New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Project Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Owner: New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Discipline/Services: Landscape Architecture.
NYUAD is a comprehensive liberal arts campus scheduled to open in 2012. Sites International prepared the landscape master plan and design guidelines with the intent of creating an oasis-like haven for students and staff. The highly urbanized campus and extensive building land coverage posed a real landscape design challenge. Almost all landscaping is built on roofs, including parking garages, academic buildings and student / staff housing. Extensive studies were conducted to respond to the extremely hothumid climate of Abu Dhabi. Native and adaptive plant species were selected. Hardscape materials with minimum heat gain were specified. The design provides sheltered and shaded areas for students’ outdoor use. Roof gardens play both an aesthetic role and minimize heat gain through the roofs of buildings.
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I NTE RN ATI O N A L Dr. Maher Stino
Dr. Laila El Masry
Master Planning
Landscape Architecture
Architecture
Engineering
Site Supervision/Project Management