Background
Khatib & Alami's (K&A) architectural achievements embody the cross-cultural experience and nature of the people performing design and providing various professional services. This has formulated the innovative component in the company, thus participating in its continued growth.
The educational and cultural backgrounds of our architects and planners are diversified; they are knowledgeable of American, European and Middle Eastern cultures and professional practice requirements. The architects and planners at K&A work hand-in-hand with other engineering disciplines to offer the coherent multi-disciplinary services that ensure meeting clients' and end users' requirements.
Growth
The growth of Khatib & Alami has been achieved through the continuous zealous and serious efforts of the architects, planners and their assistants. K&A architectural staff capabilities have grown steadily from a few architects based in Beirut in the mid-sixties to more than 246 architects by the year 2009, working in both design and construction supervision in 14 countries and 21 branches. The continued growth of the discipline is assured through the clear setting of strategies and implementation plans, and in offering services.
Experience
The architectural experience in diversified fields is the result of hard work, research, technical and managerial skills that ensure meeting client requirements. Project teams are supported with expert input as required, the extensive and effective exposure of our designers within countries of operation, and fulfilling the market demands.
K&A has been designing and managing projects that range from
high-tech buildings to large residential and commercial development
projects. The architectural projects range between 25 and 200 million US
dollars.
The experience range that has been gained and integrated into our design
capabilities include:
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Corporate: Headquarter buildings and complexes, and banks.
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Residential: Apartment buildings and complexes, private residences, and housing compounds.
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Commercial: Office buildings and complexes, commercial centers, shopping malls, and hypermarkets, etc.
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Governmental: Embassies, ministries, government agencies, municipalities, and consulates, etc.
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Hospitality: Hotels, motels, hotel resorts and developments, marinas, water parks, sports clubs, recreational centers, and furnished apartments.
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Health Care: Hospitals, medical research centers, medical clinics, and mental institutes, etc.
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Institutional: Universities, specialized colleges, schools, technical schools, academies, language centers, prisons, correctional institutes, hostels, houses of worship, vocational training centers, and cultural centers.
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Industrial: Plants, showrooms and service workshops, factories, filling stations and fuel depots.
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Aviation: Airports planning and design of related buildings and facilities.
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Railways Station: Passenger station, fuelling stations, railways, galleries, and tunnels.