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Editor’s Note In this issue, We delve into urban development in this issue and look how successful some urban projects have been at echoing the local communities voice, whilst also providing them with a sense of identity. As our writer mentions on page 22 there is no lack of outlandish urban projects in the Gulf states, however many of these scratch-built cities and developments haven’t always lived up to their expectations. Oman have had their own share of failed projects but they are still determined to push ahead with its latest purpose built city, Madinat Al-Irfan. It will be located to the west of Muscat, Oman’s capital, near the international airport, which is the new city’s USP and the reason many say it will be deliver a bright new urban future for the country. Staying with the same theme, on page 18 we explore how creating smart public spaces in Dubai between residential buildings will help to provide communities with a better sense of identity.
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Outside of the Middle East, some examples of innovative urban development can be found in Kic Park in Shanghai, a leftover urban area in the city that has been remastered by Italian architect Francesco Gatti. His designs also focus on inter-activity: in this case between the people concerned (their actions and activities) and the influence of natural elements such as the weather and sounds. Similarly, at the other side of the world in Buenos Aires, a vacant area with an abandoned warehouse was chosen by the community as a potential new park and a place for multiple educational public activities. The result of the communities participatory planning process is Train Station Park, a new public park that houses an amphitheater and a cultural and educational events center, something that was requested by the residents who oversaw the park’s design and construction. See page 40 for more details.
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Spaces between the urban forms can create a community identity
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Can Oman build a better planned city?
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Neofuturism with a love to history Embracing the outdoors Urban landscape in Shanghai A park for the People, by the People
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Municipality provides e-gates to playgrounds in residential neighborhoods across Dubai Manal Obaid Bin Yaarouf
Director of Customers and Partners Relations Department
Dubai Municipality has provided e-gates to playgrounds and pitches in residential neighborhoods across Dubai, accessible through smart cards, in an effort to enhance privacy and safety. Free smart cards will be distributed by the end of this month to the residents of 33 such areas, which included 23 children’s playgrounds and 10 sports grounds for football and basketball as well as modern types of games to suit all ages. The move is in implementation of the directives of the Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to provide a decent life to the citizens and all the services needed to meet their requirements and needs. It is also part of Dubai Municipality’s keenness to implement its vision of building a happy and sustainable city, and its strategic goal of developing attractive recreational and public facilities. Manal Obaid Bin Yaarouf, Director of Customers and Partners Relations Department said: “The Municipality is keen to provide the luxury of living for citizens and residents in the emirate, and to make them happy in various ways to achieve the desired goals of Dubai Vision 2021, confirming the Municipality’s tireless efforts to provide amenities for relaxation, recreation and enjoyment for citizens and residents in Dubai. The Municipality has translated the meaning of privacy by providing the play areas with e-gates, which will contribute to enhancing safety and privacy for the residents of the area.” Bin Yaarouf added that in the first stage, smart cards will be distributed for six out of the 33 play areas. “Each
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family will get three exclusive free cards from Dubai Municipality to enter the play areas. While using the card, the gate will be open for 9 seconds so that more than one person can enter with a single card, as these gates will provide privacy for the use of the play areas. It will also enhance the safety and protection of children by not allowing the entry of strangers, and also help protect the property and assets of the play areas from tampering by strangers,” said Bin Yaarouf. She explained that this measure was taken after the Municipality received many complaints from the residents that strangers are entering and using the squares and playgrounds and misusing the Municipality’s properties located inside, including children’s games, soccer fields and volleyball grounds, so, the Municipality decided to provide e-gates to protect the properties of the play areas and provide privacy for residents of the areas. “These play areas, which contain various entertainment elements that serve all ages, are one of the most important recreational places for children and young people and their families and they are considered significant in urban planning to increase social ties between residents of neighborhoods. They are also configured to meet the requirements of the People of Determination and achieve all public safety standards that are one of the main goals in the areas’ design process,” said Bin Yaarouf. “The Municipality was keen to choose children’s games with state-of-the-art quality that suit different ages and contribute to maintaining their health and raising their fitness levels, in addition to allocating a sandy area for light sand games. The elements and components of these play areas were chosen based on the best international specifications and standards such as the artificial grass and the technical materials used in the finishing of basketball court floors and accessories,” she said.
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3-day activities at Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary
Scenes from last year’s World Wetlands Day celebrations
Dubai Municipality to celebrate World Wetlands Day Dubai Municipality will celebrate World Wetlands Day by organizing a series of environmental events under the theme “Wetlands and Biodiversity” Organizing these events comes within the framework of the international celebrations of World Wetlands Day, which falls on February 2 every year, which is the day on which the Ramsar Convention was adopted in 1971. The Municipality has been celebrating this occasion since 2007, by organizing workshops and environmental events with the participation of various concerned parties such as government, private and voluntary bodies, especially focusing on universities and schools. This year, families and various groups of audiences are invited to participate in the activities during the first two days, as the third day is devoted to students of schools in the Emirate of Dubai. The event includes planting mangroves, designing nests for migratory birds through a special workshop. The participants will also have an opportunity to watch birds in the bird-watching platforms that are available in the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Mangroves are of great benefit to environmental protection, as they absorb some air pollutants, and help reduce air pollution rates. They also produce oxygen and reduce the impact of climate change, as they contribute in protecting the coastline from erosion and the surrounding air currents, as it operates as natural windbreaks. Eng. Alia Al Harmoudi, Director of Environment Department of Dubai Municipality said: “The cultivation of mangroves is an opportunity for the public to communicate with nature and realize the value of preserving biodiversity. It also contributes to raising awareness about the importance of wetlands, and we have ensured that the event includes a workshop for designing bird nests and food containers, because all cities that are passed by different birds bear the
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responsibility of hosting them and providing a sound environment for them. Therefore Dubai Municipality has established three wetland reserves that it oversees by providing this environment that contributes to protecting the biodiversity of wetlands.” The UAE has the largest number of wetland sites of global importance at the level of Arab countries in western Asia, and the Emirate of Dubai has the highest number of wetland sites in the country as it has eight reserves, including three of international importance. The Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as the first Ramsar Site in the country in 2007. The second is the Jebel Ali Sanctuary, which was announced as a Ramsar Site at the 13th Ramsar Conference of the Parties (COP13) held in Dubai in October 2018 and the third is Hatta Mountain Reserve, which was announced last year. These reserves boast unique patterns of wetlands despite the hot climate, ranging from the environment of mangroves, Sabkha and coral reefs, to the rare freshwater environment at the country level. Since 40% of living organisms inhabit and reproduce in wetlands they are important to biodiversity and achieving the sustainable development goals of cities. The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wet areas in order to halt the gradual increase in the loss of wetlands in the present and the future and to remedy the basic ecological tasks of wetlands and develop their economic, cultural, scientific and recreational values. The wetlands are considered one of the most rich biodiversity ecosystems and are home to an important group of plant and animal species. This year’s theme represents a unique opportunity to highlight the biodiversity of wetlands and the importance it draws, in addition to strengthening measures aimed at stopping its loss and degradation. The latest estimates indicate a global decline in biodiversity, as wetlands disappear three times faster than forests.
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Azizi Developments marks 35% construction milestone at its Creek Views project Azizi Developments, a leading private developer in the UAE, has announced that 35 per cent of the construction of Creek Views is now complete. The development, which is 100% freehold, is situated on the iconic Dubai Creek in Dubai Healthcare City. Creek Views is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2021, with 72 per cent of its structure and 10.5 per cent of its block work already having been done. The 19-storey development features 634 residences, comprising 396 studios, 218 one- and 20 two-bedroom units, as well as 33,341 sq. ft. of premium retail space. Mohamed Ragheb, Executive Director – Engineering Division at Azizi Developments said, “As one of the very few freehold residential projects in Dubai Healthcare City, Creek Views is an exceptional and particularly welldesigned development. It is our direct response to the rising demand for strategically located, well-connected, carefully designed and reasonably priced modernluxury residential units in this promising area – one that is rapidly coming to life - and symbolises the fast advancements and forward-thinking spirit of Dubai, a
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swiftly evolving city that we are proud to catalyse. The remarkable construction progress at this valuable addition to the Dubai Healthcare City community underlines our commitment to timely delivery, all while adhering to our stringent quality control and assurance measures.” Overlooking Dubai Healthcare City, Creek Views boasts stunning panoramic views of the iconic Dubai Creek and the picturesque Downtown Dubai skyline. Situated on Al Khail Road, 7 minutes away from Dubai International Airport, 8 minutes from Dubai Mall and 9 minutes from Business Bay and DIFC, the development has all major business, leisure and retail hubs in its vicinity. Positioned as the epicentre of the future, merging views of both the old and new Dubai, Creek Views represents the city’s remarkable transition from a traditional, iconic past to a contemporary, reinvented future. Built to offer modern luxury at its finest, Creek Views will feature an all-inclusive health club, comprising a swimming pool, a fully equipped gym, a sauna, a steam room, as well as a serene outdoor yoga space.
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A wonderful penthouse in the Milanese hinterland with a huge terrace, an ultra-modern setting. Three pergolas with their folding fabric parallel to the floor, equipped with PVC Cristal closings and perimeter LED lights – model Isola 3 by KE – were the perfect match with the building’s modern architectural context. The structure’s charcoal grey and the Vintage light grey cloth harmonize flawlessly with the weathering steel claddings chosen for the walls, with the soft spotlights, with the industrial-style furniture. The setting mirrors the owner’s refined taste – he is keen on architecture – and the attention to tailor-made details, which are embodied by the creation of three pergolas different from each other and some custom-designed furniture. KE STORE 3s Milano S.r.l. was chosen by the customer after consulting many dealers – none of them meeting his requirements and expectations. The large surface area of the terrace allowed the creation of different environments: a wellness area with a Jacuzzi and outdoor shower, a living area with sofas and chairs and a dining area with a table for twelve. The PVC Cristal perimeter awnings make the space available also in case of rain, wind or cold; the project thus created is a perfect continuum with the house. In particular, the specific need for the wellness area was to open the part projecting exactly on the underlying pool, possibly leaving the rest of the surface covered.
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Project name: industrial penthouse in the Milanese hinterland KE dealer: 3s Milano S.r.l., Trezzano sul Naviglio, via IV Novembre 16/17 Location: Paullo (Milan, Italy) Project: 3s Milano S.r.l., Trezzano sul Naviglio, via IV Novembre 16/17 Customer: private client Covered area: 89 square metres Installed products: n.2 ISOLA 3 pergolas by KE with motorised PVC Cristal VERTIKA perimeter roller awnings and perimeter LED lights. Pergolas dimensions: 550 x 656 cm each n.1 ISOLA 3 pergolas by KE with motorised PVC Cristal VERTIKA perimeter roller awnings and perimeter LED lights. Pergolas dimensions: 550 x 248 cm Somfy NINA remote control connected with home automation
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ENGLAND STAR, JADON SANCHO HELPS NIKE TO DESIGN AN EXCLUSIVE PITCH FOR MYATT’S FIELD PARK A multi-coloured, one of a kind SISTurf Xtra pitch has been designed and installed for South East London’s Myatt’s field park, for the next generation of footballers. The youth team at Lambeth Tigers (ages 6 – 18) now have a bright and energising pitch to enjoy. The distinctive pitch design was inspired by the club’s namesake, in a unique orange and black striped pitch, codesigned by Nike and professional England football player Jadon Sancho, who currently plays for Borussia Dortmund. The exclusive pitch was manufactured in Cumbria at the new £1.8m SIS Pitches facility which utilises the latest technology in thermal insulation, LED lighting, laser-fire detection and advanced cladding systems, while the new PU backing plant is the most advanced turf backing system in the UK. Fields is a Victorian park which spans over 14-acres in South London. The park includes a
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wildlife garden, café and play ground as well as fantastic sports facilities. The 3G pitch project was a resurface of an existing pitch, which now has all the latest pitch technologies, including an EPDM premium pitch infill, backed with SISBond Polyurethane. The pitch has been installed using revolutionary hot melt technology, allowing for stronger, longer-lasting seams, to enhance the pitch durability. The installation was complex due to its dual coloured pattern and shapes but was completed within two weeks. “We are really proud to install a pitch that will help inspire young athletes. I’d like to give a special thanks to Jadon Sancho and Nike for the fantastic design and our installation team, as it was a particularly tricky installation, but their hard work has most certainly paid off.” Jamie Otto, Contracts Manager, SIS Pitches. www.sispitches.com
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French company Urban Canopee scoop top prize for their innovative green urban furniture at Urban Design & Landscape Expo.
Innovative Product Award Winner: Urban Canopee
French company Urban Canopee is the creator of Corolle – the first green urban furniture that is a selfstanding, connected and lightweight green structure deploying smart and autonomous plant canopies in areas where planting directly in the ground is not an option. The company bagged the top prize for their ‘most innovative green product’ at the recent awards ceremony, which took place during the Urban Design & Landscape Summit on the sidelines of the 2nd edition of the Middle East’s only dedicated trade fair for urban, green and open spaces, which also runs alongside The Big 5 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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Innovative Product Award Runner-up: Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority
Commenting on their win at UDLE, Urban Canopee CEO CEO, Hubert Michaudet, said: “This green piece of urban furniture is alimented and controlled by solar-powered sensors, using solar energy to automatically irrigate climbing plants, creating a canopy of up to 50 m². With a minimal footprint for a very large shaded area, and without impacting the existing infrastructures and networks, the Corolle is a very practical and movable cool island solution perfect for the Gulf region.” Runner-up for UDLE’s Innovative Product Award was SEWA’s smart glove, a unique invention linking
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smart technology with the actual challenge facing electrical utilities. Created by the innovation team at Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority, the smart glove aims to solve safety issues related to electrical engineers, technicians or workers who are in direct contact with live electricity on a daily basis. The event also hosted a lineup of local and international industry experts with the aim of bringing the industry together to reflect on the interaction between urban development, landscape design, and green spaces through dynamic discussion and impassioned presentations. The four-day CPD-certified Urban Design Talks highlighted topics such as strategies for urban drainage planning and design, the adoption of humanistic urbanism and designing regional landscapes to promote water preservation. Public mobility was also in the spotlight as attendees heard from Kourosh Salehi, Design Director, LWK + PARTNERS who discussed the challenges we face both in the UAE and globally. “One of the future trends in urban planning and landscaping includes the engagement that we make with our cities. Walkability is becoming a key factor.
We cannot be stakeholders with our environments and our cities if we are to engage with them through a hermetically sealed capsule like our cars. This is again something that requires a different outlook and a different perspective on behalf of all commissioners, whether they›re planners, urbanists or architects,” said Salehi. Hosting over 90 local and international exhibitors, UDLE showcases the latest solutions in hard landscaping, irrigation and drainage, machinery & equipment, sports & playgrounds, materials & components, specialist sectors, and design, planning & consulting.
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Deciduous A 3D Printed Pavilion X MEAN* Designed by MEAN* (Middle East Architecture Financial Center), Deciduous is a 3D printed pavilion that invites us to revisit our relationship with nature, through an experience reminiscent of walking through an abstracted botanical form. Building on MEAN’s experiments with 3D printing in design, the pavilion is an exploration in scaling processes to the architectural realm. Deciduous
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is composed of a hybrid of 3 different sustainable materials: CNC-milled Birch plywood flooring, robotically 3D-Printed Concrete Base, and a series of branching 3D-Printed PETG stems, a plastic polymer upcycled from 30,000 discarded water bottles. In light of Dubai’s focus on 3D printing as a sustainable technology, the hybridization of state-ofthe-art Robotic 3D printing in plastic and concrete is
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a first attempt to explore the possibilities that the two technologies can offer, contributing to the emirate’s vision of ecological construction growth towards 2025. Deciduous is designed to come together in interconnected parts, and is completely prefabricated off-site. The parts can be joined on a clean site with no need for heavy machinery. Computational modeling was used to conceive and quantify the design to a level of detailing optimal within the parameters and constraints of Large Format Robotic 3D Printing. In the field of botany, the term ‘deciduous’ refers to trees that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn. Celebrating this year’s ‘Art Nights’ event at DIFC with the theme ‘Autumn’, Deciduous entices us to ask ourselves, what does Autumn mean to Dubaians today?
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By: Tina Heers Landscape Architect, InSite
How activating public spaces between the urban forms can create a community identity
The bright city lights, the hustle and bustle, the endless opportunities, the glitz and the glam – these can be some of the reasons that people choose big city living. What comes along with this is the ease of living in an apartment, everything is at your doorstep and often just a quick walk to the metro station, connecting occupants to the rest of the metropolis. Those that reside in the UAE or even visiting could assume that a large percentage of the city’s population have taken up apartment living. This conclusion could be made as one looks around as you travel down any of the main highways of
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the country such as Sheikh Zayed Road. In spite of this density of urbanization, apartment living is often quite isolating, as everyone retreats into their own abode. Most interactions occur when neighbours encounter one another in the elevator once every few days prompting a smile. Apartment dwellers have little choice but to retreat into their units at the end of the day since there are a lack of communal spaces to socialise and instead end up bounded within a space where the same air circulates from blasting air conditioning.
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A question to ask ourselves is how we can utilise the spaces in which we live in to provide a community identity, a healthy lifestyle and a place for one to get to know their neighbours. How can we provide a place that caters to everyone in the buildings such as families, young couples and singles as well as visitors? Through studying the downtown area of Dubai along Sheikh Zayed Road, as a starting point, it is possible to observe the spaces that surround this high rise apartment living and how to best activate and rejuvenate these empty spaces to create identity for the community and embrace the principles of a sustainable city. As you walk along the pedestrian walkway between the Financial Centre Metro Station and Emirates Towers Metro Station on the western side of Sheikh Zayed Road there are around fifteen high-rise buildings comprising of residential, hospitality, commercial, retail and F&B facilities. If you take note whilst walking along this strip how little of the space between the buildings is being used, the amount of dead space becomes apparent. This remaindered space represents a golden opportunity to remake these places for the community to gather and convene as an alternative to their apartments. Out of these fifteen high rise buildings there are only two spaces along this stretch between the buildings that have been designed under Dubai Municipality for the local community to utilise. The first area has multiple seating areas with pops of colour, alongside planters and palm trees to soften the space. Within the same corridor-like space, a timber shade structure hovers over an artificial lawn with basic children’s play facilities.
The second area along this stretch bears the same typology of the first with multiple benches for people to rest upon, although less softscape and a few more play elements which cater to older children more than the first corridor mentioned previously. The play area is not an inviting space for children to use, as the large amount of hardscape throughout the corridor comes off as sterile and harsh. If we cross over to the eastern side of Sheikh Zayed Road, once again we will find only two areas along the stretch between the metro stations that have been designed for community within the building’s corridors. This side of Sheikh Zayed Road is the more modern side one could say, as there are a variety of iconic buildings and the prestigious DIFC area is nearby. Walking along this side one will come along a pocket park which is markedly different to the spaces discussed along the western side of Sheikh Zayed Road. Sculptural elements, integrated seating, outdoor gym equipment and more engaging play equipment that complements each other provides comfortable and functional spaces for the community. The forms, shapes, colours and selected equipment draw attention to the space resulting in high usage of the pocket park by people of all ages. One must ask whether providing seating areas and multiple play and gym elements is enough to create a community identity or is there more that we can be providing within these spaces? Undoubtedly interactive and functional landscapes within these spaces will bring people together to create social hubs that become part of creating a sustainable community. The Sustainable City situated in Dubai on the Al Qudra Road has introduced urban farming as one of the ways to
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I LANDSCAPE INSIGHT bring the community together as well as creating a selfsufficient neighbourhood. Whilst on a smaller scale the introduction of creating biomes where possible is a great way to create community awareness, provides an opportunity for neighbours to discuss the impacts and results of urban farming and to learn about the different foods that will be grown. Since Dubai is a melting pot of so many different nationalities people from all cultures can bring their knowledge of their own cultural foods to the initiative. A seed exchange program is another great way of for the community to interact. Since the participants take back a piece of the community landscape through the seed program to their living space while at the same time creating a social experience. The program allows members of the community to swap seeds or even plants between them to be used to grow in one’s own house, apartment or garden/ balcony. This creates a platform where the people within the community can gather and discuss what plants are working and which ones aren’t, all while creating a social hub. Introducing green walls into these spaces between the buildings that filter the city air, lessen traffic noise and create a habitat of flora and fauna. Providing green walls can be a challenge in the region but positive outcomes can be achieved through the correct species selection and choosing
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the best location for the green wall. Greening the city will add to the serenity of the community whilst providing a comfortable place for people to relax and gather. These spaces can also act as a platform for local artists to display their works, creating another reason to bring people together. The colours of the street furniture and sculptural elements attract people to spaces while the other element of art can create an identity to each of these corridor spaces between the buildings. The aim of creating these pocket park like spaces is to activate the interstitial corridors so there is a distinct difference between how they look in the daytime and the evening while maintaining their community identity. Adding landscape to the city and cre ating a sustainable living ecosystem where possible are also major draws. Programming of these spaces is essential in order to allow for events, performances or displays to create further interest within the corridors. Developing light installations and permanent lighting features will help to activate the spaces at night for people to gather, relax and dine whilst creating interest to passers-by. Furthermore, the spaces between the high-rise buildings are in fact an ideal place for these activation hubs. As we live in a climate where temperatures soar above 40 degrees in the summer, these spaces act as wind tunnels and are typically shaded by the adjacent buildings therefore acting as places of refuge from the heat and sun. Residents and the surrounding communities should feel they are adding value to their neighbourhood and by providing a place where everyone can convene to meet their neighbours and other city dwellers will help to achieve that. The idea is to learn from the interventions undertaken thus far and then to implement a strategy for the community to become more sustainable and in turn, educate people on how this can be replicated across the UAE.
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Can Oman Build a Better Planned City? In a region of crazily ambitious megacities, this Persian Gulf urban project may be more viable.
There is no shortage of outlandish and ambitious urban projects in the petro-states of the Persian Gulf. The man-made islands of Dubai, a supertall curved skyscraper in Kuwait, or the enormous clock tower in Mecca that’s the size of six Big Bens are just a few. The region also has a particular penchant for planned cities— scratch-built instant metropoli built in the hope of diversifying economies that rely heavily on oil. But these projects don’t always live up to their lofty expectations. After more than a decade, only about a quarter of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City has been developed, and it houses less than 10,000 of its projected 2 million
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inhabitants. In the United Arab Emirates, Masdar City, outside of Abu Dhabi, is a sparsely populated technology incubator instead of the dense settlement that was envisaged. And Al Madina A’Zarqa, or Blue City, was to be an Omani city of 200,000 but hasn’t come to pass due to financing woes and a lack of demand for the land. However, Oman’s ambitions haven’t been dimmed, they are planning a new purpose built city: Madinat Al-Irfan will be located to the west of Muscat, Oman’s capital, near the international airport. The government has already built a convention center and a few hotels on the 1,500acre site. Over the next 30 years it plans to add
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a central business district, a university, government buildings, souks, mosques, and residential neighborhoods, with the aim of hosting a population of 280,000. The city’s buildings will only reach 10 stories, which is customary in Oman, and will cluster around a wadi (stream bed), through which water flows after it rains. A 267-acre park will surround the wadi and a series of bridges will span it, allowing residents to walk back and forth to different areas of the metropolis. One area will allow terraced farming, irrigated by channels dug into the earth called aflaj. Some neighborhoods will feature dense, mid-rise apartment buildings—a contrast to Oman’s proclivity for capacious, resource-draining detached villas. Aurel von Richthofen, an expert on Persian Gulf urbanism, said the focus on a more compact and efficient use of land, with walkable areas and green spaces, is in line with the area’s recent affinity for New Urbanist design—spaces that are meant to foster growth that isn’t oil-based and can be accomplished more sustainably. Can Madinat Al-Irfan succeed where similar regional projects have faltered? Alfredo Caraballo of Allies and Morrison, the British firm designing the city, said that Madinat Al-Irfan differs from previous planned cities because of its proximity to the capital. Oman’s Blue City, for instance, was to be built about 55 miles from Muscat, while Madinat Al-Irfan is only around 7 miles away. “The site is strategic,” he said. “It’s a missing link completing the development of the metropolitan corridor.” The plan includes the potential for light rail from the new city to the airport, which the government would like to eventually expand into the capital itself. Such a move is hugely needed, as Muscat has no subway and only seven bus routes. The country’s car ownership per capita is one of the highest in the world, and its traffic congestion is fearsome. Allies and Morrison’s plans for Madinat AlIrfan also include practical, vernacular solutions for cooling streets and sidewalks in the hot climate. Buildings, for instance, will feature screens and overhangs, with the goal of encouraging Omanis to walk instead of drive. “Other planned cities in the region have shown an overreliance on new technology to foster sustainability, and then the
tech gets outdated,” added Caraballo. “We’re not reinventing the wheel; we’re reconnecting with how cities used to be made.” Lots of big questions remain about certain aspects of the plan—the light rail line, for example, is still “aspirational,” Caraballo said, and Von Richthofen noted that it’s unclear how the city will be integrated into the larger capital area. “It might remain an island in the gradually fragmented urban landscape that will trigger more transport needs and deplete ever more land, material, and energy resources,” he said. Von Richthofen added that the city is clearly for an affluent Omani population: There’s no room here for the expatriate laborers, many from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, who comprise more than 50 percent of the workforce in the capital area—making the project neither socially nor ecologically inclusive. Still, von Richthofen said that Madinat AlIrfan can likely modestly contribute to Oman’s post-oil future by attracting regional investment and promoting tourism, a sector Oman has been developing more rapidly of late. A new fish market on Muscat’s waterfront, for example, is a recent project meant to attract visitors. Madinat Al-Irfan’s aesthetic may help draw tourists, as well as residents and investors. Caraballo said a main goal was to make the city unique, par ticularly in contrast to some of the cookie-cutter planned cities found in the region. “It’s designed around the landscape, and it will feel as if it’s of the place,” he said. “The wadi and the bridges make Madinat Al-Irfan distinctive. If we don’t make it memorable, we haven’t done our job.” Credit to ASLA
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One of Germany’s tallest park slides funded solely by donations By: Gebal
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Thrill seekers can now enjoy an impressive 23-meterhigh slide tower in Germany’s Gartenschaupark Rietberg. Located near the city of Paderborn, the new attraction was funded solely by donations and cost in the six-figure region, according to park officials. “There’s nothing like this within at least a 100-km radius,” Park Director Peter Milsch and Mayor André Kuper said about the concept, which includes the 23-metre high slide terminal and a combination of three different slides.
The chosen site for the installation was the grassy area not far from the Sennebachstrand adventure playground and water play area near the Grüne Galerie in the Neuenkirchen section of the park. A spiral staircase takes you to platforms 3, 6, 9 and 12 meters high, secured externally by an infill construction from 3 meters. “With regard to the building materials used, great importance was placed on good durability. To keep follow-up costs low, we opted for a stainless-steel version, which comes with a 10-year guarantee”, added Kuper.
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The idea of installing this slide tower, which is the only one of its kind in the state, is based on what the young park visitors want. “Time and again the question arises as to why playgrounds only ever have small slides. We used this as an opportunity to figure out within our Friends’ Association, the Supervisory Board and obviously, park management, how we could fulfil this wish”, recalls Kuper. In2018,asecondslidetowerwithanadditional12-meterlongslidehasbeenadded-bothtowersareconnectedby a 30-meter-long jungle bridge across the walkway.
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with a nod to history Sitting high above Normandy’s breathtaking Alabaster coast, the Les Jardins d’Etretat looks out over staggering white cliffs and La Porte d’Aval, a natural stone arch. The Les Jardins d’Etretat is an inspirational and experimental garden in Normandy that has recently been revived by Russianborn Alexandre Grivko, the co-founder and chief landscape architect of the international garden design company Il Nature. Grivko was rewarded for his efforts by the European Garden Awards last year who named The Les Jardins d’Etretat as the Best Historic Garden Development Award 2019. The jury was impressed by the idea and the design of a garden that captures and uses its historical roots, in particular its surroundings and its atmosphere. The gardens combine
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traditions with being a creative experimental laboratory and an open-air museum of contemporary art. Perhaps because of this unusual combination of attractions, there are more than 100,000 tourists every year, and the garden has been dubbed ‘the most instagrammable place’ in the North of France. It’s no wonder the famous French actress, La Belle Époque, Madame Tebo decided to create a garden here, planting the first tree in 1903, she was inspired by one of the founding fathers of Impressionism - an artist with a passion for gardening Claude Monet.
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How the combination of modern landscape art and historical value has become possible in the same place? In 2016, Alexandre Grivko transformed Thébault’s former estate into Les Jardins d’Étretat—a public garden that hosts both permanent and temporary collections of sculpture by international artists. The merit of this project lies in a harmonious coexistence of the old historical garden with contemporary architectural aesthetic ideas, eventually resulting in a neofuturistic vision of the garden. New styles and old conglomerates began to merge, in order to create, through improved lines and forms, a more comfortable space within gardens with sculpted trimmed plants. Due to this evolving search, a new special paradigm has emerged - the philosophy of parametric architecture that incorporated the denial of generally accepted static forms and exploration of new ones, as well as their subsequent modification with aid of computer technologies. Thus, parametric or motion architecture was born – the style that changed our notions about classical garden or other objects of architectural design. Grivko has taken inspiration from several directions in art: the classic idea of French gardens, and the concept of avant-garde and minimalism. However, neofuturism has become the main stylistic trend, here it reflects the idea of the unity of man and nature, developing together, respecting the boundaries of each other. The creative garden laboratory of Les Jardins d’Etretat carried out experiments in detailed modelling of trimmed plants and their geometric diversity. It also experimented with the arrangement of space in the style of comfortable minimalism.
Grivko made efforts to keep his work restrained and detached, avoiding excessive graphic linearity or, conversely, extra volumes, harmoniously combining naturally planted and figuredly trimmed plants into a single composition. In his landscape, the author allegorically presented a world where nature and men are one. The environmental thinking and protection of historical heritage are integral parts of the garden’s mission. He was not afraid to experiment, combine different art and new plant-care technologies, while creating a harmonious single space with all due respect to the history of gardens. What’s inside? The 7,000 square meter garden incorporates quite exceptionally the geological and atmospheric density of this stretch of land between the sky and the sea. Les Jardins d’Etretat is made up of seven sections, which cascade romantically down the hillside towards the sea to provide to provide a multi-layered experience throughout the different areas of the garden. Grivko has designed sensory and very imaginative type of garden space, which immerses us into different worlds – with a change of perspective in every respect, with a great feel for the historical origins but also cautiously leading to the future. A space with precise topiaries which captures visitors with the topiary art of Baroque and Renaissance gardens and is equally associated with the modern gardens of Jacques Wirtz. Walls made of azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias form the background for romantic garden. “It was very important for us to respect the historic fabric of the site, the biodiversity and the beauty of the local ecosystem,” Grivko explained. “You will find a great number of plants trimmed into shapes evocative of the natural features of the Normandy region. Green spaces and round forms proceed in waves up to the sea, a forest of clipped yews, whose tops stick out into the sky, regarding the conifers on the French coast, while arcs and gaps symbolize ebb and flow, box tree crowns are reminiscent of oysters washed up on the beach, narrow-leaf phillyrea (Phillyrea angustifolia) look like chalk cliffs.
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Les Jardins d’Etretat is made up of seven sections: • Jardin Avatar is situated at the entrance to Les Jardins d’Étretat. It is a gateway that leads visitors beyond the bounds of reality, into the magical realm of surrealism. • Jardin Emotions. Alexandre has managed to acknowledge the historical roots of the garden, while still adding new, innovative elements. This is the case in Jardin Émotions, which is inspired by Queen Marie Antoinette’s first French oyster farm that historically sat at the bottom of the Cliff d’Amont. The vision of the ocean floor became the main inspiration for this garden. Buxus sempervirens has been sculpted into molluscshape formations to reflect the oysters’ underwater habitat.
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• Jardin Impressions is the heart of Les Jardins d’Étretat. The garden opens up on the iconic historical panorama of the ocean and the cliffs of Étretat, which have inspired many great artists such as Claude Monet, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Eugene Delacroix and Vassily Polenov. • In Jardin d’Aval, which was inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Alexandre looked to the garden’s history and restored the original orchid collection of Madame Thébault according to the archives that came with the purchase of the house. We’ve managed to find many of the specimens that Madame Thébault used to grow, including Cypripedium ‘Memoriam Shawna Austin’, ‘Victoria’, ‘Queen White’ and Lady Dorine’. • Jardin Zen embodies a harmonious coexistence of man and nature. • Jardin La Manche is in the centre of the garden, you will find Jardin La Manche, which is something of a maze with largescale trimmed plants reflecting the crashing waves below. • Jardin d’Amont provides a panoramic view of the garden and the landscape beyond, and the topiary is designed to reflect the rock of the Alabaster coast. Temporary exhibitions of contemporary sculpture coincide with annual summer season launches at Les Jardins d’Etretat and called Double Jeu. The major goal of these exhibitions is to develop a social, natural and artistic milieu aimed to stimulate creativity, improve ethical values, preserve the environment and protect historical and cultural heritage.
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Embracing The Outdoors An integrated design approach By: Mrs. Jigyasa Balachander Founder and Managing Director Auraa Landscaping L.L.C., Dubai
Life has become too easy in many aspects, we get our groceries, clothes and gadgets delivered to our doors. We can entertain ourselves via a multitude of technologies from on-demand TV, music and social media; we can even exercise without going outdoors. This convenience is having a detrimental effect on our lifestyle and regime due to lack of connectivity with the outdoor environment. Dubai’s public infrastructure is becoming better every day, it has adapted to the climate so we can use outdoor spaces throughout most of the year, with shaded parks, running and cycling’s tracks available. In addition to all these
large open areas “oxygen banks”, all residential buildings can be designed with central open area as “breathing spaces” following vernacular architecture style of The UAE. These open areas will provide us connectivity and integrity to surrounding environment. We have highlighted two upcoming projects below which promotes an outdoor lifestyle for residents and offer a sense of community to care for the people and the environment around us. In two of the projects, Architects carved out large central open area and also provided integrated space at building entrances for
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landscape design. Both projects have different landscape design styles following the same set of parameters within architectural elements and complementing the design’s integrity. Design levels are coordinated to the extent that all outdoor areas of individual units are part of a large central courtyard area. Individual spaces are immersed in the central open space. Entrance area landscape is done in line with architecture style. All materials are chosen complementing building’s façade. Softscape elements are used to accentuate spaces and as focal points in circulation within the large open space and
Have it said a vernacular lifestyle – it’s about celebrating togetherness. Theme we opted here to promotes same lifestyle where we care – care for people around us and care for environment around us. Plot 531-0123first floor central courtyard area
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Use of landscape areas to welcome and celebrate all seasons - Embracing The Outdoors
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hardscape design patterns are used to provide identity and interest to the space. All landscape materials are utilized from locally available materials. To reduce use of natural resources we minimized use of natural stone (using it only to accentuate some prime areas) and in consideration of changing local climate provision of storm water collection and drainage system are also integrated in landscape design.
Owner Name: Mr. Shafiullah Project Name: G+1 Floor Residential/Retail building at plot Number 531-0123 & 531-0178 Main Consultant: Dubai Consultants, Dubai Landscape consultants: Auraa Landscaping L.L.C., Dubai Project Description: The development comprises of two plots having G+1 Floor Residential/Retail building on each. 531-0123 consists of 82 residential units (studios) and 531- 0178 consists of 95 residential units (studios) respectively. Location: Saih Shuaib II (Dubai Industrial Park) Site Area: 3658.61 Sq.m. for Plot 531-0123 4635.49 Sq.m. for Plot 531-0178 Project Type: G+1 Floor Residential / Retail building Built up Area: 6838.67 Sq.m for Plot 531-0123 8352.60 Sq.m for Plot 531-0178
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By: Giampiero Sanguigni Kic Park is a leftover urban area in Shanghai that architect Francesco Gatti was surprised to see had escaped development. Its positioned at the entrance to Kic Village, constructed in recent years for the students at the nearby universities of Fudan and Tongji. Since 2005, when the Italian architect transferred part of his professional activities to China he has recurrently been interested in the possibility of designing interstice spaces – as in the case of the In Factory JingAn Six Loft Buildings (2006), where the outside areas of the redevelopment project were treated on a par with a residential and work environment.
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An essential element in his designs has always taken account of inter-activity: in this case between the people concerned (their actions and activities) and the influence of natural elements such as weather and sounds. In this sense, the forms and materials used by the architect (ethereal false ceilings constructed with metal wires, curved forms, faceted voluminous shapes, dappled coverings or panelling) vary depending on the project and its scale. Some solutions are used “una tantum� as they are in response to a specific and contextual condition.
This is the case of Kic Park where Francesco Gatti has imagined a pleated wooden floor destined to be suitable for all the functions that are indispensible in a public area (seats, green spaces, pathways, publicity panels. The image used by the architect to illustrate his idea - that of a sheet of paper cut and folded like a fan – brings to mind the epigenetic description that Deleuze gives of spaces characterized by the use of a fold: Development and evolution are concepts that have changed their significance, because today they designate epigenesis or the apparition of organisms or organs that are neither pre-formed nor built-in but formed from different objects that do not resemble. With epigenesis the organic fold is sought after, produced, and multiplied from a surface that is relatively flat and uniform. In this way Gatti, using a generic and characterless basis, has accomplished plastic results that are both individual and original, and has introduced divergent intervals into an area that would otherwise be anonymous - thus enabling people to find their own personal space.
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KIC PARK CREDITS: Programme: Public open spaces, gardens, playgrounds, resting areas, advertising supports. Architecture firm: 3GATTI Chief architect: Francesco Gatti Project manager: Summer Nie Collaborators: Nicole Ni, Francesco Negri, Dalius Ripley, Michele Ruju, Muavii Sun, Charles Mariambourg Client: Shui On Development Limited Location: KIC VILLAGE Blok8-2, Zhengmin Road, Yangpu District, 200433 Shanghai, China. Total floor area: 1100 m² Design and construction period: 2009 Materials: Wooden deck, steel structure, brick walls, acrylic boards. Photographer: Shen Qiang
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By: Jimena Martignoni Train Station Park (Parque de la Estación), located in a central residential area of the City of Buenos Aires, is the result of a participatory planning process carried out by the local community and the City Government. The City of Buenos Aires is divided into 15 districts, called “comunas”, each one of them identified with a number. It was on the border between two of those quarters (Comuna 3 and Comuna 5), that a vacant area with an abandoned warehouse was chosen by the community as a potential new small park and a place for multiple educational public activities. The lot, owned by the national train operating company, was adjacent to the railways of one of the local urban lines and the warehouse had been formerly used for truck loading and unloading operations and storing. Back in 2000 this group of people, whose homes are located in both districts but equally close to the abandoned lot, got together with the clear purpose of transforming the site. It was not until 2014 that they accomplished their goal of converting the original land use, which transformed the area’s zoning from one for Future Urbanization to one for Park Uses. Following this significant step, a bill was introduced in the City Legislature for further discussion and debate, gaining
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A Park for the People, by the People In Buenos Aires, an abandoned warehouse and land adjacent to an urban rail-line are transformed into a community park and cultural spaces, with the help of local residents.
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unanimous approval. The bill was finally enacted into law in 2016 and it was called «Law for Participatory Design of the Train Station Park», providing the legal frame for the park’s construction and for the previous participatory process of diagnostic assessment and preliminary design. This law not only determined the design guidelines for both the open spaces and for the renovation of the old warehouse but it also established the new park and the smaller one as a single, “environmental, educational, productive, cultural and management urban piece”. Regarding the participatory aspect of the project’s development, this law instituted a Table of Work and Consensus (Mesa de Trabajo y Consenso), guarantying the multiplicity of stakeholders; composed of officials and design professionals of the City Government’s Ministry of Urban Design, members of the Communal Committee and any people enrolled in the Comunas 3 and 5 willing to participate in a proposal for the park, the integrative team firstly diagnosed problems and established needs to be addressed, charted a course of action and listed all possible new activities and use options for the site. The design proposal for the site seeks to connect the interior space of the lot with the sidewalks and also with the small park which had been already renovated and planted, across the street. In the past, adapting to the existing street elevation changes along the longest side of the lot, a wall closed off the site. Also, a trucks’ entry was located on one of the shortest sides of the lot and, from there, a driving circuit extended adjacently to the warehouse and ended at the opposite street. In the project, the wall was knocked down and the differences in height were either negotiated —with access ramps, stairs and a path that ascends gently from the street level to reach those of the park—, or shaped with green mounds planted with native plants. In turn, the former trucks’ lane for loading/unloading operations was transformed into a semi-roofed pathway which runs along the full extension of the renovated warehouse, creating a pedestrian connection between the opposite sides of the park and a linear platform at the site’s highest level. From this point, wide views open up to the park and to the urban residential surroundings, offering a close visual relationship with the newly planted areas and those for gathering, playing and relaxing. Among the list of possible uses and requests that came out as a result of meetings and workshops, two new spaces had been requested very clearly by neighbors: an amphitheater and a building that would house cultural and educational events and activities. The amphitheater was built in a quite central area of
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the park, taking advantage of the existing natural slopes and the change of elevations. On the other hand, the old warehouse was completely restored and renovated as a cultural building and, mainly, as a meeting place for locals. Inside, two access courtyards offer indoor green spaces: an area fully planted with natives and a small nursery for educational purposes, also requested by the community. The group of neighbors had established the use of autochthones plants as a number-one goal of the project; now, with the first only-native groups of shrubs and herbaceous implemented in the park, whose particularly wild look contrast with the usual image of manicured plant beds, butterflies and birds are a daily presence. In the warehouse, designated by the City Government as a building with a certain level of historical protection, the transformation work involved various improvements and restoration tasks. Probably, the most remarkable and meaningful change is that of the roof: in order to maximize the amount of natural light in the building, the team decided to remove part of it in favor of a linear skylight that follows the line of the ridge and left two open areas to create the access courtyards. These two “patios” are the main entries to the building and the many cultural spaces it now offers. People can come and go from the park and enjoy the diverse indoor activities. A large library, including a newspaper and periodicals library, a production room, some governmental offices for the defense of adolescents and kids, a flexible area for future food stands and a large space for the practice of sports and gymnastic are the new spaces now available for the local community. Furnished with colorful inviting shelves and sets of tables and chairs, the adjoining rooms create a fluent walking circuit and allow visitors to go through and experience many different possible activities, always overlooking the park.
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Client: City Government of Buenos Aires (Mayor H. Rodriguez Larreta) / Ministry of Transport and Urban Development (Minister F. Moccia). Project Planning and Design: Subsecretary of Projects: SS Álvaro García Resta / Director: Martin Torrado / Project Managers: J. Bedel, M. Clusellas, P. Ledo Koliesnik, F. Marino, F. Planas Penadés, R. Fernández Rojas / Coordination of Participatory Process: Direction of Urban Anthropology, Director: Javier Irigaray Date of completion: 2019 Areas: 13,708 m2 (site) / 8,366 m2 (park) / 5,342 m2 (renovated warehouse) Photography: Javier Agustín Rojas
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NEW & CURRENT PROJECTS Tender Name
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Client
Region
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Post Date
Closing Date
Cleaning Services & Plant Care
Provision of work for Cleaning Services and Plant Care for the Building of the Directorate General of Manpower South Batinah Governorate.
Ministry of Manpower (Oman)
Oman
65
1/23/2020
3/3/2020
Cleaning & Plant Care Services
Providing Cleaning and Plant Care Services to the Building of the Directorate General of Manpower at South Al Batinah Governorate.
Ministry of Manpower (Oman)
Oman
65
1/23/2020
3/3/2020
Irrigation Canals
Provision of work for Kherbet Qanafar Irrigation Canals.
United Nations Development Programme UNDP (Lebanon)
Lebanon
2/1/2020
2/26/2020
Irrigation Canals Construction Works
Construction of Irrigation Canals and Networks Using LabourIntensive Approach - Kherbet Qanafar and Ain Zebdeh.
United Nations Development Programme UNDP (Lebanon)
Lebanon
2/1/2020
2/26/2020
Irrigation Canals
Provision of work for Mashghara Irrigation Canals.
United Nations Development Programme UNDP (Lebanon)
Lebanon
2/1/2020
2/25/2020
Irrigation Canals Construction Works
Construction of Irrigation Canals and Networks Using Labour.
United Nations Development Programme UNDP (Lebanon)
Lebanon
2/1/2020
2/25/2020
Rehabilitation Works
Rehabilitation of Al Rastan Irrigation Network.
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Syria)
Syria
1/27/2020
2/22/2020
Agricultural Services & Irrigation System Maintenance Workas
Provision of work for Gardening and Agricultural Services and Maintenance of the Irrigation System.
Ministry of Health (Oman)
Oman
1/2/2020
2/20/2020
Cotton Seed Pods
Supply of Cotton Seed Pods.
Hama Oil Company (Syria)
Syria
2/1/2020
2/17/2020
Poultry Items
Supply of Poultry Items - Frozen / Chilled.
ARPM Tender Committee (Qatar)
Qatar
110
1/28/2020
2/17/2020
Agricultural Workers
Provision of work for Agricultural Workers to Work in Mazza Governorate Farms.
Diwan of the Royal Court of Affairs (Oman)
Oman
2597
1/23/2020
2/17/2020
Gardens Maintenance & Development & Pest Control Services
Provision of work for the Operation, Development and Maintenance of Gardens and Star Crops and the Fight against Palm Pests in Homes.
Department of Urban Planning & Municipalities - Al Ain City Municipality
Al Ain
12/18/2019
1/12/2020
Agricultural Materials
Supply of Various Agricultural Materials at the Institute of Technical Studies
Royal Saudi Naval Forces (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia
11/12/2019
1/12/2020
Trees Planting & Maintenance
Provision of works for Planting and Maintenance of Trees in the Main and Secondary Streets of Thirteen Regions.
Mashhad Municipality (Iran)
Iran
12/18/2019
1/11/2020
Growing Plants & Maintenance Works
Provision of work for Maintenance & Growing Plants.
Dubai Municipality (Published on eSupply Portal)
Dubai
12/27/2019
1/9/2020
Afforestation
Supply of Afforestation.
Public Establishment for Industrial Estates Madayn (Oman)
Oman
12/2/2019
1/9/2020
Providing Workers
provision of works for Providing Workers for the Project to Control the Red Palm Weevil in Al Buraimi Governorates.
Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries (Oman)
Oman
12/12/2019
1/8/2020
Outdoor Equipment & Lighting Works
Provision of Works for Walkway with 879m Length Include Hard Landscaping, Outdoor Equipment and Lighting Works including but not Limited to Precast Concrete Block Pavement, Etc.
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning (Bahrain)
Bahrain
164
12/9/2019
1/8/2020
Lighting Works
Provision of work for Hard Landscaping, Outdoor Equipment and Lighting Works.
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning (Bahrain)
Bahrain
132
12/6/2019
1/8/2020
Plants & Irrigation System Maintenance Works
Provision of work for Maintenance Plants and Irrigation System at Furniture Market.
Dubai Municipality (Published on eSupply Portal)
Dubai
12/26/2019
1/7/2020
Plant & Irrigation System Maintenance Works
Provision of work for Maintenance of Plant & Irrigation System.
Dubai Municipality (Published on eSupply Portal)
Dubai
12/26/2019
1/7/2020
Natural Beauty Assets O&M
Provision of work for Operation and Maintenance of Natural Beauty Assets in Abu Dhabi Island - South West.
Department of Urban Planning & Municipalities - Abu Dhabi City Municipality
Abu Dhabi
12/12/2019
1/6/2020
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