Ibrahim M. Jaidah, CEO
Projects:
Gulf Tower in Doha, Qatar
Barzan Tower in Doha, Qatar
MOFA Building in Doha, Qatar
Al Sadd Tower in Doha, Qatar,
Lusail Visitors’ Centre in Doha, Qatar
HSBC Headquarters in Doha, Qatar
Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) was formed in 1966, as the first architectural and engineering consulting firm in Qatar. The award-winning firm consists of architects, urban and master planners, interior, landscape and structural designers, engineers, quantity surveyors and project and design managers with a truly inimitable portfolio.
The firm had six employees, when the firm was acquired by its current CEO Ibrahim M. Jaidah, after which it grew to the current figure of over 500 highly qualified professionals.
Ibrahim M. Jaidah ranks as a pioneer of a new architectural movement which combines the far-reaching influences of Islamic art with modern style to create memorable landmark structures that are shaping the developing State of Qatar.
AEB draws on the strengths of a unique architectural methodology, established by Jaidah himself. Its focus is on the present development of the country, and, where appropriate, the firm preserves and articulates traditional architecture while ensuring that each design offers the client a functional space tailored to their needs and design brief.
AEB aims to implement environmental concepts in its development and construction operations. In 2011 the firm officially became a Founding Organisation of the Qatar Green Building Council.
During an event in May 2015 hosted by Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) about Doha’s current architectural transformation, Jaidah said: “In line with the current global architectural trends, Qatar is striving to ensure that its unique heritage and culture continues to live, grounding the foundation of the development on the adaptation of microclimatic techniques with an inspiration that attempts to recapture what made the original so special. There are different and interesting things on the horizon in Qatar’s architecture and its quality.”