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Urban Ecosystems

Shade structures

April 11, 2025

We are making great progress in our Middle East cities with outdoor public infrastructure and improved connectivity.

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The civic realm comes alive when people can walk and cycle across it. The integrated nature of the 15-minute city drives social interaction and economic activation.

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We know that it’s possible, through good design, to naturally cool the environment by 5-7 degrees Celsius. 

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Let’s lower the temperature by delivering purpose-built shade structures along corridors and connection routes. 

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These structures can connect points in a city via parks, or they can run in landscape “buffer zones” adjacent to city streets.

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We strongly believe that development should be regenerative – improving outcomes for both the environment and for people.

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