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FRONTIERS OF ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH
Volume 5, Issue 2, Pages 254-264Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2016.01.003
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Architecture and engineering firms; Construction market; GCC; Urban megaprojects
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Driven by globalization and market openings, many architecture and engineering firms have become global. By focusing on the urban megaprojects in the Gulf, a particular cultural and political context, this paper argues that such firms have a major role in the rapid urban transformation of Gulf countries and act as transfer agents of an international knowledge in the urban planning domain. However, the transfer is adapted by several context-related characteristics, such as local governance, urban knowledge, and regulatory framework. This paper explores the procedural adaptation of these firms to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in terms of internal structure, methodology, adopted tools, and interaction with the context. The level of learning that results from this transfer is also investigated. (c) 2016 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.
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