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Al Bahr Towers wins the CTBUH 2012 “Innovation Award”
18 Oct. 2012
At the Awards 2012 Symposium held in the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, the Al Bahr Towers won the “Innovation Award” in the 2012 CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) Awards Program.
“The facade has an interactive relationship to the environment which is reminiscent to the opening of a morning glory flower to the sun.” – Richard Cook, CTBUH 2012 Awards Chair, Cook+Fox Architects
“The dynamic facade on Al Bahar, computer-controlled to respond to optimal solar and light conditions, has never been achieved on this scale before. In addition, the expression of this outer skin seems to firmly root the building in its cultural context.” – Chris Wilkinson, Awards Juror, Wilkinson Eyre Architects
The new BMW, Rolls Royce & Mini Cooper Showrooms in Abu Dhabi are formally inaugurated
14 Feb. 2012
The new BMW, Rolls Royce & Mini Cooper Showrooms and Service Centre Facility in Umm Al Nar, Abu Dhabi was formally inaugurated by Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing and His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Advisor and Vice-Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.Robertson said “The investment in this impressive and unique facility that makes the world’s biggest BMW Group showroom, is testament to the continued opportunities that lie ahead in Abu Dhabi and in the region.”
The largest Rolls Royce showroom in the world is formally opened
27 March 2011
The largest Rolls Royce showroom in the world, at 894sq.m., located in Umm Al Nar, Abu Dhabi, was formally opened tonight by Rolls Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös who considers this facility one of their best.