This webinar will showcase regional projects in the Gulf that are using sustainable design strategies to help address the climate emergency, with projects including the Bee’ah Headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects (presented by the sustainability consultant Buro Happold), the Msheireb project in Doha by Allies and Morrison, and completed/ongoing buildings in MASDAR, Abu Dhabi.
Designing in the hot, arid climate of the Gulf is not easy and takes special attention and techniques. Methods of sustainable design need to be appropriate for this region while still creating effective, elegant architecture for residential purposes.
Experts in this field will present real projects with theories, data, and conclusions for any designer producing buildings in the Middle East or similar climates today.
This event includes a panel discussion with the guests and audience. Live questions from the audience will be held at the end of the talk, with attendees brought on camera to ask questions.
About the speakers
Farah Naz, FCIBSE
Head of Innovation and Sustainable Solutions, Middle East Buro Happold
Farah Naz, CEng FCIBSE, WELL & LEED AP, has over 15 years’ experience in the construction sector across four continents. She is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of CIBSE and Chair of CIBSE UAE (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineer).
Simon Gathercole
Allies and Morrison
A Partner at Allies and Morrison, Simon is one of their most experienced master-planners and leads major projects in the UK and internationally. He has led several of the key masterplans in the Middle East and has developed extensive expertise in heritage planning and regeneration.
Chris Chi Lon Wan
Head, Design Management, Sustainable Real Estate, MASDAR
Chris Wan leads the Design Management team of the Sustainable Real Estate unit at Masdar. Chris has contributed to realising a cluster of some of the world’s most sustainable buildings at Masdar City, including, the Siemens buildings, the International Renewable Energy Agency HQ, the Masdar Eco Villa and most recently, the Etihad Eco Residence.
Host: Sandra Woodall, FRIBA
Fellow at both RIBA and Academy of Urbanism, Design Director of tangram Gulf
Sandra Woodall is a Fellow of both the Royal Institute of British Architects and the UK’s Academy of Urbanism. She is a passionate environmentalist, architect, urbanist and researcher, who has been based in the GCC for 25 years, where she is Design Director of tangram's award-winning MENA region studios.
Moderator: Andy Shaw, RIBA
Managing Partner at AMA, Chair of RIBA Gulf Chapter
