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The publishers cannot be held liable for any mistake or omission enclosed in the publication. Fax: +971 4 4470928 1 The First Specialised Landscape Magazine in the Middle East 32 CONTENTS 28 January 2019 - Issue 139 Urba-Style, Architectural design 18 concrete street furniture Austrablend® multi mineral root 22 zone conditioner Interview with Lara Alawneh, 28 from Arada 32 Livable streets for livable cities 38 Living green-walls and biophilic 38 interiors in the new Muscat International Airport MHC - for Landscape Design 42 consultancy London’s Paddington Central gets 44 new look 44 We are a reputed supplier of quality plants, specimen ornamental trees and matured tropical palms for major landscaping projects. Our global suppliers include renowned organizations from Italy, Spain, Holland, South Africa, Lebanon, Egypt, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. 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We have 7 propogation facilities in the UAE that cater to large scale commercial projects on contract purchase arrangements. 333 A member of the Tanseeq Investment Group of Companies December18 Final.indd 33 12/9/2018 3:13:51 PM The First Specialised Landscape Magazine in the Middle East I NEWSNEWS AND& EVENTS EVENTS 4 5 Metts DPS.indd 7 11/1/201611/1/2016 4:50:064:50:06 PMPM MettsNew DPS.inddDecember'16.indd 6 4 11/1/201611/1/201612/3/16 4:50:044:50:04 4:09 PMPM PM New December'16.indd 5 12/3/16 4:09 PM TheThe First First Specialised Specialised LandscapeLandscape Magazine in the Middle EastEast 55 Metts DPS.indd 7 11/1/2016 4:50:06 PM Metts DPS.indd 6 11/1/2016 4:50:04 PM New December'16.indd 5 12/3/16 4:09 PM I NEWS & EVENTS QATAR | LEBANON | UAE WELLNESS & POOLS First of its kind in the region, using VR technology Dubai Municipality launches Smart Training Hub for engineers WATER FEATURES Dawoud Al Hajiri, Director General of Dubai Municipality on devices and tools that are used in the VR technology, while Monday launched a smart training center, which offers hands- the software was fully built by GIS Center team. on training using the Virtual Reality Environment. The Smart Al Muhairi explained that the Training curriculum covers Training Hub, supervised by the Municipality’s Geographic limited fields for the time being such as urban planning, land Information Systems Center, is considered the first-of-a surveying and building supervision, while in the future it is kind in the Middle East for the city planning and engineering expected to include other training topics to cover other DM industry. specialty areas. With the Smart Training Hub, the Municipality aims to She added that the center will be available to the enable the trainees to learn the techniques and mechanisms departments and institutions to benefit from it as per their used in urban planning and the methods of building specializations and fields of work. supervision and control. The techniques of the center will also Al Hajiri expressed his pleasure on the use of modern and enable the trainees to implement the urban planning rules and smart technologies in training, and qualifying the trainees and the setting of building regulations as well as performing the raising their levels in urban planning. land surveying tasks while they are inside the training room. He stressed the Municipality’s keenness to provide the Al Hajiri toured the Smart Training Hub, where he was best services to customers and employees and achieve their WATER TREATMENT briefed by Eng. Mariam Al Muhairi, Director of GIS Center about aspirations on the level of services provided to them, with an the equipment and training programs in the center, which is emphasis on the sustainability, happiness, health and safety unique in using the latest technology in the field of training. aspects of the Municipality’s vision of building a happy and The smart Training Hub is equipped with high-end sustainable city for all. Member of 6 watermaster.me www.watermaster.me SPECIALIZED TURNKEY SOLUTION PROVIDER The First Specialised Landscape Magazine in the Middle East QATAR | LEBANON | UAE WELLNESS & POOLS WATER FEATURES WATER TREATMENT Member of 7 watermaster.me www.watermaster.me SPECIALIZED TURNKEY SOLUTION PROVIDER I NEWS & EVENTS The First Specialised Landscape Magazine in the Middle East Thesiger between 1946 and 1950, and since then, only a few extreme adventurers have attempted its crossing, leaving the rest of us to wonder at The world of filigree steel systems for landscaping and gardening its edge,” explained Rhodes. “By mounting an expedition to sensitively construct and deploy a basic shelter, we hope to allow people to get a little farther out to experience a little-known people and place. Through the Neonomads design–build studio project, we hope to inspire journey and adventure,” Rhodes said. Over a period of six months, the students designed, prototyped, prefabricated and deployed a lightweight, basic structure programmed to provide fundamental protection from the elements, including shade, access to water, fire, light and basic communication with the outside world. “Tracing ancient caravan routes of the frankincense trade between the UAE and southern Oman, the AUS architecture students Neonomads structure can now act as a primary basecamp and a satellite way station, outward receive accolades from bound into the Empty Quarter, the first of a possible sequence of nodes of a wider network the American Institute of of infrastructure designed for experiencing and exploring one of the most unique and otherworldly Architects for sustainable landscapes on the planet,” said Rhodes. desert shelter Rhodes said the project gave students the Architecture students from the College of Architecture, Art and Design (CAAD) at American University of Sharjah (AUS) have received an Honorable Mention Design Award by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Middle East Chapter for their innovative “Neonomads” desert shelter and research station.