The US’ Callison has eight staff in its Dubai office and has been based in the region since 1992. Despite the downturn it remains one of the firm’s strongest markets. It has worked on the design of the $2.5 billion Pearl-Qatar, the 14 million ft² island community off the coast of Doha. In March 2009, it was selected as master planner for the conceptual phase of the $10 billion Marsa Zayed project in Aqaba, Jordan, set to be the largest property development in Jordan’s history. Other projects include King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh and the Mall of Syria in Damascus.
 
 

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