MASTER PLANNING. Madinat Al Hareer(City of Silk) Borabay Lakes Resort. Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens. Eastern Quarry. Ebbsfleet City

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1 MASTER PLANNING The cities of the 21st century must revaluate the past and place the citizen at their centre if they are to be sustainable in the future. Scaled around walkable distances between vital amenities, CivicArts cities are a network of close-knit communities: each one a molecule of daily life. Madinat Al Hareer(City of Silk) Borabay Lakes Resort Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens Eastern Quarry Ebbsfleet City Titanic Quarter Masterplan Bab Al Nur(House of Light) Greenwich Peninsula Mana Whenua New West End North Lakes Riverwalk Al Wady Gardens

2 madinat al hareer, city of silk, kuwait MADINAT AL HAREER (CITY OF SILK) KUWAIT 2005 AMIR OF KUWAIT & TAMDEEN Woven together by its ribbons of parks and lakes the 25 neighbourhoods of the City of Silk promise a truly sustainable future for the Arabian Gulf. Deliberately scaled around walk-able distances, each district acts as a molecule of daily life, addressing its citizens needs for food, faith, health and education within the local community. Home to some 700,000 souls, the ambitious city master plan embodies Kuwait s future cultural, commercial and environmental aspirations. Wrapping around a new national park and wildlife reserve, its three unique city centres draw upon the intricacies of Arabian geometry to concentrate the infrastructure of business, culture and leisure amenities to maximum effect.

3 borabay lakes resort, kazakhstan BORABAY LAKES RESORT KAZAKHSTAN 2008 FTG DEVELOPMENT The quality and diversity of the Borabay Lakes Resort will restore Kazakhstan s historic legacy as the heart of central Asia; the high steppe where East meets West. Weaving through landscaped mountain forest parks, interspersed with grassy meadows, the intersecting lines of its woodland trails connect a host of facilities laid in an arc along the lake s eastern shore. The waterside trio of Town Centre, Peninsula Village, and Golf & Sports Centre combine to create the ultimate all-weather resort, while the security of the wooded Camp Kazakh and its International Diplomatic Centre will welcome foreign delegations to discuss and negotiate in presidential comfort.

4 mohammed bin rashid gardens, dubai, uae MOHAMMED BIN RASHID GARDENS DUBAI, UAE 2008 DUBAI PROPERTIES Carving the patterns of the heavens into the desert sands the rippling curves of the Union Canal record the celestial path of the Milky Way. Flowing out from Business Bay, the canal describes a wide arc before rejoining the Gulf once more. Reversing the current trend for reclaiming land from sea it brings the water to the desert, transforming 88km2 of arid dunes into valuable real estate in the process. Unifying the city s masterplan, this 21st century navigation functions as both urban artery and leisure amenity, open to citizen and visitor alike. Its miles of lively, democratic waterfronts will make this garden city the envy of the world.

5 mohammed bin rashid gardens, dubai, uae MOHAMMED BIN RASHID GARDENS DUBAI, UAE 2008 DUBAI PROPERTIES The Mohammed Bin Rashid Gardens offer an enlightened model of urban planning that will reverse the Gulf s corrosive commuter culture. Celebrating the intricate geometry of Arabian art and science, their 56 million square feet of verdant parks and gardens divide an 880 million square foot city into a network of sustainable neighbourhoods, each containing the molecule of daily life. Four new city centres anticipate the needs of a 21st century metropolis; their geometric plans restoring the genius of Arabian science, art, philosophy, faith, and commerce to the Middle East. Carving the patterns of the heavens into the desert sands, the rippling curves of the cooling Union Canal mirror the celestial path of the Milky Way to complete Sheik Mohammed s vision for a 21st century Dubai.

6 eastern quarry, dartford, kent, uk EASTERN QUARRY DARTFORD, KENT, UK 2001 LAND SECURITIES DEVELOPMENT The finest measure of any civilisation is its ability to restore the landscape it displaced. The intricate density of Eastern Quarry conjures up the spirit of an English town from the detritus of an industrial wasteland. Nestling into 1,000 acres of abandoned chalk quarries, its seven residential villages are based around a European typology of parks and squares that form leisure and market centres; a strategy that places all 30,000 residents within a five-minute walk of daily essentials. With an expansive environmental programme of man-made chalk lakes, and a new 50-acre park reclaimed from a rubbish tip, Eastern Quarry promises one of the finest sustainable communities in the United Kingdom.

7 ebbsfleet city, dartford and gravesend, uk EBBSFLEET CITY DARTFORD AND GRAVESEND, UK 2002 LAND SECURITIES DEVELOPMENT Endowed with Eurostar rail link, North Kent Lines and new Crossrail stations, Ebbsfleet Valley has the potential to become one of the most integrated transport developments in England. Building upon these highly marketable links, Ebbsfleet City establishes a new urban centre to create an internationally connected business community. Its 5 million sq/ft of office, residential, retail leisure space sit atop a podium of car parking for both tenants and guests, freeing the ground plane to become a generous public realm. Easily accessed by the population of the proposed Eastern Quarry villages, and with vistas out across lakes and rivers, Ebbsfleet City will be the valley s most majestic commercial site.

8 titanic quarter masterplan, belfast, northern ireland TITANIC QUARTER MASTERPLAN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND 2005 HARCOURT DEVELOPMENTS Stretching out along the River Lagan, this graceful armature of land and water will become the epicentre of Northern Ireland s 21st century economy. Built over 15 years, the 3 billion masterplan will transform the 75 hectares of Queen s Island into the Titanic Quarter; a community of 7,000 homes complete with offices, education, retail and leisure facilities. The sweeping lines of the verdant ribbon parks lend the island a lyrical form, their informal woodlands and meadows creating a place for active recreation. The surrounding street grid responds to the historic fabric of the shipyard site, preserving the city s maritime heritage while ensuring public access in perpetuity.

9 bab al nur house of light, dubai, uae BAB AL NUR [HOUSE OF LIGHT] DUBAI, UAE 2007 EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DUBAI A grand campus gateway to the sinuous Union Canal, Bab al Nur places research and learning at the heart of an ever-expanding Dubai. Inspired by the construction techniques of traditional Islamic geometries, its sweeping curves and circles hold a timeless quality and cultural validity. A grand Avenue of Light reaches across the carriageway on a wide Garden Bridge to connect the campus quadrangles of learned institutions to the cultural highlights of a waterside Arts Quarter. This physical connection prevents the isolation of the academic sphere, actively encouraging the cross-pollination of ideas as students, scholars and scientists mix freely with the wider community. The broadened minds of Bab al Nur will take the global-decisions that ultimately decide Dubai s future.

10 greenwich peninsula, london, uk GREENWICH PENINSULA LONDON, UK 2002 LEND LEASE EUROPE Leaving memories of ephemeral millennial festivities behind, this design proposal sought to permanently regenerate an engineering icon and its surrounding peninsula. Integrating the former Millennium Dome into a new mixeduse development, it offered over 8 million sq/ft of office, retail and leisure amenities, all served by excellent transport links. Civic spaces filled with shops, restaurants, cafés, and cultural amenities promised to animate the abandoned peninsula. With a dense residential quarter, this former industrial wasteland would have become a vibrant alternative to the south east s segregated-use schemes, as typified by the corporate solemnity of neighbouring Canary Wharf.

11 mana whenua, auckland, new zealand MANA WHENUA AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 2002 AUCKLAND WATERFRONT This bold integration of Auckland s waterfront into a single consolidated masterplan offers a new home for the prestigious America s Cup Village. Extending Victoria Park s carpet of green across Fanshawe Street transforms the muscular armature of Wynyard Point into a central garden mall that doubles as quadrangle for a new learning city campus of schools, offices, residential and retail. Enclosing Westhaven Marina and Waitemate Harbour, it subdivides the water space into sheltered rooms, each catering to a different class of craft. A landmark destination for the City of Sails, Mana Whenua would be one of the most extensive contemporary waterfront developments in the Southern Hemisphere.

12 new est end, london, uk NEW WEST END LONDON, UK 2002 NEW WEST END COMPANY, LONDON Invited to explore one of most the famous shopping districts in the English speaking world, CivicArts proposed sweeping changes to London s New West End. The master plan called for Oxford, Regent, and Bond streets to be divided into 7 villages each hosting one of the primary target cluster groups who visit the area s 7.5 million square feet of retail each year. Working with Shopping Centre Solutions, each village was assigned a well defined boundary, encompassing the appropriate mix of retail, entertainment, dining, and culture. Looking beyond the ubiquitous streets, it successfully shifted the focus to the diverse character of the immediate neighbourhoods, their residents and guests.

13 north lakes, queensland, australia NORTH LAKES QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA 2003 LEND LEASE & LENSWORTH PROPERTIES A new heart for North Lakes community of 7,000 homes, this proposal forges a vital link between education and retail development. Career and skills centres, residences, offices and leisure amenities are stacked above a dense retail promenade that connects a landward shopping centre to a major lakefront learning institution. An exemplary model for a modern college town, its plentiful sidewalks, street cafés and restaurants will encourage the interaction of students, residents and guests, forming a marketplace of ideas. Championed by the Hornery Institute, this scheme represents the next generation of town centre development, applying an education branding to its generous civic spaces.

14 riverwalk, chesapeake, virginia, usa RIVER WALK CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, USA 1987 RIVERWALK DEVELOPMENT INC The residential villages of River Walk are sensitively inserted into a dense forest of evergreens and hardwoods, laced with tidal marshes that team with wildlife. An enviable 1 mile stretch of the Elizabeth River acts as the frontage for 446 acres of verdant parkway, enveloping the 12 villages within a natural landscape. Inspired by the local Georgian architecture, each community is entered via copper-roofed brick gatehouses that combine to create a unique civic identity for the scheme. The deliberate range of residences, from starter homes and condominiums to bespoke single family houses, allows River Walk s 1,400 families to stay within the neighbourhood as they grow.