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1.
Dr. ROBERT PLATT
Ph.D., M.A. Urban Design, B. Architecture
Background
For much of my early career I worked as an architect consultant
with design and delivery responsibility for a wide variety of
Academic Background building types and scales.
Ph.D. (Urban Design), University of Since coming to the UAE (2001) I have focused primarily on
the Witwatersrand, South Africa master planning and place making, initially as a design
consultant and more recently as design director for various key
development companies.
Master of Arts in Urban Design,
University of Manchester, United Key Qualifications
Kingdom
 Wide ranging knowledge of all aspects of architecture, urban
planning, urban design and place making.
Bachelor of Architecture, University
 Extensive experience of working both as a design consultant,
of Natal, South Africa
and as a technical advisor and design director for developer
oraganisations.
Property Development Programme,  Over 30 years of professional experience up to partner level in
Graduate School of Business, private practice and director level in developer organisations.
University of Cape Town
Corporate expertise includes office management, involvement
in company‐wide strategic initiatives, acting as company
representative in remote locations and direct dealing with all
levels of developer organisations, including government
Profession
ministers and Heads of State.
Architect
 Practical experience includes design and design management of
Urban Planner a wide range of architectural and urban planning project types,
including city framework and local area planning, substantial
mixed use master plans, area rejuvenation, master planning for
Nationality
academic institutions, architectural design of a wide range of
United Kingdom building typologies including universities, residential, retail,
commercial and industrial, and planning control of third party
developments on master development projects.
Professional Affiliation
 Experience of working in a number of countries including the
Royal Institute of British Architects
U.A.E., Qatar, U.K., Lebanon, China, South Africa, the Caribbean,
Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritius.
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2. Professional Experience
Project Responsibilities
PERIOD Currently undertaking the concept and detailed design
2011 to Present components of a self‐contained themed development of 150
upmarket residential villas outside Kochi India.
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Contributions to the project include:
ORGANIZATION
1. Master Plan vision, concept and detail design
Freelance
2. Prototype houses – concept and detail design
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4. Clubhouse concept and detail design
POSITION
5. Gatehouse and wayfinding design
Self Employed 6. Design and development guidelines document
7. Marketing brochure design
Urban Planning & Public Realm Design,
Architecture, Landscape Design
Development Control
Document Design
Project Responsibilities
PERIOD Design management for a new CBD for Abu Dhabi comprising
2009 to 2011 40million sq.ft. mixed use development on an island in the
heart of the city, on behalf of the master developer,
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Mubadala. Identifying strategic requirements for a wide range
ORGANIZATION of community and social support facilities, including
JBI Property Services and Mubadala demographic analysis, retail centres, local hubs and private
Development Corporation school requirements.
Abu Dhabi, UAE Managing and working with local and international design
consultants, including planners, architects, environmental
Currently seconded to Mubadala Real
Estate and Hospitality specialists, safety and security specialists, traffic planners,
engineers, etc., to deliver concept and detailed master plans,
…………………………..………………… architectural design guidelines and planning controls, and
POSITION public realm design.
Senior Design Manager, (Director level Liaising with Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council and other
position) authorities to obtain master planning approvals.
Urban Planning & Public Realm Design Developing and managing architectural design and planning
Development Control systems and processes for the control of third party building
projects.
Creation and production of Scope of Service requirements for
planning and architecture related consultancy services and
processing of submitted tenders.
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3.
Project Responsibilities
PERIOD Working with teams of international consultants, including
2007 to 2009 planners, urban designers, architects, traffic planners,
engineers, environmental consultants, landscape architects,
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retail design specialists, etc., to deliver project types ranging
ORGANIZATION from new cities to large scale high value resort developments
Sama Dubai, Dubai, U.A.E. in the GCC and MENA regions.
…………………………………..………… Liaising and negotiating with approvals authorities to procure
planning approvals, NoC’s, and plot affection plans.
POSITION
Responsible for internal development control systems and
Director Master Planning
processes. This involved managing building permit
Urban Planning & Public Realm Design submissions from third party investors to ensure compliance
Development Control with project planning controls.
Projects included:
 Tunis, Tunisia (2.5 million sq.ft.) – master planning for new
city centre adjacent to existing city downtown area. Inputs
included control of master planning, transportation
planning and civil engineering.
I was also responsible for design management input to
architectural design for first phase of the project
 The Lagoons, Dubai (100 million sq.ft.) – master planning,
transportation planning, public realm design, retail
strategies and retail hub design, civil infrastructure design,
development of planning and design controls, and
building design for key landmark locations.
 Jumeirah Hills (75 million sq.ft.) – master planning,
transportation planning, place making and public realm
design, retail and event activity strategic planning, civil
infrastructure design, development of planning and design
controls, and building design for key landmark locations.
 Salam Resorts – multi‐hotel and villa resorts with golf
courses, spa facilities and retail nodes. Master planning,
transportation and civil infrastructure, place making and
public realm design, retail strategies, architectural design
controls.
Corporate
Management of the Master Planning and Zoning Centre of
Excellence – dealing with master planning, architectural
design and all specialist technical inputs, development control
and land demarcation for all Sama Dubai projects.
Working with corporate strategy team in the preparation of
product strategy policies – producing policies and consultant
reference documents dealing with master planning, urban
design, placemaking, community facilities, land use typologies
and design parameters, and transportation.
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4.
Preparing tender and proposal documentation for consultancy
services for the implementation of a corporate GIS.
Strategic Planning
PERIOD Preparation of policies for commercial and industrial
2000 to 2007 development for the National Physical Development Plan for
the government of Mauritius, plus preparation of planning
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and design guidelines for various forms of development,
ORGANIZATION including residential, commercial, retail, and industrial, plus
Halcrow International Partnership, guidelines for high rise development in Port Louis.
London, U.K. Urban planning inputs, including townscape analysis and
…………………………..………………… design guidelines for the new Structure Plan for Aden, Yemen.
POSITION Local Area Planning
Associate Project Manager and senior urban designer, providing land
Market Sector Manager, Urban Planning use analysis, masterplan concept generation, strategic
framework planning, community facilities planning (including
location and sizing of major retail components, schools, health
care, and other facilities) for a 60km2 site in Jebel Ali, Dubai
for Dubai Municipality. Detailed urban design studies, land use
distribution, development and population assessment, and
land use planning for Phase 1 of this project also undertaken.
Trinidad & Tobago ‐ Project Manager and senior urban
designer providing urban design input into Local Area Plans
(including local community centres offering a full range of
commercial, retail and community support facilities).
Urban and architectural design for residential, retail and
commercial project in the waterfront area of San Fernando,
Trinidad.
Dubailand ‐ a 340km2 site in Dubai focusing on tourism and
leisure development. Project Manager and senior urban
designer providing land use analysis, alternative concept
generation and strategic framework planning. Planning of
major components, including strategic planning for theme
parks, residential nodes, commercial and retail centres, etc.
Mixed Use & Commercial Developments
Project management and senior master planner/architect for
a number of large scale development projects, including:
 Lusail, Qatar ‐ a new town of 180,000 people. Validation
of an existing masterplan, providing support and design
recommendations in respect of the integration of various
sub‐projects within the development (including
commercial and residential areas, primary retail nodes,
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5. resorts and recreation, etc.), and working with transport
planners to create a cohesive integrated transit system.
 3 major Dubai city centre redevelopment projects
(Business Bay – 100million sq.ft., The Lagoons – 100
million sq.ft., and Dubai Health Care City 2 – 30million
sq.ft.).
 Knowledge University ‐ a new academic hub on 300ha of
land in Dubai, comprising sites for up to 30 satellite
university campuses, plus centralised student support,
retail, recreation and administration facilities.
 International Media Production Zone ‐ a mixed use
development on 350ha of land in Dubai, focusing on all
forms of media production, with commercial, residential,
retail and social support uses.
 Dubai Internet City ‐ a mixed use high‐tech e‐commerce
and media development for 75,000 employees and 20,000
residents, with commercial, residential, retail and social
support uses.
Housing & Re‐Settlement
Project management and senior master planner/architect for
a number of large scale development projects, including:
 Two themed residential developments on a total of
1500ha. land as part of the Dubailand master plan,
including architectural design studies for residential
typologies and local retail/social hubs.
 Montserrat ‐ a 350 unit re‐settlement project on the
island of following volcanic devastation.
 Urban capacity studies for Chelmsford UK – determining
potential for residential use of brown field sites and
derelict land in an urban area.
 Detailed conservation survey and implementation studies
for the rehabilitation of an historic area of Ras Al Khaimah
old town.
Traffic, Transportation & Infrastructure
Work with Transportation Consultants at People’s Square in
Shanghai, China in the design of a transport interchange to
handle daily movement of up to 1.5 million people, to resolve
congestion issues, and to re‐develop the retail and
commercial heart of the CBD.
General
Interaction for all major projects with internal and external
engineering and traffic consultants and environmental,
landscape, economic and retail specialists, providing land use
data and population forecasts through detailed analysis of
densities, land use and development bulk.
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6.
Melrose Arch
PERIOD A mixed use urban project in Johannesburg, unique to South
1997 to 2000 Africa in that it applies the principles of new urbanism to
create an integrated environment for living and working. The
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total project comprises some 275,000m2 of office space,
30,000m2 of retail area (designed as a “High Street” shopping
ORGANIZATION experience), and 50,000m2 of residential space.
Osmond Lange Architects, Johannesburg, Responsible for the co‐ordination of the urban design
South Africa strategy, the development of urban and building design
guidelines for use by professional consultants, and the
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delivery of the urban fabric. Liaised on an on‐going basis with
POSITION a number of national and international core consultants in the
Senior Urban Planning and Design assembly of architectural, engineering, retail, environmental,
Consultant procurement and management policies for the project. The
project gained an urban design award from the Institute of
South African Architects (1999).
General
Worked with international engineering consultants on the
development of an overall framework plan, detail master
plans, and design guidelines for a large (14,000ha) Industrial
Development Zone at Coega, East London – the first of its type
in South Africa.
Actively involved in promoting and designing urban design
projects for local governments and private organisations
throughout Southern Africa, and investigating a number of
urban renewal or greenfield urban design projects.
Consulted to a Cape Town based developer (DCF Projects),
PERIOD investigating new commercial and industrial developments,
including architectural design exercises and feasibility studies.
1996 to 1997
Responsible for the design and project management of a
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number of major expansion and refurbishment projects for
ORGANIZATION existing shopping centres, including Gardens Centre Cape
DCF Projects, Cape Town, South Africa Town, Pinelands Cape Town, Scottsville Pietermaritzburg and
The Boulevard Hillcrest, and for the property asset
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management of a large commercial and industrial portfolio
POSITION (through DCF Property Services).
Urban planning and architecture Prepared feasibility studies for a number of new projects and
consultant major expansions, both for the existing portfolio and for
potential new development opportunities. Prepared
preliminary design studies for commercial, residential, retail
and industrial projects to test feasibility options.
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7.
China
PERIOD Responsible for project management, master planning and
1994 to 1995 architecture for a new 36 hole championship golf resort,
including villas and apartments, luxury clubhouse, academy
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facilities and indoor health and leisure facilities, in southern
ORGANIZATION China (near Guangzhou).
John S. Bonnington Partnership, China Directly responsible for liaison with the client, a Hong Kong
and Lebanon Chinese developer, and with an international array of
………………………………………..…… professional consultants, including planners, architects, golf
course designers, hotel designers, etc.
POSITION
Senior Architect and Planner Design management of the master planning and design stages
of several other projects, including the architectural
components for 2 further private golf course developments,
each comprising golf course design by international designers,
and a proposed new city of 150,000 people (working with
international consultants).
Lebanon
Worked for 8 months as the Director representing the practice
in the offices of an international architecture and engineering
consultancy (ACE). Provided urban design and architectural
input for large building projects, including a substantial new
commercial, retail and residential expansion in Beirut for the
Prime Minster of Lebanon, buildings for the American
University and Solidere, and masterplans for several free
trade industrial parks.
PERIOD Project Responsibilities
1996 to 1997 Worked as a partner in the practice on a project that included
…………………………………..………… the preparation of Norms and Standards for Pathology
Laboratory Services for Provincial Hospitals, and master
ORGANIZATION
planning the future development of Edendale Hospital in
Maurice Dibb Associates, Durban, South South Africa (in association with F.G.G. Architects).
Africa
Involved in feasibility investigations and the production of
POSITION design concepts for a wide range of projects, including
Partner proposals for a new hospital in Phoenix, South Africa.
Senior Architect
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8. Project Responsibilities
PERIOD Responsible for the design of a number of commercial
1988 to 1991 developments, including a 30,000m2 office park project for
Derby CBD, and an 8,000m2 office building in Watford.
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Urban and architectural design work also included a mixed‐
use re‐development competition project in Newcastle
ORGANIZATION Docklands (Royal Quays) including 2,500 Housing Units, large
John S. Bonnington Partnership, London, Shopping Centre, Marina (500 residential units), 5 Office
U.K. Buildings, numerous industrial sites, an Indoor Multi‐function
Arena, and a 200 bed Hotel. This scheme placed 2nd by the
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Development Authority.
Corporate
POSITION
Involved in marketing and promoting the practice and in
Director
general administration functions, including participation in the
Senior Architect management of the practice (approximately 70 staff).
Participated in the development of a computer‐based time
management and project budgeting system for the practice,
and the installation of an administrative computer system
network.
Projects
PERIOD Involved in design and construction of a number of academic
1979 to 1988 buildings, and the master planning of two academic campuses
(University of Transkei and University of Zululand).
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ORGANIZATION Corporate
Osmond Lange Architects, South Africa Responsible for the management of the Durban office
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practice at a national and international level (approx. 100 staff
POSITION
nationwide). Specific responsibilities involved the
National Director management of the computerisation of the practice, including
Resident Partner, Durban Office C.A.D. and administration systems.
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