Architect BDP to open office in Abu Dhabi

BDP worked on Wimbledon and will now be bringing its skills to the Middle East.

BDP, one of Europe’s largest architecture practices, is to open an office in Abu Dhabi.

The opening is scheduled fro April 1 and comes after the company agreed a merger with locally-based Syna.

“We celebrate our 50th anniversary next year and during that time have established ourselves as the largest and one of the leading architect-led interdisciplinary practices in Europe, but now is the right time for BDP to become a true global player,” said David Cash, BDP’s international director and the new chairman of the BDP Abu Dhabi studio, in a statement.

“We consider the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to be one of the most exciting places in the world to display our range of skills and experience and we view Abu Dhabi as fast becoming the major commercial centre within this region,” he added.

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The BDP Abu Dhabi practice will be run by Nadine Nackasha and Gary Dicken.

“BDP will relocate a number of specialists from the UK to work alongside the former Syna team to create a new exciting building design studio in Abu Dhabi,” said Nackasha. “This international expertise combined with the local knowledge and understanding of the Middle East market from Syna will create a compelling new practice in the region.”