AL-RIYAD ENGINEERING CENTER ( REC ) A JORDANIAN-OWNED OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 AS A PRIVATE PRACTICE WHOLLY OWNED BY RIYAD M. SHABAN. 

ITS PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON PROVIDING FULL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, MASTER PLANNING, LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION, INTERIOR DESIGN, SITE SUPERVISION AND SHOP DRAWINGS FOR ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES. 

THE REC TEAM HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WORKING ON MAJOR PROJECTS SUCH AS HOSPITALS, HOTELS, MALLS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES, INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS, INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES DESIGN AND CALCULATIONS. 

REC INTEGRATES RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THROUGH ITS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH UNIT " TRANSFORMED ".

THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PLATFORM INVESTIGATES THE MAJOR TRANSITIONS IN EMERGING STYLES, THEORIES, AND TECHNOLOGIES IN ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN, EMPHASIZING CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN URBAN ARCHITECTURE. 

THE FIRM HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN APPLYING BOTH AMERICAN AND BRITISH CODES OF PRACTICE, WITH SOME WORK CARRIED OUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIN STANDARDS.