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This month’s issue of Landscape focuses mainly on the region that we are living and working in on a daily basis. We all know the challenges of landscaping and urban planning in dry and arid conditions, however this hasn’t prevented the industry from leapfrogging in the past decade. A stream of new technologies coupled with more horticulture research and newly skilled landscape architects and planners, has enabled the region to outperform its own expectations. A prime example of such innovation is Jordan’s Urban Block project in the city of Aqaba masterminded by Barah Hussain Rababah, a student at Jordan University of Science and Technology College of Architecture and Design. The urban renewal project occupies about 8000 meter squared in the CBD of Aqaba and is designed to reconnect the locals to the waterfront. An idea conceived by a student and her mentor and implemented as a result of the region’s new attitude to urban planning. (Page 26) Abu Dhabi has long been known for pushing the boundaries in design and urban planning with Masdar city being the poster child for this. However, the silent partner of the famed project is the Masdar Institute, which embodies the principles and goals of Masdar to create a prototypical and sustainable city and is the first building of its kind to be powered entirely by renewable solar energy. (See Page 14) While in Morocco, even the smaller rural towns are being ‘greened over’. See page 38, designer Carey Duncan understood the importance of preserving the local plants and maintaining the functional elements of the stone walls but managed to break down the landscape so it’s more accessible and visually appealing to its local tribe. Enjoy the issue!

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Contents February 2013- Issue 68

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4- News and Events 10- Exclusive interview with Mr Ghassan Oueijan 14- Masdar Institute: Abu Dhabi 26- Urban Development: Aqaba, Jordan 38- Recreational Spaces: Oued Zem, Morocco 48- Rhein Romantik 56- New Projects

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News & Events AGRAme 2013 will be the largest edition till date

HYATT ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR HYATT PLACE TAGHAZOUT, MOROCCO

Hyatt Place Taghazout to open in late 2014

yatt Place Taghazout will be part of a master planned development, Taghazout Bay. Construction on the first phase of development has commenced and is comprised of Hyatt Place Taghazout, a Moroccan spa, a retail center, an 18hole golf course, a golf club house, and a surf camp, all of which are expected to open in late 2014. “We are delighted to work with Societe d’Aménagement et de Promotion de la Station de Taghazout on Hyatt Place Taghazout, the first Hyatt Place hotel under development in Morocco,” said Peter Norman, senior vice president of real estate and development, EAME for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. “We believe that the Hyatt Place brand and the location of the hotel in the Taghazout Bay Resort, near the city of Agadir on Morocco’s Atlantic Coast, will have strong appeal to business and leisure travellers visiting the city.” “The opening of Hyatt Place Taghazout will be very exciting for Hyatt as we

continue to establish Morocco as an influential resort destination,” said Peter Fulton, Executive Vice President, Group President – EAME/Southwest Asia, Hyatt Hotels Corporation. The 150-room Hyatt Place Taghazout will be conveniently located adjacent to the city of Agadir, on Morocco’s Atlantic Coast. The master planned development’s completion is expected over a period of 15 years. The hotel’s development is supported by the government’s tourism strategy, Vision 2020, which sets sustainable development at the heart of its priorities. “We are excited to introduce the Hyatt Place Taghazout brand to Morocco and bring Hyatt’s world-class hospitality to the area with the Hyatt Place brand,” commented a spokesperson from Societe d’Aménagement et de Promotion de la Station de Taghazout. For more information, please visit www.hyattdevelopment.com.

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ith an exceptionally successful event in 2012 and huge number of exhibitor re-bookings at the event, the 2013 edition of AGRA Middle East is already 70% sold out! With more than 200 exhibitors from over 30 countries expected to join the event, the 2012 edition of AGRA Middle East will be the largest yet. AGRA Middle East is the only agribusiness trade event in the region, which offers an unmatched platform for international manufacturers and suppliers of agribusiness equipment and technology to showcase the benefits of their products to importers, buyers and government officials from the Middle East region. AGRAme 2013 will be held from 26 - 28 March at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre.

Agribusiness Outlook Forum to return again in 2013

The 3rd Agribusiness Outlook Forum will be back again in 2013 with a fresh new lineup of speakers from around the world. This annual event will once focus on ensuring the region’s food security. Agribusiness Outlook Forum will feature a compilation of International experts and local leaders presenting you with a co mprehensive platform to explore the development of an integrated food policy for the Gulf Region. Held alongside the AGRAme Exhibition, this conference will be ideal for those who are looking to examine the paramount issues of food security & water resources by hearing presentations on how to provide a sustainable supply of food that is affordable, nutritious and safe. Scheduled for Tuesday, 26th March 2013 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, the Agribusiness Outlook Forum offers you an outstanding educational experience.

Middle East Horticultural Summit – new feature for 2013

The 2013 edition of AGRAme will feature an entirely new forum for the horticulture industry professionals. To be held on 26th March at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, this new feature at AGRA Middle East will discuss challenges and directions for future research in horticulture with the Middle East perspective.

AGRAme Seminar Programme

Building upon the exceptional success of the 2012 Seminar Programme, AGRAme 2013 will once again feature a 2 Day Extensive Seminar Programme. The AGRAme Seminars will provide in-depth knowledge about various innovations, technological advancements as well as economical & commercial benefits of the use of products that are new to the Middle East markets.

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News & Events Outdoor Design Build & Supply Tradeshow Leading Design, Planning & Development, Hard & Soft Landscaping, Water Management and Horticulture & Garden Care Companies Sign Up To Exhibit at the new 25-27 March, 2013 | Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE

Dubai Municipality partners with first edition of Outdoor and Landscaping Show Outdoor Design Build & Supply show launches to address need for increased landscaping throughout GCC

he Dubai Municipality has officially announced today its partnership with the first edition of Outdoor Design Build & Supply, the Middle East’s only dedicated trade show supporting the creation of outdoor space.

step up their efforts to revamp outdoor environments, as new legislation in 2013 is expected to be passed requiring developers and contractors to include a minimum of 25 per cent of ‘green space’ and ‘outdoor landscaping’ in all residential and commercial projects.

Taking place from 25-27 March 2013 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Outdoor Design Build & Supply will showcase the latest outdoor products and services to an audience of key decision makers across the Middle East. The three-day event arrives as GCC governments

Ahmed Abdulkarim, Director of Public Parks & Horticulture Department at Dubai Municipality, welcomed the launch of the show to provide a platform for the industry during legislative change. ‘With a flourishing landscaping community in Dubai, we are now in

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utdoor Design Build & Supply is Othe only dedicated event in the Middle East to address the use of outdoor space in construction projects, providing support to developers, landscape architects and designers working to create outdoor spaces including public parks, hotels, private and palace gardens, green areas within urban communities, major residential and commercial projects, sports stadiums, golf courses, hospitals, irrigation and landscaping. The dedicated event has already attracted big players such as Cape Reed LLC, Etesia Lawn Machinery, Fitco Irrigation, Gale Pacific, Global Light LLC, Greenworks LLC, Ithara Group, Laticrete-RAK Ceramics LLC, Logical Fencing, Mister Shade, Orient Irrigation LLC, Playworld Corporation Inc, Ransome Jacobsen, Stilum GmbH, Tanseeq Investments Group (Stones and Slates, Tanseeq LLC, Timbertech LLC, Acacia, Metalline LLC, Water in Motion LLC, Transmech LLC), Terraverde, Toscana Landscaping, Transgulf Cement Products, WT Burdens and the UK based wood chipper manufacturer Timberwolf, which is looking to tap into the remerging landscape sector in the Middle East. the position to create and maintain unrivalled green communities that offer the best environment for people and businesses that are living and working here’ said Ahmed Abdulkarim in this regard. ‘By 2025, the vision of Dubai Municipality is to see a quarter of the emirate covered in green space, spanning some 38,000sqm, while we also plan to have one million trees planted by 2014.The Outdoor Design Build & Supply show will present an arena in which we can share knowledge and find new avenues to take this vision forward’ he added. Outdoor Design Build & Supply will address the use of outdoor space in construction projects, providing support to developers, landscape architects and designers creating outdoor spaces including parks, hotels, private and palace gardens, green areas within urban communities, major residential and commercial projects, sports stadiums, golf courses, and hospitals. In addition to Dubai Municipality, the show is supported by Municipality of Abu Dhabi City and Al Ain Municipality, and has already attracted big players such as Desert Group, Dubai

“Timberwolf has laid out an aggressive expansion strategy for the Middle East region,” said Patrice Love, Director of Marketing & HR, Timberwolf. “We have created a three-year strategy to grow our export business from 18% to 40%, and Outdoor Design Build & Supply will provide us with the platform to source a distributor, with the UAE as a starting point.”

Visitors to the event will include government and urban planning officials, corporate project managers and horticulture experts who will give exhibitors the opportunity to strengthen existing relationships while putting them in front of a targeted market. Outdoor Design Build & Supply is presented by Dubai Municipality and supported by the Municipality of Abu Dhabi City and Department of Municipal Affairs, Al Ain Municipality. More information is available at www.theoutdoorshow.ae.

Garden Centre, Fitco Irrigation, Orient Irrigation, Terraverde, Timberwolf, and Toscana Landscaping. Thea Skelton, Project Director of Outdoor Design Build & Supply said: ‘Gardening and outdoor landscaping is an integral part of our living spaces, and even more so now that there is a conscious effort to develop a greener and more sustainable outdoor environment’ ‘With this first edition of Outdoor Design Build & Supply, we can look forward to a booming Middle East outdoor landscaping sector, as regional governments and developers continue to put more emphasis on the sustainable beautification of our outdoors’ he further said. Visitors to Outdoor Design Build & Supply will include government and urban planning officials, corporate project managers and horticulture experts who will give exhibitors the opportunity to strengthen existing relationships while putting them in front of a targeted market. Outdoor Design Build & Supply is supported by the largest buyers of outdoor products and services.

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News & Events Nakheel creates new parks at Jumeirah Village and Jumeirah Heights Developer builds on success of Al Ittihad Park to bring more indigenous zones to Dubai communities

akheel is building on the success of Al Ittihad Park at Palm Jumeirah by bringing new, indigenous recreation areas to its Jumeirah Village and Jumeirah Heights communities.

trees, two jogging tracks measuring around 840 metres and 720 metres, children’s play areas and shaded spots for relaxation. The first parks are due for completion in the next few weeks.

Hundreds of trees have been planted at Jumeirah Village Circle, where Nakheel is creating 13 parks covering 2.9 million sqft between them. When complete, the parks will contain more than 6,000 palm and desert

At Jumeirah Heights, part of Jumeirah Islands, design work is underway on a 737,000 sq ft waterfront recreational area that will include indoor and outdoor sports and fitness facilities, shops and restaurants, extensive communal

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space for relaxation and an 850 metre running track. There is also an adjacent island, reached by a bridge, providing further green, communal space for residents and visitors. The new parks follow the same theme as the 1.1 million sq ft Al Ittihad Park on Palm Jumeirah, Nakheel’s first and flagship indigenous zone, opened in November 2012. All Nakheel parks feature trees and plants found in the UAE’s deserts, mountains, wadis and coastal areas. Many have medicinal uses, and all need minimal water to thrive. Nakheel Chairman Ali Rashid Lootah said: “Al Ittihad Park has been hugely welcomed by Palm residents and visitors. We are building on that success by creating similar communal outdoor spaces at other Nakheel communities. While each of our parks has its own unique design, all follow a common theme: indigenous, sustainable spaces that bring people together and create new focal points in our communities.”

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interview

Mr Ghassan Oueijan Managing Director

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When did Al Nakheel first set up business? The company Al Nakheel Agriculture & Trading was established in February 1998, and since then has been a leader in its field. How has your business expanded since its inception? Al Nakheel has now a well qualified internal workforce of more than 1,250 employees and a total value of on-going and completed projects over QAR 1.3 billion. Who are your major clients and what major projects have you been involved with on their behalf? Major recent clients/projects, hard & soft landscaping : UDC: - The Pearl Qatar; Infrastructure package & various jobs

Qatar Foundation - Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha - Sidra Medical Research Centre, Doha - Western Green Spine at Education City, Doha Barwa Real Estate - Barwa City, Doha, Phase 1 & Amenities NDIA SC - New Doha International Airport, Package CP67 QP/QMA - Museum of Islamic Art Park Ben Termull

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How do you see Al Nakheelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position in the market and how can they maintain this position? Al Nakheel is the leading Landscape Contractor in Qatar and it will be sustained because its approximate value of its ongoing construction and maintenance projects is over QAR 800 million.

In your opinion, what changes need to be adopted in the GCC landscaping industry to become on a par with the rest of the world? To upgrade the level of design, materials and workmanship; to introduce modern materials, machinery and processes; to establish quality advanced tree nurseries in Qatar.

Where do you see the GCC in 10 years from now with respect to developments and landscaping? In Qatar the planned infrastructure projects for transport, tourism, health, education, culture, sport, leisure, etc. will have a major impact on the landscaping industry over the next 10 years. The availability of more TSE in the coming years will also lead to the quicker development of large-scale landscape projects.

Do you think that the international standards for the landscaping industry are too rigid and unrealistic or can they easily be applied when executing projects? The international standards must be adjusted to the regional/ local conditions and constraints. The quality standards must be strictly adhered to by all players.

What are the main challenges of doing business in the current GCC market post recession? A strong competition leading to reduced financial margins and uneven quality; as well as late payments from some employers and main contractors. 12

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Masdar Institute

he Masdar Institute is the first part of the wider Masdar City masterplan to be realised and creates an educational focus for the entire programme. The Institute embodies the principles and goals of Masdar to create a prototypical and sustainable city and is the first building of its kind to be powered entirely by renewable solar energy. The design incorporates a variety of passive and active environmental strategies and will be used as a test-bed for the sustainable technologies that will be explored for implementation in future Masdar City buildings. The Institute’s residences and laboratories are oriented to shade both the adjacent buildings and the pedestrian streets below and the facades are also self-shading. Over 5,000 square metres of roof-mounted

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photovoltaic installations provide power and further protection from the direct sun. A 10-megawatt solar field within the masterplan site provides 60 per cent more energy than is consumed by the Masdar Institute, all of which can be fed back to the Abu Dhabi grid. The campus will also use significantly less energy and water than average modern buildings in the UAE. Horizontal and vertical fins and brises soleil shade the laboratories, which have highly flexible ‘plug and play’ services to encourage interdisciplinary research. The laboratory facades are formed from highly insulated inflatable ETFE cushions, which remain cool to the touch under the intense desert sun. Cooling air currents are directed through the public spaces using a contemporary interpretation of the region’s traditional wind

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towers, and green landscaping and water provide evaporative cooling. The laboratories and residential accommodation are supported by a variety of social spaces, including a gymnasium, canteen, cafĂŠ, knowledge centre, majlis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or meeting place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and landscaped areas that extend the civic realm. One, two and three-bedroom apartments are housed in

The perforations for light and shade are based on the patterns found in the traditional architecture of Islam.

low-rise, high-density blocks, which provide a social counterpoint to the research environment. Windows in the residential buildings are protected by a contemporary reinterpretation of mashrabiya, a type of latticed projecting oriel window, constructed with sustainably developed, glass-reinforced concrete and coloured with local sand to integrate with its desert context and to minimise maintenance.

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he Courtyard Building, Masdar, Abu Dhabi The Courtyard Building is the first office development to be built in Masdar City and is designed to be high performing, both economically and environmentally. Embedded within the Masdar Institute campus, the building provides flexible office space for small to medium sized businesses – the start-up companies that will be the engine for future industry, supporting Masdar’s strategic goal to become a centre for the development and commercialisation of sustainable technologies. The project comprises four floors of office accommodation for multiple tenants, arranged around a central open courtyard. The design follows the city’s masterplan guidelines and demonstrates the efficacy of its planning principles – a highly efficient passive form reduces energy use and the project seamlessly integrates with the city wide low carbon energy and transport infrastructure. Energy is provided by Masdar City’s renewable power supply – in future, this could be augmented by the integration of next-generation photovoltaic panels on the 3,500-square-metre roof of the building, a move that would entirely offset its energy demands. The building’s position and orientation within Masdar City’s dense urban grain helps to further reduce energy use. By extending to the perimeter of the site, its form defines and shades the surrounding pedestrian streets and is in turn shaded by neighbouring buildings. The building then widens as it rises, its walls are inclined to shade the office interiors from the intense midday sun – an approach that reduces almost 40 percent of solar radiation. A cantilevered roof canopy and a recessed colonnade at ground level provide further shade. In contrast to the GRC and ETFE panels of the Masdar Institute residences and laboratories, the Courtyard Building’s innovative high-performance façade uses standard components and incorporates

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glazing and colour to establish a unique presence within the city. Balancing the quality of light with the reduction of heat gain, horizontal bands of glazing are strategically placed at ceiling and desk height. A pattern of coloured dots, applied as a frit to the glass, responds to levels of sunlight at different points on the façade, articulating the environmental research that shaped the building’s form. At the top of the building, where solar radiation is most intense, the dots are yellow and reflective, in contrast to the cooler shades towards its base, which help to improve comfort at street level.

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View walking up in the passageway from beach to market place passing by the main building on the right.

The Urban Block Dr. Anne A. Gharaibeh & A r c h . H a s h i m A l- A j l o u n i

Dr Anne A. Gharaibeh Assistant professor of landscape architecture and urban planning, College of Architecture and Design, Jordan University of Science and Technology. Senior consultant at Innovative Studies and Research (ISAR). Arch. Hashim Al-Ajlouni Teaching assistant, College of Architecture and Design, Jordan University of Science and Technology.

Aqaba is the only water entrance into the country of Jordan in the far south, and provides significant services as a free zone area. Things improved a great deal after establishing the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), which enhanced the city at the urban planning level and adopted many strategies for encouraging local and international investment in the city. Aqabaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waterfront and warm weather has created a favorable holiday destination for residential and foreign tourists. It provided a quality experience on the Red Sea with seamless links to Petra and Wadi Rum. In 2011, Aqaba had a population of 116,447 with about 52% expected population increases reaching about 177,408 people by 2021. Growing attention was given to five star hotels leaving the market area and the old public beach with less attention. Local tourists found little options in the city, which limited their stay

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to one day instead of two or more days. This project was proposed to make a difference for the city of Aqaba (residents and visitors). With continued endeavors to work on the Aqaba down town in the past 10 years, Gharaibeh realized its importance, strengths, weaknesses and inviolable opportunities. The services needed elevation especially with regards to the historical public beach. Architect student Barah Hussain Rababah, has designed a new project in the city center that would revive, renew, and recreate a more viable center and an accessible beach for the public. This intervention should be a new comprehensive problem-solving environment and a model example for future projects dealing with the city center and the local requirements. It was expected that a multidimensional mixed-use project would properly renew the urban area surrounding it taking things to a better level architecturally and socially. The process underwent a study

to select a proper site and then working on its challenging characteristics and meeting the needs of the place in an innovative and environmentally sensitive way. In addition, it was planned to set an example for dealing with Aqaba’s developmental strategies. Thus came the idea of “The Urban Block” project with a reformative potential for the city as a whole carrying the beating heart of the city activities (Figure 1). Initially, the chosen site was part of a very vivid city center, that was looking rundown and disappointing although it formed the important center for selling mixed nuts and bedding needs, which people seek in their trips to Aqaba. The site could be seen as a focal node connecting the market place to the public beach; to the old port (now cruise ship port) from one end; and to the small yacht port on the other. The main goals of the project were: to create a model example for dealing with a vivid urban block in a sustainable way in order to be implemented at other places and in order to learn from its methods and procedures; to enhance the type of services provided in the Aqaba CBD; to encourage local tourism; to elevate the living qualities and the economic status for the Aqaba residents; to create a wholesome independent project where it can serve its own needs internally without the need to jeopardize its surroundings and to create a sustainable example; to create solutions for many of the local and diverse

Figure 1: Site and surroundings The “Urban Block” project won the first rank among 108 other graduation projects in the class of 2012 at the College of Architecture and Design (JUST). It also was ranked in first place among graduation projects from 10 schools of architecture in Jordan in the competition held by Jordan Engineering Association for 2012. One of the most significant factors gaining the project its distinguished position was the sustainable approach it provided and its ability to bridge between the market place and the waterfront through a splendid urban solution while bringing the public into a vivid social environment. The concept was based on the premise that tourists shopping in the city center would need to see and approach the shore directly from inside the project in a live physical and visual manner. Thus, the main idea was to create a live passageway (pedestrian tunnel in Figure 2) running down the topography to bring people from the market level to the sea level while enjoying the majority of the activities of the project without being interrupted by the main traffic road and traffic congestions.

Figure 2: Main design concept The design concept honored a number of issues including: livability and sustainable society in its tangible and intangible principles; preserving the natural environment and using sustainable material; solving pedestrian and traffic problems surrounding the site for the good of the people in the city; making a green design with landscaping water cooling systems and using renewable energy and natural lighting wells; preserving the city significance and identity; creating opportunities for kinship and social networking in the urban setting; continually contributing something meaningful to the future of the place; and creating a meaningful community with a vibrant heart while setting the grounds for the future culture of the place (Figure 3).

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problems; to make an interactive environment in the heart of the city; and to connect the CBD with the beach area (Figure 4). The activities and site selection were based on the urban analysis which showed the selected site was distinguished by its varied surrounding activities; its varied social groups users; its vicinity to beach, market, and sea ports; its potential effects on its surroundings if it was cared for or neglected (positively and negatively); its heavy pedestrian traffic compared to surrounding blocks; its location adjacent to the main city mosque; and the worsening of the current conditions of this city block as it has become run down and uncared for.

Activities were selected so that initial land use activities on the block were accommodated while fulfilling the contextual needs, the public needs, and serving the touristic and commercial activities. The project created new recreational and scientific activities for local tourists especially, enhanced the market area, created a social space, and improved the beach area (Figure 5). Attention was given to designing the public outdoor activities, which were embraced on the grounds at the four levels; market (commercial) level; street (social) level; beach (recreational) level, and sustainable level (Figure 6). The site with about 18 meters variation in elevation between sea level and market level

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Figure 5: Zoning and functions.

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provided for this opportunity to connect the activities in the main passageway (Figures 7 & 8). In addition, special consideration to the arid climate was given and the project focused on creating more shadows outside the building and on benefiting from the sea breeze and gaining heat inside the building for winter visitors who escape the cold weather in the North and head south

to the Gulf of Aqaba for warmer temperatures (Figure 9-11). The buildings on the block created a mixed-use nature with two types of motels allowing for competition; 54 small stores selling mixed nuts and bedding requirements which were the two main specialties on the current city block offering tax free products; parking

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for 83 vehicles; childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interactive library; the museum of marine biology; an urban park at the market level overlooking the shore line down 18 meters below forming a roof garden with shading interventions; and a food court for 11 small restaurants (Figure 7). The beach is about 380m long forming a T-shaped site. The proposed urban idea for the site by Dr. Anne Gharaibeh was transformed into a richer concept while working with her

student Mr. Hashim Al-Ajlouni. Al-Ajlouni foresaw a downtown were the public can touch the seawater that they longed for, have a reasonable accommodation, and shop while staying at the heart of the activities. Al-Ajlouni went in depth with the climatic solutions and accommodated the needed functions in a creative sense (Figure 9-11). The beach area accommodated many services such as showers, supplies, swimming pools,

Figure 11: Shadow study on the site at different times of the day/year.

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It was foreseen that Aqaba needed sustainable, phasedquality-growth and therefore, Gharaibeh and Ajlouni envisioned five main themes for the site; Live, Green, Tourism, Connection and Culture. At the end, they hoped that the award winning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urban Blockâ&#x20AC;? project could be a seed and implementable project, not only for the city of Aqaba, but also for many cities with vivid waterfronts. Sometimes public expectations from recreational places are high and urban designers and landscape architects should be able to accept the challenge and sustainably fulfill the variety of public requirement. The goal was to focus on creating a future thriving urban life and an unforgettable memory for the diverse group of users.

Figure 14: Beach ideas put together.

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The lake was built by the French in the 1920s, in the form of the city of Paris, hence its nickname "Petit Paris"

Landscaping of a Green Network of Recreational Spaces in Oued Zem, Morocco. This ambitious project to landscape the canalised riverbed of Oued Zem in order to provide a network of recreational opportunities for the population of this small rural town was the idea of the Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment, as part of its programme of pilot projects to improve the environment in Moroccan cities. 38

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arey Duncan is a South African Landscape Architect and Urban Planner with a degree in Town And Regional Planning from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, and two Masters degrees in City and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture from Cornell University, USA. Having worked in South Africa for a few years, she moved to Morocco in early 1992 and created Carey Duncan Design in 1994. She has been practicing from Rabat ever since. With her double training in landscape architecture and planning, Carey is able to bring to projects a multidisciplinary approach which enriches the result.

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Carey Duncan has won several national design competitions for the design and planning of Moroccan public parks and gardens, and an international competition for the design of a Mediterranean garden in the Tresco Abbey Botanic Gardens in the Isle of Scilly, UK. With her team of three landscape designers and engineers, and 7 technical and support staff, the office has worked on a wide range of projects from private gardens to large scale mixed uses developments and public open space networks. The firm ensures all the design phases from initial sketches to execution drawings, as well as site work supervision done by an exterior contractor. Carey Duncan Design is perhaps the first landscape architecture firm in Morocco to concentrate only on the design and supervision phases of a project without doing the contracting as well. Her experience led her to be a founding member of the Association of Landscape Architects of Morocco (AAPM) of which she is currently Secretary General, and member of a working group of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) currently reviewing the future structure and strategies of the organization.

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ued Zem is a small rural town in middle Morocco, situated in a semi arid region of the country. With its natural springs, it has always been an important centre for local tribes. It began to develop in the 1920s with the beginning of phosphate mining in the region. During its early years, the large French population in the area created a local park often referred to as « Petit Paris » with a lake in the shape of Paris at its centre, filled with water from the local springs. The river « Oued Zem » itself which runs through the town has recently been canalised in order to protect the town from flooding. It is in this context of a semi arid climate, blessed with abundant water resources, that Carey Duncan intervened to create the beginning of an open space network providing a variety or recreational opportunities for the population, while restoring the historic « Petit Paris » park. Inspiration came during the first site visit, » said Carey Duncan, « when I saw prickly pear plants draped over a dry stone wall in a very appealing way . I knew then that I should try and build on local plants and the dry stone walling that many people had constructed to protect their fields in the area, while at the same time clearing the surface of the many stones that lie naturally on the ground.”

Stone walls are combined with built in benches to create seating areas. « Borrowed » landscape played a large part in the success of the project.

The covered channel of the canalised river transformed into a pleasant walk punctuated with seating areas. Paving is in stamped concrete with joints in local stone slabs. All changes of level are treated with accessible ramps in addition

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The site is composed of four distinct but interconnected zones: LINEAR LINK A linear link to the south in a narrow space running for some 900m between a school and the historic park marks the beginning of the current phase of the project. In this area, the project consisted of creating a pleasant walk using the concrete closed canal as a walkway surrounded by indigenous or acclimatised plants, and mineral mulch. A series of gathering spaces are strung along this linear pathway, with low walls creating a series of built-in benches arranged to create convivial spaces for small groups to meet. In an area offset from the main path, the existing topography lent itself to the creation of an artificial lake, with a cascade set into a natural change of level, forming the centre piece of a VTT circuit.

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The first sequence merges into the historic « Jardin du Lac » or « Petit Paris » with the addition of sculptural elements created by the in-situ carving of existing dead Eucalyptus tree trunks by a local artist

JARDIN DU LAC – The Historic Centre

The restoration project placed a high priority on preserving the existing trees in the park, most notably the tall Washingtonia robusta which constitute a landmark visible from afar.

This historic park had a rich heritage of existing plants, most notably a bouquet of 30m tall Washingtonia palm trees near the lake which had been created to allow the town to profit from its rich resources of spring water. Unfortunately « upgrading » in recent years had been done without much thought, simply replacing old paving with new industrial pavers and no thought to the paving details. Many bedding plants had disappeared through lack of maintenance. The project sought to build on the existing and to restore the garden to its initial charm. Pergolas were added for shade, and the planting was restored. Benches were added to allow public of all ages to appreciate the calm and shade of this little oasis. Children’s play equipment was installed on one side of the park near a neighbouring school and some existing playing fields.

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In this transitional area, larger and more open than the first, is located a natural spring called A誰n Lalla A誰cha. The idea of an oasis is recreated with orchards of orange and olive trees and young date palms added to complement the existing mature palm trees in the area. A collection of cacti, succulent plants and grasses, set in gravel mulch and with botanical labelling play a role in educating visitors and making the space part of a cultural trail. A basket ball court is located in proximity to the existing public swimming pool. Secondary paths in compacted gravel and sand create a permeable surface treatment and allow visitors to leave the beaten track to wander more quietly through the site. In response to requests by some young residents during the construction phase, a circular seating area was transformed into a break dancing platform with smooth polished stone paving.

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R e c r e a t i o n a l Spa c e s Lawn areas are watered by a pop up irrigation system, while the massings of grasses and shrubs are watered by a drip system. Water in this part of the garden comes from a second spring.

Low sinuous walls link circular exercise spaces furnished with fitness equipment.

ACTIVE RECREATION PARK The terminus of the open space network is found at the railway line that serves the town to the north. In this zone which is bordered by a small pine grove on one side and interesting rocky formations which come to the surface, and on the remaining two sides by main roads, an arrangement of circular spaces linked by a sinuous stone wall is equipped with sports equipment permitting the public to follow a healthy circuit of physical activity. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play equipment is also located in this area to allow families to take advantage of the fresh air. Also in the theme of circular elements and low walls, picnic areas are carved into the landscape to provide shady places for people to sit and enjoy an outdoor meal. Again, the backbone of the space is the covered river channel, which in this part of the project, serves a large park.

Massings of shrubs and grasses alternate with expansive lawn areas in this large park.

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IRRIGATION AND PLANT PALETTE In spite of the abundance of water in this semi arid climate, care was taken to ensure the wise use of water in the landscaping solutions applied (local drought resistant plants for the most part, and mineral mulch on soil surfaces) and all the green spaces are equipped with a semi automatic irrigation system, either through a drip line system for the shrubs and grasses, or spray irrigation for the lawn areas. All the water used is from the natural springs located in the park

areas. The project has allowed the town to benefit from its own local resources. 18 Tree species and 17 shrub species including naturally occurring Retama, Tamarix, Nerium oleander , etc.... were added to existing plantings. More than 25 species of cacti and succulents plants, grasses and low bedding plants were used in the planting schemes which gave informal groupings of different colours and textures to create variety and interest during different times of year.

Project team: Client: Department of the Environment, Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and the Environment, Kingdom of Morocco Landscape Architect: Carey Duncan Design Project landscape architects: Carey Duncan and Bendaoud Attaous Engineers: CID Conseil IngĂŠnierie et DĂŠveloppement Contractors: Hardscaping: STAM Softscaping and Irrigation: Espace Vert 'EVE' Project location: Rural Commune of Oued Zem, Khouribga Province, Kingdom of Morocco Site area: 12ha Project cost: 49 MILLION MAD

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Rhein Romantik By TOPOTEK 1

Like a pool of water reflecting the sky, this nine meter convex mirror, placed at the castle of Coblence, creates a flux of images incorporating the walls and the buildings. Creating a heightened experience of its surroundings, it involves us in a game of perception, intriguing us to find the “right“ view of the motif. Ever since the French landscape painters Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin defined the ideal of the landscape in the mid17th century, gardeners and architects had the task of creating the Real World inspired by these framed images – something that today almost appears as an inverted reality.

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instant reproduction of the digital camera changes our experience and the way we look at it. As a consequence, the accumulated image of the landscape in visual culture are today more real than the actual reality. Constructed from reflecting aluminium tiles and appearing as an anomaly, a cut hole in the surface of the ground, the TOPOTEK 1 ClaudeGlass installation offers new perspectives of the immediate surroundings as well as the world behind the mirror.

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Carrying out rehabilitation of heavy fuel oil tanks 1 and 2 in Yanbu Desalination Plant (Phase 2).

Saline Water Conversion Corporation - SWCC (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

N/A

Al Dulaiman Establishment for Contracting (Saiudoi Arabia)

2000000

Current Project

Nafoora & Amal Fields Crude Oil Pipeline Construction Project

Construction of a 24-inch, 55-kilometre crude oil pipeline with a capacity of 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) to connect Nafoora and Amal Fields.

National Oil Corporation - NOC (Libya)

Libya

N/A

Wintershall Holding GmbH (Germany)

38000000

Current Project

Steel Complex Project - Beni Sueif

Construction of a steel rolling mill and melt-shop to produce 1 million tonnes a year of rebar and billets.

Egypt

N/A

Hassan Allam Construction (Egypt)

N/A

Current Project

Sohar Ferrochrome Smelter Project-1

Construction of a ferrochrome smelter with capacity of 50,000 tonnes a year (t/y), including two furnaces each with a capacity of 16,500 kilovolt-amperes (keva) in Sohar Freezone.

Industrial Investments Company (IIC Steel) – Egypt Gulf Mining Materials Company (GMM) – Oman

Oman

N/A

Gulf Mining Materials Company (GMM) - Oman

30000000

Current Project

Propylene & Benzene Derivative Complex Project

Construction of a derivatives propane dehydrogenation (PDH) based propylene unit and a propylene derivatives complex with a capacity of 650 to 750kt/a of propylene and propylene derivatives and an aromatics plant with capacity of 500 to 700kt/a of benzene and 1,000 kt/a of p-xylene.

Qatar Petroleum (QP)

Qatar

N/A

New Project

PTA & PET Complex Project - Sohar Port

Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to build a Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant with capacity of 1.1 million tonnes per annum and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plant with capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum.

Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C.

Oman

N/A

850000000

New Project

Outlet Village Project

Construction of Outlet Village comprising retail high-end luxury brands and stores.

Meraas Development (Dubai)

UAE

N/A

New Project

Basra Cultural Centre Project

Construction of Basra Cultural Centre.

Iraq

Dewan Architects & Engineers (Iraq)

N/A

New Project

Bandar Jissah Resort Development Project

Development of Bandar Jissah Resort including construction of duplexes, villas, 5-star hotels, sports and recreational facilities and a heritage village.

Oman

Halcrow International (Oman)

N/A

New Project

Marsa Zayed Mixeduse Development Project - Phase 1

Design and construction of 3.2 squarekilometre Marsa Zayed mixed-use development comprising a 33-storey tower, 263 Village Flats that will be serviced by a neighbourhood retail and community centre, a grand mosque that will accommodate 2,000 worshippers, 146 townhouses and all infrastructure works - Phase 1.

Al Maabar Abdoun Real Estate Development Company (Jordan)

Jordan

Hill International Middle East Ltd. (Jordan)

Central Contracting Establishment (Jordan)

10000000000

Current Project

Terminal Construction & Associated Works Project - Muscat International Airport

Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a new terminal at Muscat International Airport with capacity to handle 12 million passengers a year, including a runway, taxiway system, aprons, roads, utility buildings and other civil works.

Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC)

Oman

National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. - NESPAK (Oman)

Bechtel Corporation (USA)

1800000000

Current Project

Basra Governorate (Iraq) Oman Tourism Development Company S.A.O.C (Omran)

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