Top 10 construction stories of 2009

Coverage of the Al Hamad strike was the fifth most read story of 2009.

You can tell a lot about a year by looking at its headlines. You can also tell a lot by who has been reading what.

At ConstructionWeekOnline.com we’ve been through this year’s archives and dug out the top 10 most popular construction stories of 2009, as voted for by you and your mouse.

1. The Arab world’s greatest construction projects

It was the end of July, people were a bit sick of bad news and the antidote turned out to be a review of some great construction projects from around the Arab world. The response was swift and dramatic, making this story the most popular of 2009 by a very clear margin.

2. Cancelled and delayed UAE projects - the full list

Early February and the impact of the world’s economic meltdown was just starting to be felt in Duabi. This list of what was cancelled and delayed projects fed information to a market hunting for a clear picture of what was going on.

3. The world’s best architecture universities

Middle East Architect courted controversy in March when it published a list of architecture universities that it considered to be among the best around. Response and reaction showed that people feel passionately about their professional schooling. And no, no institute paid to be on the list.

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4. Nakheel confirms redundancies

In the middle of the year Nakheel’s rounds of redundancies attracted plenty of local attention, as it became apparent the company could not sustain its high level of human resourcing.

5. 10 Qatari projects you should be involved in

It seems everyone likes a ‘top 10’ story, especially if it’s project based. In the first of two such features on this list, CWO reviewed 10 of the most significant projects underway in Qatar.