{"id":881,"date":"2019-08-30T01:51:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T21:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.imasdesigns.com\/clients\/coda2\/?page_id=881"},"modified":"2020-08-13T15:05:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T11:05:45","slug":"michael-dawson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dawson-architects.com\/index.php\/michael-dawson","title":{"rendered":"Michael Dawson"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"881\" class=\"elementor elementor-881\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc0a3b elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-eae-slider=\"89717\" data-id=\"6dc0a3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ba8455\" data-eae-slider=\"19496\" data-id=\"8ba8455\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe20c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fe20c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michael Dawson<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f40b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f40b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">B. Arch LLM ISAA, NIA RIBA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7d4c5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1c7d4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a25de8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a25de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/dawson-architects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m-dawson-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2009\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dawson-architects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m-dawson-2.jpg 356w, https:\/\/dawson-architects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/m-dawson-2-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce84345 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce84345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MICHAEL DAWSON IS A REGISTERED ARCHITECT WITH A BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE DEGREE AND AN LLM IN CONSTRUCTION LAW.<\/p>\n<p>HE WAS EDUCATED IN SOUTH AFRICA AND HAS GAINED A WEALTH OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAVING WORKED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, CHINA, THE FAR EAST, AFRICA &amp; THE MIDDLE EAST.<\/p>\n<p>IN 2000 MICHAEL JOINED ARABTEC CONSTRUCTION AS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER IN DUBAI.<\/p>\n<p>HE JOINED GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON ARCHITECTS IN 2001 AS A SENIOR ARCHITECT AND WAS INVITED TO BE A PARTNER IN THE PRACTICE IN 2007.<\/p>\n<p>HIS RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE PRACTICE INCLUDED MANAGING THE FIRM\u2019S SHARJAH OFFICE, AND LATER LEADING THE EXPANSION OF THE PRACTICE\u2019S PRESENCE IN QATAR.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL WAS THE LEAD ARCHITECT IN THE COLLABORATION WITH HOPKINS ARCHITECTS ON THE PRESTIGIOUS GATE VILLAGE PROJECT PROVIDING BOTH PRE-CONTRACT &amp; POST-CONTRACT LEADERSHIP. HIS OTHER EXPERIENCE AT GAJ INCLUDED AN ARRAY OF COMMERCIAL, LEISURE, SPORT &amp; RESIDENTIAL-RELATED PROJECTS ACROSS THE UAE.<br>WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND IN BOTH CONTRACTING AND CONSULTING AND HAVING WORKED FOR BOTH CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES AND CONSULTANT PRACTICES, MICHAEL HAS DEVELOPED EXCELLENT DESIGN, TECHNICAL &amp; DETAILED DOCUMENTATION SKILLS, SITE MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS, INCLUDING THE CONTRACTUAL MECHANISMS TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT BUILDINGS.<\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL COMPLETED HIS MASTER\u2019S DEGREE IN CONSTRUCTION LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD IN MANCHESTER IN 2013.<\/p>\n<p>IN 2014, MICHAEL STARTED HIS OWN ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE IN DUBAI WITH HIS WIFE CLAIR.<\/p>\n<p>EXPERIENCE<br>2014 TILL THE PRESENT: MANAGING PARTNER, DAWSON ARCHITECTS, DUBAI, U.A.E.<br>2007 \u2013 2014: PARTNER, GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON, DUBAI, U.A.E.<br>2001 \u2013 2007: SENIOR ARCHITECT, GODWIN AUSTEN JOHNSON, DUBAI, U.A.E.<br>2000 \u2013 2001: CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, ARABTEC CONSTRUCTION, DUBAI, U.A.E<br>1999 \u2013 2000: PROJECT MANAGER, FLUOR DANIEL, XIAMEN,CHINA<br>1997 \u2013 1999; PROJECT MANAGER, GAMMON CONSTRUCTION, SINGAPORE<br>1996 \u2013 1997: SENIOR ARCHITECT, GEOFF MALONE ARCHITECTS, SINGAPORE<br>1995 \u2013 1996: CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, VERMEYDU CONTRACTORS, WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA<br>1993 \u2013 1995: ARCHITECT, MARIAS, PRETORIUS &amp; WENHOLD ARCHITECTS, WINDHOEK,<\/p>\n<p>NAMIBIA<br>1991 \u2013 1993: ARCHITECT-IN TRAINING, KERRY MACNAMARA ARCHITECTS, WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B. 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