Urban Analysis & Design Reviews
“The Sharjah Department of Planning and Survey and Sharjah Urban Planning Council have recently started independent initiatives to explore and propose ways by which deteriorated neighborhoods can be enhanced. The mandate is to maintain the existing housing stock (structurally intact ones) and propose enhancements to the public realm and social infrastructure of those areas based on the needs and specificity of each neighborhood. One of the mandates is to find ways to attract Emirati families back to these neighborhoods without necessarily displacing the existing population.”
In this phase students investigated through mapping, surveys, and fieldwork the existing conditions and proposed innovative urban design solutions grounded on the findings of the research.
Guest critics:
Ahmed Bukhash - Director of Urban Planning at the Dubai Creative Clusters Authority
Islam El Mashtooly - Director / Design & More International
Rafael Pizarro - Professor / Master Urban Planning
