Friday, August 18, 2017

Subterranean Oxygen Park is a breath of fresh air in the Qatari desert

A “green lung” in Qatar’s desert landscape is helping people stay healthy and active, and reconnecting them to nature. Erik Behrens and James Haig Streeter of AECOM recently completed Oxygen Park, a unique public space in Doha’s Education City. Built to promote exercise and social gatherings, Oxygen Park is partly buried underground and features undulating, organic forms masses inspired by the desert’s wind-eroded rocks and landscapes. Oxygen Park derives its name from the...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building http://inhabitat.com/subterranean-oxygen-park-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air-in-the-qatari-desert
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