Highway engineering

The Kama Tri-City region is one of the major industrial centres in Russia. It sits upon 30% of the world’s potash resources, a key fertiliser, and also holds metals, oil and gas reserves. It should be a buoyant area. All the major businesses together with new players have plans for expansion. Instead it is suffering from a declining working-age population and increasing proportion of elderly residents.

Ad’Diriyyah represents a series of stunning historic oasis settlements situated in Wadi Hanifah, itself an area of outstanding natural beauty, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh. The site is both the location for the founding of modern Saudi Arabia as well as the birth of the Wahab school of Islam (the “Oneness Movement”).

The Metropolitan Development Strategy for the Ar’Riyadh Region (MEDSTAR) is the regulatory planning document governing Riyadh’s strategic development. Significant changes have been observed in the development of Riyadh since the preparation and implementation of the original MEDSTAR plan. These changes are most recognisable in its demographic profile and economic growth trajectories. This has resulted in, among other things, higher demands for social infrastructure and environmental controls.

Al Ha’ir Lakes is the fifth and final zone of Wadi Hanifah. Located 25km downstream of Riyadh, Al Ha’ir is at the end of the wadi catchment and receives the greatest amount of water flow in the Wadi. Working with the client, we identified the Lakes District site as a valuable open space resource for the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh. In addition the site contains an internationally recognised and largest wetland habitat in the Kingdom.