This week, Saudi Officials from the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and the Eastern Province Municipality in Dammam have completed a visit of the King Abdullah Civic Center site, a landmark waterfront development for Dammam and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Progress is well underway since reclamation broke ground on the site in 2012. OHK’s Ahmed Hassan and Adam Kucharski led an international consortium of local and international firms including COWI, DHI, and Ai+, and collaborated closely with local engineering lead Zuhair Fayez Partnership to complete a master plan and provide landscape and architectural design services.

Adam led the economic strategy of the 200,000 square-meter development program which includes a civic center and exhibition center, covered stage/theater, marketplace, maritime museum, public library, and the King Abdullah Center for Cultural Understanding. In addition, two hotels are planned: one family-oriented and one for business travelers, along with a sports training facility, marina, mosque, amphitheater, gardens, parks, and public squares.