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Holcim Awards 2008 Africa Middle East

Acknowledgement: Xeritown responsive urban planning strategy, Dubai, UAE

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Type of project:

Urban planning
Start of construction:
December 2008
Main author:
SMAQ – architecture urbanism research, Berlin, Germany and X-Architects, Dubai, UAE

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Project Summary
The Xeritown responsive urban planning strategy is a mixed-use property development on Dubai’s outskirts. The strategy returns to the traditional settlement principles of Arab villages, focused on narrow shade-covered streets, intimate courtyards and perforated walls. By integrating the desert and local climate, the result is a systematically adapted and optimized design.

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Members of the winning team of the  Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008 for "Xeritown responsive urban planning strategy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates" (l-r): Sabine Müller, Andreas Quednau, Ahmed Al Ali, Farid A. Rad

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Xeritown responsive urban planning strategy, Dubai, UAE

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photos of team and prize hand-over

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