DOHA: The latest, sustainable and cost-effective design strategies for developing Qatar’s future public realm were highlighted in the third Annual Future Landscape & Public Realm Qatar conference held yesterday.
The first day of Future Landscape & Public Realm Qatar conference created the perfect platform for attendees to build relations, exchange ideas and seize business opportunities throughout the “ACMi+” interface that allowed for many networking breaks which created a dynamic, efficient and relevant learning environment.
Future Landscape Qatar is the event to attend, to stay up to date with the latest in landscape, and to network with all stakeholders involved in the field. “A must attend conference that is not to be missed,” said Dar Al Handasah, a senior landscape architect.
The conference started with a keynote address delivered by Prof Ali A Alraouf from the Ministry of Municipality & Environment, and was followed by sessions on the quality of urban public spaces in Doha by Sheikh Saoud Al Thani form ASTAD, green spaces in urban ecology by Sara Abdul Majid from Richer Environments and Dr Cynthia Skelhorn from Qatar Green Building Council, the landscape of Islamic Gardens by Mohammed M Hassona from Qatar Foundation, a case study on Sheraton Park West Bay Project’s Water features by Johan Winters from SALFO and Associates, and the landscape and urban design for South Doha by Walter Bone from Dynamic Engineering Consultants.
“It’s a vital source of inspiration for the young architects,” said an architect from Al Baker Architects. Solution providers like Nakheel, Ghesa, KDF, Watermaster, ansglobal, Gebal, Kinley, Qatar Paving Stones, Consent, showcased their newest technologies and solutions.
