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EDITORS NOTE
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fter a long, quiet and reflective month, the team at Landscape ME are
looking back at the achievements of both Middle Eastern businesses and
international companies. We are also looking forward to future projects
and the positive impact and development that each of them bring.
august 2014
First up we take a look at Luca Curci architects studio who designed a

new landmark for the United Arab Emirates skyline-an innovative project
based on the concept of Organic Cities. The aim is to create a common place where
people can live, meet, learn, work and socialise.
Continuing this theme of bringing people together is a residential project on Cha-Am
beach, Petchaburi, Thailand-Baan San Kraam by Sanitas Studio. The challenge for
Sanitas was to provide a landscape design allowing all residents to feel close to the beach
as only 10 per cent of its extensive area was near the sea. Rising to the challenge, the
firm created seven clusters of buildings each with their own unique seascape character.
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From one beach to The Beach, one of the most recent and exciting developments to be
unveiled in Dubai, located between Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) and the public
beach. We take a look at how Cracknell designed this entertainment, leisure and retail
development on page 18.
From past achievements to future projects, the International Centre for Biosaline
Agriculture has created an educational landscape at its headquarters in Al-Ruwayyah.
The landscape philosophy is to create an educational and cultural entity which is
completely unique. Turn to page 30 for more.
Congratulations are in order for BET architects in collaboration with Ethiopia Shne &
Partner who have won the international design competition for Ethiopian Airlines New
Headquarters in Addis Ababa.
We profile Floors and Decks, a wooden flooring business catering offering a wide variety
of products from Europe and Japan for the MENA Region. On the European scene, we
go behind a new urban quarter-Funenpark-a project just east of Amsterdams inner city
which features sixteen residential blocks.
Turn to page 12, to discover how TigerTurf, the UKs leading manufacturer of synthetic
grass is developing its business model.
John Hampton
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Contents
August 2014 - Issue 86
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Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR)

and the public beach,
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The ICBA Educational Landscape

Design Philosophy
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38
SanitasStudio
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Funenpark,
A monument for the future
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51
Company listings
Organic Cities
Ethiopian Airlines Headquarter
34
Books of interest
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News & Events
Dubai Parks
to be disabled
friendly soon
ubai Municipality public parks

department has announced that the
department is planning to restructure
all major parks in the emirate to
make them more accessible and
friendly for disabled people. The project will start in
October and take two years to complete.
Initially the project will be implemented in Al
Mamzar Beach Park and Jumeirah Beach Park
followed by other major parks.
Eng. Hussein Lootah Director General of Dubai

Municipality
The move comes as part of civic bodys keenness

to achieve the strategic goal of Dubai Government
to be one of the most friendly cities in the world
for people with special needs by 2020 through
the initiative My Community A City for
Everyone launched by HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin
Mohammed Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of
Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council.
Hussain Nasser Lootah, the director general of
Dubai Municipality said It will cover all major
public and residential parks, and the move is
aimed at giving disabled children a place to play

to help them mingle with the society members in
all fields of life.
Dubai Municipality has paid great attention
to special needs by setting requirements for
Dubais buildings and public facilities, including
parks, streets and markets, as well as by holding
activities that aim to reach out to and integrate
people with special needs, Lootah said.
Dubai Municipality is keen to support
constructive humanitarian initiatives in different
fields and it has joined the hands with hundreds
of institutions both locally and globally to help
people have better living conditions, he said.
All parks would ultimately have playing
equipments for children with special-needs,
wheelchair, toilet facilities, as well as parking
spaces for disabled drivers. Disabled people
would be given free access to all major parks and
while wheelchairs will be available for them in
these parks, he added.
here is no rushing natural design and

if you are patient, nature yields the
most beautiful results. Conglomerate,
or Jurassic Stone as Stone Forest calls
it, is a delight to behold. Made from
pebbles compressed together naturally, the stone
is rounded by the action of water over what could
be hundreds or even thousands of years. Because
the pebbles have been transported by water they
are usually a wide variety of rock types and are
Jurassic Stone
Thousands
of Years in the
Making
various sizes and shapes. The pebbles are then
naturally cemented together by silica, calcite
and iron oxides, which are organic and naturally
occurring minerals. The process produces stones of
intricate beauty and the designers at Stone Forest
have created a number of products using Jurassic
Stone which they call their Pebble Collection.
Often used as ornamental rocks for buildings and
monuments, Stone Forest has found other uses.
They make use of the organic shapes and natural
variations in color and pattern and have enlarged

them into a garden collection that includes vases,
seating and fountains. Their Pebble Collection
fountains are hand-carved and stand at 24, 48,
and 60 tall, and weigh up to 3,500 lbs!
Improving upon the natural world has been Stone
Forests mission for 25 years and they remain
committed to sourcing and using sustainable
productsMother Nature approved.
News & Events
The Butterfly Garden

at Dubai Miracle Garden
Phase 2
A brilliant unique round shape butterfly Park, a total of around
4,000 square meters enough for 300 persons per visit.
he
Butterfly
Garden
Consists of 9 domes, each
dome will be filled with
different colors, sizes an
species of lovely butterflies,
24 varieties of Butterfly different sizes
and different colors alive flying around
the visitors and standing over the flowers
and the plants, many nectar plants with
different colors will be planted to feed
the butterflies. It will be one of the
biggest covered butterfly Garden in the
world, moreover the visitors will enjoy
three koi fish ponds and Water features.
We will have over than ten colors of
koi fish with different sizes, the visitors
will have the pleasure and the first
experience to feed the koi fish by hand.

And not only that, but also at the Butterfly
Gardens entrance the visitors will enjoy
the first Butterfly and insects Museum in
the world, which will include thousands
of Amazing colorful butterflies from all
over the world.
And the project will contain a butterfly
Flower Park which will be at the Centre
of the domes in the shape of big Butterfly
and the butterfly flower park will have 3D
flowers designs as butterfly shape with
different flower types and colors.
All the designs will be built consistently
on the butterfly garden theme.
The Garden will include a small coffee

shop to serve the visitors and to meet their
need of food and beverage during their
visit.
Last but not least, the visitors will enjoy
a souvenir shop which will have a big
beautiful collection of butterflies souvenir
items. The visitor may witness the actual
butterfly Life cycle and gain insight into
their miraculous metamorphosis of the
butterfly species.
It is an experience that will enable the
visitor to learn to recognize and thus
appreciate the butterfly in all its growth
stages. It will prove a most inspiring and
rewarding experience ever.
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News & Events
verlooking Crescent Plaza,

a thriving retail and F&B
destination that adds to the
quality of work life
Emaar Middle East, the developer of iconic

projects in Saudi Arabia, has unveiled
the most prestigious commercial real
estate development in Jeddah that brings
unmatched value for businesses seeking to
set up or expand their operations to the next
level in the Kingdom.
Emaar Square, the dedicated commercial

precinct in Jeddah Gate, the flagship
mixed-use project by Emaar Middle
East, opens doors to a brand-new office
experience that blends luxurious lifestyle
amenities with an ultra-modern business
environment. The commercial project
brings to Jeddah the world-class Emaar
Square office developments in Dubai,
Istanbul and Cairo, which have received
overwhelming response from international
investors.
The three dedicated office buildings
of five floors each, which make up the
Emaar Square commercial development,
are uniquely set around Crescent Plaza, a
thriving lifestyle destination with luxury
retail outlets and an array of F&B choices.
Additional retail and F&B are available on
the lower levels of the three Emaar Square
buildings. At the heart of the Plaza is a
spectacular water feature with the Emaar
Square offices opening to dazzling views
of the fountain.
Fred Durie, Chief Executive Officer,
Emaar International, said: Emaar Square
is our prestigious commercial precinct
within Jeddah Gate, which is today one of
the most sought after lifestyle destinations.
The dedicated office precinct complements
Jeddahs international status as a business
hub, and offers businesses across
diverse economic sectors, a world-class
environment to define their individuality. It
also meets the gap in Jeddah for a vibrant
Central Business District that offers
luxury commercial real estate space.
Designed to be one of the most prestigious

commercial addresses in the Kingdom,
Emaar Square at Jeddah Gate will appeal to
Saudi and international businesses for their
regional headquarters or boutique offices.
The central location, superior amenities,
proximity to modern homes and luxury
lifestyle attractions make Emaar Square
the first choice for businesses, he added.
Commercial customers can choose from
elegant offices that range in size from 250
to 400 sq metres, in addition to a special
showcase of exquisite office suites ranging
in size from 500 to about 735 sq metres
with glass walls offering panoramic views.
The Executive offices are surrounded by a
terrace that can be used for special events
by the office owners which makes them part
of the Jeddah Gate integrated community.
Office-goers become part of the vibrant
community of Jeddah Gate, where the
Emaar Middle East

launches Emaar
Square, an exceptional
commercial destination
set in Jeddah Gates
Crescent Plaza
Three elegantly designed office buildings combined with luxurious
lifestyle amenities with ultra-modern office environment
first homes in Abraj Al Hilal residential
towers have been handed over. They can
also purchase homes in the newly launched
Abraj Al Hilal 2 residential towers,
thus becoming part of a work-live-play
environment.
The marvelously designed Crescent Plaza

serves as a perfect place for relaxation and
unwinding for Emaar Square customers,
residents and visitors. Elegantly landscaped,
Crescent Plaza and Emaar Square together
define a never-before-seen urban space in
the city.
Designed to international standards,
Emaar Square is strategically located in
the bustling city of Jeddah and is tailored
to meet the growing demand for premium
commercial real estate. Only five minutes
away from the Al Haramain Express Train
Station, Jeddah Gate is less than an hour
away from the Holy City of Makkah and
only three hours away from Medina. Emaar
Square is also located in close proximity
to the headquarters of major banking
institutions and the Jeddah Chamber of
Commerce & Industry.
All offices have a spacious lobby with an
elegant reception and waiting areas, and
dedicated parking spaces for each office
with security access. The buildings feature
modern telecom connectivity, fibre-optic

network for high-speed internet, satellite
cables, central air-conditioning, standby generators to assure seamless services,
sound-proof double-glazed windows,
spacious prayer areas with ablution
facilities, high-speed elevators, modern
waste disposal systems in each floor and
24-hour security.
The launch of Emaar Square draws on
Saudi Arabias international reputation as a
fast-growing business destination, with the
Kingdom ranked at 26 in the World Banks
Doing Business Index 2014. With the
economy set to grow 4.4 per cent this year,
the massive investments in infrastructure
development by the Government is further
boosting the business sector. While new
office supply is being added, market
reports state the demand for world-class
commercial real estate continues to be
robust in Saudi Arabia.
Emaar Middle East has also handed
over residences in Al Khobar Lakes,
the companys premier master-planned
community in the Eastern Province, in Al
Nada Village, the first residential cluster
in the development. Another key project is
the Emaar Residences at Fairmont Makkah,
located on the Haram Plaza offering views
of the Holy Kaaba and Haram.
News & Events

RTA completes Phase I
of Jumeirah Corniche
extending 2 km
Jumeirah Corniche a new

avenue for sports enthisiasts
T
Nabeel Mohammed Salih
he Roads and Transport

Authority (RTA) has completed
the initial phase of the Jumeirah
Corniche project extending
more than 2 km starting from the Dubai
Sailing Club up to a point adjacent to the
Dubai Municipalitys Center at Umm
Suqeim. Completion rate in the entire
project has exceeded 70% and all works
are expected to be completed and the
project opened in full next October.
Nabeel Mohammed Salih, Director of
Roads, RTA Traffic and Roads Agency,
said: The completed part will be opened
for the public as of today (Sunday) and
walking & jogging enthusiasts are invited
to practice their sport at the Jumeirah
Corniche during this holy month where
there is a marked tendency amongst

various community segments to walk
and jog, particularly as walking sport is
increasingly commanding the attention
of a large portion of community
members.
The Jumeirah Corniche, which extends
14 km, stretch from the beach adjacent
to six residential areas starting from the
backyard of the Dubai Marine Resort
up to Burj Al Arab Hotel. The project
comprises a Walk measuring 5 meters
in width, a jogging track measuring
4 meters in width, and rest-houses
fitted with commercial kiosks, shaded
benches overlooking the beach, and
public & health facilities. The project
has a unique landscaping theme where
a special attention had been made to
landscaping and plantation works which
are being developed and distributed in
addition to decorative lighting featuring
stylish design.
The Jumeirah Corniche will divert the
sandy beaches to a vital venue through
adding decorative and entertainment
elements as well as public services for
the beach visitors amongst residents and
tourists who flock to the Dubai beaches to
enjoy sitting beside the sea or practicing
walking or jogging, he continued.
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Leaders in design
and manufacture of
synthetic turf surfaces
www.tigerturf.com
t: +971 4 810 3111 e: MEinfo@tigerturf.com
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TigerTurf Earns its Stripes

Founded in 2000, TigerTurf has rapidly
developed a reputation as one of the leading
manufacturers of synthetic turf for both the
sports and landscaping sectors.
igerTurf is the UKs

leading manufacturer of
synthetic grass, and is
a major supplier to the
European, African, Middle
East markets. Thanks to an unrivalled
investment in product development.
TigerTurf
utilises
innovative
manufacturing processes to develop a
comprehensive range of synthetic turf
which meets a variety of sports and
leisure performance standards.
To support its expansive product
range, the company has a network of
highly-skilled partners in construction
and design; each of whom is able to
extend its industry-leading attention
to detail through the installation and
maintenance of its synthetic turf
products. TigerTurf is a FIFA and FIH
licensed supplier of synthetic turf, and
boasts very close affiliations with the
FA, IRB, RFU, RFL, GAA, and ITF.
Research & Development
TigerTurf is backed by a wealth
of experience in research and
development. The UK division was
set up by Robbie Craven, who is the
firms current Head of Research and
Development and a world leader in
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synthetic turf innovation. With a BSc

degree in Sports Science, Robbie is
a member of the British Standards
Institute, sits on the EN technical
standards committee, and was
inducted into the Worldwide Whos
Who for Excellence in Research &
Development in 2013.
surfaces spanning football, rugby,

hockey, tennis, cricket, and golf as well
as multi-sport surfaces gives TigerTurf
the ability to cater for a host of diverse
requirements. TigerTurf maintains a
commitment to the creation of a wide
range of products so that every design
is ideal for a specific application.
TigerTurf selects the most advanced

yarns from TenCateits parent
company-and global market leader
in yarn extrusion to create a full
range of synthetic turf for a wealth
of sports, education, and leisure
facilities. This commitment to quality
is supported by a network of testing
houses and the organisations very own
laboratory, which is fully equipped
with the latest equipment. A series of
extensive testing means every surface
is not only measured on its ability to
perform under various criteria but
it is also tested for its ability to stand
up to extreme weather conditions and
ultraviolet UVA and UVB radiation,
which can have the potential to damage
synthetic surfaces in countries which
experience high levels of exposure.
Across its landscaping range, Finesse

is the most popular product. It
combines varied green tones as well
as a brown roots layer to boast a
strikingly natural appearance. With a
natural feel to match its natural look,
Finesse is designed to give a freshly
mowed effect and is best suited for
medium to light traffic use.
Product Excellence
Within sport, an expansive range of
By guaranteeing a quality surface,

TigerTurfs extensive range of sports
surfaces can ensure fewer fixture
cancellations, higher usage, and
increased participation levels when
compared with natural turf. Further
benefits including reduced water
usage, little or no requirement for
chemical spraying, and no need for
mowing, reseeding, or fertilisers which
means sports Facilities Managers can
be assured of a lower cost per playing
hour all year round.
Tested to the high performance and

safety standards laid out by sportsspecific governing bodies, TigerTurfs
synthetic turf systems are backed
by accreditation from organisations
ranging from FIFA, to the International
Rugby Board (IRB), Rugby Football
League (RFL), International Hockey
Federation (FIH), Gaelic Athletic
Association (GAA), and European
Standards (EN).
To meet the needs of footballers in the
community and at a professional level,
TigerTurfs Soccer Real range offers
a choice of two third generation (3G)
systems, each of which is part-filled with
rubber and sand to maximise stability
and longevity. Soccer Real 60XQ and
Soccer Real 50XQ boast a 60mm and
50mm pile height respectively, and
have been designed to offer a safe and
authentic ball/surface and player/
surface interaction, which is a critical
requirement for football and rugby
clubs at all levels.
For those facilities with a need for multi
sports surfaces, TigerTurf has also
developed its Total Turf range, which
boasts a versatile line-up of features
and benefits for a wide range of outdoor
activities. Each offering a different

pile height to satisfy the varying needs
of professional and community level
sportspeople, the 3G Total Turf 65XQ,
Total Turf 60XQ, and Total Turf 40XQ
consist of two unique profiled fibres, with
a sand and rubber infill, which combine
to maintain a stable surface
Meeting Customer Needs
TigerTurf creates surfaces for elite sport,
school playgrounds and educational
establishments, clubs, commercial
landscaping applications and domestic
gardening and leisure landscaping. The
businesss primary route to market is
via the links paved by its contracting
partners globally, which means that
whilst the company does not sell its
products directly to the end-user, it
can assure them of the highest quality
installation and maintenance.
Investors in sports surfaces can range
from elite level sports clubs, to smaller
scale community facilities. Notably,
TigerTurf pitches have been installed
at Scottish Premier League (SPL) club,
Hamilton Academical FCs New Douglas
Park stadium and at Nottingham Forest
FCs indoor training academy which
are both elite level clubs competing
in high divisions in their regions. As

FIFA-accredited 3G surfaces become
increasingly embraced by football clubs
at community and elite levels, it is
anticipated that the market for synthetic
sports surfaces will continue to grow
rapidly.
In the Middle East, TigerTurf recently
installed its Atomic Pro variant at the
Yas Marina F1 circuit in Abu Dhabi,
ahead of the citys Grand Prix hosting
later this year. Atomic Pro is made with
a diamond-profiled monofilament yarn,
specifically designed to feel soft and
encourage blade recovery during times
of peak footfall, which means visitors
to the globally-renowned circuit will be
able to benefit from a comfortable feel at
all times.
With the market for synthetic turf
continuing to grow globally, TigerTurf
has already identified key areas of growth
for its business. Greater emphasis on
safety standards in the education sector,
and the mounting acceptance of 3G
surfaces for elite level soccer, rugby, and
tennis, provide landscaping and sports
stakeholders with a huge opportunity
to make synthetic turf central to their
business offering.
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Spotlight
Floors
and
Decks
Who we are
Floors and Decks are a wooden
flooring business catering to the
needs of a vast range of clientele.
We render to their unique tastes and
requirements with quality products
and services.
Our products
From European Parquet Flooring for
internal needs and Japanese decking,
we have extensive exotic choices for
all tastes and imaginations. We offer
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a wide variety of internal parquet

floors such as solid, semi-solid and
laminated flooring from Europe and
WPC Products in Japan which are
best suited for the climate conditions
for MENA Region.
Business Growth
With the economic atmosphere
looking good globally and foreign
investments flowing in, the growth
of Floors and Decks has been
steady. We have expanded in many
folds through the years. Since our

beginnings, we have grown from
one showroom to two showrooms
and have induced new high-quality
products and made our selfoutstanding in the world of wooden
flooring. Our strength lies with
strong leadership and dedicated,
honest staff. We have expanded
our horizon in the field for supply
and installation with the backing
for professional technicians and
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Spotlight
expanded our reach overseas to the

Seychelles and across Asia and the
Middle East.
A unique business
After serving the nation with
flooring solutions for over a decade,
we felt that it was time to offer
something truly unique in concept
and design. Floors and Decks have a
themed villa showcasing the essence
of flooring whether it is internal

or external. It also showcases
products from Europe and Japan.
Our products reflect our customers
personality and lifestyle.
Installing your floors
Parquet flooring for internal can
be laid by either gluing it down or
free floating on smooth and levelled
surfaces. External decking is laid
on under structure of either wood,
composite or aluminium joists on a
smooth and levelled surface with a
slope for the water to flow.
Our partners
We have worked with Etihad Towers,
Raha Beach Hotel, The Beach Project
in JBR, and the Intercontinental Hotel
to name a few.
Company drive
The Middle East has a very
friendly and supportive attitude
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towards business entrepreneurs and

investors, especially U.A.E. They
lend full support in setting up new
businesses and make conductive
atmosphere for the flourishing of
businesses.
Future plans
We have the vision to be market
leaders and this can only be achieved
by offering the best of products, that
are sustainable and offer the very
best terms of services. We have plans
to participate in leading exhibitions
in the M.E.N.A region with seminars
to interact with customers and help
them to understand market trends.
We have also highly invested in the
latest technology and manpower to
meet the expectations of our clients.
We are very fortunate to have
leaders who have visions to succeed
and are able to support us by highly
qualified staff and technicians.
Regions first concept showroom villa dedicated for Woodfloors, Outdoor Decking
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Showroom visit by appointment only
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urban escape
The Beach
Located between Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) and the public

beach, The Beach is one of the most recent and exciting developments
to be unveiled in Dubai. Covering over a 1km stretch of shoreline
between the Hilton and Sheraton Hotels, Cracknell were appointed to
design and supervise the construction of this low rise entertainment,
leisure and retail development.
nswering the Clients

(Meeras) design brief to
create a vibrant outdoor
urban environment and
offer the community
exciting recreational facilities, Cracknell
wanted to ensure full advantage
was taken of the beach front setting
and provide a well thought through
integrated design response.
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Reflection pool, Central Plaza

The architectural design established
four distinct character zones across
the development, ranging from
recreational, centred around the
cinema building, a commercial zone
with an urban plaza as the hub, a large
elliptical plaza to the centre of the site
suitable for outdoor events, and a high
end zone with exclusive restaurants,
outdoor dining and retail outlets.
Along the length of the site the landscape

design links each of the architectural
character zones by three corridors. The
first of these is the urban street corridor
adjacent to the JBR Walk. The external
edge of The Beach now complements
the urban street character to both
sides of the existing road. This edge
is punctuated at strategic locations by
wide pedestrian access routes allowing
visitors to approach from the JBR walk

and provides connections from the street,
across the central spine (second corridor)
to the beach promenade which provides
the third of these corridors.
At the northern end of the development
the landscape to the recreational zone
is designed around the main attraction,
the indoor and outdoor cinema. The
landscape features here include a
colourful and brightly designed shaded
water play area known as the splash
pad, which is popular with children and
their families. Adjacent to the splash
pad is a permanent amphitheatre for live
performances, lawn areas for people to
picnic and children to play.
The recreational area of the promenade is
adjacent to the beach and elevated above
the sand. The beach promenade provides
an active corridor and is designed to
provide an enjoyable open space suitable
for different users groups. It provides a
wide meandering footpath adjacent to
the jogging track complete with a series
of outdoor gym areas with exercise
equipment for people to use. Steps, access
ramps, seating walls, all light in colour,
have been integrated into the level changes
down to the beach. Benoy architects have
designed the beach facility buildings,
which are situated strategically along the
Water feature, Commercial Plaza

The Splash Pad
Promenade, Areal View
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urban escape
beachfront and provide showers and toilet
facilities for beach users.
Outdoor recreational area
Central Plaza
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If you were to walk from the cinema along

the central spine to the southern edge of
the development you pass through three
plazas of contrasting scale, each offering
a different experience. The first of these
is the commercial plaza. The commercial
plaza is square, with low buildings and
shaded walkways spanning across the
buildings and enclosing the space. A large
water feature commands the centre of
the square with the water reflecting both
the adjacent buildings and the olive trees
planted within the water feature itself. The
sound of water along with the dark stone
finishes of the water feature enhances
the calming atmosphere and reflective
qualities of the space. The surrounding
paving is a mixture of dark and medium
greys laid in a direction to accentuate the
orientation of the water feature within the
plaza. Seating from the restaurants spill out
into the square, offering a very convivial
space for al fresco dining.
The next area is the central plaza where

the relatively narrow and shaded arcades
open up into a large elliptical space,
bordered on one edge with buildings
facing the plaza and the other opening
out onto the hub of JBR Walk. The
eye is drawn towards what we call the
chocolate box building, on the edge
of the reflection pool as the centre point
of the space. The plaza is framed by the
steel and wood arcades adjoining the
buildings and provides shaded seating on
the edge of the plaza. The plaza level is
lowered towards the centre, to enhance
the sense of space. The plaza was kept
free of any landscape elements to ensure
maximum use for festivities and seasonal
functions.
The southern end of the development is
aimed at a higher end use, such as fashion
boutiques and signature restaurants. The
selection of dark honed stone finishes
complement the limestone facades and
copper finishes of the buildings resulting
in a sleek high end appearance.
simple and light in colour with integrated

timber seating and lighting specifically
designed and made for the project.
Street furniture, including seating, handrails
and fencing throughout the project is
specifically designed by Cracknell, with the
majority being constructed from timber.
Soft Landscape
The planting on the podium is designed to
enhance the transition zone from dining to
beach. Soft, relaxing and gently flowing
with the contours between the plaza and
the lower promenade.
Promenade and pixelated wave pattern

Hard Landscape
The landscape paving and planter materials
are natural stone. The pallet is simple, light,
medium and dark grey stones which vary
in size, pattern and finish to provide subtle
variation within each of the character
zones. A large area of the development
particularly towards the beach is

constructed with a mosaic cobble pattern
which uses the three grey tones to produce
a pixelated wave pattern which represent
the movement and eddies of the Arabian
Sea washing onto the shore. The raised
planters throughout the development are
Defining the edge of the beach, Washintonia

palms have been planted along the length
of the promenade. Another significant
area of soft landscape is to the basement
parking at the point where visitors access
the podium landscape by escalators.
Ficus benjamina trees are planted on the
basement car park level and their canopies
extend above the ground-floor level
making them an attractive feature and
visible at the landscape plaza level above.
Jogging track and promenade
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urban escape
Central Plaza and reflection pool
Throughout the design phases of the

project the Cracknell team were acutely
aware that JBR and Dubai Marina
were already considered to be heavily
congested with traffic, street parking
and additional nearby construction
projects. A lot of consideration was given
to existing residents concern that The
Beach development was only going to
perpetuate this congestion. Therefore, as
well as developing open spaces, traffic
studies were conducted very early on in
the design process, with Cracknell being
influential in proposing and delivering
the aesthetic integration and construction

of the widening of the JBR walk road,
and creating a two way traffic system,
replacing the regularly congested one
way system around the development.
Provision for ample underground parking
was a key design feature for this project,
replacing and extending the previous car
park the site has been developed upon.
It is anticipated the Al Sufouh tram
system will link with the development,
which will further contribute in reducing
parking and traffic congestion in the area.
One other excellent fact that should be
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noted is that through responsible design

and despite the additional offerings of
the development, the beach itself is now
actually greater in area than when the
construction work began.
Cracknell are also involved in the
refurbishment of JBR The Walk . Whilst
ensuring both The Beach and JBR retain
their own identities, the refurbishment of
JBR is just as exciting and the landscape
enhancements will contribute positively
to one of Dubais most popular residential
retail and food & beverage zones.
The Beach development was opened in
February 2014 and all the early signs
indicate that it is a hugely successful
development. Cracknell approach any new
project with one key principal in mind;
how does it make a positive contribution?
We believe The Beach is a place that people
will enjoy and it will set a new standard for
Dubai developments offering a very real
alternative to the ubiquitous indoor malls.
Cracknell looks forward to being involved
in more high quality, imaginative and fun
outdoor spaces in the future.
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innovations
Luca Curci architects studio has designed

a landmark for the United Arab Emirates
skyline with an innovative project based on
the concept of Organic Cities.
Organic
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he organic buildings
become part of the new
megalopolis, merging
and mixing residential
elements with business
divisions, shopping life
with wellness areas,
cultural places with social life. The aim is
to create a common place where people
can live, meet, learn, work, socialise
and create new mixing cultures.
The project is organised in two groups:
organic buildings on the earth, and
moons on the sea. All of them are
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connected and linked to each other
with roads, parks, and running streets.
The aggregations on the ground are
futuristic and have organic shapes.
The moons on the sea are divided
into three kinds: the smaller are private
residences with a private approach
from the sea and from the air. The
middle moons are hotels that can be
reached by the sea, the road and the air.
The biggest moons are residences,
hotels and private apartments.
The aggregations of buildings near
the sea have shapes conceived to live
on desert ground. The idea starts from
the nature structures that are able to
live near the sea, with sun and wind
and any kind of natural element. They
exist to be the future and evolution of
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contemporary metropolis. These kind of

structures will develop the connections
between humans, during everyday
life, with thousands of common places
that will aggregate crowds, to win the
alienation of XX and XXI century cities.
The master plan has been created to be
adaptive and to evolve. It will depend
on the location of construction in
different places. The first five buildings
and five moons will have a variety of
services in the contemporary cities.
Specific attention will be paid to social
life, human connections and common
places to meet people.
The total floor area will host more than
150.000 habitants, with 50 per cent
of the lot area dedicated to green and
connections, open areas and common
grounds. More than 800.000 square
metres will be dedicated to hotels, spa,
wellness areas and 6.300.000 square
metres to shopping malls, galleries,
museums, 4.500.000 square metres to
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Covering a total constructed area of

600.000 square metres, the program will
host residencies, offices and collective
and commercial spaces. The tallest
building will reach 470 metres while the
second and third of the first group on
the ground will successively descend in
height. The tallest moon on the sea will
reach 190 metres while the second 115
metres and the third 90 metres.
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The team
Design architect
Arch. Luca curci
Collaborators
Arch. Andrea colangiuli
Arch. Nicola boccadoro
Designer wafa chawachi
Luca curci
Luca curci (bari, 1975) is an italian artist,
architect and designer, graduated in architecture
at the university of camerino, italy. In 2006
he founded the architecture firm luca curci
architects which has realized several proj ects
of residential buildings, private houses, villas,
restaurants and stores.
In 2007 he realized the detailed design of a
footbridge built on the river seine in paris, and
in 2011 he designed and realized different apple
stores
In italy. In 2012 he designed the tipico italiano
fast food restaurant eu ropean franchising and
five senses design hotel, an exclusive fiveroom
Hotel, based on the five senses theme. With the
project organic cities of 2013, designed for the
united arab emirates, he deals with the theme
of environmental planning and architecture
sustainability.
In 2001 he founded international artexpo, an
independent group of art ists, which realized
several international contemporary art events
all-over the world. In 2004 he founded its liquid,
a communication platform with over 100.000
Subscribers, dedicated to art, architecture and
design.
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environment
Shabbir A Shahid
Educational session
Salinity Management Scientist

Soil Management Program, Research
and Innovation Division
International Center for Biosaline
Agriculture Dubai, UAE
Email: s.shahid@biosaline.org.ae
The ICBA
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Landscape
Design
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Philosophy
Landscape showing diversifying features
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he Dubai based Intern

tional Centre for Biosaline
Agriculture (ICBA) is
the global centre of
excellence for innovative
agriculture in saline and
marginal environments. The ICBA has
created an educational landscape at
its headquarters in Al-Ruwayyah. The
landscape philosophy is to create an
educational and cultural entity which
is unique, to optimise water use, and
inspire visitors with its architecture
and plant diversity.
To accomplish the unique landscape
philosophy, ICBA has taken the initiative to
establish an educational landscape displaying
various features uncommon to normal
landscapes, including plots of salt tolerant
grasses and plants identified after many years
of research at ICBA. These grasses are unique
and grow well at high water salinity levels,
which save the costly fresh water resources,
while the mowed grass is an excellent source
as forage. The landscape and surrounding
areas display diversity of plants (ground cover,
trees, native plants, shrubs, flowers, hedges
etc). When properly labeled with information
One of 7 sands circles showing red sand
these plants provide knowledge and

diversitya taste of Botanical Garden.
Significant efforts have been made to
design landscape architect by using
scientific means to efficiently use
irrigation water by using smart irrigation
(distribute the right amount of water
essential for landscape care) systems
(drip, bubbler, sprinkler) appropriate to
plant type. Stones of different colours
can provide the natural desert look
when combined with suitable plants.
Therefore we have the plan to add this
component to show a combination of
hardscape, xeriscape and greenscape
concepts to optimise irrigation water use.
Hardscaping is inexpensive and easy
to create and maintain. It also doesnt
require water or other types of care like
living landscaping features do. A two to
three inches protective layer (organic or
inorganic mulching) helps the soil hold
water, keep it cool, reduce evaporation,
reduce undesirable weeds, permits better
water absorption, feeds nutrients to
plants and enhances landscape diversity
and aesthetic value.
As far as UAE heritage is concerned;

an Aflaj has been added, reminiscent to
the older way of water transport. Seven
circles distributed in the landscape area
present seven different types (colour
and composition) of sand from UAE
an attraction to international visitors

(ecotourism) and the youth, education
and means of entertainment. Similarly
the landscape also displays boulders of
suitable sizes representing dominant types
of mountains in the UAE. Each entity
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environment
of the landscape will provide sufficient
information suiting the expectation of the
visitors and will avoid further assistance for
explanation, making it user friendly. Neat
and organised curved interlock walkways
are a great addition to landscape design and
provide an easy access to visitors enjoying a
high aesthetic look of the entire landscape.
The ICBA educational landscape is
created to immediate vicinity of other
means of scientific values, such as, an
easy accessible from landscape is state-of-
Rest area and associated landscape

One of 7 sands circles showing white sand
List of plants used in the educational landscape design

as well as those present to the immediate vicinity, in
future plant diversity will increase.
Plant types
Trees
Scientific name
Phoenix dactylifera
Azadirachta indica
the-art weighing lysimeter. A nearby

weather station provides additional
information about climatic data such as
temperature, humidity, wind speed and
solar radiation. The supervisory control
and data acquisition (SCADA) system
demonstrates the technical feasibility
of using real time measurements of soil
moisture and salinity to manage irrigation
in sandy soils. A soil museum to be
Prosopis cineraria
Conocarpus lancifolius
Plumeria alba
Grasses
Distichlis spicata
Paspalum vaginatum
Sporobolus virginicus
Sporobolus arabicus
Ground cover
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Ipomea pescarpea
Portulaca grandiflora
Wedalia tribulata
Shrubs
Salvadora persica
Atriplex nummularia
Atriplex halimus
Atriplex lentiformis
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Atriplex arch and tree
launch soon presents a great diversity of

soils in their near natural conditions soil
monoliths, as well as displaying rocks,
stones and minerals and other features.
Next to the soil museum is, Genebank
where valuable salt tolerant germplasm
of over 12,000 accessions representing
over 250 species is conserved at four
degrees Celsius, where seeds remain
viable for several years. The state-of-the-
Aflaj system
art laboratories especially equipped

for soil, water and plant analyses are a
further source of learning in addition to
the landscape features. An agricultural
workshop on one corner of the
landscape offers diversity of machinery
from soil preparation to automatic
forage harvesting and packaging. The
nearby windbreakers (salvadora, neem,
conocarpus, prosopis trees) protect
landscape from wind and dust storms.
The ICBA management is confident
that the Educational Landscape Design
and other scientific facilities at ICBA
are of great inspiration to visitors and
an educational tool for visitors and
especially students of various levels.
Acknowledgement: The contribution
of educational landscape team and
support of ICBA management is
greatly acknowledged.
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residentials
Studio
Cha-Am beach, Petchaburi, Thailand.

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anitas Studio was commissioned

in 2011 by Sansiri PLC to devise a
master plan and landscape design
for Baan San Kraam, a residential
project on Cha-Am beach,
Petchaburi, Thailand.
Only 10 per cent of its extensive area, borders

the beach meaning just two of the 13 buildings
have a direct sea view. The challenge for
Sanitas was to provide a landscape design
allowing all residents to feel equally close to
the beach. Starting with a nautical nostalgia
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theme, Sanitas envisaged the land as
an abstract form of the ocean. It would
contain different elements of islands and
seascape such as jungle, villages and a
floating house.
Seven clusters of buildings were then
created with their own unique seascape
character. The landscape design is a
simple interpretation of the wave typology.
Having studied its form in detail, Sanitas
has developed it into three dimensional
landscape forms. This includes wave
seating, stepping stones, rock day beds
and a tree house, while water is the
landscapes key element and connects all
zones together.
Residents can experience the different
character of each area from their arrival at
Lobby Beach and then across the water to
the jungle which is surrounded by secluded
villages. Local coastal plants enhance the
natural beauty of the development and
its stunning oceanside concept, while
existing trees have been preserved to
provide welcome shaded area.
OCEAN CONCEPT
Starting with nautical nostalgia, we
envisage the land as an abstract form
of the ocean. The abstract ocean would
contain different characters of islands
and seascape; the jungle, the villages,
the floating house and the sea tide. This
would create a different atmosphere for
each cluster of buildings. Then we create
seven clusters of buildings with their
own unique seascape character, from
Lobby-beach, Fisherman Village, Modern
Jungle, Village-tree house, Village-pool,
Connecting beach and floating house.
WAVE TYPOLOGY
From the ocean concept, the water
body is the key landscape element,
which connects all zones together. We
studied the natural form of the seascape
and interpret it in a modern way. In the
overall master plan, the form of landscape
is a simplification of topography line of
the ocean and uses it as the landscape
language throughout the whole site.
The landscape design is a simple
interpretation of the wave typology. We
study the form of sea waves and develop it
in the landscape form three dimensionally.
It becomes part of the continuous seating,
continuous steps, the retaining wall and
planters. The gradient colour of the sea
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was revealed through a gentle contour

line underneath the water. People can
experience the different character of each
area from their arrival, from the Lobby
Beach across the water to the Jungle,
which is surrounded by secluded villages.
Before arriving on the beach, there is
a large swimming pool and sunbathing
terraces.
SITE LAYOUT
At Baan San Kraam, the Ocean concept
plays the important role and connects all
zones together with one unique landscape
language of seascape. The water body,
where all activities are met, is associated
with a pathway system and sunbathing
deck and is partially adjacent to the
balconies of some units so people can
connect to the swimming pool directly.
At Baan San Kraam, Sanitas Studio has
created a series of rich details for each
zone, which become its own internal view
and provide a series of outdoor seating
areas, so people can enjoy resting in each
unique garden. From the front entrance,
the residents could arrive on the Lobbybeach with horizontal line of beachscape,
across the water to the Jungle with rustic
plants and are surrounded by secluded
villages. There is a sunken island for the
gym so people can exercise with a view
of water cascading and sun-bathe on the
roof deck.
At Baan San Kraam, Softs planting

also plays the important roles;
nurturing the space, differentiating
characteristics of each zone,
providing shade for outdoor function
space and decreasing temperature,
which is crucial in a tropical country.
The existing trees have a big impact
on the landscapes atmosphere,
especially the beach front area, where
there are stunningly mature Rain
trees, Flame trees and Tamarind trees.
The
landscape
zoning
characterized in eight zones;
1. Lobby Beach
2. Village - Tree house
3. Village - Pool
4. Fisherman Village
5. Modern Jungle
6. Connecting Beach
7. Floating House
8. Beach pool
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CIRCULATION
At Baan San Kraam, there is a
vehicle access from the street with
front parking under trellis structure.
After arrival at the lobby, people
can choose to walk through the
main walk way, which connect to
all buildings or use the golf cartservice and access from the service
way, which run along the periphery.
The parking is located at the
entrance area and provide service
for mechanical room and garbage
room.
ZONING
From the Ocean concept, we
envisage the land as an abstract
form of the ocean. The abstract
ocean would contain different
characters of islands and seascape,
which define a collection of resting
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The new headquarters are planned to address
the need of its growth, dynamic operation and
to help attain its Vision-2025. The landscape
is an important part of the interior design

and is flowing through and underneath the
building. The office blocks are cantilevered
above the street level as a floating form.
It recalls to mountains, canyons or rocks.
Bridges act as connecting elements and are
a symbol of the connecting cultures and
nations. Like the landscape, they are

flowing into the building while the lobby
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While man-made buildings intrude into

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the aim is to bring natural elements and
the landscape together. Therefore the
headquarter building has emerged to be
a physical setting shaped as a number of
departmentalised random blocks and the
semi-external/internal voids in between
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on the barren land of a former
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the municipality of Amsterdam
built a new urban quarter. A quarter
that, in contrast to so many Dutch
residential neighbourhoods, with
their traditional lay-out of streets, pavements,
parking spaces, front and back gardens, was
laid out differently. A layout that asks for a
new approach of public space.
The quarter is conceived as one, continuous,
green, publically accessibly courtyard.
Within it the architecture is set: sixteen
residential blocks stand free in space
and a new long, hook-shaped apartment
block defines the courtyard in the west.
The courtyard was not to be split up in
any way, consequently, all parking areas
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had to be built underground and, more

controversial, all private gardens had
to be omitted. Instead, every apartment
has a two metre wide wooden terrace for
private use and lots of public space to use
for walking, playing, and relaxing.
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of just three main ingredients: grass,
pavement, and scattered trees. From
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allow both residents and passers-by to
wander freely through the space, and
to make Funens outdoor space distinct
from its surroundings. To achieve this,
LANDLAB designed an intensive
network of paths made of two specially
designed pentagonal concrete paving
stones in three shades of grey. These
were laid down in a random fashion
which resulted in a directionless, rugged
pattern that looks like a unidirectional
stretched fishnet from above. The
widened meshes in the west result in an
oblong shaped zone of open park space,
which forms the transition zone between
the open Funenpark and the enclosed
Czar Peter neighbourhood in the west.
The meshes of the net consist of grass
planted with scattered groups of False
Acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia, 170 in
total) and daffodils. The transparent
crowns of the False Acacia trees go well
with the architecture and their bright
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green colour contrasts nicely with the

architectures brick and glass facades.
In spring, the flowering False Acacia
and the daffodils add a splash of colour
and sweet scent to the otherwise green
landscape. Several initiatives such as the
introduction of plant pots along some of
the facades further enliven the informal
park setting.
Funenpark is well connected to its
surrounding urban fabric by several
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cross connections. All the entrances to

the park are emphasised by symbolic
gates with integrated lights. These
highlight the transition from the streets
to the park: residents and passers-by are
welcomed in a different, more relaxed
world. The simplicity of combining three
ingredients resulted in an outdoor space

experienced as continuous and binds
together landscape and architecture.
The quarter now forms a distinct, lush
and relaxed quarter in Amsterdams city
centre. It evokes a feeling of freedom and
offers a unique dwelling to its residents.
LANDLAB has extensive experience in

the design of streets and plazas, parks,
zoos, roof gardens and landscapes.
Several projects such as Funenpark, the
plaza in front of the EYE film institute
and the Oeverpark are critically celebrated
for their achievements. LANDLAB won
prizes in Belgium for two shopping streets,
De Driekoningenstraat and De Abdijstraat,
and in received an Dutch award for their
work on the Funenpark.
Project Focus
Project: Funenpark
Place: Amsterdam [NL]
Landscape architects: LANDLAB studio
voor landschapsarchitectuur (Arnhem)
[NL]
Collaborators: Martien van Osch
(Berlicum) [NL]
Urban design: Frits van Dongen /
ArchitectenCie [NL]
Design: 1999-2010
Construction: 2010-2013
Executor: Heijmans
Area: 4ha
Density: 140 homes per hectare
Commissioners: City of Amsterdam,
Heijmans property developers
Awards: De Gouden Piramide 2011-In
which the jury praised the design as a
monument for the future.
The Dutch Design Price 2007 awarded to
the two special pavement stones.
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Books of interest
CORPORATE &
COMMERCIAL
LANDSCAPE
Publisher: Dalian University of Technology

Press (1 March 2013)
ISBN: 9787561176351
Paperback: 336 pages
Price: 288 AED
Book Descriptions:
The author believes that the human and
environmental sustainability - safeguarding
Scott Cohens Family

Friendly Landscapes
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd (28 April
2013)
ISBN: 9780764344275
Price: 107 AED
Book Descriptions:
In 265 photos, this book provides all the
knowledge you need to make the most of
your space outdoors, creating landscape
for recreation, gardens, and play that is
also a safe, child friendly environment.
Whether you choose to design the ideal
setting for the neighborhood ping-pong
tournament, create an imaginative space
to inspire games for kids, or add splashhappy features to your pool, this treasure
trove of backyard fun will show you how to
do it right. The popularity of outdoor living
is growing by leaps and bounds as everincreasing numbers of homeowners look
for ways to enjoy economical backyard
environments. From croquet, bocce ball,
badminton, and table tennis to horseshoes,
corn in the hole, and ladder ball, families
everywhere are getting outside to play.
Why shouldnt you?
the environment and human reproduction

- with architecture, landscape, urban
design and public areas of infrastructure
and complex closely linked. Open space
and public areas of design quality and
convenience to make our cities more
livable in the future the key. The citys
infrastructure will be a combination of
this multi-level structure together to form
a continuous urban organic part. On
the basis of this understanding, we can
begin to office and commercial buildings,
modeling and design.
Atlas of World
Landscape
Architecture
Publisher: Braun, Slp. edition (26 May 2014)

ISBN: 9783037681664
Price: 455 AED
Book Descriptions:
Landscape architecture is comprised of a wide
and multifaceted range of very diverse outdoor
space designs stern or playful, shrill or romantic,
straightforward or low key. As their main building
materials are trees and shrubs, flowers and
grass, landscape architecture projects are in a
constant state of flux. As opposed to architectural
buildings, projects in this sector are therefore
never quite finished or completely developed.
This compendium is a reference book and
source of inspiration in one, presenting around
350 current projects from around the world. They
range from expansive natural and cultivated
landscapes, via picturesque front yards and
courtyards, spectacular greened facades and
roofs, up to innovative outdoor designs that
nearly or completely make do without any
vegetation. They all share the fact that they
constitute and provide ecologically and socially
intact living spaces for human beings.
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Kinokuniya at The Dubai Mall is just the place to evoke emotions and add pleasure to your book shopping. You may like to visit our
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