by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 9, 2023 | Infrastructure, Saudi Arabia
Downtown skyscrapers are symbols of wealth and power and often serve as important mixed-use buildings with offices, residences, restaurants, and other attractions. For most of the 20th century, North America was home to most of the world’s tallest and most...
by Ehsan Bayat | Dec 14, 2022 | Saudi Arabia
The Middle East is home to some of the most beautiful and intricately designed buildings in the world. Qatar, in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has designed seven new world-class stadiums and completed hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 8, 2022 | Commerce, Environment, Infrastructure, Saudi Arabia
Under the direction of His Royal Highness (HRH) Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia has initiated a range of major development projects in recent years in an attempt to lessen its economic reliance on oil and gas. Beyond attempting to diversify its economy,...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jan 28, 2021 | Architecture, Communication, Infrastructure, Saudi Arabia, Travel
The Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has a booming construction sector buoyed by some of the tallest and most impressive structures in the world. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, for instance, extends 2,722 feet into the sky and is...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 30, 2020 | Business, Commerce, Communication, Data, Economy, Energy, Infrastructure, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE
As the fifth generation of mobile networks, 5G promises enhanced performance and efficiency as well as increased data transfer speeds, reliability, and network capacity. It will also help foster improved connectivity across urban infrastructure via the Internet of...
by Ehsan Bayat | Apr 1, 2020 | Architecture, Construction, Energy, Housing, Infrastructure, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Technology
Recognizing the importance of its construction sector in growing non-oil revenues and achieving the goals of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia, through the Saudi Contractors Authority (SCA), launched the Future Projects Forum (FPF) in 2019. The impetus for the forum was to...