HARVARD MEDICAL CENTER

LOCATION: DUBAI HEALTHCARE CITY
CLIENT: BELHASA ENG'G & CONTRACTING
CONSULTANT: ARIF & BINTOAK
MAIN CONTRACTOR: AL NABOODAH CONTRACTING CO.
BUILDING TYPE: MEDICAL SCHOOL
BUILDING HEIGHT: 44.815m

The Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research has been established to foster the professional development of physicians, nurses, research scientists, and allied health professionals in the Gulf Region. Launched in 2004 through a joint effort by Harvard Medical International (HMI) and Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), HMSDC is part of the Government of Dubai’s mission to develop DHCC into a center of excellence for health care delivery, medical education, and research.

HMSDC provides an unprecedented link between the Gulf Region and the global medical community, and will help to bring the knowledge and expertise of world-class academic medical centers to bear on the area’s most pressing health care challenges. Through a range of educational programs and specialty training, the HMSDC will address the need for professional development in the region and help create a cadre of leaders in academic medicine that will constitute the professional workforce and intellectual resources of DHCC, and ultimately the region.

HMSDC will eventually have its home in a state-of-the-art facility it will include teaching space and case study rooms, an auditorium, and the Maktoum-Harvard Medical Library. When it is finished, this library will be the most advanced collection of clinical and professional development resources in the region, and will include a unique patient and family education center that will provide a close connection between HMSDC and the medical services offered at Dubai Healthcare City.

THE CUBE

LOCATION: DUBAI SPORTS CITY
CLIENT: BMG MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENT LLC
CONSULTANT: BADRI BENSOUDA
MAIN CONTRACTOR: BMG BERLIN
BUILDING TYPE: HOTEL & OFFICE
BUILDING HEIGHT: 92.8m

The Cube is a unique and innovative landmark tower that will occupy a prime location within Dubai Sports City, Dubai Land. It has a total of over 500 apartments over 27 floors. All apartments are generously sized and give the superior elements inherent of the entire project. Quality finishes and amenities of German standards run throughout, including the use of marble and bright natural stone in the living and bathrooms areas. The building showcases innovative, state of the art green glass sculpture construction providing spectacular lighting to all internal facades. It also uses the highest quality UV satin glass for sight protection to enable the Dubai sunlight to come safely pouring throughout the building. It has front views of the beautiful urban lake landscape and mall park, with the rear view overlooking the 4 impressive stadiums that will host a 12 month calendar of world class sporting events.

Each room will comprise a fully equipped kitchen with oven, microwave and all electrical items, high-speed internet access, a home theatre system with LCD multi-channel satellite TV, IDD telephone with voice mail. It also features amenities such as a lobby lounge, café and restaurant garden health club with pool deck, outdoor Jacuzzis, wellness bar and fitness center, a fully equipped business center with state-of-the-art conference and meeting rooms, books and newspaper shop.

The Cube is designed by the internationally renowned German architect firm, Bothe Richter Teherani. [BRT Engineering GmbH] based in Hamburg, and has styled some of the world’s most prestigious residential and office projects. BRT is noted for its architectural concepts and innovative product designs.

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