Principal Director

With his over 32 years of experience in Architecture, Engineering, Project Management, Business Development, Site Coordination, and Construction of mega projects, and his Master’s degree in Architecture and Environmental Design from University of Baghdad in 1987, Muwaffaq has been directing projects in Iraq, UAE, KSA, Egypt, Seychelles and Qatar.

Chairman

With his over 31 years of experience in the Engineering Consultancy, Project Management and Business Development of mega projects, Tony Rizk has been leading the progressive growth of CAP.

Tony Rizk With his Master’s degree in Civil and Structural Engineering in 1988 from Saint Joseph University (ESIB) – Lebanon, and the strong acumen to establish and develop businesses, Tony Rizk has established a strong business group and partnered with some of the best in this field to manage projects in Lebanon, Iraq, UAE, and other countries in the middle east.

Dear reader,

The essence of CAP’s practice is quality, which among the few, we actually deliver, as we managed to do so for more than twenty years!

Behind our drive for quality is a conviction that we are here to apply the State of Art and Science Knowledge, and to pass the same to the community. Regardless of “who” is in charge, it is the “what” that matters. CAP is not about personalities but about professionalism and proper roles that complement each other like pieces in a jigsaw, different in many aspects but come together to complete the big picture framed inside the organization that is called “CAP”.

I am taking this opportunity to reveal the structure of the team behind the delivery of our services as, I believe, it is in the diversity of the disciplines and personalities, each with its own strength and weakness, our success lies. CAP is a linear organization where decisions are taken collectively by teams. The Top Management team is made of Principal Director Arch. Muwaffaq Abdulghani Abdullah who has more than 30 years of experience in Architecture, Engineering Design and Management; Arch. Gizelle Samaha with her 15 years of experience in Architectural Design and Creativity; and myself, with my Managerial and Construction experience for more than 30 years. Together, we came to establish a consortium of excellence and strength that renders CAP capable and competitive. Same principle applies to all tiers of our structure, whereas each team is made of valuable and highly qualified members of CAP family. I call it family because it really is, and would like CAP to continue as families do.

Our strategy in moving ahead is to carry on consolidating our position, enriching it with capabilities that take care of the challenging responsibilities, and projects we keep on winning through the good reputation emanated from our accomplished and current projects in thriving societies.

Finally, for more than twenty-five years, CAP stood for excellence in Architectural, Engineering, Planning, Management, and Supervision services. I am proud of the remarkably talented members of this great company.

Tony Rizk

With our professional international collaborators, CAP is the right choice to help you restore, rehabilitate and conserve. At CAP, we value cultural heritage especially in the Middle East, which is a remarkably challenging place. The area we mostly work in has seen large-scale devastation, including the desecration and destruction of temples, shrines, cities and monuments, also decay and lack of maintenance due to economic collapse. We believe that cultural heritage can bring people together and recreate a sense of belonging and pride to the people who have witnessed a lot of suffering.
In CAP, we can assist you on all the different phases of such a project like survey, structural analysis, architectural analysis, materials and decay mapping, design, rehabilitation, etc.  All while being sustainable and following the international restoration principles.

If the Client’s own resources require support in specific areas of expertise, we can offer the Client that expert support in every aspect of project management, from strategic advice to facilitation, to task basis consulting services.
In addition, we offer the following services:

• • Effective procurement strategies
  • Project planning and co-ordination
  • A full range of technical supervision services
  • Project monitoring service
  • Watching brief services
  • Project audits and reviews
  • Developing single team and partnering alliances

CAP is well experienced in Project Management for big projects like the Hydra Avenue Project in Reem Island and Dubai Silicon City.

CAP’s master planning and urban design services ensure that our Clients’ real estate holdings are aligned with their planning objectives, patterns of use, and strategic vision.

We consider good urbanism to be the most sustainable approach to development, and we use urban design principles that create safe and attractive mixed-use environments, with a human scale and a strong sense of place.
Our services include:

• Development master planning
• Design and architecture for city infrastructure
• Land use planning
• Urban design guidelines

CAP had worked on mega projects of Master Planning Development in JVs or Cooperation Agreements with international firms like PTW & DBI. The subject Projects were Saraya Master Planning, Sa’adiyyat Island Resort Development and Dubai Waterfront. CAP performed as the Local Consultant of the specialized international firms; thus providing full local support in arranging and finalizing all project issues as per the applicable laws and local authorities requirements.

At CAP, we strive to provide an integrated service that combines all stages of the process to create unique, uplifting environments that meet Clients’ objectives. Our design recommendations are always informed by user requirements and strategic business objectives.
Our approach can be categorized as engaged – where strategy and creative questioning work together to reveal the design as a total meaningful solution. We believe that design excellence requires, in equal measure, both rational and intuitive thinking.
Our services include:

• Concept design and feasibility studies
• Interior design
• Project delivery
• Furniture consultancy