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Our global network his month’s issue of Landscape showcases the best of our global network of contributors. We span from Sana’a, Yemen, to the peaceful and scenic cities of Rotterdam and Melbourne-all in the name of unearthing the latest projects that are cultivating the landscape. COE Design shares their plans for a new contemporary garden and exterior façade to re-shape what lays inside the walls of the British Embassy compound in the Yemen capital, Sana’a. Meanwhile, Rochelle Greayer traveled to the London in May to attend this year’s Chelsea Flower Show-the world’s most famous garden show, which showcases creative designs from renowned international landscape architects. Rochelle highlights the emerging trends from Water installations and Wildflowers to better use of Green concepts. Staying in the UK, we also focus on the transformation of the Olympic Park, which will host the 2012 Olympic games in London; see how industrial wasteland was transformed into a green oasis that will last long after the Olympics. Shifting to the Southern Hemisphere, Mario Pisani captures the Bali Memorial in Melbourne’s Lincoln Square, which commemorates the victims of the Bali bombings back in 2002.

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Interview with Anwar Al Kahwaji

British Embassy in Yemen

Olympic Park in London Bali Memorial

The Chelsea Flower Show 2011 Women in landscape

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Who's Who

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Current position and company Landscape Consultant and Senior Associate, Peter Dew and Associates, UAE. Academic qualifications Bachelors of Agronomy, Horticultural Engineering Degree Majoring in Landscape Architecture - University of Antibes, France No. of years in the GCC I’ve been here for 30 great years (and looking forward to many more).

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What major projects have you been involved with: Hotels and resorts: Sofitel Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa, Bahrain Four Seasons, Doha Marina Hotels, Yas Island Movenpick Jumeirah Beach, Dubai Al Murooj Rotana, Dubai Club Med Itaparica – Salvador, Brazil Ilot Cerf resort - Surf Island, Seychelles Streetscape/Highways: Jumeirah Beach Road Zabeel Palace Road

Bukidra Interchange Mall of the Emirates Interchange Southern Expressway, Muscat Marine: Private artificial island, Jumeirah Jumeirah Coastal protection As Samaliya island, Abu Dhabi Public Parks: Five Neighborhood parks, Dubai Re-development of Al Majaz park, Sharjah Desert Park, Doha Commercial/Residential: The Emirates Towers Outsource Zone at Academic City Al Waab City, Doha West Bay complex, Doha “The Views” for Emaar Al Marina Development, Al Kobar – KSA Sports complex/equestrian: Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club Racing and Equestrian Club, Doha Airports: New Doha International Airport Terminal 1 and car parks, Dubai Dubai Air show and Expo Centre Amiri Flights Admin building, Abu Dhabi

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Dream Project I have been very fortunate and privileged to work on several exciting projects with true professionals in their fields. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also been fortunate enough to meet very prominent and influential clients over my thirty years in the UAE and the Gulf. I hope that I was able to translate their desires into successful designs and realizations. Since I have spent the best part of my career imitating nature, my dream project would be to start with a striking piece of natural landscape, somewhere in New Zealand or the French Alps and contribute to its preservation whilst benefiting the community and passing on to the younger generations my passion for Nature. The children of today are our future and the survival of mankind rests on their preservation of the Planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forests and natural assets, before it is too late. How do you see the future of the landscape industry in the GCC region? I have seen the industry transformation in the region over the past three decades and it has really come a long way. It is also improving all the time and will continue exponentially. Landscape

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Architects and professionals come from different countries and origins, they bring with them new concepts and techniques. Experienced and established professionals add valuable local knowledge and common sense. Teams are generally multinationals and great projects are the result of brainstorming and exchange of ideas. The ratio of Landscape Architects versus Building Architects has also increased. Professionals are now involved in the early planning stage of design, which is of paramount importance instead of getting called in at the end of a project when it is generally too late and engineers have already taken all the major design decisions from other disciplines and there is no adequate space or budget left for proper landscaping. Clients have become fully aware that a well planned and sustainable landscape design using durable hardscape materials and appropriate plants palette, as well as the latest irrigation technology can really make a difference for the success and value to their project. In this respect, I do expect an increased integration of native plants in the region future schemes contributing to the mitigation of irrigation water usage. Motto in life Have fun in what you do, be fair with others and true to yourself, do not compromise natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interests but most important of all: give something back to nature and mankind.

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News & Events UPC and the Municipal System Unveil ‘Estidama Pearl Villa Owner Manual’ Nine Villa Training Workshops Concluded to Help Villa Owners Comply with the Sustainability Programme

bu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC), together with the Municipal System, unveiled the Estidama Pearl Villa Manual in a press conference held today. The detailed manual is designed to assist villa owners, design consultants, contractors and suppliers in maintaining Estidama standards during the villa construction process and provides comprehensive guidance on the requirements of Estidama and the steps needed to apply for the One Pearl rating, which is mandatory for all properties in Abu Dhabi Emirate. Building on the awareness of the Estidama programme, the UPC and Municipal System also announced that a series of nine workshops have recently been completed across the Abu Dhabi Emirate to help villa owners comply with Estidama’s requirements.

The Pearl Villa Manual, as well as the workshops, are just one part of a series of essential educational tools developed by the UPC and the Municipal System to raise awareness of the Estidama programme and the Pearl Rating System (PRS) and to simplify the implementation process for all parties. Commenting on this initiative, Amer Al Hammadi, Director of Planning and Infrastructure at the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council states: “For all those involved with the design and construction of a villa, this manual aims to quicken and aid the Estidama application process by advising on what is required, who to contact for assistance and where materials can be sourced. It also explains the basics of Estidama and the Pearl Rating System and why these are such important initiatives for the future development and sustainability of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.” The manual provides an overview of the Estidama Pearl Villa Rating System (PVRS) and step-bystep guidance on the application process for new and existing users

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of the programme. It responds to stakeholder feedback on streamlining implementation for the benefit of all those involved with the process and covers questions and topics such as: what is Estidama and how is it measured; what is the Pearl Rating System; the need for Estidama; local challenges; process and procedures; and a summary of resources and tools to achieve a sustainable villa. The manual also introduces a simplified compliance procedure for product selection and offers advice on how to select materials and suppliers.

The Pearl Rating System is also explained in the manual. This framework for sustainable design, construction and operation of community buildings - which was launched in September 2010 - was one of the first schemes of the Estidama programme, developed to drive awareness of the benefits of higher efficiency and resource management and to ensure that all developments in Abu Dhabi are sustainable for future generations. The Estidama workshops, held in collaboration with the DMA and the three municipalities of the Emirate, saw technical experts from the UPC and DMA helping private individuals, who either own or plan to build their own villa, better understand the requirements of Estidama, the benefits of sustainability, and the steps to apply for the mandatory One Pearl rating for all properties in Abu Dhabi. The nine workshops, which took place in Al Ain, Al Gharbia and Abu Dhabi throughout the months of April and May were open to all home owners and home builders. Talking about the importance of the workshops, Al Hammadi, commented: “Awareness, education and knowledge are the main drivers that empower behavioural change and a change in mindsets of individuals towards sustainability is a core part of ensuring that Estidama gradually and positively impacts our environment.”

He added: “The villa workshops were some of the tools that we designed to create new attitudes towards sustainability at large as we want to explain that everyone living in Abu Dhabi can - and should contribute towards it becoming the Arab world’s sustainable capital in accordance with the guiding principles of Vision 2030.” Highlighting the Municipal System interaction with the UPC to ensure the proper implementation of Estidama in Abu Dhabi Emirate, H.E. Dr. Abdullah Ghareeb Al Baloushi, Executive DirectorMunicipal Affairs Support Sector, Department of Municipal Affairs, said: “Estidama is the core element in the Department of Municipal Affairs’ vision to have an advanced municipal system that enables sustainable development and enhances quality of living for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.” “Consequently, we are more than happy to join hands with the UPC as one of our most important stakeholders and strategic partners to achieve our vision and the vision of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi 2030. We are keen the holistic approach of Abu Dhabi government to achieve sustainable economic growth and to work with other government entities hand in hand to achieve the goals of our government vision especially in the area of building and construction which considered to be very important sector of the local economy. This will ensure a sustainable growth in this sector,” he added. Estidama is the first programme of its kind that is tailored to the Middle East region and is intended to promote the concept of living in harmony with Abu Dhabi’s culture and environment while conserving the Emirati way of life so that future generations can benefit from the wise choices made today. For more information on Estidama and the Pearl Rating System visit please go to http://estidama.upc.gov.ae.

SUN 2011 - OUTDOOR Living:

An expanding market in Italy Over 1.23 billion EUR is the economic value of the Italian Outdoor Living business, totalling 4.35 billion EUR if combined with gardening.

ccording to the estimates of SUN, the International Exhibition of Outdoor Products, the economic value of the Italian Outdoor Living business amounts to 1.231 billion EUR in 2010. If combined with the Gardening business, such value rises to 4.35 billion EUR. The previous global Living& Gardening survey for 2008 pointed out to a total value of 4.25 billion EUR and constantly growing. “We notice that the market that is closest to the exhibiting and cultural contents of our show is growing with respect to this macro-item,” says Sergio Rossi, CEO of Fiere e Comunicazioni. “In 2008 the market value of outdoor furnishing and

equipment amounted to 1.202 billion EUR. Today, 2 years later, it totals 1.231 billion EUR, after growing to 1.217 billion EUR in 2009, about thirty million EUR more vs. 2008. It is expanding then, albeit slowly and despite the general economic downturn.” “We are truly satisfied about these numbers,” continues Sergio Rossi, “because they bear evidence of the vitality of a young, constantly evolving market and of the interest of end consumers, who enjoy taking care of their outdoor spaces. “The most important items for us include garden constructions (greenhouses, pergolas, curtains, shadings, gazebos, floors, etc.), which account for 15.6% of the total living & gardening business, as well as, obviously, outdoor furnishing and accessories, which account for almost 13% of the total living & gardening business.” This product group also includes barbecues, furnishing, decorations, sunumbrellas, and a variety of accessories. “The growing market share of the contract/ hospitality business is highly significant,” explains Sergio Rossi. “This channel is constantly developing, and 35% of outdoor furnishing, accessories, and structures are meant for this kind of business.” SUN 2011 will therefore include a themespecific show called SUN_Contract,

where operators will find the most comprehensive and glamorous range of products to offer top-level outdoor style and comfort, similar to indoor spaces. Such cross-functionality is also ensured by the sun-shading business, which will offer a comprehensive display in October 2011 with the other international review combined with, and organized at the same time as SUN, namely Tende e Tecnica, the international biennial exhibition of curtains, shadings, fabrics, and energy saving, now at its 6th edition, and recognized, in the past couple of editions, as the second most important show in the world for this business. “The 3 dimensions of comfort, space, and lifestyle are shared across the main themes and contents of SUN and Tende e Tecnica: temperature, privacy, light, look, functionality, new spaces… the dwelling space expands from public or private dehors to bathing areas, from airport platforms to pedestrian ways, from stadiums to new facades, from balconies to urban furnishing, from reception facilities to sport clubs and spas, from hotels to resorts, holiday villages, residences, clubs, public concerns, camping parks, etc. Covers on one side and furnishing on the other, with design, finishes, accessories,

October 20-22, Rimini Expo Center, Italy and outfits, allow to experience in a new and comfortable way spaces that are otherwise unused or underused, including, public, private, residential, and hospitality ones.” An international event that includes other novelties in addition to SUN_Contract: also within SUN, more focus will be made on the outdoor floors and pathways sector with OUT_Floor. The basic offering of Tende e Tecnica is then integrated with 2 important areas: one dedicated to the evolution of covers meant as textile architectures (Architetture Tessili, including small and large covers, tensile structures, shapeable architectural materials…), and the other called Tessuti e Tendenze, dedicated to a selection of fabrics, including technical ones, for indoor and outdoor use. New product horizons that find their optimal location in the ideal and physical continuity of the display at both events. Giosun also deserves mentioning. This is a must for the international market of outdoor games, entertainment, and learning, now at its 26th edition and capable to attract international producers and licensors, as well as all private operators, both public and private, in the outdoor game pipeline, including shop owners, public administrations, designers, the hospitality sector, bathing establishments, etc.

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decking has been exported and installed in various countries in Europe, USA, & Asia. It is the best material to replace exotic wood decking. As landscaping is a very important aspect of any major development projects, hotel projects and villas, outdoor decking has its share in this outdoor landscaping project, wherein Nahar has a major share for outdoor decking and specifically Einwood composite decking. Due to ecological changes and cutting of trees for various purposes like decking and landscaping, most of the renowned consultants designers, & architects specify Einwood Composite products for outdoor decking use. Nahar has supplied and installed this Composite Decking for major projects in UAE and other G.C.C countries. To name a few projects in UAE are Reem Island, Etihad Towers, and in other developments like Arabian Ranches, Palm Island, Emirates Hills, Jumeirah Islands and other villas.

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l Ryum Group has executed some of the largest construction, landscaping and irrigation projects in the UAE, earning itself a distinguished place in the market. Over the past 20 years, the group has transformed developments such as the Abu Dhabi Corniche; Yas Island Golf Course; Al Raha Gardens Residential Compounds; Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi Shooting Club, Abu Dhabi Beach, Burj Khalifah Residences, Emirates Hills, and Dubai Media City - focusing on both the aesthetic aspects and water conversation. We speak with Anwar Al Kahwaji, General Manager at Al Ryum Contracting & General Transport Establishment, on how they manage to operate in an arid, water-scarce environment, conserve water while irrigating, and conform to rigid international standards. When was Al Ryum first established and how have you expanded since then? Al Ryum Contracting was established in 1989, initially focusing on water features, playground equipments, Green Houses and small construction projects. We started with just 150-200 people and we now have over 5,500 people, so you can imagine how much we have expanded. Are there any changes you would like to see adopted by the regional landscaping industry to become on par with the rest of the world? We are actually ahead with respect to landscaping, compared to the rest of the world. Landscaping is an important element in any project or development here, and the government is spending a lot on landscaping, in the sense that we are challenging a very harsh environment and dealing with water scarcity, so we are already doing something that is beyond other parts of the world. The changes needed would be related to specifications and designs; to adopt native plans that could be implemented here so we could add a regional touch to the landscaping.

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Water scarcity is amongst the biggest issues our region is facing today. How does Al Ryum generally fulfil its commitment to water conversation? First of all, we always reveal our designs as part of our contractual obligations since we are a contractor. We also give our technical assessments towards what should be done. We adopt the best methods and new techniques in our irrigation systems and even in plant selections. When we have the space to do the selection of plants, we select ones with the least water consumption and species that already adapted to the climatic conditions. Moreover, sometimes we change the ratio between the hardscape and landscape, so that we would be adding the touch of the hardscape to reduce the overall consumption of water in a given area.

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In your opinion, what are the most cost-effective ways by which designers, architects and planners can reduce water-wasting? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk firstly about new projects before established ones. In new projects, the selection of plants should be adapted to the weather, so that plants would withstand the weather. It is also important to use new techniques in irrigation systems and new methods with respect to weather station, water sensors, devices with pressure regulation, which are already being implemented. Irrigation should ideally be carried out during the night time, and you should have automated systems most of the time. Those systems should really be automated (not only having automatic systems that have never been run in automatic mode). So it is a design-application issue; an integration between design and application. Secondly, when it comes to the existing landscaping, we are mostly referring to lawns. In many of the areas, the irrigation networks are very old and there is a lot of leakage. For the efficient use of water by that I mean irrigating during the night- consider changing the irrigation outlet to a more effective one, as per the new international standards, so that water consumption would be less; and dividing areas into watering zones, based on plant consumption, areas and wind effect- which would make a large difference especially in open spaces. All of these methods would play a great role in reducing overa;ll water consumption.

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? In regards to the international standards for the landscaping industry, the question is: have these standards been developed for the same climatic zone as ours??!! Are we implementing the correct standard codes? Most of the specifications are set overseas and do not stem from this region. Committees are sending us specifications for their climatic zone, but some of those specifications do not apply over here. This should be revalidated and rechecked through a local agency in order to be in line with our region. Having a standard is something good, as this would enhance the industry and we would be having quality in the end products.

complete a job and see the satisfaction of our stockholders, clients and consultants, and when everyone is pleased with the achievement that we did in a particular period of time.

What is the most frustrating aspect of your work? And the most rewarding one? We face a lot of difficulties and this is part of contracting work. This is a challenge which makes you better than the others; by achieving the mission on time and delivering with a quality manner. I am not considering this as a frustration because if it was, then that means we would be out of the industry. We always look at challenges in a very constructive way- and try to find a solution. We deal with things in an engineering manner; engineers always try to find technical and cost-effective solutions. The most rewarding aspect is always when we

What about the real-estate slowdown? Could that affect the future of the landscaping industry? Real estate is connected to landscaping, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget another thing: the UAE is becoming a tourism destination, especially during the winter season. And to be a tourism destination means to have your own parks, hotels and resorts. So the landscaping will continue- maybe not in the same rate that it was 3 or 4 years ago but the maintenance will continue for whatever has been constructed in addition to the new developed areas and zones.

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Where do you see the UAE in 10 years from now with respect to developments and landscaping? The UAE is one of the leading countries in this region and even worldwide when it comes to developments, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that this will stop; it will continue in a different manner. Whatever has been constructed needs to be maintained. New projects are expanding and this will continue. Perhaps there will different ways of thinking about landscape, in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other emirates- especially with regards to environment-friendly aspects.

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Projects

British Embassy Sana’a, Yemen

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he project was initiated following a security review across the FCO’s overseas network, which concluded that a new embassy compound was necessary to continue operations in Sana’a. The FCO invited six teams to submit conceptual designs that would meet the need for improved security provisions, whilst also offering a showcase for British designs excellence. The Whitby Bird-led design team, which derived inspiration from Yemeni traditions, was selected for its innovative and modern approach to the scheme.

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Located within the diplomatic district of Sana’a, Coe Design’s 1.5ha masterplan for the new British Embassy gardens responds intuitively to the cultural and geographic conditions of the site, providing a vibrant and elegantly designed landscape. From the outset, the concept for the Embassy grounds was determined by the rich heritage of the site. Coe Design’s landscape offers an innovative interpretation of the celebrated design principals of traditional Moorish/Islamic

Gardens, often still regarded as the origin of contemporary garden design. The ‘Paradise Garden’ theme provides four distinct character zones within the garden to create varying levels of height, privacy and shelter. Authentic mud walls have been erected using the ‘Zabur’ method that is traditional to the Sana’a area and were constructed utilising teams of local craftsmen. The walls create terraces, enclosed gardens and frame views, offering visitors private spaces in which to relax and enjoy the landscape. The recipient of a LEAF award for ‘Best Environmentally Sustainable Project of the Year’, the project’s planting is sourced entirely from locally collected seeds and cuttings grown in an onsite nursery. The overall design strategy was informed by the need to create shelter within the gardens, providing relief from prevailing winds and extreme weather conditions. The embassy sits at a high altitude approximately 2330m above sea level, on a sloping site near the base of Jabal Nuqum. This unique location generates an intense microclimate, which is severely dry, but with periodic heavy rainfall and severe northerly winds during the night. Coe Design’s introduction of a screen of forestry trees and under storey plants, with shelter belts of selected indigenous forest plants, works to lessen the impact of high winds and mitigates soil loss. Coe Design has incorporated a zonebased planting system to ensure the enduring survival of the garden, with species requiring more water placed closer to the building and those with

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higher tolerance to drought located further away around the perimeter. The design also includes a sustainable system for water recycling, whereby grey water and collected rain water can be used in the building and in the landscape for irrigation. Located on the west side of the site, the public entrance has been enclosed and shielded for security by a bank of local forest species. The rows of soft grasses and herbaceous plants in front of the building are all derived from the delicate lines of the brise soleil on the western faรงade. Private and secure gardens for staff use and events hosted by the embassy can be accessed directly from the terrace to the north and east of the building. These gardens are enclosed by mud walls and include the Lower Terrace and Secret Gardens. In the Lower Terrace Garden, flowering hedging and fragrant climbing plants adorn the mud walls

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that surround the stone paths and a grove of orange trees. Within the secret garden a water fountain carved from local stone has been carefully placed between a series of tall graceful Cypress trees, which have been under planted with Pomegranate hedging. Slots within the surrounding mud walls reveal glimpses of the mountainous landscape beyond and the views back toward the building. An events lawn, an orchard of peach, almond and apricot trees, and an Olive grove form the landscape between the walled gardens and the boundary. Coe Design is committed to innovative and imaginative contemporary landscape architecture. Founded by Jennifer Coe in 1998, the studio specialises in modern design, creating notable landscapes that have a particular concern for expressing and enhancing the quality of a specific environment.

Project credits: Client: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Architect: Design Engine Landscape Architect: Coe Design Lead Consultant: Whitby Bird (now Ramboll UK) Main Contractor: Gibs Ltd Structural Engineer & M+E Engineer: Whitby Bird (now Ramboll UK) Bomb Blast Consultants: D J Goode & Associates Project Manager: Gleeds BBL / Gleeds Gulf Quantity Surveyor: Cyril Sweet & DG Jones and Partners CDM Coordinator: PCM Safety Budget: £3.8m Project Duration: 2003 ‐ 2006 (78 weeks) Area: 1.5 ha Awards and accomplishments: The Emirates Glass LEAF award for ‘Best Environmentally Sustainable Building of the Year’, 2008 RIBA International Award, 2007 Coe Design

Coe Design contributes to major public buildings and sites in the UK and internationally, in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams of leading architects, engineers and consultants. The practice has expertise in urban design, urban regeneration, master plans, site planning, and cultural projects, in addition to parks, resorts, modern landscapes in historic settings and landscapes that complement architecture. The studio has extensive experience of community participation and consultation, as well as sustainable and ecological design. Coe Design’s work covers a broad range of projects, from the design of a civic square to complement the 2000 Stirling Prize-winning Peckham Library and Media Centre in London, to the sloping 1.5ha site for the FCO’s British Embassy in Sana’a, Yemen, and the multi-award winning St.Luke’s Primary School in Wolverhamton, UK. The practice has also designed three high-end Chiva Som Spa’s in Portugal and Thailand, and a ‘secret garden for modern city living’ for the much acclaimed Fulham Island mixed-use housing development, London. Coe also developed the landscape for a private estate on the shores of the Baltic Sea in Jurmala, Latvia, and is currently engaged in a world class regional cultural project in the UAE.

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Turning the wasteland into a Green Olympic park By Natasha Tourish

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hen the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made its decision to award London the 2012 Games, the site that was earmarked for the Olympic Park was still occupied by a myriad of businesses; the full legacy of centuries of industrial activity on the site was not fully understood; and the planning process had not even started. Despite this, the organising committee for the London Games had committed to delivering what it hoped would be the world’s most sustainable sporting event. Now, with less than a year to go, the site has been transformed. Gone is the industrial dereliction, and in its place, trees, meadow flowers and wetland plants are being planted in parallel with the construction of the iconic games venues. Responsibility for managing the transformation of the Olympic Park site from “brown to green” has fallen to Atkins, under its enabling works contract with the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). “It is easy to underplay it now, but we quickly realised that getting the land and cleaning the land were two of the biggest risks of delivering the whole 2012,” says Atkins project director Mike McNicholas.

In East London 246ha of derelict land is being reborn as a beautiful park for the next Olympic Games and for the city’s enjoyment for decades to come.

“The ODA had to deliver both a site for the Games and a place that would be transformed into a vibrant and well-served new London community,” he adds. Atkins was appointed as project manager for the enabling works at the start of 2006, when, as McNicholas recalls, “there was a strange state of flux. There was no planning permission for the whole park, and people were still moving out.” “The planning strategy developed by the ODA and LDA had the mindset that we could make it work.” According to McNicholas, the project has been “transformational” for Atkins, as well as for the Olympic Park. “As a company we have always been able to bring together diverse teams, but this was raised to new levels on London 2012 because of the requirements of the job,” he says. “We created teams of engineers who

worked with ecologists, carbon experts and archaeologists, all of them pulling in the same direction. “It’s been a real learning experience and it’s changed cultures.” The overall vision for creating the park came from the ODA, and its project sponsor for parklands and public realm. John Hopkins is proud of the way the park’s transformation has taken place. “After all the hard work it is wonderful to see the parklands rising out of this former industrial landscape,” he says.

Remediation

A key element of London’s commitment to make the 2012 Games the most sustainable ever held was the choice of the site for the main Olympic Park: a 246ha piece of brownfield land in east London bounded by railway lines, crisscrossed by neglected waterways and boasting a history of industrial pollution dating back two centuries. An important remit of the Games is to transform this landscape into an urban park that will be enjoyed for many years to come. At the start of Atkins’ enabling works contract, many businesses were still occupying the site, but as each one moved out, teams went in to carry out full investigation of the ground below, eventually doing over 3,000 intrusive site investigations (including boreholes, trial pits and window samples) to add to information already known about the historic uses of the site. These include a waste tip, fridge mountain, chemical works, glue factory, landfill site and a bus depot – all adding their own particular type of contaminant to either the underlying soil or the groundwater. Each borehole survey helped Atkins establish exactly what was in the ground, and fed into the design of the remediation strategy. “We had to identify how we could start construction in line with the needs of the programme – from a stakeholder management perspective, a technical perspective, hitting the budget together with the ODA, and developing the design management strategy.” Mike McNicholas said that very little of the Olympic Park was fully designed at the start of the project. To enable fast decisionmaking and constant communication with the client, local planning authorities, regulators and contractors, Atkins pulled in experts from throughout the UK and co-located them in a single project office

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in London, which had its own culture and behaviours. And at the top were managers brought in for their leadership capability, rather than their technical knowledge.

Rivers

A major feature of the Olympic Park will be the waterways that snake through the site. The main stadium is almost surrounded by water, including the River Lea, which runs through the entire park from northwest to south- east. The southern part of the site has always been the most urbanised, and will remain so in legacy. The masterplan for the Olympic Park was to retain 2.6km of soft banks in the area known as the North Park and to make this a far more natural landscape than the south. “Initially the banks were going to have high, steep slopes with a path along the top, but in 2008 the masterplan changed,”

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explains Atkins principal engineer Mike Vaughan. “Getting the river geometry just right was a delicate balancing act. If they were too steep the banks would need expensive artificial reinforcement, but too shallow and they would start to eat into valuable space on the site.” He adds: “Working with the landscape architects we looked at how they could incorporate the river more and open up the corridor to make it a feature and draw people towards it. By dropping the slopes we’ve brought the river into the park and made it much more accessible. People can get close to the river and see what’s going on there.” In order to turn the waterways into a major feature of the park, the first task was to understand exactly how they behaved and linked together. Flows and velocities were measured at different locations, and the data used to construct a detailed hydraulic model to predict flood risk.

Planting

Planting is a major feature of the new landscape that is being created. As well as contributing to an attractive environment during the Games, the plants will help give stability to the river banks and create vital wetland habitats. There are many native wetland species that should be suitable for this environment, but the Lower Lea has some characteristics that made it challenging to design the planting regime, including the 400mm fluctuation in water level. Any plants introduced on the riverbank have to be able to cope with these major fluctuations. In addition, the Lea is a heavily silted river, so the plants also have to be tough enough to withstand layers of silt being deposited on the bank. To find the right plants, Atkins instigated a 12-month planting trial in 2008, using a variety of plants native to the Lea and Thames estuary, and different planting methods, including plug (or cell) planting, where the plants are individually plugged into the soil; bare root planting; planting in five litre containers; and coir pallets, in which the young plants are delivered to site already planted in coir mats. The trial involved a 50m stretch of riverbank in wetland area of the North Park and identified which species coped best with the tough conditions, and since 2009 specialist company Salix has been growing a range of native wetland plants that are currently being planted in the site. They consist mainly of emergent grasses and sedges, as well as yellow irises and purple loosestrife, which should be in flower during the Games. After a year of growth in the nursery, the wetland plants were installed under the supervision of Bam Nuttall, who has a contract to manage the landscape works. They arrived on 300 lorries, with each of the 1,000 pallets and rolls tagged to indicate exactly where it fits on the riverbank, enabling them to be pieced together like a massive jigsaw puzzle. With the ground at the river edge being soft and wet, the contractors are using a specially adapted pontoon to give them access to the banks for planting.

precise landforms with the intention that it feels like you are out in the countryside with the velodrome and basketball venue almost hidden in between. New wetland habitats will be created along the section of River Lea that runs through the North Park, together with an area of wet woodland – a rare British habitat with a dark, hostile feel that supports trees like willow, alder and black poplar. This area needs to be kept damp, so Atkins has designed a system that will allow water to overtop a section of riverbank once every four weeks. During the Games a pedestrian link will pass close to the wet woodland to give access to one of the temporary bridges into the stadium, but in legacy this will be removed, so the woodland can be allowed to grow further. “For the next couple of years the park will be carefully managed and manicured, but after the Games are over, one of the most exciting

aspects will be allowing and watching the woodlands materialise,” says Vaughan. Other new habitats include three frog ponds fed by drainage from the venue concourses. To ensure all the new habitats thrive once the Games are over, they have been designed to require minimum intervention. “The way we’ve been tackling the design with sustainability and bio-engineering techniques means we have designed out the need for maintenance in the future,” explains Vaughan. “It’s a natural river – let it do what it does.” For ODA chairman John Armitt, the park is crucial to the success of the Games and their long-term impact. “The parklands will be the centerpiece of the Olympic Park during the Games, and are at the heart of the long-term transformation of this part of east London,” he added.

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It is widely believed that London won the right to host the 2012 Olympics because of its commitment to use the event to create a lasting legacy. The organizers boast that 75% of all the money spent on the event goes on something that will remain long after the Games are over. Crucial to that is the creation of one of Europe’s largest “urban parks” around the sports venues. ODA project sponsor for parklands and public realm John Hopkins says: “After the Games we will spend a year transforming the site from a secure compound into an open, inviting parkland. The park will transform the area from the urban Hackney Marshes to the rural Lea Valley.” The new park has two distinctly different parts. The South Park will be very colourful and decorative and more urban, with lawns and mature trees, while the North Park is more natural, and restored to how it might have looked before the industry came along. The landscape designer has produced some very

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bomb placed along a busy street exploded in Kuta, one of the most popular tourist resort towns on the island of Bali. At the time of the explosion the various entertainment outlets were packed with people and the attack caused the death of several victims predominantly tourists besides injuring over 300 others. In the aftermath of this tragic event the Australian government announced a design competition for a memorial that would commemorate the memory of the victims and those who survived the attack. The competition was won by the architectural studio of Donaldson + Warn. The architectural firm has a distinguished track record having executed several important projects such as the Christ Church grammar school in Perth, an environmentfriendly building, the Nexus Drama theatre, the University Club at the University of Western Australia, and the Victoria Quay Ferry Terminal. Once they secured the commission

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for the memorial, the firm embarked on intensive and wide-ranging consultations with the families of the victims and also with various institutions, with the aim of securing a consensus and a shared vision by all parties involved in the process. Thus, a collaborative process was set in motion between the architectural firm and a group of artists namely David Jones, Kevin Draper and Sally Morgan. The memorial rather than focusing exclusively on grand rhetorical statements or the destructive aspects of terrorism is intended to create a series of intimate

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The memorial is situated in Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park where visitors can enjoy a panoramic vista that embraces the park and the city all the way to the River Swam. It is organized around three nuclei, characterized by a series of walls that constitute the fulcrum of the memorial together with a garden and an area reserved for picnics, areas that were structured along two axes: that along the Swan River and the other being the East axis. These two visual axes are generators of both the individual parts and the entire composition. This is realized in accordance with an almost casual configuration which one discovers along the pathways that lead the visitors to experience the different vistas and appreciate the serene atmosphere and scenic qualities of the surrounding environment. The Swan River axis connects the rear parts of the park to the river and the

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Some of the phrases selected by the artist Sally Morgan pronounce: “That you may find serenity in this sacred space, “We pay tribute to the resilience of those who survived the attack, “We cherish the spirit and altruism of all those who came to the rescue.” They are interpreted in stainless steel and set onto granite and wood of Jarrah, whilst at the rear end of the curved wall in steel visitors encounter the grove of Xanthorrhoee

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that is symbolically dedicated to the victims. The picnic zone demonstrates an abstract language, linear but not rigid, and making reference to the house that evokes tranquility and serenity, in harmony with the spirit of the entire project. It is worth noting that in every space of the memorial local materials and indigenous plants were used, thus respecting and celebrating the specific identity of the place.

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he build up went off without a hitch, the Queen of England made her annual visit, the much coveted awards were handed out, and hundreds of thousands of visitors took in the spectacle that is The Chelsea Flower Show. The Chelsea Flower show takes place every May in London, England and it is arguably the world’s most famous garden show. The hype and excitement created by the lavish garden displays (paid for by deep pocketed sponsors), celebrity designers and some of the best growers, plants people, and horticultural professionals alive, makes it an event worthy of making a special UK visit. For plant breeders, it is the place to introduce new varieties, for a designer it is worth gold to win gold, and for the legions of landscape industry workers that it takes to put the show the together, there is endless value to the friendships that are made and the camaraderie that is generated in the weeks of building and assembling leading up to the show. For the visitor who enjoys a bit of gardening, there is nothing more glamorous and inspiring than a day spent on the Royal Hospital grounds during Chelsea Week, but for the landscape professional the show is a wealth of design ideas, trends spotting opportunities, and

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The Trends

Water, Wildflowers and All Things Green. All the best and brightest gardens at Chelsea this year seem to exhibit one or more of three feature trends; Water Wildflowers and Green ideas. Cleve West created the garden that was named the ‘best’ in the show, and it featured both water and a wildflower planting. Ruins he visited in Libya inspired Mr. West’s garden, which showcased a beautiful sunken garden with a modern fountain wall and a mix of self-seeding flowers that were intended to migrate as the garden ages.

The Water Trend

The Wildflower Trend

Chelsea has gone decidedly more natural in recent years. This year, many gardens featured plants that are native or often considered wild, planted together in a loose and unstructured airy way that resembled something you might find in the most beautiful natural meadows. In addition to Cleve West’s garden, The Royal Bank of Canada sponsored ‘The New Wild Garden’ which showcased wild flowers. Other gardens with natural

planting themes were ‘The Childs Garden in Wales’ which went so far with the ‘wild’ theme that many started referring to it as the ‘weed’ garden. ‘The Hesco Garden’ (which also features a water wheel) and ‘The Times/ Kew Garden’ aimed to highlight the utility of plants and also focused heavily on the less showy more natural garden plants.

The Green Trend

The green movement has been strong in recent years, but this year it hit Chelsea in a big way. Show gardens featured everything from edible ideas and low impact, vertical, sustainable planting ideas to insect walls, rain gardens, and solar powered garden sheds. The ideas for greening a garden space were abundant.

Photo by: Fiona Law

Water was everywhere, particularly in shallow and round pools. Diarmuid Gavin’s ‘Skye Garden’ featured not

one, but 25 pools within the garden and another gold medal winner, the ‘Malaysia Garden’ was set on a jungle stream. The ‘Cancer Research UK Garden’ highlighted it’s coastal theme by featuring shallow water with pebbles reminiscent of rock pools and Sarah Eberle’s ‘Monaco Garden’ displayed a glamorous pool with a cantilevered fountain that was destined for a place with lots of high rise living and spectacular views.

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International Designs The ‘New Wild Garden’ (designed by Dr. Nigel Dunnett) is the first true rain garden ever exhibited at Chelsea and it not only featured water wise plants, but it aimed to raise ecological awareness by exhibiting ways to encourage wildlife and beneficial insects in the garden. The main feature of the garden was an outbuilding fashioned from a shipping container that proved that recycled materials don’t have to look old and used, but can have a clean modern feel. Marney Hall designed a garden for a professional garden designer (or anyone else who might wish to have a home office in their garden). Her ecodesign called the ‘SkyShades Garden’ featured a natural and wild planting scheme, with a small home office building in the center of the garden. The structure not only had a planted roof but it was combined with solar panels to power a computer and other office necessities. There were two kitchen and food based gardens, the more traditional potager designed by Bunny Guinness and the exciting vertical garden presented by B&Q. ‘The B&Q Garden’ was the tallest garden ever at the show, and it featured a towering vertical garden structure that was completely comprised of edibles. It also had a potting shed that incorporated composting, rainwater harvesting and storage, a thermal chimney, photovoltaic panels and a wind turbine. ‘The Winds of Change Garden’ by Jamie Dunstan was built using a whole variety of reclaimed and re-cycled materials, which even included an old gym floor and it made an exciting design feature of wind turbine power. The show’s organizers (The Royal Horticultural Society) also added a completely new category for garden design this year. Doing away with last year’s Courtyard Gardens category, they replaced it with the Artisan Gardens and all seven gardens in the group were designed with the remit that invited contributors to use “natural, sustainably resourced” materials “in an artistic manner”. Other lesser expressed trends seemed to touch on the increasing popularity of edible plants mixed in with ornamentals for gardens that are both visually appealing and also utilitarian, permaculture, recycling and up cycling.

Award Winning Gardens

Photo by: Fiona Law

There are a variety of types of gardens at the show. The Show Gardens are the largest and most expensive with budgets often exceeding hundreds of thousands of GB Pounds. Smaller and with specific themes, there are generally two or three other categories of gardens. This year, those categories were urban gardens, generation gardens, and the new artisan gardens. They were aimed to focus on small city living plots, normal home gardens and natural and sustainably resourced gardens respectively. The artisan category seemed to spark the most creative

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flowered pink blooming plant that will climb if trained, but will also behave like a shrub. And following the wild flower theme, Hardy’s Cottage’s Anemone ‘Wild Swan’ was named Chelsea’s 2011 Plant of the year.

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interest for the small garden categories. Many of the designers in this category seemed to realize that a garden can be more than a sparkling display of horticultural prowess and rather can demonstrate surprising creativity of people who are generally less considered by society (i.e. children, the poor, students, artists). The people’s choice award is considered as the second most coveted prize in the show garden category. Diarmuid Gavin, the popular Irish television gardener whose designs are always surprising and exciting, if not absurd, won the award. Mr. Gavin’s garden was a beautiful mix of grasses, bamboos and circular pools on the ground level, but reflecting the name of the garden, ‘The Irish Syke Garden’; there was an overhead flying piece. For this garden, a large crane raised a specially designed garden pod high in the air over the show grounds and allowed VIP garden guests to enjoy an aerial view. In the small garden categories the ‘Best in Show’ garden was created by Korean Designer Jihae Hwang- a serene and meditative garden that surrounded an outside bathroom. Taking a spiritual, garden-based vision of cleansing ones body, soul and mind, the designer imagined and created a remarkably simple, but serene space that was captivating, memorable and perfectly executed to transport visitors to another time and place.

Popular Plants and New Introductions.

In regards to flowers, there were lots of achilleas, geums, ornamental thistle (Cirsium rivale atropurpurea), and alliums of all sorts. Blue poppies made a strong showing, and tonal planting schemes were common. New introductions included Raymond Evisons Clematis Josephine™ Evijohill(N) which is an interesting double

The 2011 Chelsea Flower show was held on the Royal Hospital Grounds in London, England from May 24th - May 28th, 2011. The 2012 show will be held at the same location from May 22nd to May 26th. In depth coverage, plant lists and garden details can be viewed at the RHS website (www.rhs. co.uk). Photo credits Fiona Law is a London-based garden designer, writer and phtographer: vivekagardens.com.

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Women in landscape

Fareena Khawer Khaliq

What inspired you to become a landscape architect and was your educational background directly related to this? My love for all things ‘green’, the land itself and above all nature- especially plants and the eventual ambiance they create. My sensitivity to spaces; as I think that design matters and that creating green infrastructure is not just a technical exercise in environmental engineering. It is about creating beautiful places that have a heart and soul that make life easier for the user, whether it is a family on an outing or just a pedestrian. For me, designed spaces need to be aesthetically appealing, sustainable and Tourish well used, they shouldBy haveNatasha a sense of place and identity. I have a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom and a Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Geography.

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In your opinion, what are the essentially attributes that any landscape architect should possess? Landscape Architecture is a field that incorporates the Arts and Sciences; it is both a very technical and a very creative field. Sensitivity to the environment is crucial as is having a vision. Landscape Architecture is based on sound principles of ecology, horticulture, design, planning and management; as such a Landscape Architect has a huge responsibility to communicate well their contribution, as a part of the team that works with the built environment. You have to be a designer, planner, conservationist, and perhaps manager of sustainable, aesthetic, functional, ecological spaces. Site planning is not a prerogative of any particular profession or discipline and in essence a multi-disciplinary activity involving the expertise of many people for it to be successful.

Current innovations in technology offer a range of sustainable solutions and materials. The awareness of our impact on surrounding environment should permeate through all stages of design development and implementation and beyond. Environmental and maintenance consideration should be paramount to design detailing, as well as the selection of materials that are robust, suitable for the region and are sustainable, which is key to the future of durable landscapes. Design should be ecologically sound and energy efficient, and materials chosen accordingly. Where possible plant species used should be indigenous or from similar habitats. Local and indigenous plant communities provide the most suitable food and habitat for local native wildlife and in the case of the Emirates, especially the migratory species. Plants selection should include plants that not only tolerate drought conditions but also

The Middle East has seen major developments in the landscaping industry over the past few years with major projects in the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Now the attention must be turned to sustaining these ‘Green’ landscapes for years to come. How can this be done bearing in mind our environmental responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and the limited skills of the maintenance workers who are left to preserve the landscapes once the architects have handed over the job? Landscapes do not have to be green to be attractive; it’s about changing the perception of the client and the public in general. It’s all about education! Certain developers think that creating a lush green artificial oasis in the middle of the desert is acceptable; however I believe that the future lies in designing around the natural environment, not against it.

require less water for growth. Soil amendments to conserve water should be used. Designers need to use non-toxic materials; surfaces and structures that have robust assemblies and are also easily reparable, cleanable and are not costly to maintain. Initial design with these factors in mind would ensure that later stages of operations and management need minimal resources. The management phase comes later but is by all means quintessential. Again education is the key, management staff need to be properly trained and the completion of a design should not be seen by the client as a final stage, budgets need to be allocated for on-going maintenance to ensure that systems are maintained at peak efficiency, especially irrigation systems need to be checked and maintained so that irrigation resources are not wasted.

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Women in landscape

Water will become the most precious resource in the coming years and it’s likely to become a source of conflict. How can you as a landscape professional plan ahead in your work to ensure that water is treated with the respect it deserves and not wasted? Design should be ecological and not just aesthetic. Landscape architects can contribute to sustainability through landscape analysis, land-use planning and management, green roofs and vertical structures, storm water management and by designing lowmaintenance landscapes that will be timeless and enduring. In my opinion, great challenges need to be met at both the design and management levels to incorporate better sustainable systems. Currently at the legislative level, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council is moving in the right direction with their guidelines and Estidama. A landscape architect with a holistic view of the design should lead the charge with a cry of “Sustainability and beyond.” Landscape Architects need to be forthright and LEAD the process with this core issue. Good design follows function; it is not just to have a vision of massive green lawns. At the designing stage you incorporate with the right materials such as xeriscaping, the use of native plants increase the natural biodiversity of a site. At the management level, constantly collaborating with other related fields to insure that water is not wasted such as more efficient irrigation systems, soil ameliorants to not waste water etc. Water budget is a commonly known term now and perhaps where softscapes are concerned a more horticultural and scientific approach is perhaps required to develop

plants specifically for the arid regions that are not only drought tolerant but also require minimal water for growth and thriving. Again, it is also a multidisciplinary issue, maybe more can be done from the horticultural side. Where crops are genetically created for specific drought and saline conditions for human food needs, so should cultivated, ornamental species be for our design needs, though care should be taken to select the most suitable qualities

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Do you believe that the landscape industry in this region will undergo a major change in their design practices and be forced to adapt in the years ahead to overcome this problem of water scarcity and how can you avoid having only arid landscapes? A lush, heavily planted landscape is not always the best one and obviously education is crucial, on a national and regional level. A lot is already being done by designers to combat this urgent problem. Spaces are designed and materials chosen with this in mind. I take it as an opportunity, though it can be quite challenging for Landscape Architects. Again starting from inception through to design development, we need to ensure that we are looking at long term sustainable solutions that also benefit the client’s requirements. When designing, it’s not hard against soft but more about the best possible solutions. Every site has its opportunities and problems, and in a way in every project we are dealing with limited resources, as there are hardly any projects with unlimited resources! Design as it is, is intricately about planning, designing and constructing social, ecological, hydrological and sometimes very sensitive environments. Which project have you been most proud of throughout your career and why? It is hard to pick or name just one. Mostly it’s ones that the client or users have enjoyed. If I really had to name, it would be a villa garden that was featured nationally on television in that country and a Beach Park in UAE, another would be a

Zen themed garden as part of a Civic Centre for a competition design to name a few. If you could create your dream project, what would it entail? For me it would be one that would be challenging in every possible way, and be used and enjoyed long after I am gone. A brownfield site preferably; or a reclamation site to be designed, to restore an ecosystem or a habitat and one that uses the natural species and local resources completely, which ultimately helps both humankind and Nature. As a woman in a male dominated profession, what has been your experience working in this field in the Middle East? Is it a male dominated profession or just a popular misconception? Think of Martha Schwartz, Kathryn Gustafson, President of the Landscape Institute Sue Ilman, IFLA President Sinikka Sipil채, past President IFLA President Ellen Tise, and Dame Sylvia Crowe, even Gertrude Jekyll. Great! I think this is one of the professions where women and their contributions are really respected. There are so many successful women Landscape Architects. I for one have always been blessed with very supportive male colleagues who respected my work and have been very encouraging. With the exception of water, what are the main challenges your industry will encounter in the coming years and how can these be overcome in your opinion? Landscape architects should have a leadership role at the earliest stages of development to ensure that a holistic approach is taken for the creation of environmentally sustainable places for people to live and work. As we confront growing social, political and economic concerns over the use of natural resources and the development of sustainable communities, there has never been a more important time to highlight the role of landscape architecture, this interdisciplinary team-working between design, planning and construction professions. Their contribution is both immense and pivotal as they address both the built and the cultivated environment. As serious as is the need for more green spaces worldwide so is a need for a more holistic approach to deal with it. Land is used for urban-scapes and natural resources are depleted. Rivers and streams are vanishing. Carbon omissions need to be reduced, the increase of population has put a demand on oil and usage of vehicles both for people and transportation of goods has put increased pressure on the Earth all these can be reduced with sound design. Sustainability has become of crucial importance. A lot is being done and with innovative and

sustainable solutions. Estidama and Abu Dhabi Environmental agency, the protected Ramsar sites, LEED, are all supporting solutions for these challenges. A lot more can be done on Federal level to further have comprehensive standards, which should be complied by all. Internationally similar trends and innovative advances are seen. Global education for the better use of resources is increasing manifold. The creation of a strong profession and better recognition, as there is no

strict commercial registration category in most GCC countries for the profession of Landscape Architecture. There is a shortage of locally trained Landscape Architects. Landscape architects need on-going training to continuously meet the demands of a changing climate. We all have aspirations for ourselves but given the present conditions with reduced amount of work for Landscape Architects-though slowly improving- it is an opportunity for us to further educate ourselves and enhance our skills, doing whatever we can to get the right experience- this could mean small projects or maybe volunteering. Perhaps there can be a virtual way to share and sell our skills. What advice would you give other women wanting to enter this profession, both here and overseas? If you have a passion for it and are sensitive to the environment, it is a great field that incorporates the sciences as well as the arts. I think we need more women. Everyone brings in their own capabilities, vision and contributions. Women have a very elegant touch!

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