3. DDG is an internationally renowned planning,
architecture, interiors, graphics, and design company
unique in its ability to deliver dynamic, extraordinary
solutions to place-making in cities, towns and suburbs
all over the world. With a strong history of providing
superior expertise in many successful commercial
endeavors–notably Istinye Park in Istanbul, Turkey, the
award winning themed movie destinations of Muvico
Theaters and the ICSC award winning Easton Town
Center near Columbus, Ohio–the firm’s successful
track record is reinforced time and again with
numerous awards received for designs that work in the
real world. DDG will formulate and design the highest
and best use for property, utilizing our strongest
asset: creative design.
4. ABOUT DDG
DDG’s vast portfolio includes exciting new retail and
entertainment concepts, first-class hotel, leisure, and resort
facilities, unique office and residential designs, town/leisure
centers and large mixed-use destinations offering a wide range
of elements and activities. A host of prestigious domestic and
international clients seek DDG’s multi-disciplinary professional
services for themed environments, entertainment/retail,
regional planning, waterfront development, urban and suburban
revitalization, specialty center development, and creative
concept generation for land use and project feasibility.
As a recognized industry leader with a widely admired capacity
for the innovative design of real-world scenarios that form a
coherent and exhilarating interplay of people and place, DDG
has won more than 100 national and international design
awards over the past decade. DDG has received top honors
and accolades for projects of every imaginable scale and scope
and in all corners of the globe. The International Real Estate
Federation (FIABCI), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Pacific
Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) and both the domestic and
European branches of the International Council of Shopping
Centers (ICSC) have all recognized DDG with prestigious awards.
DDG’s multilingual teams create projects from the firm’s
Baltimore, Maryland (USA) headquarters, offering extensive
experience in virtually every aspect of development. Fluent in
over 28 languages, the company’s design specialists command
diverse resources to create destinations harmoniously integrated
with their surroundings and culturally attuned to the lifestyles of
their clients and customers.
DDG’s novel ability to integrate multiple disciplines has found
dramatic expression in celebrated hubs of activity everywhere –
truly memorable places where ideas and commerce, dreams and
lifestyles converge in new and sensational ways.
HEADQUARTERS
1976, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
LEADERSHIP
president +
chief executive officer
TONY VAN VLIET
senior partner
JIM ANDREONE
partners
RAJESH GULATI
SA’D IRSHAID
principals
GEORGE BLACK
HARIS KOENTJORO
MIKE ROLLISON
EMPLOYEES
50 in home office, fluent in over 28 languages
5. As CEO and President, Tony’s leadership, professional
passion, singular vision, and inspired international
planning and design perspectives exert a powerful
influence on DDG. For more than two decades, Tony has
been instrumental in providing insight, inspiration and
strategic direction to the firm, helping to guide DDG’s
evolution into a premier global planning, architecture,
graphics and design company.
Itisappropriate that the sameprofessional characteristics
that Tony values most about the professional culture
at DDG – innovation, creativity, and collaborative
problem-solving – are also frequently used to describe
Tony himself. In over two decades of professional
experience, Tony has worked on a wide variety of large
mixed-use developments, as well as retail, multi-family
residential, resort and hospitality projects in the United
States, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, South
Africa and South America.
A graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans, where he
earned his Bachelor of Architecture Degree in 1984, Tony
first joined DDG in 1987. An NCARB and AIA-certified
professional architect, Tony enjoys the challenges posed
by both smaller and larger projects alike for their unique
complexities. He builds upon his approach to urban
planning as both a creative and a connective process;
fitting pieces together in ways that expand boundaries and
reinforce the notion that the whole truly is greater than the
sum of its parts. Tony finds himself drawn to the horizontal
culture and the collaborative exchange of ideas at DDG.
He approaches each project without preconceived ideas
and biases, and his commitment to creating new solutions
generates innovative design concepts that are notable
for the ways in which they balance practical and creative
concerns. Immersing himself in the design process, Tony
thrives on the interaction of ideas and perspectives in a
group dynamic, and he enjoys working closely with clients
to achieve their vision.
TONY VAN VLIET
President +
CEO
15. PROJECTS
Projects built in over 20 countries
ALDHIYAFA | Mecca, Saudi Arabia
AKASYA | Istanbul, Turkey
AKBATI | Istanbul, Turkey
AKMERKEZ | Istanbul, Turkey
BLUE COURTYARDS | Linping, China
BUR JUMAN CENTRE | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BUTTONVILLE | Toronto, Canada
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT | San Francisco, California, USA
DREAMLAND | Cairo, Egypt
DUBAI FESTIVAL CITY | Dubai, UAE
EASTGATE | Harare, Zimbabwe
EASTON TOWN CENTER | Columbus, Ohio, USA
EXPO XPLORE | Durban, South Africa
HOLIDAY INN BALI HAI RESORT | Bali, Indonesia
IPIC THEATERS | Various Locations, USA
ISTINYE PARK | Istanbul, Turkey
LOURESHOPPING | Lisbon, Portugal
MALL OF ISTANBUL | Istanbul, Turkey
MEDINA CENTRALE | Doha, Qatar
MUVICO THEATERS | Various Locations, USA
NATIONAL HARBOR | Washington, DC, USA
PONDOK INDAH MALL | Jakarta, Indonesia
PORTALES | Guatemala City, Guatemala
ROBERTSON WALK | Singapore
SAN MARINO SHOPPING | Guayaquil, Ecuador
SHANGRI-LA YANGON | Yangon, Myanmar
STATION PARK | Farmington, Utah, USA
TOWN SQUARE | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
VIVIANA MALL | Mumbai, India
VIZCAYA AT JINQIAO | Shanghai, China
WESTGATE CITY CENTER | Glendale, Arizona, USA
XI CHENG | Shenzhen, China
ZONK’IZIZWE | Midrand, South Africa
NEWS
DDG is excited to announce the recent grand opening of Akasya
Phase 1, the retail portion of the mixed use destination.
Grand Metropolitan: Highly Commended Retail Development by
the 2014 International Property Award, Asia-Pacific.
Designed and master planned by DDG, this new mixed use
project features a contemporary, three-level shopping and
entertainment center, a large, elliptical landscaped park,
residential components, and pedestrian pathways between the
plan’s various areas.
Grand Metropolitan is a four-level center with three large oval
courts defining its interior space. The large central skylighted
court features abundant natural lighting and bustling restaurant
options in this dynamic new shopping center.
AKASYA
Istanbul, Turkey
GRAND METROPOLITAN
Bekasi, Indonesia
