WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Haydar Hassan, AIA, principal at the international architecture and engineering firm Burt Hill, has been named one of Dubai's top 10 design forces by Society Dubai magazine.

"Dubai has become a magnet for the world's top architectural talent," said Harry Gordon, Burt Hill's chairman of the board. "Haydar's vision, his passion for design and his leadership have made Burt Hill one of the key players in Dubai."

Hassan heads Burt Hill's Dubai office, which has grown to more than 240 professionals since it opened in 2003. The firm is working on a number of major commercial, residential, healthcare and higher education projects, part of Dubai's transformation into a modern global business, education and healthcare center.

  Among the projects Burt Hill is designing in Dubai are:
   - The master plan or Canal Point, a 20-acre development including a
     private hospital, wellness center, hotel complex and high-rise office
     and residential towers.
   - A 2-million square foot mixed-use development consisting of four office
     towers with retail for the new Jebel Ali Downtown Master Plan.
   - The master plan for Motor City, an 858-acre development at the Dubai
     Autodrome, comprising residential, hotel, and office buildings.
   - The master plan for Al Aqr Resort, a rejuvenation resort.

Burt Hill (www.burthill.com) ranked among the 25 largest architecture firms worldwide in 2005 according to the international architecture publication Building Design. It employs more than 600 professionals in eight offices.

Burt Hill is an international architecture, design and engineering firm with offices in Washington, DC; Boston, Massachusetts; Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Butler, State College, Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Ohio, and Dubai, UAE. The firm's clients represent nearly every facet of the economy, including multinational corporations, real estate developers, colleges and universities, healthcare providers and government institutions. The firm provides a wide range of services including architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape design and research, with particular expertise in sustainable design and technology integration.

Source: Burt Hill

CONTACT: J. Rossi of Burt Hill,

Web site: http://www.burthill.com/