Dar Al-Handasah


Dar Al-Handasah Consultants is a privately-owned international consulting company active in engineering, architecture, planning, environmental consulting, project and construction management, facilities management, and economics, founded in 1956. Its principal design offices and technical support facilities are located in Beirut, Lebanon; Cairo, Egypt; London, United Kingdom; Pune, India; and Amman, Jordan, with 46 local branch offices located in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Over the years, Dar has provided consultancy services to more than 950 clients in 60 countries and has handled over 4,000 projects involving a collective investment of over US$ 300 billion. With a permanent staff of 9,250 and over 4,000 successfully completed projects, Dar Al-Handasah does work in a wide range of engineering fields.

DarGroup

Dar is the founder of Dar Group, a multinational conglomerate of consulting firms, with a total workforce of more than 19,000. Dar Group firms collaborate across geographies and disciplines, and each firm can, at any time, draw upon the resources and experience of the entire group.

History

Dar Al-Handasah was established in November 1956, and given the Arabic name دار الهندسة Dar Al-Handasah meaning "the house of engineering". It was founded by four professors in Engineering from the American University of Beirut Engineering School.
In 1986, the company acquired the United States-based design firm of Perkins and Will.