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Urban Ecosystems

The Great Outdoors: Outdoor Retail

May 6, 2025

We are making great progress in our Middle East cities with useable outdoor space.

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Retail and entertainment functions are exciting when brought into the outdoors.

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We know that it’s possible, through good design, to naturally cool the environment, providing a range of outdoor spaces which complement indoor, air-conditioned zones. 

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Shaded courtyards and covered rooftop terraces, when used for dining, bring a boutique offering, diversity and increased opportunity to the market.

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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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