World Architecture Festival 2012: Heart of Doha, a 31-hectare masterplan designed by AECOM for the gateway to Inner Doha has been named Future Project of the Year at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore.
Currently under construction, the project will form a gateway to the city that connects it with the waterfront, as well as with existing and proposed airports.
The architects studied historical aerial photographs of Doha to develop a layout that follows traditional Qatari street patterns, then superimposed it over an orthogonal grid to allow room for modern day vehicles.
The combination of these two layouts, which the architects refer to as "the grid and the lattice", will create a complex web of streets that respect the Arab/Islamic vernacular, and are also oriented to capture the north-westerly sea breeze.
We’ve also announced winners for World Building of the Year and Landscape of the Year, as well as all the category winners from day one and day two.
Dezeen is media partner for the World Architecture Festival, which is taking place at the Marina Bay Sands hotel and conference centre. You can follow all our coverage of the event here, including a series of movies we filmed with programme director Paul Finch in the build-up to the event.
I’m pretty sure Gensler contributed heavily to this! In fact I know they did.
Sad to say, but this event has zero credibility… It is so obvious that there's too many projects coming out from Singapore as winners, and if you've had the chance to see them in person, they're not even good! (Except for one.) Seriously, wake up guys!
This project was NOT designed by Aecom. It has been led by Msheireb Properties and represents the vision of Her Highness Sheikha Moza. The project lead consultant was Arup supported by Allies and Morrison and Edaw (now Aecom).
Professional courtesy warrants that companies are honest about their involvement and do not misrepresent facts!