BUILDINGS
Neil Hawke
NEIL HAWKE
Chartered Engineer
ABOUT ME
I am a structural engineer with over thirty years of international experience. My focus is on developing clear, efficient structures that support architectural ambition while remaining practical, durable, and buildable. I work by reducing complexity to its essentials, finding solutions that allow design and delivery to align.
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Over my career I have contributed to towers, stadia, cultural buildings, and large-scale urban projects across the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. This portfolio presents selected projects that illustrate this approach and the principles that continue to guide my work. nghawke@me.com
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
Leonardo Da Vinci
The Mukaab Riyadh
The Mukaab, centerpiece of Riyadh's New Murabba, is a 400×400×400 m megastructure. Four 400 m corner towers are connected to a vast steel dome enclosing a stacked pebble tower. 8 million m² BUA integrates culture, leisure, retail, and media. Estimated overall development value: $50 billion.
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Exterior view of the Mukaab with a cut-away façade exposing the internal pebble tower, framed by a media dome projecting mountainous landscapes. The design highlights the interplay between monumental scale and immersive digital environments.
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Ground-level perspective of the Mukaab from the Wadi, showing intricate Najdi screen cladding. Podium buildings line the base, each approximately 16 storeys tall, reinforcing the monumental scale and the urban integration of the megastructure.
Interior vision of the Mukaab, featuring the pebble tower and 300 m media dome. Holographic projections and landscaped terraces create a futuristic civic realm, with spirals and suspended imagery transforming the scale of the interior environment.
Godrej HQ, India
Corporate HQ by Nikken Sekkei in Pune; 22 storeys, 60,000 m² BUA. Glass-clad, surrounded by landscaped plinth; value $250 million.
MOD Broadcast HQ, Vietnam
22-storey, 60,000 m² BUA television headquarters by Nikken Sekkei. Columnfree studios at podium, offices above; estimated construction cost $45 million
Bay Avenue, Business Bay, Dubai
Twin towers by Nikken Sekkei, 80/60 storeys, 200,000 m² BUA; $1.2B. Extends Business Bay's mixed-use spine above an active retail podium.
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Elevated view across Business Bay with the twin towers centred in frame; layered podium frontage and circular forecourt activate the street edge, while dense residential towers form a backdrop to the project's retail-led urban extension.
Podium corner with rounded, stacked floorplates; continuous ribbon glazing wraps retail levels. Burj Khalifa appears in distant left, situating the project within central Dubai's Business Bay district.
High oblique aerial of the full Bay Avenue Extension: sinuous retail spine, landscaped courts, and twin towers anchoring the composition; surrounding high-rise neighbourhood, canal edges, and major roads show how the development plugs into Business Bay's grid.
Slava Development Moscow
Mixed-use development by Nikken Sekkei near White Square; 45-storey tower and podium, 110,000 m² BUA; overall precinct 250,000 m², $1.5B
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Wide city view with the Slava 5 tower rising to the right; neighbouring blocks step down toward historic low-rise in foreground, illustrating the project's junction between contemporary commercial fabric and Moscow's older urban grain.
Street-level perspective of the slender, faceted Slava 5 tower, with crisp vertical fins; glazed base forms a civic foyer addressing the avenue, while adjacent mid-rise buildings express a consistent curtain wall language across the precinct.
Marina Mall Doha
Fluid, pebble-like retail complex in Doha, by HOK. Multi-level gallerias beneath skylights and landscaped exterior courts. 240,000 m² BUA and $270M. Concept emphasises daylight and public realm.
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Aerial oblique of clustered, white, pebble-shaped volumes set within mounded landscape beds and palm planting; pedestrian-scale figures show intimate plaza spaces weaving between the sculpted retail pavilions and shaded seating areas.
Interior galleria washed with daylight from large roof apertures; multi-level terraces and glass balustrades curve around a central palm, creating gentle circulation routes between shops and upper-level bridges.
King Abdullah Financial District, Riyadh
Five landmark towers within KAFD by AS+GG and Henning Larsen; 500,000 m² BUA, $2.9B. Wider district 3 million m², $10B.
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Construction-phase panorama showing Henning Larsens Crystal Towers; twin 18 & 26 storey towers with a 70m atrium. Image documents delivery scale and complex coordination across adjacent tower packages.
Upward view from plaza level capturing Henning Larsens Villas in the Sky; a 32 storey tower. This composition conveys the district's faceted architectural language and tight urban canyons.
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Night perspective of KAFD's pedestrian walkways. The faceted soffit canopy, carried on angular columns, creates a dynamic play of perforations and light, animating the plaza.
Evening perspective of Henning Larsens glass volumed Gem Building; wrapped with perforated metal screens; planted balconies and café decks overlook the public realm, signalling mixed-use activation at lower levels.
Oberoi Centre
Dubai
Twin hotel and office towers by DSA; 34
storeys, 109,700 m² BUA. Business Bay site; estimated project value $300M.
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View of the office tower's slim profile beside the crystalline hotel form; vertical fins, clear glazing and a projecting crown mark the skyline above a compact podium facing the Business Bay canal.
Hessa Al Mubarak, Kuwait
Mixed-use district in Kuwait City by Nikken Sekkei. Residential, offices, retail, and leisure within 170,000 m² BUA. $200M developmented.
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Street-level view down the main boulevard framed by palm trees, showing podium façades and the five 14 storey articulated towers stepping upwards, designed to create a dense urban frontage with active retail edges and carefully scaled residential terraces for community life.
Elevated aerial perspective of the 34 storey central residential tower rising from the layered podium, surrounded by a network of low-rise retail blocks and streetscapes, illustrating the scale and intensity of the district's mixeduse urban planning.
Sarayah Bandaha Jissah, Oman
Resort development integrated into rugged coastline south of Muscat by Atkins. 398 Villas, two 5 star hotels, and leisure facilities across 240,000 m². $600M.
Al Rayan Bank HQ
Qatar
Headquarters building for Al Rayan Bank by Nikken Sekkei. 8 storeys, 37,000 m²
BUA, estimated $110M. Designed as a contemporary institutional landmark.
The Wave, Oman
Mixed-use and residential community by Atkins. 200 ha site area, $3.5B. Residences, hotels, marina, leisure facilities. Oman's premier lifestyle development.
Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar
Doha's national stadium modernised for the 2006 Asian Games. Renovation by Dar Al‑Handasah and BESIX; with new roof and seating expansion to 40,000 capacity. Elliptical roof trusses span entire bowl. $85M upgrade formed centerpiece of Qatar's sporting infrastructure.
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showing the complete elliptical stadium form, with its iconic white canopy roof and shadowed interior seating bowl. (Image from 2017 renovation scheme).
DAMAC Heights, Dubai
86-storey residential supertall by Aedas in Dubai Marina. 114,000 m² BUA, $655M. Curved glass façade accentuates tower's slender vertical profile.
MOI University Campus, Abu Dhabi
Campus masterplan by Nikken Sekkei. Academic, civic, and residential facilities over 210,000 m², estimated $300M. Radial planning centred on civic core.
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Ground-level rendering of central concourse framed by tensile canopy structures, vibrant pedestrian activity, and institutional architecture defining the civic heart of the new campus masterplan.
Aerial rendering showing student residential clusters, landscaped courtyards, and educational buildings arranged within the larger circular geometry, reflecting the campus planning intent across the desert site.
Masterplan aerial diagram showing circular planning concept with radial axes, central civic heart, and a network of institutional buildings integrated within a desert campus.
Hospitality Tower
Jeddah
Tall coastal mixed-use tower by Nikken Sekkei. 60 storeys, 102,000 m² BUA. $225M. Sited along the Corniche, tower combines luxury hotel and serviced residences.
One Zabeel, Dubai
Twinmixed-usetowersbyNikkenSekkei,linkedby"TheLink"skybridge,100maboveground.530,000
m² BUA with offices, retail, residences, hotel, and leisure facilities. Project value estimated at $1.0 billion.
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Close-up of One Za'abeel's skybridge, "The Link," dramatically cantilevered between the twin towers, showing structural scale against the glass facades.
Night aerial view of "The Link" spanning across traffic junctions, emphasising engineering innovation and integration within Dubai's urban network.
Wide skyline perspective showing the twin towers and elevated bridge in context with Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai.
Qasr Al Sareb
Liwa, Abu Dhabi
Desert resort development in Liwa by Dubarch & HBA. 53,000 m² BUA, 206 key; designed in traditional fortress style with luxury accommodation and leisure facilities.
Hillside Condos
Dubai
Seven residential mid-rise buildings by Xavier Bohl; 78,000 m² BUA with apartments and retail at podium level. Project value estimated at $180 million.
Jebal Ali Zone 4
Dubai
Mixed-use gateway development in Jebel Ali, Dubai by Helmut Jahn. Towers of 400 m intersect forming a cube framing a central atrium, 2M m² BUA. Estimated value $6.5B.
