April 2001

Bilal Hammad Associates completed designs for a mosque in al-Hafayer area in the middle beach of Aqaba.  The 350 square meter project is expected to cost 50,000 JD (around 70,000 $US).  The mosque is part of a larger project for the development of al-Hafayer area, which is being supervised by the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA).  (Also see the Architectural competitions section in the April 2000 news items, and the Completed designs section in the June 2001 news items.)

Dr. Yaghmour and Associates Consulting Architects completed designs for the Petra Province headquarters and the official residence for the Petra Provincial Governor.  The Department of Building Studies at the Jordanian Ministry of Public Works and Housing carried out the structural and electromechanical designs for the project.  The 2,050 square meter Jordanian Ministry of Interior project is expected to cost 1 million JD (around 1.4 million $US).

 

Designs and studies for the Jawharat Amman (the gem of Amman) project were completed.  The project includes the transformation of the sizable area containing the Headquarters of the Jordanian Armed Forces in al-'Abdali into a large trade center that also will house telecommunication and Internet companies.  The international consultant Bose Allen designed the project, which is expected to cost 400 million JD (around 565 million $US).  The public-sector National Company for Investment will carry out the construction work for the project.

 

Designs for the Karak Commercial Complex in Karak were completed.  The complex, which is owned by the Karak Development Corporation, includes a 13,000 square meter commercial center, Internet cafes, a leasure city, and a 120-room tourist hotel.  The project is expected to cost 8 million JD (around 11.3 million $US).