MESA grabs US award for Abu Dhabi park
Landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm MESA has picked up the 2011 Award of Excellence in Communications from the Texas Chapter of the Association of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for...
View ArticleVenetian style
UAE: Café Florian in DIFC is a contemporary interpretation of the famous 18th century coffee house in Venice, Italy, featuring pastel colours inspired by the original 18th and 19th century frescoes,...
View ArticleThe Great Outdoors
The drive to take the indoors out is prevelant amongst designers who want to tap into the 2012 commercial market Interior design is moving outdoors, with equal care being given to the look of the...
View ArticleMandela on the Mountain
Architect: WHIM (Rotterdam) Location: Cape Town, South Africa The Project Mandela on the Mountain is the title of an ambitious project to commemorate the iconic South African leader’s 95th birthday –...
View ArticleDubai launches international landscape design competition
The first annual Dubai International Garden Competition is set to take place from 3-6 April on Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard with a large number of designs already submitted for the competition....
View ArticleDesert mystery design baffles Google Earth viewers
A mystery design in the Egyptian desert is baffling viewers of Google Earth. Some say it’s created by UFOs – while others claim it’s a portal to another dimension. But it is actually the work of...
View ArticleMartha Schwarz Partners designs teardrop landscaping for Abu Dhabi plaza
London-based landscape design firm Martha Schwartz designed a green retreat in Abu Dhabi’s Sowwah Square, at the heart of Al Maryah Island, referencing Bedouin carpets and sand dunes in teardrop-shaped...
View ArticleSculptor plants 50ft steel towers in Qatari desert
American sculptor Richard Serra has planted four 50ft towers in the Qatari desert for his lastest project entitled “East-West/West-East”. The 74-year-old said in an interview with English newspaper The...
View ArticleTeam from Perkins + Will emphasise importance of outdoor design
As the ex-patriot population of the UAE becomes less transient, architects need to focus on more “people-centered” projects, say the new urban design team from Perkins + Will. Steve Velegrinis is its...
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Landscape design becoming a bigger factor across design in the Middle East
Landscape architecture and creating attractive spaces between buildings is becoming more of a factor in design across the Middle East. Dubai, especially, has been viewed as a collection of...
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