Award of Merit, Retail/Mixed-Use Deveopment: Dubai Harbour
Situated on the Dubai waterfront between Bluewaters Island and Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Harbour covers 1.85 million sq m and includes complex underground utilities, arterial roads, flyovers, bridges and a monorail.
Built on reclaimed land, this approximately four-year construction effort also built a cruise terminal, a 1,000-plus berth marina, shopping mall, high-end residential units, hotel, shops and a waterfront promenade. Infrastructure was designed to accommodate future growth. The marina piers house an extensive network of trenches that allow for utility connections to future buildings on the piers and marina itself.