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UltraScape paves the ultimate address in Dubai
from April 2023
Tanseeq LLC and UltraScape have partnered once again to see the installation of 15,000sqm of paving at the Downtown Development Opera district including the Opera Grand – the ultimate address in Dubai.
UltraScape flowpoint tropical is a flowable grout which allows for large areas of paving to be grouted quickly. Suitable for joints from 3mm to 50mm and as deep as 200mm, flowpoint has been developed over a number of years to provide a durable finish which will not crack or stain – even in the extremely hot temperatures often experienced in Dubai.
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With an initial set after just 15 minutes, and a walk on time of one hour, it is unsurprising that flowpoint tropical has become synonymous with fast application, cost-effective and robust jointing.
Opera Grand is the latest in a long line of prestigious projects for UltraScape’s Mortar Paving System in Dubai. Other projects include Residences Sky View, MBR City, City Walk and Dubai Opera House.
Only a few months since her graduation from the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) at American University of Sharjah (AUS), Maitha Al Hammadi is being recognized for forging her own path as she applies her Bachelor of Architecture degree to the field of sustainable landscape design.
Launching her career as a landscape designer with global infrastructure developer Parsons, Al Hammadi said she realized before graduation that she wanted to do something beyond working in traditional architecture practice.
“The architecture program at CAAD had a focus on how to design buildings formally and materially, however some instructors’ design methods came from a respect for the landscape. Being exposed to this, I found my personal interests growing towards landscape architecture and decided to give it a try,” she said.
AUS is number one in the UAE and among the top 200 universities globally for architecture and the built environment (QS World University Subject Rankings, 2023). A recent symposium celebrating CAAD’s first 25 years highlighted the flexibility of graduates who, like Al Hammadi, have gone on to make contributions in areas beyond their undergraduate major, applying their CAAD education across many fields.
