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EDITOR’S NOTE We talk a lot as a professional community here in the Middle East about ‘Urban landscaping,’ which effectively means creating ‘green belts’ in densely populated urban areas. Indeed, our May issue highlights a handful of such projects located in China. (Page 18) Back in the UAE, Baharash Bagherian, landscape architect and founder of Dubai based URB details how Green Infrastructure is helping cities become resilient and future-proof. Read about the positive shift in the planning of infrastructure to accommodate a rising population and the ever-changing needs of urban dwellers. (Page 10) It was wonderful to hear from the Indian spiritual leader Sadhguru this month demonstrating how to fertilise deserts on his visit to the UAE, as part of his 100-day motorbike journey from Britain to India to highlight the Save the Soil movement. The 65-year-old climate change activist praised the UAE’s leadership efforts in soil preservation, saying they could become an “ecological hub”.

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“While the rest of the world is busy turning fertile land to desert, it’s wonderful to see here [in the UAE] how deserts are being converted to fertile land,” he said. His mission will take him to 26 countries where he will meet with world leaders and policy makers to get soil regeneration on their national agenda’s.

We wish him every success in his campaign, which is a collaboration with Conscious Planet to safeguard soil for future generations and will no doubt feature heavily when the Emirates host next year’s COP28 climate summit.

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May 2022 - Issue 179

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How Landscape Green Infrastructure is shaping future cities?

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LANDFORM House, an inhabited landscape:

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An Urban Green Belt

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Integrated with Green: KentPlus Yalova

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Wasteland to Wonderland Reinvented and rejuvenated

Touching the Green

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Al Zorah selects The Oberoi Group to manage its second luxury beachfront resort Al Zorah Development Company, a joint venture between the Government of Ajman and Solidere International PLC, has selected The Oberoi Group to manage its new luxury beachfront resort.

George Saad

CEO of Al Zorah Development Company

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The new hotel development will enable the expansion of the Al Zorah luxury hospitality experience. The new hotel will span approximately 828,767 square feet, with 174 luxurious guestrooms, and 28 one-bedroom private villas set at the pristine white sandy beach of Al Zorah.

George Saad, CEO of Al Zorah Development Company, said: “We are thrilled to add such a luxury new experience to our portfolio. The Oberoi Group’s new luxury resort will further strengthen the positioning of Al Zorah as a luxury hospitality, golf, and wellness destination, and will offer unparalleled service to guests and residents”.

Saad added “The new resort will increase the portfolio of Al Zorah to 269 luxury hotel keys and 18-hole international golf course, with the plan to add unique beachfront development that will include villas, residences, hotel apartments and holiday homes in near future”.

Khadija Mohammed Turki, Acting Director General of the Ajman Department of Tourism Development, said: “We are pleased to witness the launch of the “Oberoi Family Beachfront Resort” as a distinctive addition to the tourism projects in the emirate, as part of our continuous efforts with our partners to develop the tourism sector and consolidate Ajman’s position as a preferred tourist destination for all.

Today, Ajman hosts Six luxury five-star hotels, in addition to a distinguished group of hotels and hotel apartments”.

Turki added: “We are confident that this pioneering project will contribute to enhancing the emirate’s attractiveness as a global tourist destination, as it adds luxury and splendour to the offers of the hospitality sector in Ajman, which will

attract more visitors and international tourists, and promote the Emirate of Ajman as a unique tourist destination both locally and internationally”.

Mr P.R.S. Oberoi, Executive Chairman of The Oberoi Group, said: “We are delighted that The Oberoi Group will manage the second luxury beach resort in Al Zorah that will offer the highest standards of luxury and hospitality.

Following the success of the first Oberoi luxury resort, the new Beach Resort, will further enhance Al Zorah’s position as a luxury travel destination of choice.”

Al Zorah occupies 5.4 million square meters of lush beachfront and mangrove land. The lagoons and mangrove forests of Al Zorah are home to an astonishing variety of native marine and plant life, and also shelter flocks of more than 118 species of resident and migratory birds.

Carefully developed to protect its rich natural heritage, Al Zorah is designed to permit residents and visitors to enjoy its pathways through the white sandy beaches, the golf course, the marina’s and the mangroves allowing residents and their guests to explore the beauties of the site.

Al Zorah is only a 25-minute drive from Dubai International Airport and 35 minutes from Dubai international financial centre and Dubai Mall. The development offers world-class hotel and resort, residences, commercial space, leisure facilities, and an 18-hole golf course set within a natural preserved environment of sandy areas and mangroves. It is composed of distinct neighbourhoods with a carefully defined urban character, which are connected via lush green parks, active public spaces, and shaded paths and promenades, resulting in a sustainable and cohesive environment.

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Grant Associates’ Peter Chmiel appointed as judge for 2022 World Green City Awards

Peter Chmiel, Director of pioneering international landscape architecture practice Grant Associates, has been appointed to the technical panel of judges for the 2022 AIPH World Green City Awards.

Peter is one of twenty-three multi-disciplinary experts chosen from around the world to be part of the technical panel that will assess and score the entries received for the inaugural AIPH World Green City Awards.

Leaders in the global green city space have been chosen for the technical panel, with combined expertise spanning across the six award categories. The technical panel will select a shortlist of entries for each award category, and put forward recommendations on which shortlisted entries should also be considered for the overall AIPH World Green City award.

The inaugural edition invited all cities to showcase their strategic greening and urban nature initiatives that pursue a meaningful impact, are being successfully implemented, have potential to further scale or spread to other cities, and exemplify resilience in how they are conducted.

The 2022 award categories are: • Living Green for Biodiversity: Addressing the loss of species, habitats, ecosystem health, and genetic diversity.

• Living Green for Climate Change: Tackling the root causes and effects of climate change in order to build more liveable and resilient cities.

• Living Green for Health and Wellbeing: Addressing the medical, behavioural, and social determinants of health for residents.

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• Living Green for Water: Ensuring that water resources are safeguarded and wisely used, with clean water available to all while also protecting residents from flooding risks.

• Living Green for Social Cohesion: Fostering belonging, trust and inter-generational as well as cross-cultural relationships to prevent exclusion, marginalisation and violence.

• Living Green for Economic Recovery and Inclusive Growth: Creating systems and solutions that allow all city residents to overcome economic distress and thrive.

The shortlist will be delivered to the 2022 awards jury who will select from the entries one winner per category, as well as the overall AIPH World Green City winner.

Peter Chmiel, who jointly won the Gold Award at 2021’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show with Grant Associates senior associate Chin Chen for the pair’s Guangzhou Garden that explored the future possibilities for landscape cities, looks forward to the opportunity to review and assess the greening and urban nature initiatives of cities globally.

He comments: “I feel honoured, privileged and thrilled to have the opportunity to review a number of entries for such an important global award. This inaugural World Green City Award covers six categories based on economic, environmental and social initiatives and, when such initiatives are considered holistically, it highlights a global appetite to recast many increasingly populated cities as ‹landscape cities.› I anticipate many of the submitted initiatives will contain very interesting data that will facilitate knowledge-sharing, aid future evidence-based decision making and also support a global green city movement as a whole.’’

Tim Briercliffe, AIPH Secretary General, comments: “AIPH is very proud to see the Technical Panel come to life for the very first edition of the World Green City Awards.

We warmly welcome each member of the panel as we anticipate the announcement of the shortlist. We sincerely thank the Technical Panel members for their dedication to this exciting process. Together we look forward to showcasing the inspiring greening initiatives from leading cities around the world who are all taking action for plants, nature, and people.”

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Indian Spiritual Leader Sadhguru in Dubai to raise awareness about his global movement to Save the Soil

SAVE THE SOIL FROM EXTINCTION Global Soil extinction has been described as an “agricultural Armageddon” so it’s not surprising that Sadhguru, the leader of the Save the Soil movement spoke with such intensity at a recent event in the Indian Consulate in Dubai.

Jaggi Vasudev, or Sadhguru as he is more commonly known, warned of famine and severe food shortages due to depleted agricultural soils, when he appeared at two events in Dubai this month. “Global ‘soil extinction’ is threatening to leave billions of people hungry and push the world’s biodiversity into disarray.”

However, agreements such as the one signed in Dubai this month between the UAE’s International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture and Sadhguru’s Conscious Planet, will ensure positive action to exchange knowledge and protect agricultural soil in the UAE. Sadhguru also spoke at this year’s COP15 in Abidjan, which runs from May 9-20th to galvanize member nations to concrete action as the planet races against time to halt and reverse rapid land degradation that could lead to global desertification and soil extinction.

Sadhguru is currently on a 100-day, 30,000-km lone motorcycle journey through Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East as part of the Movement to Save Soil. He is meeting with global leaders, scientists, environmental organizations, soil experts and other stakeholders to press for urgent policy-driven action to save soil from becoming extinct.

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The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that desertification could lead to a 40% drop in food production by 2045 even as the world’s population crosses 9 billion. According to the UNCCD, if land degradation continues at current rates, 90% of the planet could turn into a desert by 2050- less than three decades from now.

The catastrophic impact of soil extinction includes global food and water shortage, increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and unprecedented mass migrations leading to brutal civil strife around the world in a fight for survival.

Since Sadhguru began his journey in London on 21st March, the Save Soil Movement has garnered global interest and support. The Movement is supported by world leaders, leading environmental organizations and scientists, soil experts and several UN bodies. Political parties and leaders from more than 70 countries have already pledged to save soil in their countries. Some have signed MoUs with the Save Soil Movement.

The primary objective of the Save Soil Movement is to urge nations to ensure that agricultural lands contain a minimum of 3-6% organic content to keep them alive and productive. This will ensure global food and water security, mitigate climate change impact and protect biodiversity by halting further species extinction.

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Baharash Bagherian

How Landscape Green Infrastructure is shaping future cities?

Our cities have to become resilient and adopt green infrastructure if they are to survive in the future, says Baharash Bagherian, the founder of Dubai based URB. Landscape Green Infrastructure can bring many social, economic and environmental benefits to polluted cities. This has created a shift in the planning of infrastructures, to make them fit for the needs a growing urban population.

Green Infrastructure (GI) is shaping cities into resilient and healthy destinations through the use of natural and semi-natural systems. Whilst GI is most commonly known for stormwater management, there are many other urban

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challenges that benefit from its diverse methods. To understand more about these methods, first we must learn more about the evolution of GI. Over the last century, rapid urbanisation empowered the demand for infrastructures such as roads, bridges, railways as well as water and energy networks. This resulted in the rise of the term and use of “Grey Infrastructures” also known as “Grey Networks”. These continue to be designed as singular

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In the last two decades for example, an increasing number of coastal cities have become victims of catastrophic flooding.

Most recently, the 2017 Asian floods are estimated to have affected 45 million people of which 16 million were children.

Climate change is intensifying these natural events that are shattering local livelihoods. Sea levels are also expected to rise significantly, with some scientists estimating a rise of up to three metres by the end of this century. This will require bold solutions, given that eight out of the world’s 10 largest cities are located by the coast. To make matters worse, rising seas are also expected to double coastal flooding by 2050.

The increase of storms and sea level rise are not the only problems our cities have to worry about. Some cities cannot deal with both too much water and too little of it. Water scarcity is another challenge fuelled by climate change. Desertification, land degradation and draught are also contributing to our global water crisis.

All these growing urban challenges should be an alarm call for city planners, given that the United Nations estimates there will be 41 megacities with populations of more than 10 million people by 2030. This rapid rise in urbanisation and population growth, coupled with climate change, will require a new way of thinking about the role of infrastructure in sustainable cities. GI is fuelling this revolution in urban planning.

functions and to meet the demands of current generations.

As such, our planet has become infested with concrete, steel, asphalt, pipes, wires and the like.

Despite crowding our planet with these vast amounts of grey networks, their implementation was not future-proofed.

They also did not take into account the rapid growth and consequences of climate change. In addition to this, urban challenges have expanded significantly; as such there are many cities that continue to experience severe pressure on their aging infrastructure.

What is Green Infrastructure (GI)?

GI relates to a wide range of resilient practices to mitigate urban and climatic challenges. GI can vary in size, type and purpose.

For example, at a city scale, it can be a large collection of natural areas that provide variation of habitats for wildlife, whilst also providing flood protection, better air quality and cleaner water.

At a neighbourhood scale, it can be rows of trees that maximise urban canopies, provide shade, shelter and soak up rain. Food production, rain water harvesting, renewable energy production are other examples of GI at a neighbourhood scale.

There are also many types of GI that can be integrated as individual components. These include bio-swales, planter

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boxes, rain gardens, down-sprout gardens, permeable pavements, green streets, green roofs and green parking.

However, the best examples of GI projects are those that work as a complete network. It is these types of projects that are shaping future resilient cities.

Resilient Cities Truly resilient cities must have GI projects which mimic nature and are able to perform multiple functions, thus providing multiple benefits. This multi-functionality is helping future cities mitigate the effects of climate change, whilst also creating healthy places for people to live, work and visit.

In the immediate term, GI can help to relieve pressure from our cities aging infrastructures, by reducing the amount of storm water entering grey networks. It does so by treating storm water at its source. The unique selling point of GI however is its long-term benefits; as it can provide a variation of social, economic and environmental benefits.

For example, they can be designed as landscaped projects that promote social engagement in water management.

These types of projects can also help connect communities together and increase social interaction.

GI in cities can also enhance property values and encourage tourism. When applied into retail streets, they can increase footfall which creates more retail demand thus more jobs. They can also provide economic benefits through water recycling and food harvesting. The most obvious benefit is that they can make cities resilient.

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the same level of quality of life, should there be any future shocks or stresses to its environment. Flooding is one example that many cities are struggling to mitigate. Once flooding occurs, many cities are not capable of maintaining the same level of quality of life. The lack of GI is one of the key reasons that our cities cannot deal with flooding.

Furthermore, most of our cities are covered with impermeable surfaces which do not allow water to seep through. Hard surfaces allow water to wash off which increases the likelihood of flooding in areas that lack stormwater management. As such Planners, Architects and Designers are embracing a new term called ‘Sponge Cities’.

Sponge Cities Permeable pavements, rooftop parks and urban wetlands are some of the key components of Sponge Cities. As the term suggests, Sponge Cities aims to absorb as much rainwater.

What’s more is that they also aim to reuse most of it. In cities that are prone to lots of rainwater and floods, Sponge Cities are thus becoming a real solution.

With so much rain water falling from the sky onto some of our cities every year, Sponge Cities look at reusing this free natural resource within their boundaries. Rather than directing rainwater straight into their grey networks, Sponge Cities aim to store, clean and harvest this overlooked commodity.

Rainwater and flooding are not the only challenges GI is mitigating. Food shortages are another. In some of the most deprived areas in the world, there are several factors that have contributed to food shortages beyond extreme

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weather, such as geopolitical issues, wars and regime changes. The declining ratio of food producers to food consumers is also another factor. Increasing efficiency in food production, reducing food waste and providing access to shared allotments are some of the solutions that GI can help with. Thus, are productive cities the best models of resilient cities?

Productive Cities Urban farming can be integrated to GI projects to provide additional benefits beyond increasing food security. Urban farming also known as urban agriculture can bring many social, economic and environmental benefits to cities. These benefits include creating a sense of belonging, providing learning opportunities, promoting healthy eating and healthy lifestyles, as well as reducing greenhouse emissions.

Urban agriculture can be designed at various scales, such as allotments in community gardens or on the roofs of buildings. They can also be key features in accessible urban landscapes. In city centres they can help reduce air pollution as well as add a touch of nature into environments that lack any greenery. The social benefits of urban farming are also what make productive cities an attractive proposition.

The interaction that urban dwellers have with these gardens creates a sense of stewardship in the community.

They also increase social responsibility as well as reduce antisocial behaviour, isolation and stress. Urban farming can bring the community together whilst increasing social interaction and social engagement in food management.

Thus, future cities must rely on a multi-functional approach to infrastructure which addresses many urban challenges,

that includes urban farming. Holistic GI is the approach our cities need. They must become the backbone to neighbourhood planning.

It is often the poorest communities that have to deal with the consequences of urbanisation and climate change. The most disadvantaged communities experience the highest magnitude of the physical and human cost from catastrophic events, such as flooding and water scarcity or food shortages. GI can mitigate these events, as well as enable regeneration in communities that need it the most. They can transform deprived areas into resilient and vibrant places, whilst also promoting a higher quality of life for all. This transformation will require an entrepreneurial spirit in the planning of future cities. The longer we delay this transformation the bigger the challenge grows; as global warming continues to increase at an alarming rate.

Ultimately, designing resilient destinations requires a holistic approach to the design of our cities. It requires a real change in mind-set towards urban planning. GI is that change our cities so desperately need. They can help to future proof cities, improve quality of life as well as reduce our environmental impact.

About the author: Baharash Bagherian has masterminded designs of various sustainable cities which are currently under construction. He is the founder of URB, a global leader in developing sustainable cities with a sense of purpose to accelerate the world’s transition towards net zero developments. URB provides urban planning, landscape design & architectural services whilst providing holistic solutions based on practical experience and sustainability know-how. The company is headquartered in Dubai Design District with several international projects currently in planning stages.

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LANDFORM House, an inhabited landscape How can we build sustainably in the desert?

By: Adib Dada Lead Architect / Founder

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Inspired by vernacular architecture

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Located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, LANDFORM house is characterized by its landscape Strategy, and employing a formal vocabulary culled from the study of the region’s past indigenous civilization, the Nabateans. The residence recreates a complete ecosystem in order to protect, improve and help the proliferation of local wildlife by enhancing biodiversity in a dense desert city.

LANDFORM house, inspired by the Nabatean settlement of Mada’in Saleh, is a reinterpretation of the Garden of Paradise. The structure of the residence has a serpentine form, starting with a series of planted terraces that articulate a spatial experience leading to an accessible roof: Three garden typologies (Janna, Bustan and Rawda), inspired by the traditional Islamic garden, unwind in a procession gradually revealing the totality of the residence while remaining completely immersed in it, unveiling programmatic spaces engulfed within the landform.

Employing a formal vocabulary culled from the study of the Nabateans, the region’s past indigenous civilization, LANDFORM draws its inspiration from the land-embedded monuments they left behind.

Green before their time (500 BC), the NABATEANS perfected water collection & storage through the use of local materials and underground cisterns in the desert they inhabited. They used the landscape as their fortress, cunningly working in and within the earth to create camouflaged structures, unrecognizable to all but themselves. Our proposed scheme draws its inspiration from the land-embedded monuments they left behind.

Local natural materials are used to translate landscape into architecture, creating a residence that appears to be carved out of the earth and rising from the ground. A series of planted terraces constitute the accessible roof of the serpentine structure, leading an ascending progression of different landscapes and architectural elements to create diverse micro-climates, thus extending the cooler season.

Starting at ground level and evenly rising before connecting back to the ground, these platforms move the viewer along the entire length of the project. A winding procession through these gradually reveals the totality of the residence, unveiling programmatic spaces adjacent and below, seemingly engulfed within the landform. Architecture and landscape are merged and seemingly weaved into each other, creating an environment of total immersion. The line between the natural and the artificial is blurred as the family moves in-between, under, on, or through the structure.

The design of the residence combines environmental, traditional and social conventions that meet the needs of Saudi Arabia’s contemporary way of living.

WATER CONSUMPTION is first reduced by specifying waterefficient fixtures, and also recycled from various points; grey water is collected, recycled and used for irrigation. The project is anchored by two water features: the permanent CHEMICAL-FREE POOL and the SEASONAL POND, sized to collect the precious total annual rainfall from the site.

It mimics the oasis and cools its surroundings through an evaporative cooling process.

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LANDFORM house, an inhabited landscape

Employing a REVERSE LANDSCAPING strategy, native and drought-tolerant plants were selected and quantified based on their water needs. Landscaped areas are irrigated solely using grey water, making the amount of grey water available a determinant in the choice and number of plant species.

The grey water produced by the household is treated onsite and released into the ground, diverting wastewater from the municipal sewage system. The landscaped area is designed and the choice of fauna is calculated in relation to this daily WATER BUDGET. The strength of LANDFORM house lies in its ecosystem approach. Extensive research and CROSS-REFERENCING OF LOCAL FLORA & FAUNA is conducted in order to choose appropriate native trees and shrubs that will attract a maximal number of birds and urban pollinators to the site. Migratory species are also studied that travel to and feed in the region are also studied, as Riyadh is located on an important bird migratory path. A complete ecosystem is then recreated, protecting, improving and helping the proliferation of local wildlife. Our aim is to be able to replicate this approach on different sites. With two other similar projects under construction in close proximity in Riyadh, the goal is to allow for wildlife to jump from one project to the other, enhancing the overall biodiversity in an otherwise dense desert city.

The programmatic spaces are broken up at the heart of the structure using courtyards and passages, creating a guided procession through the space and an effective separation between public, private, semi-private and service spaces.

The family therefore receive generous NATURAL LIGHT within spaces that are open yet completely private.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION is significantly reduced and produced by RENEWABLE resources. Photovoltaic panels are integrated into the design of the project for on-site energy production, informing its formal language and generating its form in certain areas. This is apparent in the

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four roofs on the eastern edge of the site, oriented south and sloped at an optimal 25 degrees for maximum energy generation. CFD and ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATION were used to inform the shape of the building to optimize energy production and enhance ventilation.\ The harsh desert climate is mitigated using classical regional design features such as NARROW ALLEYWAYS offering shade and echoing the alleys of the traditional medina.

NATURAL VENTILATION is achieved by mimicking the Malkaf, a traditional wind catcher. Reinterpreted as a hybrid ventilation strategy, it is fitted with sensor-controlled mechanical louvers facing the northern prevailing winds, which operate when the conditions are just right.

LOCAL NATURAL MATERIALS are used to translate landscape into architecture, creating a residence that appears to be carved out of the earth, blurring the line between the natural and the artificial. The residence recreates a complete ecosystem in order to introduce, protect and improve the proliferation of local wildlife by enhancing biodiversity in the dense desert city.

Entrance view towards the Oasis

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Chemical-free pool

PRIVACY is a crucial and cultural requirement in Riyadh.

The LANDFORM house fence is not a dissociated element, but rather an integral part of the architecture itself, blurring the boundaries between the obligatory fence, the house and the landscape. The residence is INWARDLY-ORIENTED, punctured on the exterior by narrow slits. Reminiscent of the clefts in local tribes’ rock settlements, these cracks provide views onto the exterior while reducing exposure to neighbours. The programmatic spaces open to the exterior using courtyards and shaded alleys, creating an effective separation between public, private and service spaces.

Seasonal rainwater catchment pond

Seasonal rainwater catchment pond

Stemming from the different needs of the desert, SUSTAINABLE TECHNIQUES were carefully embedded into the overall architecture. Occupants receive generous natural light within spaces that are strategically open and yet completely private.

All exterior and interior materials were carefully selected, and exterior walls are clad in the locally-sourced Riyadh stone to reduce transportation cost and impact.

The stone is rough-hewn then grooved, adding a definite man-made quality to it. The cladding is mechanically fixed to allow for natural air insulation and easy maintenance.

Interior walls are insulated using natural MINERAL WOOL insulation, HDPE pipes (replacing PVC), water-based paints, NON-TOXIC & LOW VOC interior finishes are specified to ensure healthy indoor quality and reduce the impact on the environment. All EXCAVATED ROCKS were crushed on site to fill landscaped areas (instead of using grass), reducing water costs and as well as diverting it from the landfill.

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AN URBAN GREEN BELT The Jiangyin Greenway is a raised urban platform that runs along the Yangtze river in Jiangsu province, China.

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Designed by Australian firm, BAU Brearley Architects + Urbanists, the Jiangyin Greenway is a raised walkway that allows locals and tourists alike to roam along pathways that were previously inaccessible in Jiangsu, an eastern-central coastal province in China, south of the Yangtze River. The project belongs to a growing movement in China towards healthy, sustainable transportation and urban enjoyment.

“Infrastructure of this scale has an opportunity, and more importantly a responsibility, to create meaningful places in the city. It is also seen as an opportunity for the Chinese city of Jiangyin to assert itself as a creative, progressive and livable city,” explained a spokesperson for BAU Brearley Architects + Urbanists.

The river story The Yangtze River is a remarkable natural phenomenon. Like many natural phenomena, the hustle and bustle of everyday life of the city can mean this remarkable piece of landscape can often be taken for granted. This new piece of urban infrastructure is a great opportunity to remind the public of the extraordinary aspects of this mighty river. The greenway path has become a scaled model

The Jiangyin Greenway It consists of four clearly identifiable segments, each with a unique response to the spirit of the place in which it is located. The north segment of the loop has already been built and passes through the docklands parks. It responds to the history of shipbuilding and its port function. This project, the eastern segment of the loop, leads to the Yangtze River, the river to which Jiangyin owes its existence. Consequently, this segment will respond to the significance of the Yangtze River.

More than a path This project is more than just an elevated walkway, it seeks to generate better urban spaces, order previously random and disconnected decision making, engage with the best of contemporary aesthetics; solve problems, extend local iconography, be poetic, be cost effective, and open up social opportunities.

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I GREENWAY of the Yangtze River with the cities and tributaries along it length becoming plazas and balconies along the greenway. At these locations visitor information boards place these events in to the larger river story.

Stitching The freeway is lifted off the ground for it entire length of the site. Contrary to what one would think, and thanks to this enlightened engineering decision, the freeway is not a barrier in the city. However, the park in

which it sits is not as helpful in keeping the city well connected. In fact this linear park with its emphasis on a major north-south connection becomes a frustrating barrier to east-west circulation.

A careful analysis of desire lines and shortcuts can rejuvenate the park with activity, make the park safer, and make the city more efficient. The stitching paths also ensure that the green way is connected to the rest of the park and to the adjacent streets and pedestrian circulation networks.

Responsive and surprising The path provided in the brief was a thoughtful and gentle response to the existing paths and the substantial well established planting material. The design of this project is a clear and legible response to this path,

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with: solid and transparent balustrades providing privacy or views; sound walls near the freeway for the comfort of the pedestrians; arbors to provide shade and enclosure; widenings with seating at locations overlooking lakes and canals; landmark bridges with sculptural trusses framing views for pedestrians; stairs located at street intersections to link existing pedestrian paths to the new greenway; and surprising additional programs that make the adjacent city programs work even better.

Place making and programming It is said that place is space with memories attached.

And that memories can’t be attached without articulation. Consequently the journey along this greenway is articulated with a number of variously scaled events; an amphitheatre for performances or relaxing on; a raised plaza with permanent sound instruments for all to play; an exercise playground with nets, slides and a gentle climbing ramp for all ages, to name a few – all providing the clarity and legibility to become memorable places.

Full of potential This design also locates key places for optional programs and the building envelopes of these options describe how best to take advantage of their location

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adjacent to both the existing road and pedestrian system, and the new greenway. These optional programs can assist in making place and also generate more activity in key locations making the greenway a safer place to be. Rent from these commercial programs could also contribute to the running costs of the greenway. Potential programs include : bicycle hub for repair and sales; café-bar-restaurants; market; and gym sports shop.

An integrated kit of parts There are two fundamental ways to generate largescale forms and spaces – by adding small things together or by starting with a large thing and extracting pieces from it. The addition process often leads to an aesthetic of accretion, which has at its core the idea of the articulation of different elements. This can lead to a non-integrated result. The subtraction process leads to an integrated approach, because every element is either the result of the subtraction of something or it is itself the subtracted element. It is the subtraction process that this project explores.

The design of this project is based on a kit of parts, but parts of an integrated whole not an assemblage of disparate elements. This kit of parts allows diversity but retains construction simplicity and cost control.

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Project Status: Invited competition, 1st prize. Construction completion in December, 2019.

Location: Jiangyin, Jiangsu Client: China Construction City Development Ltd in Jiangyin Construction Cost: RMB372 million Photography: Pavel Shubskiy

Structure The entire greenway is built in steel and utilizes pre-fabricated to reduce the impact on the park.

Greenway deck A steel structure with a coloured bituminous concrete screed gives the greenway both the potential for prefabrication and a durable lowmaintenance, long-wearing surface.

Column spacing Columns supporting the greenway are at 16 metre centres in areas where there is no head height for human activity (under ramps, etc.).

When there is head height the column spacing has been increased to 32 metres, to make the space under the elevated more flexible for community activities.

Membranes, trusses and cradles Bridge spans vary and can exceed the efficient 32m span of the greenway. To deal with this issue, the bridges explore three structural principles: perforated membranes, trusses, and suspension systems.

There are two membrane options: one where the greater mass sits mid-span and acts as an arch; the second option has mass at the supports and acts as a tensile structure. The truss system turns the familiar Warren truss into a series of inclined membranes, and the suspension option explores a propped cradle dynamic. These options provide variety of combinations to assist in making each bridge a unique landmark in the city.

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Transformed from a derelict wasteland, Bingxue Park is a vibrant green belt in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia.

Wasteland to Wonderland Situated on 22 acres in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, Bingxue Park is a Desertification Mitigation Park with a functioning ecological system. A far cry from the abandoned wasteland it once was, described as both “uninviting and inaccessible” to the local community.

Fast forward to today and its become a bustling hub of commerce, innovation, leisure and entertainment.

Beyond this, the park choreographs the movement of people, water, air, soil, and wildlife while filtering pollutants and providing much-needed habitat.

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Design and sustainability come together to produce a new type of urban landscape that is active, innovative, resource-conscious, and ecologically rich. The sustainability of the parks can be measured not only in terms of ecology, water, energy, and materials; but also in terms of social vibrancy as places that promote the health and wellbeing of the people who experience them.

Along with the existing watershed terrain and the alignment of the lake integrates to create diverse flow patterns which are characteristic of natural water

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systems, creating ecologically valuable, natural and diverse habitats for biodiversity. It not only conforms to the watershed terrain, but also creates a rare large open water surface in Baotou. In addition to the diverse activity space along the shore, the lake is built to reflect the image of the front elevation of the tourist center, facing the main entrance of the park.

Walking through the plaza, the winding shore line, the undulating architectural reflections and the rich layers of canopy lines, together form a gorgeous and modern artistic painting. The Crescent Bay besides the bridge shows the charm of exquisite modern design with a simple flowing curve.

Sustainability + Collaboration The project offers a new model of sustainability for similarly scaled projects- one that carefully balances environmental and cultural considerations. Areas of the project which are not planted contribute to the social sustainability nature of the project. Developed in close collaboration with the city, the park’s range of social spaces include areas for quiet contemplation, a large community gathering space, and inclusive play area for all ages and abilities. The project specifically promotes human health through a series of walking trails and loops.

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Project Context and Design Challenges The Bingxue Park, located in the New Urban Area of Baotou City, covers an area of about 20,000 SQ. Meters. Adjacent to the construction road, which is the main axis of the city connecting the new and old urban areas in the East and the West. Suited one block away from the Baotou municipal government, the site was a former shelterbelt site in need of extreme remediation and had limited connections to neighboring communities.

Since 1978, the government has established a policy “Three North Protective Forests Action Plan” in Inner Mongolia to stabilize soil and water to prevent

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the effects of sandstorms, in the development of assessment of desertification mitigation strategy to address critical forestry needs. However, many shelterbelts are old and are no longer providing the benefits that they used to. The growth and vigor of many of the trees have declined due to close spacing, age, and invasion of undesirable, short-lived trees. Thus, the remnant below the shelterbelt was abandoned while the thinner shelterbelt with less wind speed reduction.

With increased urbanization, the dryland below the shelterbelt in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes or induced by human activities whereby fertile areas become increasingly arid.

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Design Solution The landscape architects worked closely with the clients and architects from the beginning, looking at alternative ways to organize the park and connect pedestrians to high-quality outdoor spaces, as well as creating a more sensitive approach to stormwater.

An urban green framework as a natural block system was reestablished to mitigate the urban sedimentation. Rows of a shelterbelt of fast trees as windbreaks to effectively reduce wind velocity, albeit limited depending on porosity to distances from the belt of 5-12 times the tree height, combines with improved habitat and microclimate protection to encourage the application of this conservation practice.

A typical 20,000 SQ. meters’ dryland under the shelterbelt established a “Modular Greenland”, which brings improved landscape and corridor habitat.

Modular Greenland’s earthwork was necessary to confront some of the site’s industrial legacy, including excavation, relocation, and capping of contaminated soils. Soils were managed on-site, rather than being removed or stored elsewhere, as a long-term ecological benefit.

Convert the Modular Green to an integrated park, creating open space for recreation, improving site drainage, and augmenting the overall ecological health at Inner Mongolia. The park provides a sense of expansive nature in the context of a desertified urban environment.

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Trees cover 73.5% of the site, providing ample shade for the park and contributing to carbon sequestration in the region. Trees and topography landforms also define the park edges and shape the interior.

A series of interconnected spaces combined green buffer with facultative vegetation provides sediment control and recharge capacity. All porous paving, donated materials, provides permeable surface aiding in storage, bodily ratio awake facultative vegetation aids in phytoremediation and pollutant removal, offer quiet spaces within the larger, more active park, contributing to a variety of experience biodiversity throughout.

Bingxue Park is a modular vibrant oasis in inner Mongolia, restoring the site to a sustainable shelterbelt greenway, desertification resisting greenbelt. It is a people’s park that incorporates

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new communities, a café, a playground, a sports field, and a flexible space with a dynamic milky-way fountain into the park. A continuous and integrated network connects retail, cultural spaces with park features and allows for smooth transactions between.

A park with its level, infinitely flexible surface, improving circulations for all visitors to the park and the surrounding urban fabric.

Landscape Architecture Firm: ZAP Associates LLC, Denver, Shanghai Completion Year: 2020 Gross Built Area: 20,000 SQ. Meters Project location: Inner Mongolia, China Lead Landscape Architects: ZAP Associates Lead Architects e-mail: info@zapmla.com Photo credits: Ren Yi / Qiu Ripei

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I RESIDENTIAL

REINVENTED AND REJUVENATED

Gin Wingfield is known to turn landscaping projects into minimalist perfection When the owners of this property contacted Gin Wingfield Designs, the brief was to reinvent and rejuvenate their newly bought home. What they had was a dated house with an established, but very neglected garden. They identified the property’s potential but it was no secret that it needed serious attention with its outdated look and lack of personality. Although the framework was there, it was far from what they liked. This, their first villa in Dubai needed major renovations on both the garden and building to bring to life what they envisioned and wanted.

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Gin set out to create an oasis of love, functionality and great taste.

There were a few obstacles to overcome, one being the irregularly shaped land and placement of the villa on it, making it a challenge to fit all their needs and requirements into the space available.

Naturally, the starting point was the pool; the center and the main feature of the back garden.

Tiling around the pool was replaced and the grate drainage overflow was updated with a neat, tiled alternative. So was the larger area around the pool

changed to a modern, light-coloured tiling that streamlined the look.

The sunbeds around the pool make the ultimate relaxation area. Seated areas were added to create a spa-like feel and it is easy to retreat to either the shade under the umbrellas after a dip or the outdoor bar for a cool refreshment. The pool area was completely fenced by Baby Secure, giving the parents of two little children peace of mind. The fencing is easily removable on demand and comes with a 5-year guarantee.

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The whole family loves to spend time outside and requires different areas to relax and enjoy their home. The area around the existing pool was changed to accommodate more entertaining features like the coffee lounge, outdoor kitchen and lawn for the little ones to play on. With minimalism in mind, Gin wanted to include elements that will help the family feel grounded and connected with nature. This is where the large lawns in the front and back garden really come to play.

Landscaping often involves moving larger structures around or reallocating areas to make better use of the space available. The epitome of

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timeless design is to display the best features of your home, in the best light and best position possible.

For this reason, the old barbeque area was completely demolished and moved to the other side of the pool, the pergola (installed by Eco Shade) was replaced by a far superior and sustainable aluminium structure and a matching upstairs pergola was also installed to complete the update.

The ultimate function of the main pergola downstairs is to play centre to outdoor living and eating. The installation includes fans and custom lighting, a dining area with custom furniture, a barbeque (from Saniplex), a pizza oven and a bar with stone cladding to match the theme.

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The couple loves Mykonos, Greece and even had their wedding there, so they really wanted to incorporate the elements from that region into their new home. For soft landscaping Gin took inspiration from Greek landscapes, mixing different types of greens, whether it’s grassy, desert-like Pennisetum or minimalist Pachycereus marginatus (also known as columnar cactus).

The right selection of plants can greatly impact a garden and it is crucial to pick those that will fit in with the overall design you’d like to achieve.

The desert look is not limited to the back garden but wraps around to the front of the house.

Blonde gravel succeeds in disguising irrigation while protecting the soil from erosion and helps retain moisture, making the garden more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Other plants incorporated into both the front and back garden are Plumeria and Olive trees, Copernicia alba, Bouganvilea, Yucca rostrata, Plumeria obtusa, Opuntia ficus-indica, Chamaerops and Pachycerus marginatus.

A variety of interesting plants are combined in a layered way to create clean spaces that still feel inviting warm and easy to live in.

Finishing touches comprise of umbrellas and

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I RESIDENTIAL a hammock from Home and Soul, a beautiful live-edge wooden table from the Slab Factory and custom made chairs in all the seated areas.

A touch of modernized outdoor lighting helped instantly update the look too.

Not to fall short in terms of the hobbies and interests of this family, the revamp includes a jungle gym for the little ones, an outdoor shower, an organic outdoor gym for the parents and an ice bath.

Creating consistency in colour, Gin was able to deliver a relaxed garden right on point.

This home turned from dull and faded, to a proud statement that compliments the tastes, interests and lifestyle of this family. Nothing says luxury quite like laid back minimalist confidence.

Photos: Kayla Simone www.ginwingfielddesigns.com

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INTEGRATED WITH GREEN:

KentPlus Yalova KentPlus YALOVA Wellness SPA Resort in Armutlu - Yalova, a region with a rough topography, mild climate and a spectacular sea view in Turkey, offers a green life for its users as a mixed use complex that combines many different functions such as residential, hotel and social facilties.

The area of KentPlus YALOVA Wellness SPA Resort designed

by Project Design Group in the settlement of Dereliköy in Armutlu of Yalova, which is situated on land with an area of approximately 330.000 m², welcome people with its hill topography, mild climate and spectacular sea view and is set in green countryside, enabling resident to re-establish contact with nature.

This unique natural character of the site forms the basis of the project concept, whose main aim is that the buildings should be designed to become partially lost in this natural atmosphere, and by harmonizing with the topography to spread and melt into the landscape. Similarly the atmosphere envisaged for users was that while enjoying themselves, relaxing or walking in the street they should imbibe the fragrance of nature. So in order to achieve this envisaged atmosphere for users and to enhance its effect, numerous green belts were created in residential area. By this means, the integration of land, design and the forestland surrounding the project area is provided.

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In this created green area, by giving particular importance to public space character, the streets were pedestrianized and pedestrians were met the green with lots of streets that open the wide green belts and nearly reach a small forest at the end of the route. While designing, the project units that would be added within this atmosphere, they were located on the land in a way that would allow the greenery to make contact with them at certain points and to surround them at certain other points.

The dwelling units were located on the steeper upper slopes of the land facing the view, while hotels were located on the lower slopes where the gradient steadily lessened.

In the residences a new breath is desired instead of current ordinary residence typologies and a different residential morphology is built rather than producing monotype housing. Instead of using a repetitious standard type of housing, different typologies; some of them with terrace roof, some of them with hipped roof, some of them with bigger closed area and some of them with smaller closed are

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but bigger gardens, are brought together. And a settlement, the streets of which create passages by narrowing at some points, and create a small plaza by spreading at another point, is formed. By this way 14 different types of blocks in total of 163 blocks and 63 different types of apartment in total of 1001 apartments are produced.

Besides, a section of houses called ‘hayat’ which is mostly seen in the typologies of “Ancient Turkish Houses” is being interpreted again by integrating to the modern life.

‘Hayat’ is used as a pleasant common area that serves to take

advantage of combining two different flats and to increase the interaction and sharing of neighbors. Essentially, the aim was that the atmosphere created outdoors should be drawn via an inner garden into the house, which is into life.

In this way an atmosphere was created that users would not only experience when they went outdoors, but as a part of their daily lives. Residential units, being reconsidered with all these approaches, were designed by the way of gathering the classic plan typologies in different way and reconstruction of functioning of this combination.

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I SEA VIEW The social facility units, which aim to bring the users together with thermal water resources, another natural beauty of the region, were embedded in different elevations and hidden in the land as much as possible. Social facilities involve unity of the green and water with the thermal and freshwater pools and green inner courts. In the thermal pool area, small private cubic rooms were designed inside the thermal water pool area. And the daylight usage was provided in whole area through examining the historical Turkish bath typology. While designing the space setup of these social facility units, being inside and outside of the building was reconsidered and a visual connection between thermal water and freshwater was built.

Stunning lower storeys facilitated entry from outside, giving users easier access to open air thermal swimming pools, the spa centre, Turkish baths, sports centre, beauty centre, recreation rooms and other community units. The axis of the stream that flows through the least steep section of the site towards the stream was defined as the project’s main recreation line, where social interaction increased with the presence of the hotels. This line, which finally meets the shore, attracts users from the entire project area due to its position at the centre of the site, and both physical and functional structure. Using diverse landscaping elements and pavilions, by widening the stream and incorporating it into the design, it has become a prominent feature and the spine of the project.

In the recreational areas throughout this spine, social areas, appealing to both adults and children from different ages, were designed. This recreational line adorn with a biological pond, an amphitheater, playgrounds, restaurants

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and thematic gardens for taking a rest around the pond.

Around the pond, which is 1200 m², plants having fibrous root, withes and reeds are used to keep water clean. A rich landscaping area was shaped by choosing proper plants for climate and soil characteristic of Yalova. On hard floor, different transition are provided through using breeze concrete blocks and granite plate stone, while in the open green areas, being preferred of groundcover plants that do not need much water.

As well as the residential buildings, social facilities and the hotels; multi storey parking garage, health centre, mosque, school and restaurant buildings were also designed as a part of the project main concept.

Through this created atmosphere of the project, it was targeted that the natural environment, which is the most important element and also the director of design and design process, gets involved in user’s daily life in the first order.

Credits Project Name: Kentplus Yalova Wellness Spa & Resort Architectural Design: Project Design Group Project Location: Yalova / Turkey

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Touching the Green

An Award Winning Urban Design Project

by PDG Architects PDG Architects are behind the Beylikduzu Municipality Cumhuriyet Street Urban Design Project, which sees a public space being transformed into an open air museum. Their aim is obtain products that are important to humanity and to create a balance between the green pattern and the settlement. The Kiosk Structure, which has been constructed at the first stage of the urban design project, was awarded by the Architect Turgut Cansever National Architecture Awards.

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The main theme of the reforming story to a town from a rural of Beylikdüzü is created by two opposite concepts which are supporting each other: Green Pattern and Settlement.

Thus the local governances’ sensitivity of protecting the environment of the area, the phenomenon of being dependent to green has came up again in last years. A consistent planning is made with upper scale resolutions by Beylikdüzü Municipality.

By resisting the non-green environment around E-5 Highway, it is decided to protect the green areas while planning the structures and is also decided the landscape to support the same idea. The slogan of the planning process was determined as “Touching the green”. The first precision of this project which is intended to create a single form by mixing green pattern and existing square is protecting the intense green pattern and the upcoming settlement to be blended with. At the same time questioning of public space is also involved from the beginning of the process.

The most important places of public spaces are the streets. Life goes on the streets. Towns and streets are being formed according to cars. Because of this, axes for pedestrians are designed.

The square and its streets are part of the public space. It is not enough to think of public spaces as spaces necessary for integration into living / city because of accessibility in a continuity and especially over pedestrian status, rather than as common use areas. It must be regarded as a convenient and multi-use space that accommodates continuity without being lost between these spaces, without interruption, without stopping, by touching, with 24 hours in its possession. Ensure that the identity that emerges as a result of integration with the surrounding areas of these areas is community-centered. If we think that the smallest part of the community is the individual, it will allow us to increase the quality of

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life and space for the individual, and to make new expansions for the city to perceive and participate in it. Thus, the designed and used area can be a communication point of the city.

An Open Museum based on Main Milestones of Republic of Turkey Befitting manner on behalf of the Republic of Turkey in the period 1915-2015, which aims to explain the existence of the project has seven main milestones: The Foundation of the Republic, Early Republic, The Young Republic, The Story of the Republic, The Recent History of the Republic, The Values of the Republic and the Contemporary Republic and the Future.

The main function of the project, which aims to obtain products that are important to humanity and which are not diverted, is an open air museum. This period will be included in the project area for the period 1915-1938. The project area has a 100-yearold welcome space. This section symbolizes the existence of the whole axis. With the 1915 Canakkale

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victory, a nation is gathered under one roof and symbolizes the entrance into a road. It is aimed to catch the subject richness with periodical working curators in kiosks and information panels along the axis and eliminate ‘percussion’ perception.

It is foreseen that along the pedestrian axes in the area, the data about the 1915-38 period will meet with curious eyes. Specially designed information boards, seating elements, stops, media facades, etc. are in a position to help exhibit different subjects (fashion, architecture, painting, sculpture, ceramics, literature, sports, etc.) that imprint the turning mark. Besides these, functions such as newspaper dealer, cafe, gift sale, information office, closed exhibition areas are also located on 3x6 meter axes. The existing slope of 4% along the plot is transformed into amphibiles and used for the advantage of the project.

The exhibition function is supported by landscaping that both touches the green and does not interfere with the flow of everyday life and facilitates access (including access to the disabled) green-semi-hard floor-to-hard floor, and vice versa, the floor covering has an understanding that embraces the rest from nature.

Credits: Project name: Beylikduzu Municipality Cumhuriyet Street Urban Design Project Location: Istanbul / Turkey Design: PDG Architects

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BOOKS OF INTEREST HOW TO READ THE LANDSCAPE ISBN-13: 9781856231855

Paperback: 226 pages Publisher: Permanent Publications (January 12, 2015) Language: English Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches Price: 111.00 AED BOOK’S DESCRIPTION: According to an ICM poll, 77 percent of UK adults, or about 38 million people, say they walk for pleasure at least once a month. It is remarkable, therefore, that no one has written about the landscapes they’re walking through and enjoying . . . until now. Patrick Whitefield has spent a lifetime living and working in the countryside and twenty years of that taking notes of what he sees, everywhere from the Isle of Wight to the Scottish Highlands. This book is the fruit of those years of experience. In How to Read the Landscape, Patrick explains everything from the details, such as the signs that wild animals leave as their signatures and the meaning behind the shapes of different trees, to how whole landscapes, including woodland, grassland, and moorland, fit together and function as a whole. Rivers and lakes, roads and paths, hedgerows and field walls are also explained, as well as the influence of different rocks, the soil, and the ever-changing climate. There’s even a chapter on the fascinating history of the landscape and one about natural succession, how the landscape changes of its own accord when we leave it alone. The landscape will never look the same again. You will not only appreciate its beauty, it will also come alive with a whole new depth of appreciation and understanding.

LANDSCAPE SITE GRADING PRINCIPLES ISBN-13: 9781118668726 Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (November 24, 2014) Language: English Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.7 x 9.2 inches Price: 365.00 AED

BOOK’S DESCRIPTION: Grading With Design in Mind: Landscape Site Grading Principles is a comprehensive guide to grading, written specifically from the design perspective. Heavily illustrated and non-technical, this book meets the needs of designers and visual learners by presenting the principles and methods of site grading with less emphasis on engineering, and a strong focus on the effect on the overall aesthetic. Written by a professor in America’s number-one ranked undergraduate landscape architecture program, the book guides readers step-by-step through the process of solving various grading problems in real-life scenarios.

Studying the professional grading plans helps readers better understand the real-world application of grading principles in different situations.

Site grading is a complicated topic with plenty of on-site variables, but Grading with Design in Mind breaks it down into clear, concise

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GARDEN DESIGN SOLUTIONS ISBN-13: 9781910254028 Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Jacqui Small LLP (September 28, 2015)) Language: English Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 1 x 11 inches Price: 163.00 AED

Book’s Description: Award-winning garden designer Stephen Woodhams demonstrates how to make the most of any outside space, whether it is a typical urban garden, exposed roof terrace or shady courtyard. Drawing on his many years of experience designing gardens of all sizes in different climates around the world, Stephen shares his expertise and offers clever design solutions for all types of outdoor spaces in a range of styles. Illustrated with inspiring photographs, plans and three-dimensional visuals of some of his practice’s most celebrated projects, Stephen gives advice on everything from conceiving a scheme and planning the layout to choosing surfaces, materials and furnishings that will make your garden an extension of your home that can be enjoyed all year. There are ideas for devising planting schemes that will provide colour, texture and scent through the seasons, and advice on how to make your garden environmentally friendly and create points of interest with arches, water features and other structures. There are also many techniques for using scale and proportion to create the illusion of greater volume. Case studies offer detailed insights into exemplary garden layouts, design choices and planting plans, illustrating clever solutions for incorporating all your requirements into your outside space.

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Closing Date

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Maintenance of Plants & Irrigation System.

Dubai Municipality (Published on eSupply Portal)

Dubai

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5/17/2022

5/27/2022

Irrigation Control Installation

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Dubai Municipality (Published on eSupply Portal)

Dubai

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5/17/2022

5/20/2022

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Oman

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5/25/2022

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Saudi Arabia

53

5/16/2022

5/23/2022

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Kuwait University

Kuwait

3333

5/13/2022

5/24/2022

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Lebanon

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5/20/2022

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Saudi Arabia

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5/10/2022

5/26/2022

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Dubai

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5/20/2022

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Dubai

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5/27/2022

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Saudi Arabia

400

5/4/2022

5/23/2022

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Egypt

4/28/2022

6/12/2022

Existing Agriculture Pumping Station & Drainage Network Rehabilitation

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Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning (Bahrain)

Bahrain

79

4/27/2022

5/25/2022

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Oman

65

4/27/2022

5/25/2022

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Dubai

4/22/2022

5/23/2022

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Kuwait

3333

4/14/2022

5/22/2022

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Qatar

137

3/14/2022

7/17/2022

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Egyptian Airports Company

Egypt

60

3/23/2022

4/12/2022

Trees & Shrubs

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Makkah Region Development Authority (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

400

3/14/2022

4/7/2022

Sub-Irrigation Network

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Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

3/25/2022

4/6/2022

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Execution, Development, Coordination and Maintenance of Aesthetic Agriculture, Landscaping and Irrigation.

Kuwait University

Kuwait

3333

2/8/2022

3/13/2022

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Kuwait

3333

12/14/2021

3/13/2022

Irrigation Maintenance

Maintenance and Irrigation of Gardens and Parks South of Taif.

Taif Secretariat (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

933

12/8/2021

1/10/2022

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