Urban Developments in Saudi Arabia & Kingdom Tower/Kingdom City

86 Pages·2015·10.26 MB·English

by  Alaa Khaled

Urban Developments in Saudi Arabia &
Kingdom Tower/Kingdom City
Abdulrahman Al Shaikh, Deputy Minister for Town Planning,
Ministry of Municipalities & Rural Affairs (MOMRA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mounib Hammoud, CEO, Jeddah Economic Company
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CTBUH 2015
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
International Conference
Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs
New York Grand Hyatt • 26-30 October 2015
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA )
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