New Partnership: Chapman Taylor and Alnama Real Estate Sign Development Agreement at MIPIM

New Partnership: Chapman Taylor and Alnama Real Estate Sign Development Agreement at MIPIM

Chapman Taylor has signed an Investment Cooperation and Real Estate Development Agreement with Alnama Real Estate at the Oman Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning Exhibition Stand during MIPIM, the world’s leading real estate exhibition.

The agreement opens the door to potential collaboration on large-scale development projects in Oman, strengthening relationships between international designers such as Chapman Taylor and the country’s growing real estate sector.

The signing was witnessed by Khalfan bin Saeed bin Mubarak Al Shueili, Oman’s Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, highlighting the strategic importance of the partnership.

Also featured in the video are key representatives from Alnama Real Estate, including Chairman Hilal Al Hooqani, CEO Ishaq Al Hooqani, Managing Director of Sales & Property Management Tawfiq Mansour, Business Development Director Haitham Al Hooqani, together with Chapman Taylor Group Board Directors Marcelina Zielinsk and Jon Hale.

We look forward to exploring new opportunities together and contributing to the future development of Oman’s built environment.

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Jon Hale (BA (Hons) Dip Arch ARB ČKA)

Group Board Director, Prague

Jon heads up Chapman Taylor's business in the Central Eastern Europe (CEE) region, leading on the design and implementation of projects in the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia.

Based in Prague since 1991, Jon joined Chapman Taylor in London in 1997 and was invited to the Group Board in 2020. His knowledge of the CEE markets and his leadership have helped our Prague studio become one of the foremost architects of commercial buildings in the region. The Prague team is dedicated to delivering high-quality architecture to clients in the CEE region with a strong emphasis on delivering sustainable and commercially successful projects that people enjoy.

Areas of expertise:

Mixed-use / Workplace / Residential / Retail

Marcelina Zielinska (MSC Arch and Urb Des, RIBA, FRSA)

Group Board Director, UK

Marcelina has extensive experience of all design stages on a diverse range of projects of various scales, from individual buildings to large urban masterplans.

She has a particular passion for high street regeneration, with a talent for anticipating future trends in retail and leisure and the impact they will have on town centres. Her current projects include heritage-sensitive masterplans for historic city centres.

As an architect and urban designer, Marcelina understands the importance of placemaking and of combining uses to create socially, commercially and environmentally sustainable communities, both in the UK and internationally.

Marcelina has been with Chapman Taylor since March 2007, when she joined the company to help deliver St. David’s 2 in Cardiff. She was promoted to the Group Board in 2025.

Areas of expertise:

Masterplanning / Mixed-use / Retail / Leisure / Asset Enhancement / Placemaking

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