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AM2.jobs Work starts on Warner Bros park in Abu Dhabi
Plans are progressing on a Warner Bros theme park in Abu Dhabi, as the number of attractions in the Middle East continues to climb. The project, which in 2007 was touted as a ‘multi-billion dollar’ deal, covers the creation of a 19-ride theme park and a hotel, along with multiplex cinemas, jointly owned by Warner Bros, Abu Dhabi-based property developer Aldar Properties PJSC and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. The partnership between the three companies also includes a joint venture fund to finance films and publish video games, and to develop related ventures such as production facilities, digital content distribution and retail opportunities across the Gulf. “With our partners at Miral Asset
Management, we have started initial development of the area on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island and expect the project to be completed in 2018,” said a Warner Bros spokesperson, confirming the development. According to signage around the construction site in Abu Dhabi, AECOM’s
The project has been touted as a ‘multi-billion dollar’ deal, though exact figures are unknown
Middle East division are operating as consultants, while Thinkwell are acting as theme consultants. Louis Berger are project management consultants and Farah Leisure
Parks Management are owner representatives and master developers. Finally, NSCC Interna- tional are operating as general contractors. More:
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro create new home for art museum and film archive
OXO’s 450m tower is self-sustainable
Futuristic ‘vertical city’ could be built in Sahara
The Sahara desert may not be the most obvious location to build a futuristic ‘vertical city,’ but French architects OXO’s latest design aims to kick sand in the face of such a tough challenge. OXO’s concept for the mixed-use
tower would utilise renewable resources to ensure self-sufficiency. A central tower inside the structure would be covered in plants and act as a vertical garden, while the building would also incorporate shades and natural ventilation to control the climate. More:
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The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) will move into a new home on 31 January 2016 in downtown Berkley, bringing the two institutions under one roof for the first time since 1999. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the US$112m (£72.5m, €100m) 83,000sq ft (7, 710sq m) project integrates a pre-ex- isting 48,000sq ft (4,459sq m) art deco building – the former 1939 printing plant of the neighbouring UC Berkeley – into a new 35,000sq ft (2,251sq m) structure. Included in the new development will be eight
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The museum and archive will reopen on 31 January 2016
galleries of varying sizes, a small theatre, art-making lab, and other amenities including a film theatre, library, four study spaces, and a café. The new building will bring the two entities
under one roof again for the first time since 1999, when the original building was found to be non-com- pliant with earthquake safety standards in 1997. More:
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