Clayton Vallabhan
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Why boomerang employees are the strongest signal of a culture built to last (opens the original)
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Boomerang employees are one of the strongest validations an organisation can receive writes Maroun Deeb, Head of Project and Development services for MEA at JLL Over the past several years, I’ve noticed a pattern that has shaped the way I think about leadership, culture, and retention. A number of former colleagues who left our organisation to pursue opportunities elsewhere in the industry have eventually chosen to return. At first, I viewed those decisions individually. Over time, I began to se
Moon World resorts picks BDP Quadrangle as lead architect (opens the original)
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This engagement draws on BDP Quadrangle’s multidisciplinary approach to architecture, design, and urbanism to deliver Moon Smart City Moon World Resorts (MWR) has appointed BDP Quadrangle, the Toronto-based studio and North American headquarters of global design practice BDP, as lead architects across all Moon Smart City masterplans. Initial plans for the project point to it being built in Dubai or Abu Dhabi. This engagement draws on BDP Quadrangle’s multidisciplinary approach to architecture, d
Building for Growth (opens the original)
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NCO’s CEO Amir Hasan speaks with MEC’s Clayton Vallabhan on sustainable growth, engineering leadership and the changing demands of the UAE’s infrastructure market Nearly 4 decades after its establishment in Abu Dhabi, National Consulting Office for Engineering (NCO) is navigating a UAE project environment defined by scale, complexity and rapid technological change. CEO Amir Hasan (known to the industry as Amir) explains why sustainable growth depends on accountability and the ability to build or
Why architects are bringing colour back into commercial spaces (opens the original)
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For years, the safe choice was to take colour out. The best work in the region is now doing the opposite writes Basheer Shahul, Specifications Manager – SSS, Jotun Paints UAE Walk into almost any office, clinic or showroom built in the last ten years and you will probably notice the same thing, which is the quiet absence of colour. Grey floors, walls in a beige so cautious it barely registers, and one feature panel in something called warm charcoal. For a long time this was the sensible choice,
Blueprint for the Future (opens the original)
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Lee French, Partner and Managing Director MENA at Cundall speaks with Clayton Vallabhan of MEC about how The Greater Muscat Structure Plan goes beyond just master-planning, while integrating sustainability, economic development and the environment at its core As cities across the Middle East deal with rapid urbanisation and climate pressures, Oman is emerging with a planning model that is attracting regional attention. At the centre of this transformation is the Greater Muscat Structure Plan, an
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