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Building Information Modeling ARCH653  College of Architecture Texas A&M University Ahmed Mezaien Fall 2017 Project 1 Al-Bahr Towers , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates The project designed by Architect Abdulmajid Karanouh + Diar Consult in 2008 And it built-in 2012 The building Height is 147.0 m include 27 Floors Project Description         In Al-Bahr towers, the main idea of the project is to design a project to be a landmark building in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by integrating modern design and modern technology for that specific region.          The design consists of a primary geometry form, which is almost two cylinder towers beside each other. However, the unique idea is meant to reduce solar heat gain, which can come from the façades, through the adoption of the “mashrabiya,” a window screen from Islamic architecture, and to reform the design into an umbrella shape with a parametric