UK development group Mace has been appointed by the Dubai World Commerce Centre to ship the primary part of the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) enlargement on the emirate’s Expo Metropolis.
Mace will act as mission and design supervisor for the event’s first part, which entails growing exhibition house from 58,000 sq m to 140,000 sq m. It is because of be accomplished by 2026.
The entire £2.1bn enlargement has two additional phases which are to be accomplished by 2031. This may make the DEC one of many world’s largest purpose-built indoor occasions and exhibitions venues, with 180,000 sq m of flooring house.
The enlargement is a part of a plan to extend the variety of large-scale occasions held in Dubai from 300 a 12 months to 600 by 2033.
Amer Al Farsi, Dubai World Commerce Centre’s assistant vp of actual property, mentioned: “We’re dedicated to additional growing Dubai’s exhibitions and occasions trade, with the intention of tripling its annual financial contribution to £11bn by 2033. The enlargement of the DEC will play a key position on this.”
Mace labored on the unique DEC mission for Expo 2020 Dubai.
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