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Architecture & Design Contractors News

HKS Architects Appointed As Design Consultant for

Wynn Resorts on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah

Marjan, the Ras Al Khaimah-based master developer will be the first of its kind in the region offering guests
of freehold properties in the Emirate, RAK Hospitality, exceptional accommodations, dining and entertainment
and Wynn Resorts, the US-based developer and luxury in a truly spectacular setting. We look forward to
resort operator, have announced that HKS Architects realising our vision for the Wynn Resort on Al Marjan
will be the design consultant for the consortium’s Island with HKS Architects and raising the benchmark in
integrated beachfront resort in the Northern Emirate. luxury hospitality in the Middle East to boost tourism in
In a statement, the consortium said that the the Emirate and attract visitors from across the world.”
multibillion-dollar development will be located on the Developed with direct investment by Wynn Resorts,
manmade Al Marjan Island, and that it will be the first the integrated resort is the largest project of its
in the MENA region by Wynn Resorts, as well as the kind in the Emirate’s growing hospitality sector
US-listed developer and luxury resort operator’s first that will create substantial value to its economy by
ever beachfront resort globally. accelerating tourism, creating jobs, and energising
Set to open in 2026, the resort will be a significant the growth of related sectors.
addition to Ras Al Khaimah’s tourism sector. It will “It is a huge honour to be part of a development
consist of a world-class hotel, as well as exceptional that will have such an impact and create an array of
entertainment and gaming amenities, all under one roof. opportunities that go far beyond the tourism sector,”
Commenting on the appointment, Chief Executive Officer added Master Planning & Design Principal of HKS
of Marjan, Eng Abdulla Abdooli, said: “The new resort Architects, Kevin Underwood.

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