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Aukett’s 18-month wait for Dubai approval is over

By 2019-06-26T06:00:00

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Architect gets permission to press on with exhibition centre

The country’s only listed architect Aukett Swanke has finally been given the green light to start work on an exhibition venue in Dubai – more than 18 months after being awarded the deal.

The firm, which is due to publish its interim results on Friday, was handed the Samanea Market project in November 2017 but has only now been approved to start on the $272m (£213m) job.

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