Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners - The Skyscraper Center

CTBUH Gold Member

Dar

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About

Member Since: 1994

Member Offices: Amman, Beirut, Cairo, London, Pune

For over 60 years, Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners) - Dar - has served the public and private sectors, working on projects with a total investment of $300 billion.

Dar is the founder of Dar Group, an international network of professional service firms, comprised of over 19,000 staff members assisting clients in over 100 countries around the world.

They are dedicated to planning, designing, engineering, and project managing facilities, installations and structures that contribute to the sustainable advance of communities worldwide. Dar has consistently ranked among the world’s top 10 engineering and architectural global consultancies for over 25 years.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture; Engineering, Multi-discipline; Project Management; Transportation / Urban Infrastructure; Urban Design

Membership details

Membership Level

Gold

Member Since

1994

Member Offices

Amman
Beirut
Cairo
London
Pune

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	-	1000 m / 3,281 ft
2	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	Mecca	2012	525 m / 1,722 ft
3	Iconic Tower	Cairo	2023	385 m / 1,263 ft
4	Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower	Mecca	2012	279 m / 915 ft
5	Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower	Mecca	2012	276 m / 906 ft
6	Abraj Al Bait Maqam Tower	Mecca	2012	232.4 m / 762 ft
7	Abraj Al Bait Qibla Tower	Mecca	2012	232.4 m / 762 ft
8	Abraj Al Bait Marwah Tower	Mecca	2008	232 m / 761 ft
9	Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower	Mecca	2007	232 m / 761 ft
10	MAG 218 Tower	Dubai	2010	231.8 m / 760 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Research

01 February 2010

Structural Design of Reinforced Concrete Tall Buildings

During the last 12 years the Structural Engineering Department at Dar Al-Handasah has designed 45 mixed-use tall buildings in different Arab countries. The designed towers...

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Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Jeddah Tower	Jeddah	-	1000 m / 3,281 ft
2	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	Mecca	2012	525 m / 1,722 ft
3	Iconic Tower	Cairo	2023	385 m / 1,263 ft
4	Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower	Mecca	2012	279 m / 915 ft
5	Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower	Mecca	2012	276 m / 906 ft
6	Abraj Al Bait Maqam Tower	Mecca	2012	232 m / 762 ft
6	Abraj Al Bait Qibla Tower	Mecca	2012	232 m / 762 ft
8	Abraj Al Bait Marwah Tower	Mecca	2008	232 m / 761 ft
8	Abraj Al Bait Safa Tower	Mecca	2007	232 m / 761 ft
10	MAG 218 Tower	Dubai	2010	232 m / 760 ft
11	Abraj Kudai T6A and T6B	Mecca	2020	230 m / 755 ft
12	Al Fardan Tower 1	Doha	2007	178 m / 584 ft
13	Al Fardan Tower 2	Doha	2007	139 m / 456 ft
14	Four Seasons Hotel	Beirut	2009	120 m / 394 ft
15	PPA 30 Parcel 2.11	Riyadh	2018	55 m / 180 ft
16	Abraj Kudai T1A	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
16	Abraj Kudai T1B	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
18	Abraj Kudai T2A	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
18	Abraj Kudai T2B	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
18	Abraj Kudai T3A	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
18	Abraj Kudai T3B	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
18	Abraj Kudai T4A	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
18	Abraj Kudai T4B	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
18	Abraj Kudai T5A	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
18	Abraj Kudai T5B	Mecca	2019	- m / - ft
26	PPA 30 Parcel 4.01	Riyadh	2018	- m / - ft

Statistics

150 m+ Buildings

300 m+ Buildings

Average Building Age*

14 Years

Most Common Function*

Mixed-use (58%), 15 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (93%), 14 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

Total: 26 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 15 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 26 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

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Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

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Research

01 February 2010

Structural Design of Reinforced Concrete Tall Buildings

Ali Sherif S. Rizk, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants

During the last 12 years the Structural Engineering Department at Dar Al-Handasah has designed 45 mixed-use tall buildings in different Arab countries. The designed towers...

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners

CTBUH Explores Possibility of 2018 Middle East Conference

07–16 May 2017

CTBUH Executive Director Dr. Antony Wood recently traveled to Dubai and Jeddah on a fact-finding mission to explore the possibility of holding a conference in the region in 2018.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.