Diran Masri Sarrar, Consultant Architects and Engineers completed designs for the new headquarters of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation, the cultural foundation named after the founder of the Arab Bank.  The 38,000 square meter project will include a cultural center, a scientific center, a library, and a 1000-person auditorium, and is expected to cost 15 million JD. GDAR Group, in association with Otaishan Engineering Group of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, completed designs for the al-Bassam Tower in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.  For additional information on this project see the New commissions section in Feburay 2000. Shubeilat Badran Associates (SBA) Architects and Consulting Engineers completed the third phase of design for Sahab Hospital, in Sahab.  The 120-bed Ministry of Health hospital, which serves the eastern parts of greater Amman, occupies over 21,000 square meters, and is expected to cost 6.75 million JD (9.5 million $US). Jafar Tukan and Partners, in association with the Vienna-based architect Adil Lari, completed designs for a 330-room hotel in Aqaba for the Jordanian Social Security Corporation.  The seafront hotel occupies a site of over 33,000 square meters and is expected to cost about 15 million JD (about 21 million $US). Diran Masri Sarrar, Consultant Architects and Engineers completed designs for the renovation of the headquarters of the Amman Chamber of Commerce.  The project covers an area of 3,400 square meters and is expected to cost about 0.5 million JD (0.7 Million $US). Arabtech-Jardaneh Consulting Engineers and Architects, in association with Heery International, completed designs for the extension of the Queen Alia Heart Center in Amman for the Royal Medical Services of the Jordanian Armed Forces.  The 14,000 square meter extension is expected to cost 12.75 million JD (18 million $US) S. M. Dudin Architects and Engineers completed the landscape design for the three square kilometer al-Maghtas or Baptism site.  The site, which borders the Jordan River, is identified as the location where John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ.  The Consolidated Consultants for Engineering and Environment are carrying out the designs for the architectural components of the complex, which include a visitor’s center, a memorial for John the Baptist, a chapel, and a presbytery.  The project, which is being designed for the Jordan Valley Authority of the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, is expected to cost 5 million JD (7.1 million $US).