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Editor’s Note In this issue, we look at two design firms who have been making their mark in the Landscape industry and earning awards along the way. Lemay, one of Canada’s leading integrated design services firms, merging architecture, urban design, interiors, landscape, engineering, sustainability and branding into a multidisciplinary and synergistic ensemble has won the prestigious international competition to redesign the corniche of Morocco’s Casablanca coast, which includes the new seaside promenade of the Hassan II Mosque and the Ain Diab corniche. Turn to page 24 to learn how Lemay’s project is set to become a landmark destination in Morocco. On page 44, Eray Carbajo - an international architecture and design studio based in Brooklyn and Istanbul have won an honorable mention award in a national architecture competition to design the transportation and interconnection hub of Izmir, Turkey. The studio already has over 20 international awards in architecture, interior design, master plans and product design and is known to solve design problems with innovative and value-adding solutions. The avant-garde design proposal redefines the ground level and creates a new topography through its multi layered elevated parks, urban plazas and interconnecting green paths. Creating ground-breaking projects isn’t always easy though, and on page 20 Managing Director of Dubai-based landscape architects desert INK, Duncan Denley explains how site visits have helped their team understand the full potential of challenging sites. Enjoy the issue
John Hampton
Managing Partner: Ziad Maarouf Amine Copy Editor: John Hampton Sales Manager: Boushra Dinnawi Administrative Assistance: Sarry Gan Art Director: Ramon Andaya Contributors: Duncan Denley, Normad Studio Landscape Architect, Zeina Kronfol, Jimena Martignoni, Majeed Ali, Lemay, Eray Carbajo Printed by: Al Nisr Publishing LLC Webmaster: www.pdinventive.com
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