PALESTINE TRADE CENTER Client: R&B Investment Inc. Location: Albeereh - Palestine Services Provided: Design Total Built-up Area: 33,500 m2 Construction Cost: US $ 15,000,000 Starting Date: 2000 Completion Date: 2001 Project Description: 2000 - Located in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, this building is intended as an impressive landmark in the cityscape, as it contributes to the development of the city through an innovative solution. The building consists of two stories of the state of the art shopping mall, one storey food court, ten stories of offices, five stories of hotel apartments, ballroom on the nineteenth floor, a revolving restaurant on the top of the building, as well as movie theaters at grade and below grade levels, and 3 levels of parking garages. The architectural character is distinctly contemporary using modern materials and facade treatments achieving a high degree of transparency and rationality.