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 who’s who

Current position & company

Director, Verdaus Landscape Architects. I co-founded Verdaus
Landscape Architects Dubai in 2004.

Academic qualifications
Bachelor of Built Environment (Distinction), Queensland
University of Technology, Australia.

How many years have you worked in the Middle East?

Nine years.

Which major projects have you been involved with throughout

your career?
Sohar University Masterplan
This was a very rewarding project that followed a positive
design process. The design of the campus demanded an
integrated approach between the landscape architect and
architect. Achieving the right relationships between the internal
and external spaces was particularly important. The architect
was a strong collaborator and the client was also very much
involved in the design process. The whole project team worked
very well together and I think it shows in the final design. This
Laith Wark
project is now under construction.
Parliament House of Oman
Verdaus were appointed by the Government of Oman as the
landscape architect for the New Parliament House of Oman. It
is an honour to be involved with a project of this calibre, of the
highest national significance. The design issues have been very
interesting. The most pressing issue was the sheer monumental
scale of the architecture. This needed to be addressed to provide
a sense of human scale and context. We worked in three
dimensions to analyse, address, and communicate the scale of

Majlis Oman

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 spaces around the building. The client’s response to our design
was very encouraging. This project is under construction and
I am looking forward to seeing it take shape over the next two
years.
Other projects include; Dubai Silicon Oasis Phases 1-2,
Veneto East Phases 1-10, Dubai World Trade Centre Phases 1-
5, Dubai Waterfront. A number of transport, infrastructure and
open space projects in Australia. Overall I have had experience
with approximately 200 projects up to now.
Describe your Dream Project
My dream project is to improve the quality of life for people
who live in an unsatisfactory environment. Dubai is close
to several countries where people suffer very poor living
conditions. As a landscape architect I have the skills to make
physical environments better places for living in. I feel very
fortunate to have these skills and believe it is part of the
consultant’s responsibility to contribute towards making better
living places for the wider community. I was recently inspired
by two projects by other consultants that improved the built
environment to benefit local communities. The first project was
located in Indore, India. The consultant worked with the local
community to install an underground sewerage network and
improve surface drainage to avoid flooding in people’s living
quarters. This project won an Aga Khan award for architecture.
Zohar University The second project was in Kibera, Africa’s largest slum, and
provided surface drainage and recreational open space for the
people living there. There is a link to more information about
these projects on our blog at www.verdaus.com/blog.

How do you see the future of the landscape industry in the

GCC region developing?
The last few years has been a period of immense change and
challenge for the construction industry. Before December 2008
the market was dominated by projects related to speculative
real estate and tourism. This changed dramatically at the
end of 2008. Over the past few years the type of projects
has diversified, particularly with increasing public space and
civic infrastructure projects. More public space projects are
coming online in the region. I believe these projects will be
good opportunities for landscape architects. The profession
has a strong track record in developing the public realm and
recreational open space.

The future looks bright also because of the growing interest in

green infrastructure, ie. working with living nature to improve
urban air quality, treat waste water, remove pollutants from
urban storm water runoff, and provide other services. This
approach needs close collaboration between many disciplines,
including landscape architects, civil and environmental
engineers, and scientists.
Although we are landscape architects, Verdaus use infrastructure
engineering software to increase our ability to collaborate with
engineers. In future I see landscape architects working more
closely with other disciplines to provide urban infrastructure.
In terms of developing the built environment I believe the role
of landscape industry as a whole is increasing.

What is your Motto in life?

DWTC Phase 1 Values are our most valuable assets.

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 news & events
Dr.Rashid Bin Fahad Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah
speak during the conference
Dr. Rashid Bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment
and Water said the Green Building rule will be
implemented at the federal level from the beginning
of next year in government projects in the first phase
as the council of ministers had taken a decision in
this regard in July.
He was speaking during the inauguration of the
second international conference, EnviroCities 2010,
under the title, “Green Cities,” at Intercontinental
Hotel, Dubai Festival City in the presence of His
Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance
and Chairman of Dubai Municipality.
The opening ceremony was also attended by Denis
Hayes, Earth Day Founder, Philip Jordan, Mayor
of Phoenix, Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director
General of Dubai Municipality, and a number of
dignitaries and experts from various parts of the
world in the field of environment.
Lootah, who delivered the speech on behalf of the
patron of the event, Sheikh Hamdan, stressed the
academic importance of the conference and the
urgent need for the convening of such conferences,
which examine the issue of green cities, which is
one of the important topics because of its obvious
implications for the system of ecological balance.
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EnviroCities 2010
conference urges to work
for zero carbon cities
Environment Minister announces Green
Building rule implementation at federal level
from next year
“The adoption of the Green Cities project will
bring ecological balance in our cities of today,”
Lootah said, emphasizing the concern for good
government.
“Through the directives of His Highness Sheikh
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE
Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of
Dubai we started the application of green building
specifications on all buildings and facilities in the
emirate according to the best global environment-
friendly standards,” he said.
Denis Hayes challenged the participants to design
and construct a 10-story office building in each of
their cities that produces as much energy from the
sunshine that falls on it as it uses.
Hayes also called for the creation of truly sustainable
cities that will safeguard the human population while
also serving to protect the natural world.
He said truly sustainable cities will promote
education, creativity, community, productivity, and
the frugal use of scarce resources.
The first session of the conference was addressed by
Prof. Spiro N. Pollalis of Harvard University, who
talked about the “challenges in transitions to green
cities,” followed by a presentation by Eng. Essa
Al Maidour, Assistant Director General of Dubai
Municipality for Engineering and Planning Sector,
who gave details about “Green Building Codes in
Dubai.
The other speakers of the day included,” Andreas
Georgoulias, also of Harvard University, who gave
a lecture on “Clean Green Cities.”
In session two of the inaugural day, Dr. Nawal Hosany
from Masdar, talked on the subject, “Towards Zero
Carbon Cities,” Naser Bu Shehab and Mohammed
El Hashmi of RTA jointly presented a paper on
“Green Mass Transport, Fuels, Metro/Hybrid,”
and Dr. Adam Cade of Sustainability Education
Consultancy, Frankfurt, gave tips on the quality of
life in Green cities during his lecture titled, “Lean to
Green lifestyles.”
The second day of EnviroCities 2010 conference
saw the presentation of eight working papers on
various topics related to green cities by regional and
international experts in the field.
Matthew Plumbridge, consultant environmental and
sustainability planning, Department of Municipal
Affairs, Abu Dhabi, talked about the Abu Dhabi
experience in transforming towards Green City.
He said the integrated regulatory framework of Abu
Dhabi Municipality include green building codes,
which focuses on durability, ventilation, safety and
quality. The frame work also includes energy code
and fire code.
“The impact of Climate Change on our cities has
been recently severely manifested in the floods
in Pakistan, Philippines and Italy causing major
landslides and destruction to nature and manmade
environment, the blistering heat waves in Europe this
summer, the major droughts, heat in Russia causing
forest fire, and the Tsunami,” said Aboulnaga.
“According to the United Nations 2009 report on
water shortage, and keeping in mind the world’s high
energy consumption rates, it is becoming assertive
that strategy and policy, and its assessment tools
in sustainable national planning should be firmly
developed and exploited to put forward appropriate
key performance indicators to encounter such great
challenges and ensure our cities are sustainable,”
said Aboulnaga.
the Departments of Architecture and Interior Design also appealed to work on the development of systems
at the American University of Dubai presented his used in transport to achieve the greatest possible
paper on “Green design at the inception stages-case degree of rationalization of energy consumption.
of Ste. Maxime, France.” Chenaf said green design
Other recommendations include formulation of
is not a choice anymore as more and more people
new laws with dimensions of contemporary reality,
are aware of the danger of pollution and the waste of
concerted efforts of various parties to promote mass
resources as well as the benefit from the respect of
transit as one of the items with the greatest impact
nature and use of renewable energy.
on the urban environment, search for alternatives
means of transport using environment-friendly
The conference called for paying attention to
energy sources, provide appropriate infrastructure
effectively managing all aspects of life in the city and
to encourage walking or cycling, and establish a
directing them towards sustainability, in addition to
sustainable scientific research complex including
caring to transport the energy in the city buildings to
scientists and researchers in the country aimed at
the neighbourhood and at the same time, measure its
achieving the construction of the green city.
impact on the city and make the environment green
as part of the priorities and concerns of daily life. It

Narciso Zacarias, expert from Dubai Municipality

presented his paper on cool green cities in which he
talked about Dubai Aerial Thermal Survey.
He said that due to the construction boom in the city
of Dubai it is becoming densely populated and this
led to temperature rise due to influence of hot and
humid climate that experiences a pronounced Urban
Heat Island (UHI).
The burden of the UHI can have significant impact
on human health and thermal comfort consequences
needing more energy consumption for cooling thus
effecting urban air pollution, Zacarias pointed out.
“With Dubai Municipality’s commitment to
promote sustainable development, the Environment
Department in association with Geographical
Information System (GIS) launched the Dubai
Aerial Thermal Survey study with a contract from
COWI Gulf A/S in October 2009 to map thermal
data of the city to understand the prevalence of UHI
and to identify the objects being heated and emitting
heat to the surroundings,” he said.
“The aerial collection of thermal data was made
in the 1st week December 2009 over the 600 sq.
km area of urban environment. In relation to the
aerial thermal mapping survey, COWI Gulf A/S
measured the surface heat island by remote thermal
sensors mounted to an aircraft with over 31,000
thermographs were captured during the flyover,”
said Zacarias.
“The report refers to best practices and additional
thermal reading findings which can aid Dubai
Municipality in its decision making and future plans
on how to address the UHI phenomenon. Socio-
economic and demographic data at the next stages
of planning level will be used to quantify exposure
to urban heat island magnitude among residents. It
was inferred that future research should be focused
on design and planning parameters for reducing the
effects of urban heat island and ultimately living in a
better environment,” said Zacarias.
Prof. Nabyl Chenaf, Associate Professor and Chair of

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 news & events

Makita goes green...

Makita “Go Green” mark represents
how seriously Makita is focusing and
working on ecology.

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range of power tools that assist
people in creating homes and living
environments, it is vital that we consider
the environmental impact of each person’s
lifestyle and recognize that environmental
issues such as global warming concern us
directly. The entire Makita Group is working
to create a sustainable recycling-oriented
society that combines the environment with
the economy by reviewing our business
activities and lifestyles from the ground up.
We have established long-term goals for
saving energy, reducing CO2 emissions,
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reducing the use of specific chemicals, and
we are implementing activities to preserve the
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these goals every year. Our products include
power tools that use lightweight, long-life
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to develop products that are friendly to both
users and the environment.

Pierre Abboud designs announced the

implementation of wooden sculpture, under the
name of “The Falcon’s Nest”, on the streets of the
most prestigious location in the world, Downtown
Burj Khalifa.
The Sculpture, which will be constructed using
white wood crisscrossed to create “The Falcon
Nest” in a very abstract and minimalistic way,
will stand 7 meters high, spanning 24 meters in
length and 16 meters in width.
Designer Pierre Abboud said “this sculpture is
inspired by this great nation we live in, which
resembles “The Falcon Nest”; each piece of
wood is a muscle, hand and a person connecting
to build this multicultural force”
Pierre Abboud will be implementing the sculpture
so that it illustrated different symbols from
different views on the street; the aerial view of the
sculpture will show the falcon shape spreading
its wings in the sky, whilst walking through and
under the sculpture will make it appear to be a
bird’s nest and standing next to the sculpture will
portray the view of the earth and promote the feel

THE FALCON NEST

of unity.
Pierre Abboud, is a creative Lebanese art lover
of many talents in painting, sculpture and design.
Pierre inspired by the national day on 2nd of
December, 2010 to create “The Falcon Nest” . Pierre Abboud brings Art to the street

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Nick Bowles and Danny Powell at the opening ceremony

Opening of the new fishing shop in the

Dubai Garden Centre The Dubai Garden Centre, the largest one-stop
garden and plant shop in the UAE, together
with Ocean Active, have recently introduced a
new section dedicated for fishing accessories.
This new corner is meant to offer a wide range
of tools for the fishing lovers in the UAE,
who can get all their fishing equipments,
supplies, and gear. Weather you need a new
set of pliers, a new fishing knife, a new
fishing tackle box, fish hooks, fishing tackle,
a new set of fishing rod, the talented staff will
provide customers with unmatched service
and fishing knowledge.
Speaking at the opening ceremony Mr Danny
Powell, General Manager of the Dubai Garden
Centre, explained the new store concept,
and how the shop will now cater for the
landscaping experts, gardening enthusiasts,
and the avid fisherman.
Mr Nick Bowles, who will be in charge of this
new section, is one of the founders of Ocean
Active, a Dubai based company operating
since 2004 that offers a wide range of fishing
charters and trips in the Middle East.

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 new products

Giving storm water a

second chance
On July 7, 2010, United States EPA
Administrator designated all of the Los
Angeles River a “Traditional Navigable Water,”
strengthening environmental regulation not
only for the river, but also for the tributary
streams and wetlands that comprise the Los
Angeles River watershed. Now developers
and businesses that operate along the mostly
82 kilometer cement lined river, as well
as those that impact water in the 216,000
hectares of the river’s watershed, will have to
consider the implications of compliance with
the Clean Water Act (“CWA”).

Water flowing from the drainage channel is intercepted and pumped into the EPIC System below the park
for irrigation and after bio-filtration is released back into the drainage channel.

Irrigation Project are currently underway and water reclamation plants discharged the majority
runoff from 3,700 acres of land adjacent to South (72 percent) of the volume flowing in the Los
Fairfax Avenue will be targeted in an effort to Angeles River during this study.” This discharge
reduce storm water pollution that currently flows was found to contain “the highest concentrations
into Ballona Creek and Santa Monica Bay. and greatest mass emissions of nutrients including
nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, and total phosphate.”
Once completed in July 2011 this project will
The side benefit of storm water reuse is that all of
help to reduce beach closures, increase tourism,
these pollutants are nothing more than nutrients
LA River during droughts benefit marine habitat and enable the city to meet
storm water pollutant reduction goals while using
storm water to irrigate the park’s landscape.
According to the “Characterization of Water
Quality in the Los Angeles River” study
conducted in 2000 that sought to identify sources
of potential pollutants and measure water quality
along the river, there are three primary sources
of pollution in the Los Angeles River flow:
discharge from three water reclamation plants,
outflow from river tributaries into the river, and
storm drain outfalls.

LA River during rains
Perhaps anticipating the ruling or just establishing
themselves as having foresight in cutting
edge technology, the Los Angeles Bureau of
Engineering’s Project Manager Ahmed Iftekhar
acquired the assistance of the design staff at EPIC
Green Solutions (www.epic-green.com) – an
International, UAE based water management
company with an emphasis on irrigation, storm
water and environmental solutions. Together they
embarked on a first of its kind BMP to construct
the Westside Park Rainwater Irrigation Project.
Construction efforts for the $2.9 million (USD)
Proposition O funded Westside Park Rainwater
The study also found that 14 percent of the
river’s flow was from tributaries and 13.8
percent of the river flow was from storm drain
outfalls. The study identified seven tributaries
and 127 storm drain outfalls along the river,
of which 105 outfalls were flowing and 87
had sufficient flow to allow water quality
measurements. Of the outfalls and tributaries
sampled, it was found that 66 flowing storm
drains and six flowing tributaries accounted for
“the highest concentrations and mass emissions
of bacteria including total coliform, E. coli, and
Enterococcus.”
Conducted in what would be considered a fairly
dry month, the study found that, “The three
Irrigation water source for Westside park
that can be used in the vegetative plant growth in
the sub-surface EPIC system without any public
health exposure or concerns. It is here that the
versatility of the EPIC System is seen as it acts as
both an irrigation and bio filtration system.
“One of the big benefits of the Westside Park
Rainwater Irrigation Project is how it will
reduce the need for outside water sources for
irrigation in this park,” says Wing Tam of the
City of Los Angeles Storm water Program. “In a
drought year, using rainwater for irrigation will

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 It is here that the versatility of
the EPIC System is seen as it
acts as both an irrigation and bio
filtration system
weekend afternoon. An outdoor fitness center It is multi-beneficial projects like this that make
Installation of the EPIC sub-surface irrigation featuring exercise equipment will draw health- our communities better,” says Cynthia Ruiz,
and filtration system enthusiasts of all ages. Lastly, a new solar- president, Board of Public Works. “It is exciting
powered lighting system and fencing will make that we are moving forward with this important
drastically reduce potable water use in the area the surrounding community a safer place for the storm water improvement project that will not
and cut our expenses significantly.” Angelenos who call the La Cienega/Fairfax area only affect Westside Park, but the neighborhood
their home. at large.”
Reusing rainwater is at the heart of the Westside
Park Rainwater Irrigation Project. Off-site surface
runoff will be diverted from an existing storm
drain to a lift station that will filter water through
a screen removing floatable waste and heavy
sediments. A filtration system consisting of a
two-acre network of EPIC sub-surface irrigation
pipes in a sand profile will provide water to the
park’s natural vegetation through root uptake.
Excess filtered storm water will be stored in a
series of underground chambers. Once these
chambers reach their capacity, the surplus water
is discharged towards a dry creek and back into a
storm drain significantly cleaner.

W P CC protec ts pr imeval forests. O ur first objec tive wa s to

A closer look at the EPIC System below the ground d e velop the technology to create a composite wood su p e r i o r
to natural wood in order to combat the thoug ht l e s s
l u m ber ing of forest trees.
In addition, the Westside Park will benefit the
surrounding neighborhood. A playground, that
will be financed through sources other than
Proposition O, will be developed providing
children and their families with a universally
accessible playground to enjoy during a sunny

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 new products

CITYSì
CITYSì is the “positive city”,
the pursuit of the domestic
dimension outside the confined
space of a house. It is a new
way of thinking on how to live
the contemporary city. 1

2 3
The company has showcased the new catalogue 1-Linea acciaio Bench
“URBANDESIGN2011” at SUN exhibition in Rimini 2-Dali Bench
obtaining a great response thanks to the new, 3-Smith Bin
up-to-date, unique and very tidy products. CITYSì 4-Churchill Recycling Bin
has entered the urban design market with a strong
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solid enthusiasm of young designers, well focused
5-Incontro Seat
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on the modern ways of living the cities and their
spaces.
Open spaces of the city nowadays are “home
5
outside home”, and these spaces must be
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contest or immersed in the nature of a park.
CITYSì products are made with resistant
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CITYSì comes to life to give more value to the
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are everyday life, art creations that everyone can
use, see, and live leading to the exploration of
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 new products
Translation armchair & table pouf
by Alain Gilles

A NEW WAY OF LIFE ! . .

from France
ROTODESIGN have launched a new brand of modern outdoor
design furniture: Qui est Paul? Based on their expert knowledge of
manufacturing with plastic materials, Rotodesign has produced high
quality furnishings, specifically designed to be resistant against the
harsh outdoor climate.

Our Products
Each product is produced in France with the key
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is distributed by more than 600 partners all over
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Qui est Paul ? is now a well known brand
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Models were created by several young famous
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 international designs
A Shopping Center with a green meadow on the roof:
The Meydan-Center in Istanbul
has model character
A part of the roof area has been developed
accessible and invite you to linger.
Photo courtesy of ZinCo Gmbh
O
n the Asian side of Istanbul in
the suburb “Ümraniye” adjacent
to an “IKEA-market” which
was already opened in May
2005 a future-oriented shopping
center of the Metro Group
Asset Management (MAM) was
opened in August 2007, after
only about two years of construction. The
new shopping center “Meydan”, which in
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Turkish means “marketplace” or “meeting
point”, according to the client stands for
a completely new concept in shopping
malls. As the “first shopping square of
the world“, according to MAM, the new
building with its open architecture is
designed to invite to shop and linger. The
innovation of this concept is that a total
of 50 shops, restaurants and cafes are
structured into five ‘theme worlds’ located
By Roland Appl, Technical Director of ZinCo GmbH
around the central plaza. Thus, visitors
will find the shops and entertainment
areas combined and quickly accessible via
stairs and ramps, and not spread over an
in total 70,000 m² large building complex.
The unusual architecture combined with
specific technology is also new to the
shopping center “Meydan”. Created as
natural meadows and partially accessible
roof areas, smooth transitions between
An overview of the construction site before the green
roof installation starts. Photo courtesy of ZinCo Gmbh
the different building
structures and one of the
largest geothermal plants in
Europe with more than 200
drillings up to 150 m deep,
which allows for the climate-
friendly heating and cooling
of the Meydan Shopping
Center make it an innovative
retail development which is
unparalleled.
A shopping center as a “green
oasis” with opportunities
to play, walk and picnic
surrounded by a district
dominated by concrete
buildings was the concept
of the London architects of
Foreign Office Architects
(FOA). With this concept
they had prevailed in a four-
day workshop with five
internationally renowned
teams of architects in 2005.
The shopping-center
reminds one of the original
look of the emerging district
while at the same time
setting forward-looking
accents. The roof landscape,
for example, covered with
grasses and herbs represents
a throwback into the past
of today’s booming district
of “Ümraniye” because this
was until a few decades
ago still a rural suburb with
about 900 inhabitants. In
recent years the number rose
to 650,000 inhabitants and in
addition, many international
companies have located here
to benefit from the favorable
location at the crossroads of
the main arteries between
the Asian and the European
part of the city.
The architecture of the
shopping square functions as
a public space in the middle
of the sprawling sea of
buildings in the district. The
urban design concept takes
up the existing and expected
pedestrian access routes
of residents into the area.
The concept leads people
over green sloping roofs to
the center of the shopping
complex. “Meydan” is aimed
at all generations of Istanbul
but is especially attractive
to the younger ones, who
make up about 50% of the
population. In addition to
the anchor stores “Media
Markt“ and “Real“ there is
a fashion and sports world,
numerous service shops, a
large cinema complex and a
versatile food-court. Meydan
Shopping Center already
became a meeting place of
the city. On a busy weekend
it attracts more than 50,000
visitors.
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 international designs
Green Roofs presented a challenge
To achieve the natural vegetation that
was desired by the architects on the
folded and sometimes very steep sloped
roof surfaces represented a special
challenge. Because of the variety of roof
situations and different usages - 16.000
m² flat roof not accessible, 1.250 m² flat
roof accessible, 11.900 m² sloped roof up
to approx. 25° pitch und 1500 m² steep
pitched roof up to more than 35° - four
different green roof systems were used
by the system manufacturer ZinCo. The
Garden furniture placed on the accessible roof areas
invite you to linger. Photo courtesy of ZinCo Gmbh.
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installation from March to August of
2007 was carried out by ZinCo’s Turkish
partner Onduline Avrasya AS. The roof
construction – consisting of trapezoidal
sheets with thermal insulation made
of expanded polystyrene foam - was
waterproofed with a root-resistant,
single-layer membrane that also came
from a German production (Rhepanol of
FDT FlachdachTechnologie GmbH & Co.
KG), so that directly after installation of
the necessary shear barriers in the steep
roof areas the green roof installation
could be started.
A water feature is located in the center of the
plaza, which can be used in winter also for
ice-skating. Photo courtesy of ZinCo Gmbh
The plaza is generous and open while the 50 stores
that were placed around are rather pushed more in
the background. Photo courtesy of ZinCo Gmbh
The protection mats, drainage elements
of the types Floradrain® und Floraset®,
system filters as well as the Georaster®-
elements for the steep roof areas have
been delivered previously from Germany,
while the approx. 3300 m³ extensive and
intensive substrate used in the project
has been mixed in Turkey according
to ZinCo-Specification, and has been
analyzed regularly for its suitability. Staff
at ZinCo’s engineering department, which
even worked out the recipe for the grass
mixture, as well as the responsible Export
Manager Mr. Karl-Heinz Braun, who
had to take over, at times, construction
management tasks in Istanbul, showed a
total commitment to the task here. Finally,
the effort was worth it. The vegetation has
grown rapidly and established well, also
due to the integrated irrigation system in
the green roof build-up. The amount of
water has been reduced more and more
over time to accustom the vegetation to a
certain stress level.
The example Meydan-Center shows that
shopping centers and other large building
projects not necessarily need to result
in the sealing of “greenfield” areas, but
that with appropriate ideas and concepts,
and of course with the necessary
technology even a “green oasis” within
dense development can be created. The
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 parks

Canada’s treasured
The Tree Museum Collective
was formed in 1997 in
response to an opportunity to
create site-specific artworks

Tree Museum
in a relatively remote region
of Ontario, and includes
both waterfront and forest.
For the participating artists,
this opportunity represents
a rare occasion to realize by Natasha Tourish
major outdoor artworks in an
uncultivated environment,
with the physical support
essential to execute works on
this scale.

2007: Noel Harding

Title A Chirp
Photo courtesy of Roger Henriques
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 T
he Collective’s first exhibition
was held in October 1998 and
to date more than 50 artists have
created works on the site. Some
of the works are permanent
while others are of a transitory
nature, with the elements and
nature determining their life
span. Collectively, the projects explore
concepts of identity, memory and
territory in respect to nature and natural
processes, while underscoring the
imbalance that characterizes our current
relationship to the environment.
Since that first exhibition The Tree
Museum Collective has continued to
explore the relationship between Art and
Nature. This month Landscape talks to
Anne O’ Callaghan, Co-founder of the
Tree Museum which is situated on Ryde
Lake close to the town of Gravenhurst
and Lake Muskoka in central Ontario,
Canada. The region is fondly known as
‘cottage country’ by the locals and has
nearly two million visitors each year.
“Ej Lightman and I have been running
the tree museum for 14 years, in this

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 parks
time 66 artists have created 73 unique
projects relating to the site of the Tree
Museum. Object makers, photographers,
video artists musicians respond to nature
and to the site. These works engage
the complex reality of the relationship
between man and nature, the adoration,
reliance, and exploitation,” explained
Anne.
She continued: “There is an artist
residence on site, and the artists stay
at the Tree Museum, as they create the
work. We are also conscious of our
responsibility as conservators of the
land where the work is created. 80% of
the pathways are temporary and as the
work disappears or is removed, so too is
all evidence of its presence.”
The site covers 400 acres and is part of
what is known as the Canadian Shield:
“The rocks that form the Canadian
Shield were formed about four billion 2007b.: Wen-Chih Wang Bridge
years ago during the Archeon Eon of Photo courtesy of Anne O’Callaghan-
the Precambrian Era. Erosion of this -what it looks like in the winter
extremely rugged, mountainous

2000: Deeter Hastenteufe

Title: Them Now Us
Photo courtesy of Anne O’Callaghan

2007a.: Wen-Chih Wang Bridge

Photo courtesy of Michel Boucher
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landscape deposited enormous quantities
of clays, silts, sands and gravels into the
2004: EJ Lightman surrounding waters. Compressed by their
Title: Sky Shelter-Detail_ sheer cumulative weight and the heat of
Photo courtesy of Roger Henriques the shifting Earth’s crust, sedimentary
and metamorphic rocks formed during
the Proterozoic Eon of the Precambrian
Era.
“These rocks while amazing, at times
present installation problems because no
matter where you want to install works,
there is rock underneath. Even in the
meadow, when you dig you hit rock. We
have installed two works on the water,
but the lakes freeze, so using the lakes
creates logistic problems. Taking the
work out of the water in the late fall, can
be an extremely cold experience.”

1998: Anne O’Callaghan

Title: Relic of Memory
Photo courtesy of Roger Henriques

2002: Ellen Dijkstra

Title: Extraterrestrial, No longer on site
Photo courtesy of EJ. Lightman

2002: Lyla Rye

Title: Locus -work no longer on site
Photo courtesy of EJ. Lightman

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 playground

The most important part of your

School Playground
school’s playground may be
what’s underneath it. Have you
checked lately to see what that
surface looks like?
Asphalt and concrete, obviously, are out. Even including death. Synthetic materials such as safety
soils and hard-packed dirt don’t absorb shocks tiles or seamless rubber are engineered with high
well, and grass and turf are too susceptible to wear elasticity to ensure superior shock absorption &
and environmental conditions. Instead, today’s hence significantly reduces the risk of fall-related
playgrounds use loose fill or synthetics such as injuries not only absorbs impact force at critical fall
rubber as a surface. Just because your playground heights but it is a much more resilient, durable, non
had proper surfacing when it was installed, toxic, slip resistant and water permeable surface.
however, doesn’t mean it still does. Surfacing must Its also great application for areas such as pool
be inspected and maintained regularly, a task that surrounding and decks, wet areas, path ways and
often goes undone. jogging tracks. 
Sujit Tavkar, Assistant General Manager at Rubber Safety Tiles and Seamless Rubber also
Raymond Sport, says that “parents and school known as ‘pour-in-place rubber’ are the ideal surface

E
very year parent across the country spend tens
of thousands of dirhams on new playground
equipment. It’s a good investment, too.
Playgrounds have improved tremendously.
Monkey bars coated with lead paint and
located above unforgiving asphalt have been
replaced by equipment engineered for safety
and child development.
Today’s playgrounds are not only fun for kids, they
help children develop motor skills and coordination,
imagination, confidence, and social skills.
But it’s easy to forget all that when a child gets hurt.
And despite all of the consideration about safety,
children do get hurt. Reports from North America
indicate that the federal government estimates that
200,000 children are treated in emergency rooms
every year for playground injuries. Almost 60
percent of those injuries are from falls, so if you’re
wondering how safe your school playground is,
look down.
officials need to inspect their playground surfacing
to ensure it meets standard safety regulations,
especially when it comes to critical fall heights. The
last thing that any parent wants is for their child to
get seriously injured because the surface under a
playground is unsafe.”
Playground surfacing comes in three types: organic
loose fill, inorganic loose fill, and synthetics.
Organic loose fill includes bark mulch; wood
chips; and shredded hardwood, called engineered
wood fibers. Inorganic loose fill includes sand and
gravel. Synthetic surfacing includes rubber, rubber
over foam mats or tiles, poured urethane, and
rubber composites.  nightmare. Unfortunate many of these mishaps
Although loose fill surfaces are often inexpensive
they require high maintenance and supervision
of surface levels and depths. Failure to inspect
and maintain loose fill surfaces often means it
becomes unsafe and does not absorb impact forces
potentially increasing the risk of serious injury,
can be installed onto any hard and or compact
surface under playground equipment. The depth
of the tiles or the seamless rubber is determined
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 international designs

Kengo kuma’s
Our lifestyle today
seems to be based
mainly on a concept
of contemporality,

intervention for
so much so that we
tend, on the whole,
to ignore many of the
valuable lessons left

the casalgrande
to us by the past. As
such, this has limited
our commitment and
interest to design and

ceramics
project for the future.

By Mario Pisani

C
onsequently, we seem to
have lost the ability to
convey the concept of a
monument, in as far as
it represents mnemonic
recollection of either an
illustrious individual or an
important event. In fact, the
Modern Movement in its very nature,
following its dream of progress,
could not afford to reflect on the past,
and in the process negated all form of
historical validity as a stepping stone
to both present and future.
Recently, however, with the change
in our thinking processes, we have
discovered that this form of mind
set and ideology deprives us of an
essential and significant retention of
the past in our memory chambers,
without which we of course, risk
not only a sterile oblivion, but also
a possible insanity. As such,

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Casalgrande Ceramic Cloud our interest today has now turned to

the creation of works necessary to
counteract contemporary commercial
fashion consumerism to fix in space
and time for future generations a
stabilizing anchor in our collective
imagination, emphasizing the origins
and motivations which germinate the
concept of the work in question.
It was within these parameters that
the Casalgrande firm of ceramics
commissioned Kengo Kuma, the
Japanese architect renowned for
his minimal projects including tea
pavillions, miniature museums and
bamboo houses to design their new
premises. The concept proposed by
Kuma manifested itself as a pavillion
threshold in a public garden in the district
of Casalgrande, laid out over an area of
2,800 square meters. A large circular
enclosure consisting of white pebbles
(from which the ceramic material is
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 This is a project which is not concerned simply
with the placing of an object in a specific space, but
more as the creation of a particular place. Adhering
to today’s contemporary anti-monumental
approach in architecture, this project is designed
to appear almost as an illusory dissolving image;
only in the interior do the ephemeral walls acquire
solidity. This indeed is a dynamic architecture of
movement conveying the spirit of our age, while
also demonstrating the architect’s desire to etch
and leave some sign of permanence.

extracted) oscillates as a floating

screen, together with a perforated
wall and a mirrored water surface,
projecting enticing reflections of the
whole project.
The work is entitled CCCloud as if to
emphasize the dynamic and sinuous
qualities of the impalpable wall.
Floating cloudlike, it tapers to its
limits from its central 1.7 metre thick
section. The wall, which reaches a
height of six metres, features ceramics
utilized structurally incorporating
nine layers of porcelain gres tiles
each measuring 60 x 120 cms
manufactured by the Casalgrande
establishment itself.
Obviously a project of this nature
could not have been realized without
the full participation of the clients
themselves. It was Vitruvius who
long ago stated that architecture
has two parents, the client and
the architect, without whose total
commitment and participation,
manifestation of a work would not
be possible.
The fascinating aspect of this project
focuses on the transformation of the
ceramic tile into a structural element,
elevating it from its usual usage as
solely a cladding material. Working
in collaboration with the Casalgrande
ceramic team, Kengo Kuma has utilized
this material imaginatively to create
a work which appears both dynamic
and weightless, evoking images of an
almost oscillating veil-like structure.

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 green roofs designs
international

Green
Roofs for
the city By Jimena Martignoni

T
he two projects presented
here, Mirabilia Towers
and Nicaragua, have a few
essential characteristics in
common, from a landscape
design and construction
perspective, which become
the main reason why they
are shown together.
Both of them are high-rise
apartment buildings that share a
common open ground level with
gardens and amenities. These
landscaped areas are built as green
roof systems, in response to the
presence of underground parking
which in both cases covers the
entire area of the lot.
The landscape project,
consequently laid out under certain
restrictions and conditions, offers
very specific situations that can be
equally appreciated in the two sites.
On the other hand, the differences
of scale and size between the two
lots lead to diverse solutions,
although part of a same problem.

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green roofs designs

Mirabilia Towers
This architectural project is made of two
47-story towers, positioned at opposite
sides of a central paved path aligned with
the main access to the complex. The rest
of the space of the lot, shaped as an almost
perfect square whose area is 3.276 m2, is
completed with recreational and leisure
areas. Since the towers are not facing each
other but sited on a virtual diagonal, they
alternate with open spaces creating a more
dynamic relation between buildings and
landscape. The first tower, located closer
to the main access, faces the swimming
pool; both building and pool-deck have
the same total width and are aligned on a

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same axis, thus generating a geometrical
and visually consistent layout. Facing the
second tower appears the kids’ area and
an open meadow. Enclosing the lot as a
ring, the outer sides offer sport fields, a
café, a mini-putting green and the access
promenade which includes the descending
ramps to the underground parking.
The entire area of the lot is elevated one
meter above the street, following the
local Planning Code, and only one level
of underground parking is allowed in this
city district, because underneath one of
the adjoining avenues runs a canalized
creek. For this reason, the landscape plan
is thought as a continuous large green
roof and the planting plan is limited to a
few medium-size trees species, shrubs,
herbaceous and groundcovers.
The location of trees is limited to certain
spots where the soil height is more. In
order to achieve this, these areas are softly
modeled as approximately 45 cm-tall
“beams” underneath which, and as part
of the concrete slab structure, another 35
cm of soil complete the necessary height
conditions for tree planting. This system is
used for two different situations: one, the
central path that connects the main access,
the access to the two towers and the rear
gardens; two, the open meadow in which
are placed the kids’ area and playgrounds.
In the first case, the trees are planted on
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both sides of the path, immediately behind
a concrete short wall that serves as a
bench and also as the support for the 45
cm-tall beam. The chosen trees for this
access central path are Robinias, whose
pink flowers blossom during spring and
summer, creating an attractive picture for
a meaningful public space. Underneath
the trees, stunning rows of Agapanthus
(African lily) complete the scene.
In the kids’ area, Jacaranda trees are planted
in a circle around the playground; in this
manner, the 45 cm-tall beam and the trees
generate a real border that encloses a more
protected and intimate area for children.
In addition, the landscape project had
to address other two problems: privacy,
from the quite noisy adjoining avenue,
and scale, in order to generate the largest
possible green area between the two
towers. Privacy was achieved by planting
a thick green screen in front of the lot´s
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 green
womenroofs
in landscape
fence, with Nerium Oleander,
Feijoas, Phormium (New Zealand
flax) and Jasminum (Jasmine).
The scale issue was resolved with
the implementation of the green
roof and the creation of different
activities and landscaped areas of
diverse sizes and look.
Close to the access area and
adjacent to the café and the
swimming pool, appears a mini-
putting green which is framed
by a broad bed of Hemerocallis
(Day lilies); this dazzling piece
leans on a group of Phormium,
whose copper-color leaves creates
a deep contrast with the yellow
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level that embraces the building and is
enclosed by three party walls. The lot
is eight times smaller than Mirabilia,
covering a total area of 400 m2 and the
underground parking occupies the same
area, in one level. As part of the same
city district, the Planning Code enforces
the same conditions and restrictions as in
Mirabilia.
In this case, the most important objective
was to achieve a subtle visual integration
between the different parts that make this
relatively small lot. The two legs of the U
shaped open space offer, respectively, a
passive garden that can be seen from the
main lobby of the building and acts as a
place to contemplate and walk by, and a
service´s area with a barbeque deck and
kids ‘area. The last segment of the “U” is
entirely occupied by the swimming pool,
whose length coincides with the width of
the lot.
flowers. As a natural background,
the large crowns of the Sycamore
trees planted in the street are
intentionally used as part of the
composition. This was a decision
made by Cora Burgin, the lead
designer, from the very beginning:
“We wanted to include the existing
street vegetation into the lot, as
another visual component”, she
says.
Nicaragua
This architectural project is
represented by a single 14-storey
tower located in the front of the
lot, with a U-shaped open ground
The passive garden, located on the East, These two residential projects, where
MIRABILIA
is created as a composition of lawn and the presence of towers, zone restrictions Date of Completion: 2009
gravel, delimited by soft curves, and and underground parking combine to Size:  3276 m2
a thick bed of red flowers that lean on create a quite challenging work, rise Green Roof: extensive - intensive
another thick row of bamboos. Here and as good examples of common gardens Client: Arqs. Esses - Naistat
Designer: Grupo Landscape - Cora Burgin
there, a few Cycas revoluta (Sago palm) where contemplation, recreation, Design Team: Mouzo / Lopez / Micou / Burgin
dot the space. In the last portion of this leisure and sports can live together.  
garden, in front of the pool, a small paved The solution given by creatively NICARAGUA
deck offers a wooden bench and a couple designed extensive-intensive green Date of Completion: 2009
Size: 400 m2
of Ficus planted in individual pots. roofs for large private projects in Green Roof: extensive - intensive
city lots appears to be more and more Client: Arqs. Gradel - Kopelioff
The decision of repainting the large white
frequent and successful. Something to Designer: Grupo Landscape / Arq. Cora Burgin
party wall, behind, in a very sober green, Design Team: Mouzo / Lopez / Micou / Burgin
learn from.
helps to minimize what it would´ve been
a very contrasting effect with the plants.
In this way, the space and its components
look more integrated and intimate.
The pool, designed as a linear element,
is preceded by a deck and a very tidy-
looking lawn area. The geometrical
lines of these elements are accompanied
by the lamps on the walls, which are
placed in pairs. Underneath, and framing
the longest side of the pool, a row of
Phormium provides a green presence to
contrast and complement the water.
The west side of the lot provides services:
a very small area with a playground,
further from the pool, and some sets of
wooden table and chairs covered by a
pergola, by the barbeque deck. The west
and east wings of the lot are connected by
a roofed meeting room where the dwellers
can get together or attend private social
events.
In response to size and scale issues, this
project has no trees; only shrubs and
herbaceous.

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 women in landscape

Please tell us about your family and

educational background?
With all the hype about the mega
projects in the Gulf, I like many young
professionals moved to work in the
Emirates after graduation. I graduated
from The Ohio State University and got
my education in Landscape Architecture.
I come from a Middle Eastern background
and I did notice that there aren’t many
landscape architects in the region, which
meant more opportunities for me.
The UAE was an exciting place with
endless possibilities in terms of creativity
and construction. I wanted to experience
a different school of thought in a place
so diverse with experiences and cultural
backgrounds that surely have shaped

Women in Landscape with Hala Shiblaq

Barwa City Central Park

Master Plan

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 Barwa City Central Park
the current landscape and the end users Do you think that the scarcity of water in at night
approach towards the different spaces the UAE has put pressure on landscape
created. architects to create more hardscape with
arid desert plants and trees that can
What inspired you to get involved in the
withstand the heat?
landscaping industry?
I believe it has in terms of the costs of
I’ve been privileged to grow up around
maintaining such plants. Naturally we all
a family who believe that a child’s
love a greener outdoors but the reality
education shouldn’t be focused solely
is that desert plants are also rich in
on the pragmatic study of traditional
variety and form and must be embraced
subjects. They encouraged me to develop
equally. I am not in favor of the overuse
my creativity in various skills till I found
of hardscape which will only worsen the
my way. I was fond of design early in my
climatic conditions in a place where heat
life in general and came across Landscape
can be an obstacle for users during the
architecture by sheer coincidence but I
summer.
know some respectable individuals around
me that have encouraged me to continue.

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 women in landscape
If so, do you agree that the need for water
conservation and less irrigation will
have a negative impact on your creative
abilities when it comes to designing
‘green’ landscape?
I wouldn’t call it a negative impact. One
of the first things we learn about landscape
architecture is awareness of the local
biodiversity, use of native plants that will
logically survive better, and designing
with sustainable materials. It is vital to
be aware of what is already there but the
continuous urban sprawl is a major factor
in an ever-changing environment.
One should be aware that every project
has some sort of restrictions whether it is
the resources available, the geographical
location, the climate, or the finances. The
challenge is using what you have to your
own advantage. If necessary there are West Zone Landscape
always alternatives through a variety of Concept Plan
materials, natural elements, lighting and
art work that can be incorporated in any
landscape project
Which projects have you been most proud
of throughout your career and why?
My favorite project was in Reem Island where
I worked on designing the outdoor voids in the
buildings. The voids are in a form of hanging
gardens in The Gate District Towers. It was
a lot of fun going through the design process
and a great deal of opportunities in terms of
structure, and sculptural and lighting effects in
extreme conditions.
If you could create your dream project,
what would it entail?
I personally favour a project that her achievements in life. I’m currently reasons associated with the decisions we
stimulates the senses and engages the user. working in a male dominated work make.
When a user moves around an outdoor environment in which I’m continuously
The society is not fully aware of
space whether it is natural or a man made gaining guidance and mentorship. I
the roles of a Landscape architect
setting the flow must be pleasing. believe that patriarchy is all around us
and positive influence they have
but it shouldn’t be a reason for anyone to
The movement, the sounds, the array of on their everyday lives. Marketing
limit themselves.
colours, variety of forms and textures and advertising featured projects
must create an unforgettable experience How do you see your field developing and the creative minds behind
where a user would simply say this is my in the Middle East? Do you have any those works shall increase such
‘happy place.’ concerns, advice, opinions regarding awareness.
this?
As a woman in a male dominated What advice would you give
profession, what has been your In order for Landscape architecture to other women wanting to enter
experience working in this field in the truly develop in a rapidly growing region this profession, both here and
Middle East? there must be an educational base where overseas?
a degree in Landscape architecture can be
A woman with high expectations of her Take risks, fight for your ideas,
obtained without travelling elsewhere. The
personal abilities should not use the make mistakes and have fun.
Middle East is in need of professionals
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