We empower clients and uplift communities – with every solution we deliver. 

As a world-class design consultancy with a global footprint and deep roots in communities across emerging economies, our purpose has always been to empower our clients to deliver their most ambitious visions, drive sustainable and regenerative development, and uplift people. We do that by providing innovative and fit-for-purpose consultancy solutions that are at once aligned with international standards of excellence.

Every day, we work with a broad cross-section of clients to advance their visions and objectives. Our teams work across borders and across sectors, merging disciplines and diverse forms of expertise together to craft creative, future-fit consultancy solutions for strategic projects that have exceptional impact.

Our vision is to be the consultant of choice on the most ambitious projects, and a catalyst for change in the sectors that will shape the future of communities in our region and beyond.

We aspire to be the chosen home of those with a gift for crafting solutions that empower people and an unwavering passion for learning and innovation.

We seek to expand our relationships with our key clients and to win highly ambitious and impactful projects and opportunities, in emerging sectors – such as energy transition and digital transformation – that will shape the future of our communities. We do so by striving to ensure that our clients receive innovative consultancy services that not only meet world-class standards of excellence but are also delivered with an exceptional quality of service rooted in integrity, reliability, and empathetic communication.

All our projects and initiatives are informed and underpinned by our values.

• Excellence: We pursue excellence in everything we do - from our tailored services to our everyday interactions with our clients and stakeholders.
• Responsibility: Our commitment to ethical business, excellence, and positive impact has made us a reliable and trusted partner for our clients and communities, both locally and globally.
• Empowerment: We empower our people to excel, our clients to achieve their ambitious visions, and our communities to grow and thrive, sustainably.
• Connectivity: We connect to our people, our global partners, our clients, and our communities because we recognize the power of genuine connection in delivering greater outcomes and making lives better.
• Courage: Courage has been in our DNA, since the very beginning.
  
  

Dar is the founding member of Sidara, a global collective of the world’s brightest and best planners, designers, engineers, and consultants who have come together on a shared mission: to advocate for the world as we would for our own home.

For us, that means taking on projects with courage and resilience, bravely setting up a home where others won’t go, intertwining ourselves with the communities we create for, and navigating immense complexity and ambiguity to empower our clients, craft solutions for the world’s most critical challenges, and deliver projects that elevate how people live, connect communities, and inspire global impact, all while showcasing and honoring the unique cultures we serve.

Dar and its sister companies under the Sidara Collaborative can offer a broad and integrated range of highly specialised and world-class services—from architecture and design, engineering, and project management to digital strategy, sustainability consulting, and energy innovation. Our capabilities empower clients to deliver complex, multidisciplinary projects that accelerate long-term human, social, and ecological advancement. And, for us, how we do what we do is just as important as what we do. That’s why our identity is rooted in advocating for humanity, elevating sustainability, and embracing digital innovation, as we design for a world that is as caring and as welcoming – for everyone – as home.

Together, we have the technical excellence, imagination, commitment, drive, and resilience to be the consultant of choice on the projects that will help define the future of our world.

Sidara’s pillar firms include:

• Perkins&Will
• T.Y. Lin International
• Currie & Brown
• Penspen