NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI (NYUAD)

Location: Abu dhabi , UAE
Landscape Architecture
NYUAD is a comprehensive liberal arts campus scheduled to open in 2012. Sites
International prepared the landscape master plan and design guidelines with the intent of
creating an oasis-like haven for students and staff. The highly urbanized campus and
extensive building land coverage posed a real landscape design challenge. Almost all
landscaping is built on roofs, including parking garages, academic buildings and student
/ staff housing. Extensive studies were conducted to respond to the extremely hot-
humid cli mate of Abu Dhabi. Native and adaptive plant species were selected.
Hardscape materials with minimum heat gain were specified. The design provides
shelterec and shaded areas for students’ outdoor use. Roof gardens play both an
aesthetic role and minimize heat gain through the roofs of buildings.
QUAIQ RIVER
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Urban Design, Landscape Architecture
The ancient river bed was a part of reforming the heart of Aleppo city in Syria. This is
the first stage of an overall Master Plan for restoring Quaiq River / Open Space
Network. Sites international Responsibilities include Urban Design and City-wide Open
Space Network studies, Historical and Geotechnical Studies and Analysis, and
Landscape Design.