Work for the next stage in the master-planning of Dubai’s Expo 2020 is currently being undertaken by a consortium made up of HOK and Arup, reported Construction Week Online, adding that the consortium will support the Dubai Expo 2020 in the developing strategic and operational components of the master-plan, including sustainability practices, development of building, pavilions, urban design and engineering guidelines, spatial planning, landscaping, as well as overlay, event operations and facilities management.

Moreover, the consortium will assist in transportation and pedestrian modeling, capacity assessment for utilities, infrastructure, security, logistics and environmental design practices as well as detailed integration of the site into the wider Dubai infrastructure, the construction news website added.

It is worth noting that the Expo 2020 site is designed to host up to 300,000 visitors. Moreover, the Dubai Expo 2020, held at the Dubai Trade Centre-Jebel Ali, will run from October 2020 till April 2021. It will launch the UAE’s Golden Jubilee celebration and will serve as a launch pad for progressive and sustainable vision for the coming decades.