach, a development that we designed, and was so impressed that he invited us to take part in the competition,” said Coyle.

“We went up against six major firms, including some of the world’s largest architectural firms, from the US, the UK and Singapore,” he said.

“We were delighted to be chosen to undertake the project against such high-calibre competition, so for the development to win this award, and a number of others, is great recognition of the quality of the design.”

Construction started in 2006, with Arabian Construction Company (ACC) as the main contractor. The five towers, which include the 585-key Jumeirah Hotel, was finished in November 2011, in time for the Formula One in Abu Dhabi.

The three residential buildings, housing around 1,000 apartments, a commercial office tower and banqueting hall and high-end retail space, have also been completed.

Source: Construction Week

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