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Editor’s Note In this issue, It’s important to have a comfortable work space – after all, it’s where most of us in the landscape industry spend the majority of our days, behind a desk – researching, planning, and bringing ideas to life. However, no matter what industry you are in, having an office that is inviting can make all the difference to your job productivity. A company that recognises the benefits of having a good working environment is Walt Disney. They enlisted the services of Clara Billoch from Estudio de Paisajismo to create a positive work space for their headquarters in Argentina. Turn to page 32, to see how the landscape design team used a series of winding paths, an orchard and woodland garden to help boost staff morale.

Along with good working conditions, where we live is just as important and G&Co have the answer with their latest development, Millennium Estates in Dubai. The premium gated community mixes luxury with superior amenities, to create a residential space of convenience. Turn to page 28 for more.

We also profile another Dubai project on page 16 by Meraas - Al Seef, a new destination offering retail, dining, and hospitality experiences.

The company is committed to enriching Dubai’s tourism industry by rejuvenating Dubai Creek into a new tourism destination. The company wanted to embrace the Emirati culture and yet at the same time shape the modern lifestyle of the city. This new development, which has attracted substantial new thinking and investment in Dubai, is one of the UAE’s most popular destinations.

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Build it, and they will come

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Vertical gardens inspired by nature

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A Cultural Hub

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Building a Sustainable Community

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American University of Sharjah recreates a Raphaelite masterpiece

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In a feat of creativity, organization and stamina, students from American University of Sharjah’s (AUS) College of Architecture, Art and Design

(CAAD) have produced a contemporary version of one of Renaissance Italy’s most famous artworks, Raphael’s School of Athens.

The much-visited original, which is placed in the Pope’s apartments of the Vatican, features a selection of history’s creative geniuses, with philosophers, poets, mathematicians, astronomers, physicians and architects, all depicted in the celebrated work. A line-up of some of the past’s most famous faces are included in the masterpiece, with Alexander the Great, Socrates, and Aristotle all portrayed in detail.

Leonardo da Vinci poses as Plato, and Michelangelo is absorbed in a drawing on the artwork’s majestic steps.

Led by a team of seven architecture students at the university, the re-enactment brought together 61 students, staff and faculty, all meticulously prepared to portray one of the many intellectual giants included in Raphael’s painting. Each participant’s costume was carefully designed to match their counterpart in the painting, and participants were coached on how to correctly duplicate the pose of the person they had been selected to imitate. Different parts of the grand architecture of the AUS campus were combined into a stunning backdrop for the work, with the AUS library atrium providing the impressive arch.

The more time spent looking at the re-enactment, the more the level of attention and detail that has gone into the piece becomes obvious. To illustrate, if a viewer casts their eye to the top right-hand corner of the work, they will note a university professor lending a terrifying grimace to mimic Medusa on a shield held by Athena.

The tableau was photographed by student Aashish Rajesh as a sequence of images, which were then knitted together digitally along with the backdrop. Graduate, Tasnim Tinawi, built the final image from a 5GB file of Photoshop manipulations.

Redressing the Renaissance is more than a re-costuming event.

The student-led initiative reforms male-dominant culture towards gender balance. It values cheerful cooperation over the cult of the solitary genius. It broadens euro-centric focus towards global inclusiveness. With tongue-in cheek humor, it honors traditional skills

but enriches them with the marvels of contemporary technology.

These and other considerations combine to make the “School of Athens in Sharjah” a contemporary artwork in its own right.

The artwork is also a testament to the attention the university’s College of Architecture, Art and Design places on fostering innovation and creativity in its students. Architecture student Uthra Varghese, who was instrumental the project from the outset, says: “As architecture students with a keen interest in art history, we began analyzing and reinterpreting the art we so admire. It started out as a pleasurable pastime which evolved into a more meaningful endeavor. As much as the re-enactments were about generating significant images, we realized that the process itself created a sense of community that was more substantial than the final result. This, for us, redefined what we considered most important about the effort and its relevance to our experiences as students in this college”.

With participants in the Redressing reflecting the diversity of cultures and religions at AUS, the work holds importance beyond being visually spectacular. Dr. Martin Giesen, Professor of Art History at AUS, believes one of the reasons for the success of the project lies in its relevance to contemporary UAE society. He says: “Redressing the Renaissance is a courageous and creative installation of seven students of American University of Sharjah who decided to pay tribute to and give artistic form to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah: to establish a distinctive institution, nurtured by history, responding to the aspirations of contemporary society in the United Arab Emirates.”

The seven students who led the project are as follows: Divya Mahadevan, Farah Monib, Zahra’a Nasralla, Uthra Varghese, Gopika Praveen, Tasnim Tinawi, Nabeela Zeitoun

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SVENM to re-design Al Ghurair University in Dubai UAE.

Competition for full retrofit of prestigious University:won by SVENM SVENM Architecture and Design, a consultancy specialising in architectural concepts, design detailing and build have won the competition to re-design the Dubai educational landmark, Al Ghurair University in Academic City.

The existing University complex offers a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities and for almost twenty years has been a leader in higher education.

SVENM were selected by the university’s board on the basis of their conceptual vision, past work and attention to detail.

“SVENM undertook a period of extensive research before starting the conceptual design work that won the competition. The proposed spatial environment reflects the University’s future–facing ambitions by re-considering the architectural impression of the campus and addressing the needs of its student body.” Sven Mueller of SVENM. The announcement of this project concludes a search involving a competition between highly established UAE firms and reflects the impact of the UAE Ministry of Education’s focus on development and growth in the education sector, for Dubai 2020.

Construction for the interior and external architectural interventions across the 20.000 sqm site, are expected to begin this year.

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About SVENM SVENM Architecture and Design is a creative consultancy specialised in architectural concepts, master-planning and detailed interior architectural design. Founded in 2009 SVENM have successfully completed projects across the GCC with government entities including Dubai Culture, Sharjah Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Tourism Development and Investment Company and for corporate clients including Art Dubai, FLOS, Downtown Design and Al Ghurair Group About Al Ghurair University Al Ghurair University is a leader in private sector investment in the country’s educational infrastructure.

The faculty serve the diverse interests of a 1.000 plus student-body. Al Ghurair University was founded in 1999 by the Al Ghurair Group and is located in Dubai International Academic City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The university offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Engineering, Business, Finance, HR, IT, Mass Communications and Design Studies all of which are accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education.

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Self-sustaining Biodomes to boost ecotourism in UAE • • • • •

Powered by 100% clean renewable energy Onsite water recycling and waste management Educational programmes to promote sustainable tourism Conservation Centre to protect various wildlife species Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry

By 2021 United Arab Emirates is expected to attract 45 million visitors, some of which will be looking to visit UAE’s stunning mountains. Yet uncontrolled conventional tourism causes harm to these natural areas, by putting excess pressure which can lead to impacts such as increased pollution, soil erosion, loss of natural habitats and endangered species.

The recently launched Biodomes project aims to boost ecotourism and conserve the mountainous regions of UAE, which are home to rare species of Arabian wildlife.

The Biodomes will be located in the Al Hajar Mountains, the eastern region of UAE. The ecotourism project will provide facilities for a wildlife conservation centre, as well as an adventure-based wilderness retreat. The Biodomes

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will also raise awareness on the importance of mountain biodiversity through educational programmes.

Baharash Architecture were tasked with the design which features three self-sustaining biodomes. The structures will be made from prefabricated components to minimise disruption and allow fast assembly on site.

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benefits and is “in harmony with nature” explains Baharash Bagherian, Design Director and Founder of Baharash Architecture. “The bioclimatic indoor environments will provide visitors with thermal comfort, restorative and therapeutic benefits”.

The design provides visitors with a unique experience and a sense of being outside in nature. Visitors will also enjoy organic local cuisine in the restaurant which offers amazing views of the beautiful landscape. Some of the project’s environmental features include 100% renewable energy, recycling waste water on site for irrigation and onsite waste management.

About Baharash Architecture: Baharash Architecture are designing unique sustainable destinations that make a positive contribution to our current & future generations. We believe that sustainability is the backbone to building a better world… it is in our DNA. There is a true sense of entrepreneurial spirit in our work, driven by our mission of shaping a sustainable future.

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Al Araimi Boulevard aims at redefining Oman’s retail landscape

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Al Araimi Boulevard (ABLVD), Oman’s largest shopping, entertainment and lifestyle destination, and one of Al Raid Group venture, is getting ready to redefine the fast growing and expanding retail landscape of Oman. Al Raid Group announced that the construction of this futuristic mall is well underway and will be complete in time for a September opening. Al Araimi Boulevard is a venture of the Al Raid group, one of the leading pioneers in developing futuristic shopping malls and leisure destinations in Oman. This one-ofa-kind mall combines cutting edge technology, design and emerging concepts, to create a worldclass, state-of-the-art facility. Classified among the top 25 new malls in the world, Al Araimi Boulevard draws inspiration from the beauty and diversity of Oman and has been designed for families and those young at heart.

With 70,500 sqm of space to be leased out, Al Araimi Boulevard will accommodate fashion stores of all kinds offering something for everyone-trendy, ubercool and everything in between. The finest collection of labels from around the world will keep shoppers coming back for more. Entertainment options at this mall will be of another level, with its cine screens, a unique interactive wall and mesmerizing kinetic lighting displays, not to mention the largest Kid’s World of its kind in Oman.

Sheikh Raid Abdullah Al Araimi, Vice Chairman of Al Raid Group said, “Al Araimi Boulevard will set new standards in the retail sector. It is being built on

a completely futuristic design and concept, that will redefine the way people shop, relax and get entertained.

The mall has plenty of room for more fashion brands to make their presence felt. Al Araimi Boulevard is expected to generate over 2,000 direct and indirect job opportunities to the local workforce and will be a one-ofits-kind experience for anyone and everyone.”

“Al Araimi Boulevard has been conceptualized, keeping in mind the growing shopping and lifestyle needs of customers. Malls are no longer just shopping centres, they are complete lifestyle destinations. Our aim to infuse this idea and create an outstanding destination to provide an exceptional experience for visitors is about to come to life.

Al Araimi Boulevard will be a one-stop-shop for families to socialize, explore, shop, catch up over coffee or food, learn, play, have fun, relax and rejuvenate. With products and services ranging from retail, food & beverage, leisure, art, wellness and entertainment, ABLVD promises something for everyone,” he added.

Al Araimi boulevard will be a revolutionary addition in the entertainment and shopping sector in Oman. This two-level state-of-the-art facility that will have English-style landscaping, water features, fountains and roads that include the biggest food court, the largest glass atrium and the largest skylight measuring 5,190 sqm, to illuminate it. Eco-friendly, trendy and luxurious, Al Araimi Boulevard is a muchawaited project, not just in the Sultanate of Oman, but the whole of the Middle East.

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ME Landscape Summit 2018 – Dubai Rain Bird International participated as a “Gold Sponsor” at the ME Landscape Summit 2018 taking leadership for contribution and initiatives towards the Smart and Efficient Irrigation practices in the region.

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Build it, and they will come By: 10 design

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Dubai-based holding company, Meraas has opened, Al Seef, a new destination offering retail, dining, and hospitality experiences in the city. The company is committed to enriching Dubai’s tourism industry by rejuvenating Dubai Creek into a new tourism destination. Stretching 1.8 km along the creek, the development is located in the historic heart of Dubai adjacent to the Al Fahidi Cultural Historical Neighbourhood.

Al Seef is conceptualised to embrace the Emirati culture and yet at the same time shape the modern lifestyle of Dubai. This new development, which has attracted substantial new thinking and investment in Dubai, is one of the UAE’s most popular destinations.

10 DESIGN is the Design Architect for the Contemporary District of Al Seef, leading the project from concept design all the way through to construction supervision. The

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contemporary area spans around 670m of the Dubai Creek waterfront with retail, F&B, hospitality, marina amenities and parking covering over a total of 85,000m2. 10 DESIGN’s scheme has broken down the retail and F&B amenities into a series of standalone pavilions fronting along the shores of Dubai Creek. The pavilions fully open out onto the promenade, blurring the distinction between internal and external spaces, providing the canvas for exciting, active, and bustling retail and hospitality concepts.

Gordon Affleck, Design Partner explains, “The individual design personalities of each retail and F&B pavilion incorporate crafted and layered façade solutions, resulting in a rich variety framing the visitor experience. Beneficially each pavilion has a distinctive identity; however, a common palette of materials and consistent approach to the precision of detailing ties together the separate elements to form a coherent solution across the whole district.”

To complete a holistic lifestyle offer, Al Seef accommodates two hotels by Jumeirah: a 150-key Zabeel House Mini and a 200-key Zabeel House.

Ross Milne, Chief Operating Officer says, “The complexities of realizing the project included the consideration of important and historic neighbourhoods, necessary service diversions and the reinforcement of existing sea walls. The result, however, is uncompromisingly contemporary but appropriately scaled with a rich palette of materials.”

Al Seef seeks to maximize its waterfront location, celebrating cultural links and creating a rich, diverse, and vibrant place filled with exciting retail, leisure and hospitality outlets.

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Vertical gardens inspired by nature By: Michael Hellgren

Nature can guide any gardener, horizontal or vertical. Choosing the right plant for the right place means matching growing conditions in the garden with those in nature. Looking at vertical gardens from this perspective, nature is a reference both in plant selection, design and optimizing the growing technique.

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THE VERTICAL HABITAT The most common vertical growing locations in nature are tree trunks and cliff faces, places characterized by little soil, good drainage and a solid surface for roots to attach to. While today there are many techniques available for creating vertical gardens, the felt technique most accurately replicates these growing conditions. Like a moist cliff face, a felt attached to a rigid backing board constitutes a welldrained, solid and practically unlimited growing surface.

These conditions allow roots continuous growth, unlike a pot that restricts growth of the plant, hindering it to reach its’ full potential. Large growing plants can trail freely along the surface while anchor roots attach the plant securely as it grows larger and heavier over the years.

PLANT SELECTION With the vertical habitat in mind, let’s look at some examples of interesting and useful plants for the indoor vertical garden. The indoor environment normally has low light levels and a temperature around 20 C, which in nature would correspond to a shadowed tropical environment, e.g. below a forest canopy.

Aroids (Araceae) is a plant family with many epiphytic (growing on other plants) and semi-epiphytic species having spectacular foliage, well suited as eye catching accent plants. Common aroid genera are Anthurium, Philodendron, Alocasia, Aglaonema, Monstera, Epipremnum, Scindapsus and Syngonium.

Philodendron giganteum is as the name implies a large growing aroid. It is a terrestrial or rock growing plant native to parts of the Caribbean and northern South America. An easy plant to grow on a vertical garden and after a couple of years it folds out impressive leaves.

Philodendron gloriosum is another fine accent plant, whose main feature is the dark, velvety leaves, with white veins accentuating the shape.

Hedychium is a Southeast Asian genus with several species suitable for indoor conditions. Branches can reach out 1-2m from the wall and bear large flowers each year.

Begonia is a large genus and additionally very popular with breeders, producing seemingly endless cultivars with any imaginable leaf color, size and growth habit. Begonia listada is a quite small plant native to Brazil. Frequently flowering and with dark velvety leaves with a light pale line in the middle. Combined with other smaller plants it can make an eye catching contrast.

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• Leaf shape and texture – Linear or round, shiny, hairy, velvety, wrinkly, wax, paying attention to details can create a richer experience for the observer.

• Flowering - Plants suited for indoors tend to have modest flowering, but there are some exceptions that can be a focal point.

• Smell – Tropical plants rarely smells anything like Mediterranean aromatics, but there are some exceptions that have interesting smell when touched or a leaf is broken.

DESIGN ELEMENTS Leaving aside overall aesthetic objectives there are many characteristics of a plant that should be considered in the planting layout, as well as shifting growing conditions within the wall area.

General considerations: • Light level – Normally there is more light in the top and middle of surface (light intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the light source).

• Moisture level - As the water gravitates down there is more moisture in the bottom of the surface.

• Maintenance - A plant’s characteristics will influence future maintenance demands. Plants should be located and combined in a manner so the plants natural growth habit can unfold without creating unnecessary maintenance demands.

• Accent plant or group plant – some plants are great to plant in groups to create a green cover, while others have interesting features that becomes less prominent while planted in groups.

Plant characteristics: • Growth habit – The plant’s growth habit - cascading, pending, climbing, creeping etc. - shapes the garden’s dynamics.

• Size – A large plant may create deep shadow below itself where other plants hardly thrive.

• Foliage density – Less dense foliage lets light pass through, allowing combinations with other plants.

• Leaf color – Besides the shades of green, contrasting colors can effectively bring out and intensify the greenery.

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DIVERSITY Indoor vertical gardens tend to be planted mainly with the same few plants and it is a loss of opportunity not to take advantage of the wide range of plants that actually thrive in these locations. Using a large number of species is no goal in itself, but there are benefits of diversity. Pest insects usually invade one or a few species at a time, so a divers selection is more resistant. And although it may be far-fetched to compare vertical gardens to a nature experience, it is also notable that research show health benefits, psychological and physiological, of experiencing nature and indicate that people’s aesthetic appreciation increases with species richness.

I believe the main benefit of using living plants in an urban context is the connection to nature they provide. Vertical gardens allow dense plantings even in confined spaces and may with careful design be a vibrant slice of nature in the built environment.

Michael Hellgren is a Swedish landscape architect and founder of Vertical Garden Design, represented in the UAE by Gover Horticulture.

1 Poorter, H., et al., 2012. Pot size matters: a meta-analysis of the effects of rooting volume on plant growth, Functional Plant Biology 39, 839-850.

2 Sandifer, P.A., et al., 2015. Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being: Opportunities to enhance health and biodiversity conservation, Ecosystem Services 12, 1–15.

3 Lindemann-Matthies, P., et al., 2010. The influence of plant diversity on people’s perception and aesthetic appreciation of grassland vegetation, Biological Conservation 143, 195-202.

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The idea for Bandirma Archeological Park was conceived using land as the main tool of design. We are writing a narrative that brings together the existing architectural heritage and newly created activities and approached the design by creating a new typology: the split building.

Every building mass have been nested into the topography in a way that doesn’t impose itself on the natural landscape and on the existing heritage. Eventually the massing is split in half and lifted, creating a covered plaza that is fully integrated with the surrounding landscape and offers breathtaking views from the site.

These protected spaces function as an outdoor extension of the building sheltered from the heavy winds in the winter and from the summer solar irradiation. This strategy allows a year-long use of the park and all its functions assuring the social activation of the new cultural hub.

The distribution of the program on the site is based on the visitor experience of the site minimizing the interference between the different functions. Tectonically the buildings have been linked to the local resources and materials. The façades and the plazas are made of local limestone giving the typical white/grey colour, while the underside of the split buildings are treated with gold colour - ceramic typical of the Turkish tradition. The ceramic with its vibrant reflectiveness helps to diffuse the natural light, while at night the gold colour reflects and spills on the natural stone creating a landmark effect when looking at this contemporary acropolis from the city.

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The park is designed to be environmentally responsive to the local climate to improve outdoor comfort. The buildings, which blend seamlessly into the natural beauty of the landscape are designed to maximize visitor’s outdoor experience by augmenting the local microclimate with passive design measures. In the summer when the climate is hot, the large areas of outdoor shade within each building provide a comfortable outdoor experience. In the winter, the structures create wind protected areas and include some areas with solar exposure (for example under the skylight in the design institute, which will increase the perceived temperature a person will experience due to the radiant heat. In addition, exhaust air from the building will be released in this zone, creating a microclimate with an air a few degrees warmer than the ambient temperature.

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The Design Institute is composed of a cantilevering rectangular volume above a public plaza. The structure is supported only by four large inset cores and is of a single (albeit deep) story height. The cantilevers typically span eight to ten meters out from the core and the internal spans between the cores are 20 to 25m in length. To support the floors over these distances we have designed a series of deep structural steel trusses which coincide with internal walls and frame around door openings. Where it is not possible to include a truss - as that would impede on free movement in the space - we have taken advantage of the deep sculpted first floor slab and included secondary, lightweight floor trusses which are in turn supported by the deep trusses in the walls. The same philosophy applies at roof level. The floor structure has been assumed to be pre-cast concrete with reinforced joints and topping for robustness. Below ground level there is a reinforced concrete basement structure comprised of perimeter walls and a lower ground slab.

The design ethos of the Design Institute is that of a floating first floor and roof above an open public plaza.

To avoid columns from ground to first floor, which would obstruct movement at ground level, the first floor has been designed, in the main, to span between four reinforced concrete cores. The depth of the upper story allows efficient structural steel open trusses to be placed within internal walls and in the perimeter façade which cantilever from, and span between, the cores to support

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the building envelope and internal floors. The internal trusses are simple triangulated Warren trusses wherever possible. The top and bottom chords are integrated within the roof and first floor slabs and the internal members are placed around door openings. A belt of truss structures spans around the perimeter of the building, supporting the façade and elements of the floors. These trusses are in turn supported by the internal frames. The floors are simple pre-cast concrete planks with reinforced in-situ concrete topping for robustness. In some instances, the floor spans are too great for a concrete slab alone so secondary, lightweight deep steel beams or trusses will span between the primary structures. These fit within the deep floors. The main vertical load bearing elements are four stiff reinforced concrete cores. As well as providing global stability for the building against wind, and induced horizontal loads they support the internal steel trusses.

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Shalini Bhatnagar

Building a Sustainable Community

CEO of Fiona Environs

By: Fiona Environs

Millennium Estates are a premium gated community that blend luxury with superior amenities, to create a residential space of convenience. The company’s vision is to inspire the spirit of community-living in a reserved yet flourishing neighbourhood A collection of 198 luxury villas located within Mohammed bin Rashid City (MBR City), Millennium Estates is spread over 3.8 million square feet of land and is a development project of G&Co, a Meydan City sub-developer. The villas are designed in three different styles each with a private garden space. With the size of villas ranging from 5400 square feet to 6800 square feet, the community includes parks and walkways for residential use. It is the first freehold project that has been delivered in MBR City.

Millennium Estates has three main parks of approximately 75000 square meters each. The design brief was to create ample lawn space with provisions for kid’s play areas and outdoor gyms. With such a huge canvas to work on, lawn spaces were easy to design, and creativity easily flowed.

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Formulating Connections At Fiona Environs, we believe in creating sustainable designs that are user-friendly and that illustrate creativity. This was reflected in our guiding vision for the project: formulating connections.

We began the design process by simply identifying spaces within these gardens. Once we defined the important spaces such as a kid’s play area, outdoor gym and planting and lawn spaces, we then created simple curvilinear pathways to connect them together. These pathways also served as jogging and running tracks for residents’. Two types of pathways were created: primary and secondary. Primary pathways were longer and ran throughout the park, and were created to be used as

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a jogging track. Secondary pathways served as connecting pathways from functional spaces to primary pathways. The primary pathway also served as a connection from each villa to the garden. To differentiate between primary and secondary pathways, different paving patterns and colours were used.  Creating spaces for connections Despite having three parks, we envisioned the whole area as a single park and began designing it with the idea of formulating connections as our guiding principle. The pathways in these parks were shaded and aligned with long palm avenues to create a natural ambiance. Stepping stones with gravel were added for a fun experience. Maintaining the minimalistic requirement of the design, we used different materials like polysoft, sandstone, pavers, gravel, stamped concrete, and sand to enhance the space and complement the planting. The idea was to provide an authentic living experience for the residents and emphasis was placed on using sustainable and natural materials.  Sustainable design To amplify natural elements within the project, considerable effort and time was spent to formulate a planting strategy. This was a crucial part of the project as the space required a lot of playful planting to complement its functions. Palm avenues, three-tier planting, rock gardens and shaded planter seating were incorporated into the design. We used colour strategies to plant similar coloured shrubs and trees into specific areas and used less water-consuming plants like Bougainvillea, Pennisetum and Agave varieties to create a sustainable community. Plant textures, heights and spacing played an important part while planting.

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Fiona Environs always places quality above anything else. Therefore, it was crucial for us to work with partners and suppliers who provide the best materials. To match our standards, we carefully selected our suppliers from local and international markets. Given the simple and minimalistic nature of the design, high-end, sustainable and robust furniture and equipment were used throughout the community. Shortlisted vendors and suppliers were deployed for providing street furniture, lighting, planting and hardscape.

Due to the nature of the project, we faced several challenging situations mainly the harsh weather. The planting stage coincided with extreme harsh weather conditions that the UAE summer brings.

Trees were dying due to displacement. High temperatures and dusty conditions made it impossible to regulate the planting area as plants were unable to adapt to the new conditions. However, we were able to overcome the challenge by creating a nursery onsite and retaining the plants within the nursery for about a month.

Another challenge that we faced during the project was short time of delivery of the project. We came onboard just before three months of handing over the project. The designing and execution of the site was expected to be completed in less than 90 days. Adverse weather conditions and water scarcity made planting and maintaining the site extremely difficult. Despite the challenges, we were able to install over 529 trees and 159 palms in about 2 weeks’ time, prior to handing over the site. Pathways, parks and kids play areas were also created, executed and completed within this time frame.

After about a year of handing over the property, we were contracted again to enhance the streetscape of the community. The streets required some softscape elements and greenery to support the overall flourishing and natural ambiance. With our strategy of 3-tier planting, that is to start planting tall trees, then moving on to shrubs and then groundcovers, we were able to amplify the green cover within the community. Millingtonia Hortensis and Delonix Regia varieties of trees were used to provide shade; Ruellia Ciliosa and Leucophyllum Frutescens were planted to add a bit of colour and Sesuvium Portulacastrum and ClerodendrumInerme were used as ground covers. Working on the streetscape of the Millennium Estates attributed a forest-like look to the community and credited a healthy, environment friendly status.

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Now a sustainable community with lively and flourishing landscapes, Millennium Estates is one of the most sought-after communities to live in. Surrounded by lush green lawns with outdoor areas for kids play, the community complements the growing ecofriendly residential spaces that Dubai has to offer. Modern, sleek and complete with exquisite finishes, the development is said to boom drastically.

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Just another day at the office By: Jimena Martignoni The site chosen for the Walt Disney company office and headquarters in Argentina is located 40 kilometers northwest of the city of Buenos Aires. Edged on the south by the Pan-American Highway and surrounded by residential developments and a very established green environment, the architectural and landscape project benefits from an open area, unusually large for office use and the bonus of several existing, old trees.

Clara Billoch, the landscape designer on the project, took

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advantage of this situation to create a woodland garden and a series of winding paths that develop around the only building. For her, the idea of a garden is that of “a place which makes people want to come out and walk and of a land that produces food.� With this in mind she proposed a simple but straightforward layout with a park-like area wrapping three sides of the building and an orchard with fruit trees and edibles for local food production, located adjacent to the linear parking area at the opposite side of the park.

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At the same time, a number of requirements helped to model the project, some of them essential for these kinds of passive spaces and some specifically set by the architects and developers for the site. Among the general requirements for office buildings was the creation of peaceful outdoor areas which help worker morale, with trees for shade and flowers for colour and common spaces where employees can chat with colleagues or have a break to spend some free time on their

own. The positive impact of views on employee wellbeing was the main reason to create extensive areas of flower beds on the rooftops. The presence of large areas planted with flowers was one of the specific requirements. Directors and senior executives have their offices at the top floor, opening onto wide open areas where six large concrete planters, three at each side of the building’s roof were built. Altogether the planters cover an area of 1,100 square meters, most of which is open to the entire staff.

Another roof which was destined to be planted was that of the main entrance, where a semi-roofed area extending for 77 meters houses a first set of parking lots. This linear roof presents only two species of grasses with near-zero water requirements: Nassellatenuissima (Argentine needlegrass) and Eragrostiscurvula (weeping love grass). “Even in the summer we have to water the plants no more than once a month, just to keep them going,” explains Billoch.

From the offices and the roofs of the building, this element appears as an elevated very long planter covered on grasses which offer luminous textures. The silver crests become light-attractors and generate a magical effect at certain times

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of the day, creating diverse visual situations depending on the position of the sun. The concrete planters on the roofs offer a selection of eleven herbaceous perennials and grasses all of which have a very good tolerance to wind conditions, sun exposure and drought. The plant list includes Nasellatenuissima, Buxussempervirens (European box), Salvia greggii (autumn sage), Salvia nemorosa (sage), Salvia farinacea (mealy sage), Perovskia (Russian sage), Scabiosaatropurpurea (sweet scabious), Verbena hybrid (garden verbena) Achilea, Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ and Echinacea.

This is the only area of the site where an irrigation system has been implemented. In order to meet the primary (drip) irrigation water requirements, rain water is collected from rooftops and ground run-off and stored in underground tanks with a total capacity of 8,000 liters. In the main park, where the key idea is the creation of a relaxing woodland garden, the landscape proposal also seeks to negotiate the existing elevation change between the building and street levels. With points reaching a change in elevation of 1.40 meters, the site was modeled as a combination of soft green slopes and planes reaching out to the edges of the site.

Originally, the architectural plan envisioned some concrete low retaining walls; however, the landscape designer decided to work with land undulations and strips of grasses

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and groundcovers for demarcation. Only two species — Carexdivulsa (grey sedge) and Miscanthusgracillimus (Gracillimus maiden grass)— make up this green undulating plane, both with very high draught tolerance, low-maintenance conditions and a very rapid growth cycle.

The edges of the narrow gravel paths that go around the building are also planted with the evergreen ground-cover grasses, somehow strengthening the image of the woodland garden. As a counterpoint to these natural-looking borders, the lawn behind appears as bare planes; together, these two components make up a simple configuration which frame and highlight the modern lines of the architecture.

In order to generate more attractive spots in the park, new clusters of fast growing trees were incorporated. Some of them spectacular when in bloom, such as Tabebuia (Pink trumpet tree) and Tipuanatipu (Tipu tree); some offering seasonal colour changes such as Acer saccharinum; some other celebrated for the exquisite perfume of its flowers such as Tiliaeuropea (Linden).

The orchard area, leaning against one of the lot´s enclosing walls and behind the general parking area, combines a 370 square meter- plot of citrus trees and a kitchen garden, both organized in a geometrical layout.

The vegetables are planted in ten different wooden eight

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meter-long boxes; the original idea was having a continuous supply of fresh, healthy foods for the employees’ dining room but it turned out to be not enough. As a result, they’re now trying only cooking herbs which are easier to grow in higher volumes. Clara Billoch, who is also a specialist in gardens of production, has trained a small group of fifteen employees who volunteered to take care of the orchard. Over time, this team will be in charge of the managing and maintenance of this plot, ensuring the life and continuation of such a noble feature within the landscape. At the end of the day, people working in this inviting environment can honestly feel they are not spending just another day at the office. In 2017, the project achieved Gold certification, the second-highest of LEED’s four levels.

Location: Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina Landscape Designer: Clara Billoch Estudio de Paisajismo Design Team: Sol Casanovas, Damasia Julianes.

Master Plan and architecture: Rodolfo RecondoArquitectos Lot Area: 2.20 hectares.

Park: 1 hectare. Rooftop: 1,100 sq meters. Orchard and kitchen garden: 550 sq meters.

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Creating a sustainable school By: CEBRA

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Danish architects CEBRA and landscape architect SLA have created a proposal for school in Dubai’s Sustainable City that offers a modern alternative to the often dense and air-conditioned school buildings sometimes found in warmer climates.

The design allows students to pass directly from the classrooms and out into open learning landscapes with greenery, wind towers and shaded outdoor spaces that ensure a pleasant climate.

“We had to rethink the school in our design. Why not take advantage of the warm climate, move many of the functions of the school away from artificial airconditioned rooms, and out in a naturally ventilated, cooled environment?” says architect and partner at

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At ground level, the school design opens towards its surroundings, The Sustainable City. The green vegetation of the city continues into the school and up the facades.

In addition, the students actively contribute to the green landscape by growing their own gardens with vegetables and flowers. This transition between landscape, school and city creates a diverse learning environment, in which the students gain hands-on experience with sustainability, technology and biodiversity in the context of the surrounding city and society – a school that reflects the outside world inside the school.

CEBRA is a Danish architectural office founded in 2001 by the architects Mikkel Frost, Carsten Primdahl and Kolja Nielsen. In April 2017, architect MAA Mikkel Hallundbæk Schlesinger entered the group of partners.

Based in Aarhus in Denmark and in Abu Dhabi in the UAE, CEBRA employs a multidisciplinary international staff of 50, who all share a strong passion for architecture.

At CEBRA we have the ambition to do architecture that changes the way we think, design and build architecture. We are always pushing artistic and architectural boundaries – pushing these boundaries with a CEBRA attitude that combines our artistic approach to architecture with an understanding of its cultural context.

Most CEBRA projects are within the fields of education, culture and housing – thought, designed, and built in line with our mantra – Architecture with attitude.

Data Location: The Sustainable City, Dubai, UAE Client: Diamond Developers Size: 10,000 m2 Architect: CEBRA Landscape: SLA Collaboration: Act NOW Architectural credit Architecture: CEBRA Landscape: SLA

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Turkey’s Green Jewel KentPlus Yalova

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As one of Turkey’s most exclusive resorts, KentPlus Yalova Wellness Spa Resort in Armutlu – Yalova, is the ideal year-round getaway due with its mild climate and spectacular sea views. The resort offers its guests outdoor green living whether it be in its residential, hotel or social facilties.

The elegant and spacious outdoor area was designed

by Project Design Group and highlights its natural beauty, including the surrounding hillside, allowing residents to reconnect with nature.

The unique character of the site forms the basis of the project’s concept: to blend the building into the existing landscape and allow visitors to soak up the natural aroma of the area, which promotes relaxation.

In order to achieve this peaceful atmosphere for users and to enhance its effect, numerous green belts were created in the residential areas, integrating the design with the land.

The design optimises public space with pedestrianized streets that open into the extensive green areas, culminating in a small forest at the end of the route.

The dwelling units located on steep upper slopes have stunning views, while the hotel is located on the lower slopes where the gradient steadily lessened. Instead of using a repetitious standard type of housing for the onsite residence, the design uses different typologies; some of them with terrace roofs and others with raised roofs, some also have large private areas, while others have smaller closed spaces but still have generous gardens. The surrounding streets act as narrow passages leading to a small plaza.

A wide variety of bricks were used throughout the resort, including a section of houses called ‘hayat’ which is mostly seen in the typologies of ancient turkish houses.

Here it’s reinterpreted and integrated into modern life.

‘Hayat’ is used in the common area that serves to take advantage of combining two different flats and to increase the interaction and sharing of neighbors. The aim was that the atmosphere created outdoors should be drawn via an inner garden into the house and therefore into daily life.

The social facility units, which aim to bring the users together with thermal water resources, another

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natural beauty of the region, were embedded in different elevations and hidden in the land as much as possible.

In addition to the thermal pools, the resort also has fresh water pools. Daylight usage is provided in the whole area through examining the historical Turkish bath typology.

In the project, three different hotel buildings were designed with capicity for over 500 rooms. To avoid restricted views, each hotel dwelling was fragmented towards the upper storeys and staggered in keeping with the topography towards the lower storeys. Staggering these 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 was defined as the project’s main recreation line, a gathering point for guests. This line

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which is known as the spine of the project, meets the shore and attracts users from the entire project area due to its position at the centre of the site.

Other prominent recreational areas appeal to both adults and children from different ages, including a biological pond, an amphitheater, playgrounds, restaurants and thematic gardens surrounding the pond.

Around the pond, which is 1200 m², plants with fibrous root, withes and reeds are used to keep the water clean.

The lush landscaping was selected for its 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 ground cover plants that do not need much water.

As well as the residential buildings, social facilities and the hotels; there is a multi storey parking garage, health centre, mosque, school and restaurant buildings.

Overall the design concept intertwines the natural environment with useable landscapes that incorporate into the users daily lives.

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

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Time to play By: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

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Tucked behind a row of Edwardian homes in San Francisco’s Richmond District, Mountain Lake Park Playground is nestled amidst mature evergreen trees and gently slopes down to the shore of Mountain Lake on the southern edge of Presidio National Park. The new design works seamlessly within this context, creating a feeling that the playground has always been there—specific to this place and this part of San Francisco.

The renovated playground takes advantage of the site’s topography with separate play areas on terraces organized according to age and play ability, threaded together by a series of meandering pathways that provide an accessible route throughout the playground, including to the top of the slide. The centerpiece of the playground—a treasured concrete slide that cascades down the side of a large earthen mound has been preserved, anchoring the updated playground to the cherished memories of the community’s past. Midway on the journey to the top of the slide, an observation platform sits perched on a forest of steel columns, evocative of the trees in the surrounding park. The platform overlooks the preschool area below while facilitating expansive views of Mountain Lake. Apertures in the platform provide framed moments of intrigue for the users both above and below.

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Additional design elements draw on the rich natural history of the site. The ‘sand dunes’ of the preschool area represent the rolling sand dunes that once spread across the region, the ribbed pattern of the concrete walls is an abstraction of tulle reeds that line the shores of Mountain Lake. Tracks of birds and animals native to the area imprint the surface of the wall that borders the school age area while large sculptures including a frog and turtle acknowledge the native aquatic life in the lake. These site-specific references are enriched by large timber play structures, giving the impression that they were fashioned from logs of the surrounding forests.

The effort to renovate the playground was spearheaded by a group of three local mothers, in partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department. The three women formed the ‘Friends of Mountain Lake Park Playground’ (FMLPP) in 2010, after they learned a renovation could only happen with the support of community advocates. The project was earmarked to receive funding through the Clean & Safe Neighbourhood Parks Bond because of FMLPP’s initial efforts, which also included a substantial donation from the group itself. Remaining funds were raised mainly through small- and medium-sized donations from the community as well as donated services.

Project Mountain Lake park playground Location San Francisco, California Client(s) Friends of Mountain Lake park playground San Francisco Parks Alliance, City and County of San Francisco Size: 22,000 SF (site) Architect BohlinCywinski Jackson 49 Geary Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94108 Design Team Gregory Mottola, FAIA | Principal Aaron Gomez, AIA | Project Manager

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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 everchanging 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. 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 instruction with value to both professionals and students in the field of landscape design 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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Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

267

6/14/2018

8/7/2018

Gardens and Playgrounds Maintenance

Maintenance of Gardens and Playgrounds

Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

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6/14/2018

8/7/2018

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Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

8000

6/5/2018

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Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

6/4/2018

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Ministry of Municipal & Rural Affairs Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

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Landscaping Maintenance

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Muscat Municipality (Oman)

Oman

962

6/28/2018

8/5/2018

Public Park Construction

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Muscat Municipality (Oman)

Oman

372

6/26/2018

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Parks, Yards & Pedestrian Walkways Construction

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Hail Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

533

6/14/2018

8/5/2018

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Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

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Gardens and Playgrounds Maintenance

Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Gardens and Playgrounds

Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

1067

6/6/2018

7/29/2018

General Cleaning and Animal Care Services

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Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs & Fish Resources - PAAFR (Kuwait)

Kuwait

3571

5/9/2018

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Landscaping and Irrigation System Maintenance

Provision of Landscaping and Maintenance of Irrigation System

Ministry of Health (Oman)

Oman

154

6/13/2018

7/25/2018

Parks Development

Development of Parks, including Landscaping, Restrooms and Sidewalks.

Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

3733

6/27/2018

7/24/2018

Public Parks and Yards Construction

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Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

133

6/6/2018

7/24/2018

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Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

933

6/4/2018

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Construction of Gardens and Public Playgrounds

Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

133

6/4/2018

7/24/2018

King Abdullah Gardens Rehabilitation

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Greater Amman Municipality (Jordan)

Jordan

143

7/2/2018

7/23/2018

Gardens Rehabilitation Works

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Greater Amman Municipality (Jordan)

Jordan

143

6/28/2018

7/23/2018

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Al Ahsa Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

533

6/12/2018

7/22/2018

Gardens & Parks Establishment

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Holy Makkah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

267

6/12/2018

7/22/2018

Public Parks Establishment

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Holy Makkah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

400

6/11/2018

7/22/2018

Gardens & Squares Maintenance

Maintenance of Gardens and Squares Corniche, Crops and Green Areas and Irrigation Systems

Eastern Province Municipality - Emara (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

6/5/2018

7/22/2018

Gardens Completion Works

Completion of Gardens Works

Madinah Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

80

5/24/2018

7/22/2018

Public Parks Improvement Works

Improvement, Beautification and Landscaping of Public Parks

Ministry of Municipal & Rural Affairs (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

400

5/22/2018

6/27/2018

Parks, Yards and Walkways Construction

Construction of Parks, Yards and Walkways

Khamis Mushait Municipality (Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

2667

5/14/2018

6/25/2018

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