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Construction
work was completed on the refurbishment
and expansion
of the Intercontinental
Hotel in
Amman.
Arabtech
- Jardaneh Consulting Engineers and Architects
designed the project in association with the British firm
Ove
Arup and Partners, Consulting Engineers
for the Jordan
Hotels and Tourism Company.
The
British firm
Derek
Lovejoy Partnership
was responsible for landscape design work.
The expansion includes 127 rooms, a health club, a
swimming pool, and underground garages.
The 81,000 square meter project cost 28 million JD
(around 39.5 million $US).
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Darat
Samir Shamma,
a complex devoted to the care of the elderly, was inaugurated
in Amman. The
complex, which can accommodate 150 occupants, comprises 61
small furnished flats, 6 villas, a swimming pool, a library, a
health center, a shopping center, and restaurants.
The 3 million JD (around 4.25 million $US) project was
designed by Sobeh
Engineering Office and
funded by philanthropist Samir Shamma.
The Jordanian Ministry
of Social Development
donated the 20,000 square meter site for the project and the
Municipality
of Greater Amman
provided infrastructure services.
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Four
public gardens
were inaugurated in different areas in Amman.
The Municipality
of Greater Amman
gardens, which include planted areas as well as seating areas
and children's playgrounds, occupy a total area of 20,000
square meters and cost 200,000 JD (around 280,000 $US).
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Al-Istiqlal
Hospital
was inaugurated in Amman.
Dumyati and
Sha'sha'a Office
for Architecture
designed the 13,000 square meter project. The hospital
includes a 170-bed inpatient department, outpatient clinics,
an emergency department, an operation theatre, a pharmacy, and
laboratories.
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