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Godwin Austen Johnson (GAJ) expands to meet demands

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Sunday, 18 March 2012

Industry Sector

Construction

Country

United Arab Emirates

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Dubai based architects GAJ (Godwin Austen Johnson) today announced another new chapter in its ongoing expansion plans, in becoming a true multi disciplinary practice through the setting up of GAJ MEP. The award winning architecture firm has brought in an established team of engineers with experience in a wide variety of sectors including Hotel and Leisure, Education, Healthcare, Commercial, Residential and Transportation.

GAJ MEP which is headed up by two newly appointed Associate Partners, Nathan Cartwright and Catherine Christer have brought with them a team of nine. Cartwright comments: “we are very happy to have joined the GAJ team and look forward to what is both an exciting and challenging time for us and the industry in general. We have brought with us a great blend of international and local experience in MEP and Sustainable Engineering Design which we see as an excellent complement to the existing GAJ services”.

GAJ Partner Andrew Barley comments “With projects across the MENA region we have found a huge demand from our clients to offer a MEP service, now we can provide a ‘one stop shop’ offering all professional services under the GAJ umbrella”.

This new division to GAJ brings the firm’s total of employees to over 130 and complements its award winning architecture and interior design departments.

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About GAJ

GAJ (Godwin Austen Johnson) is one of the largest and longest-established UK architectural and design practices in the UAE. Throughout its 22 year history the company has created some of the Emirates most iconic buildings and has helped define the Emirates as we know it today.

An award-winning and multi-disciplinary architecture practice, GAJ has particular expertise in hotel and hospitality, residential and commercial, education, sport and leisure design. Despite its years the company remains young and dynamic employing 100+ staff from its Dubai headquarters with offices also in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the UK. The GAJ portfolio of work is extensive with a wide range of built and ongoing projects across the Middle East and North Africa.

Godwin Austen Johnson is committed to the belief that the quality of the built environment is an essential part of the economic and cultural fabric of society. In which the very best architectural approach plays a central and intrinsic role.