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09.30
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Registration and refreshments
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10.00
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Chairman's opening remarks
Ibrahim Adal Khair, Founder, Al Benaa Magazine, KSA
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10.15
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Panel Discussion: BRINGING GOOD ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- Embodying social and community objectives while ensuring a good design quality to improve the living environment
- Why focus on design when stimulating production to increase supply is the most important?
- Planning and architectural design as a strategy to reduce costs when developing affordable housing
Mashary Al Naim, Professor, College of Architecture and Planning – Dammam University, KSA
Ahmed Tharwat A. Mahmoud, Senior Architect, Dar Al Handasah, KSA
Yasser Hejazy, Director, Yasser Hejazy Consulting Engineers, KSA
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11.00
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Presentation: FUTURE PROOFING AND MASTER PLANNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
- Determining efficient land use requirements that will affect affordable housing design such as spaces between buildings
- Innovating design techniques to increase the quality of project outcomes
- Ensuring an ongoing supply of housing that is well designed and located in relation to current and projected community needs through an urban planning system
John Achari, Director of Urban Planning, Parsons, KSA
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11.30
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Networking Break and Refreshments
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12.00
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Case Study: DESIGNING A HIGH-RISE TOWER WITH SAUDI ARABIAN CHARACTERISTICS – BURJ RAFAL!
- Pushing the development of the Saudi construction market and the conception of living in high rise apartment
- Collaborating with the Mayor of Riyadh to ensure that Burj Rafal reflects the cultural characteristics of Saudi Arabia through the use of Najdi style and Riyadh Stone
- Reviewing why Burj Rafal was awarded the Best Sustainability Project 2012
Stephan Frantzen, Group Director, P&T Group, UAE
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12.30
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Presentation: AVOIDING RESOURCE DEPLETION ON ENERGY, WATER AND MATERIALS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
- Creating a sustainable building through a proper site selection that minimizes the impact on the local ecosystem
- Collaborating with building operators and maintenance in the design phase to ensure optimal operations and maintenance of the building
- Maximizing the daylight to improve the tenants health and productivity
Oliver Plunkett, Country Director, Buro Happold, KSA
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13.00
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Prayer and Lunch Break
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14.00
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Presentation: CREATING METHODS AND STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
- Expressing cultural and spiritual values through architecture that respects religious and cultural heritage
- Successful methods for architects working in the preservation of heritage – mobile, built and natural
- Regenerating cities and creating new communities which are in harmony with residents and indigenous society to gain cultural sustainability
Jacob Kurek, Principal Middle East, Henning Larsen Middle East, KSA
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Case Study: LAMAR TOWERS – DESIGNING A MIXED USED BUILDING TO BECOME JEDDAH’S TALLEST TOWER
- Examining the key drivers for the design process of the Lamar Towers project
- Mixed use inter relationship within mega developments
- Contextual considerations when designing the tallest tower in Jeddah
Scott Orwin, Director, RMJM, UAE
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15.00
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Presentation: PROMISES OF ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO AN OPERATIVE DISCOURSE IN ARCHITECTURE
- Architecture and holistic perspective towards our well being and survival on the planet
- Examining lessons learned from a number of ecologically minded projects touching on a number of environmental scales ranging from building design to urbanism
- Restorative environments: Beyond sustainable design
Dr. Hazem Sabbagh, Principal - Design Director, Saudi Diyar Consultants, KSA
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15.30
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Closing remarks from the chairman and courtesy shuttle to Cityscape Jeddah Exhibition
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