Fluor Unit Receives National Design Build Award

Fluor Unit Receives National Design Build Award
The new United States embassy complex in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), completed in March 2004, was chosen for its use and efficacy of design- build as a project delivery method.

Designed to express the strong, deep and lasting relations between the UAE and the United States, the facility features an innovative futuristic design, marked by the striking angular shape and the use of unusual building materials.

The design reflects the favored style of architecture in Abu Dhabi: bold, abstract and ultramodern that contrasts sharply, yet effectively, with the surrounding desert landscape. The vibrant design remains consistent with the standard for architectural innovation in the UAE.

'We are very proud of this recognition. Our project delivery team did an outstanding job! Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum was an excellent design partner, and the Overseas Buildings Operations office of the Department of State was an involved, cooperative and committed owner, working with us as a partner. It was most definitely a team effort as exemplified in the fact that we, HOK and OBO were all recognized as winners for this award' said Mike Gwyn, head of J.A. Jones International.

J. A. Jones International is a leading provider of design-build and construction management services to the U.S. government. It has an extensive track reco