Al Ain Museum

PROJECT TYPE
Community
SCOPE
Full landscape services from concept design to final construction supervision and handover
LOCATION
Al Ain, UAE
Native planting and landscaped outdoor areas at Al Ain Museum

This award-winning project is of significant historical and cultural importance, comprising the Sultan Fort, the Al Ain Museum, and the UNESCO‑listed Al Ain Oasis.

The museum, and its relationship to the fort and oasis, as well as a number of historical layers and physical elements all informed the landscape design, including existing vegetation and trees, cannons placed on plinths, wells within the fort, entry and exit structures and a boundary wall that loosely represents the extent of the outer wall to the Fort. The landscape forms a key medium in expressing and revealing these historical influences and informing the visitor through the use of storytelling within the landscape.

 

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