HOK-Arup consortium to design Dubai Expo 2020 venue
A consortium of HOK-Arup has been selected to design the Dubai Expo 2020 host venue at 438 acre Dubai Trade Centre-Jebel Ali.
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The dedicated, gated 150ha Dubai Expo 2020 area will be surrounded by a residential, hospitality and logistics zone, and will be able to accommodate up to 300,000 visitors.
The HOK-Arup consortium will be responsible for the development of buildings, pavilions, urban designs and engineering guidelines, spatial planning, public realm and landscaping, graphics and way-finding signage, overlay, event operations and facilities management.
In addition, it will provide assistance in transportation and pedestrian modelling and capacity assessment for utilities, infrastructure, security, logistics and environmental design practices.
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