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| foundation = 1956
| foundation = 1956
| type = Private Partnership
| type = Private Partnership
| industry = [[Engineering]]<br />[[Consulting]]<br />[[Project management]]
| founder = Kamal A. Shair
| founder = [[Kamal Al-Shair|Kamal A. Al-Shair]]
| location_city = [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]
| key_people = [[Talal K. Shair]] ([[Chairman]]), ([[CEO]])
| key_people = Talal K. Shair<br />([[Chairman]] & [[CEO]])
| area_served = [[World]]wide
| area_served = [[World]]wide
| services = Multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering consultancy
| services = Multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering consultancy
| num_employees = 19820 (''2021''){{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
| num_employees = 7,860 {{small|(2021)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dar.com/about/overview|title=About|website=dar.com|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.dar.com/}}
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.dar.com/}}
}}
}}
'''Dar Al-Handasah Consultants''' (Shair and Partners) ({{lang-ar|دار الهندسة}}) is a privately-owned international consulting company active in engineering, architecture, planning, environmental consulting, project and construction management, facilities management, and economics, founded in 1956. Its principal design offices and technical support facilities are located in Beirut, Lebanon; Cairo, Egypt; London, United Kingdom; Pune, India; and Amman, Jordan, with 46 local branch offices located in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
'''Dar Al-Handasah Consultants''' (Shair and Partners; {{lang-ar|دار الهندسة}}) is a privately-owned international consulting company active in engineering, architecture, planning, environmental consulting, project and construction management, facilities management, and economics, founded in 1956. Its principal design offices and technical support facilities are located in Beirut, Lebanon; Cairo, Egypt; London, United Kingdom; Warsaw, Poland; Pune, India; and Amman, Jordan, with 46 local branch offices located in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.


Over the years, Dar has provided consultancy services to more than 950 clients in 60 countries and has handled over 4,000 projects involving a collective investment of over US$300 billion (construction costs for executed projects, excluding planning projects). With a permanent staff of 9,250 (including 6,300 professionally qualified engineers; architects; town planners; environmentalists; economists; finance, marketing and management specialists; quantity surveyors; and others) and over 4,000 successfully completed projects, Dar Al-Handasah does work in a wide range of engineering fields.
Over the years, Dar has provided consultancy services to more than 950 clients in 60 countries and has handled over 4,000 projects involving a collective investment of over US$300 billion (construction costs for executed projects, excluding planning projects). With a permanent staff of 9,250 (including 6,300 professionally qualified engineers; architects; town planners; environmentalists; economists; finance, marketing and management specialists; quantity surveyors; and others) and over 4,000 successfully completed projects, Dar Al-Handasah does work in a wide range of engineering fields.


== History ==
== History ==
Dar Al-Handasah was established in November 1956, and given the Arabic name دار الهندسة ''Dar Al-Handasah'' meaning "the house of engineering". It was founded by Kamal Shair (1930-2008) and three fellow professors in Engineering from the [[American University of Beirut|American University of Beirut (AUB) Engineering School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dar.com/about/history |title=About - History |publisher=Dar |accessdate=October 5, 2016}}</ref> Later it was named Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners.
Dar Al-Handasah was established in November 1956, and given the Arabic name دار الهندسة ''Dar Al-Handasah'' meaning "the house of engineering". It was founded by [[Kamal Al-Shair|Kamal Shair]] (1930-2008) and three fellow professors in Engineering from the [[American University of Beirut|American University of Beirut (AUB) Engineering School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dar.com/about/history |title=About - History |publisher=Dar |accessdate=October 5, 2016}}</ref> Later it was named Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners.


In 1986, the company acquired the United States-based design firm of [[Perkins and Will]].
In 1986, the company acquired the United States-based design firm of [[Perkins and Will]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BEIRUT-BASED ENGINEERING FIRM HAS DESIGNS ON PERKINS & WILL |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-06-05-8502050322-story.html |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Chicago Tribune |date=5 June 1985 |language=en}}</ref>


The firm won the [[IStructE Awards|IStructE Award]] for Transportation Structures and the Supreme Award in 2006 for designing the [[Prai River Bridge]] in [[Penang]], [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.istructe.org/StructuralAwards/2006/Supreme_Award.asp |title=IStructE - Structural Awards 2008 |accessdate=2007-12-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716072006/http://www.istructe.org/StructuralAwards/2006/Supreme_Award.asp |archivedate=2011-07-16 }}</ref>
Dar Group comprises:

⚫
T.Y. Lin International
== Subsidiaries and affiliations ==
Integral

Ross & Baruzzini
* Dar Al-Handasah is a member of Dar Group companies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dar Al-Handasah - Overview |url=https://www.dar.com/about/overview |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=www.dar.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The Dar Group companies also includes:
⚫
Landrum & Brown
** [[T. Y. Lin International]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dar Al-Handasah - Overview |url=https://www.dar.com/about/overview |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=dar.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
⚫
Maffeis Engineering S.p.A.
** Introba (Merger of '''Int'''egral Group and '''Ro'''ss & '''Ba'''ruzzini, Inc.)
GPO Group
⚫
** Landrum & Brown
⚫
Perkins and Will
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** Maffeis Engineering S.p.A.
⚫
Currie & Brown
Penspen Group
** GPO Group
⚫
** [[Perkins and Will]]
<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/company/dar-al-handasah/about/ {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2022}}</ref>
⚫
** Currie & Brown
** Penspen Group
** R&H Railway Consultants Group
⚫
** D2 Consult International GmbH

== Selected projects ==

* [[Prai River Bridge]] – [[Penang]], [[Malaysia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sungai Prai Bridge Penang Malaysia Expert witness |url=https://bridgelab.com/sunggai-prai-river-bridge-penang-malaysia/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=bridgelab |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Haramain high-speed railway]] – [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haramain High Speed Rail (HHSR) |url=https://www.dar.com/work/project/haramain-high-speed-rail-(hhsr) |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=www.dar.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Jamaraat Bridge]] – [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-19 |title=Hajj 2021 explained: Jamarat Bridge |url=https://arab.news/jvuuc |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Abraj Al Bait]] – [[Mecca]], [[Saudi Arabia]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=The Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia |url=http://architectism.com/the-abraj-al-bait-towers-in-mecca-saudi-arabia/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Al Bayt Stadium]] – [[Al Khor]], [[Qatar]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-01-04 |title=Qatar 2022 stadiums continue to take shape despite pandemic |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/04/01/2021/Qatar-2022-stadiums-continue-to-take-shape-despite-pandemic |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lusail Sports Arena]] – [[Lusail]], [[Qatar]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=LUSAIL SPORTS ARENA |url=https://www.maffeis.it/index.php/portfolio-items/lusail-sports-arena/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Maffeis Engineering |language=it-IT}}</ref>
* [[Iconic Tower (Egypt)|Iconic Tower]] – [[New Administrative Capital]], [[Egypt]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=Iconic Tower: Tallest skyscraper in Africa rises from the desert in Egypt's New Administrative Capital |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/2021/06/29/iconic-tower-tallest-skyscraper-in-africa-rises-from-the-desert-in-egypts-new-administrative-capital/ |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Privately held companies of Lebanon]]
[[Category:Privately held companies of Lebanon]]
[[Category:Architecture of Lebanon]]
[[Category:Architecture in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Consulting firms]]
[[Category:International engineering consulting firms]]
[[Category:1956 establishments in Lebanon]]
[[Category:1956 establishments in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Consulting firms established in 1956]]
[[Category:Consulting firms established in 1956]]

Latest revision as of 16:40, 24 October 2023

Dar Al-Handasah
Company typePrivate Partnership
IndustryEngineering
Consulting
Project management
Founded1956
FounderKamal A. Al-Shair
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Talal K. Shair
(Chairman & CEO)
ServicesMulti-disciplinary architecture and engineering consultancy
Number of employees
7,860 (2021)[1]
Websitewww.dar.com

Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners; Arabic: دار الهندسة) is a privately-owned international consulting company active in engineering, architecture, planning, environmental consulting, project and construction management, facilities management, and economics, founded in 1956. Its principal design offices and technical support facilities are located in Beirut, Lebanon; Cairo, Egypt; London, United Kingdom; Warsaw, Poland; Pune, India; and Amman, Jordan, with 46 local branch offices located in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Over the years, Dar has provided consultancy services to more than 950 clients in 60 countries and has handled over 4,000 projects involving a collective investment of over US$300 billion (construction costs for executed projects, excluding planning projects). With a permanent staff of 9,250 (including 6,300 professionally qualified engineers; architects; town planners; environmentalists; economists; finance, marketing and management specialists; quantity surveyors; and others) and over 4,000 successfully completed projects, Dar Al-Handasah does work in a wide range of engineering fields.

History[edit]

Dar Al-Handasah was established in November 1956, and given the Arabic name دار الهندسة Dar Al-Handasah meaning "the house of engineering". It was founded by Kamal Shair (1930-2008) and three fellow professors in Engineering from the American University of Beirut (AUB) Engineering School.[2] Later it was named Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners.

In 1986, the company acquired the United States-based design firm of Perkins and Will.[3]

The firm won the IStructE Award for Transportation Structures and the Supreme Award in 2006 for designing the Prai River Bridge in Penang, Malaysia.[4]

Subsidiaries and affiliations[edit]

  • Dar Al-Handasah is a member of Dar Group companies.[5] The Dar Group companies also includes:
    • T. Y. Lin International[6]
    • Introba (Merger of Integral Group and Ross & Baruzzini, Inc.)
    • Landrum & Brown
    • Maffeis Engineering S.p.A.
    • GPO Group
    • Perkins and Will
    • Currie & Brown
    • Penspen Group
    • R&H Railway Consultants Group
    • D2 Consult International GmbH

Selected projects[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About". dar.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. ^ "About - History". Dar. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "BEIRUT-BASED ENGINEERING FIRM HAS DESIGNS ON PERKINS & WILL". Chicago Tribune. 5 June 1985. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  4. ^ "IStructE - Structural Awards 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  5. ^ "Dar Al-Handasah - Overview". www.dar.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  6. ^ "Dar Al-Handasah - Overview". dar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  7. ^ "Sungai Prai Bridge Penang Malaysia Expert witness". bridgelab. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  8. ^ "Haramain High Speed Rail (HHSR)". www.dar.com. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  9. ^ "Hajj 2021 explained: Jamarat Bridge". Arab News. 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  10. ^ "The Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia". Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  11. ^ "Qatar 2022 stadiums continue to take shape despite pandemic". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  12. ^ "LUSAIL SPORTS ARENA". Maffeis Engineering (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  13. ^ "Iconic Tower: Tallest skyscraper in Africa rises from the desert in Egypt's New Administrative Capital". The National. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2022-05-24.

External links[edit]

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