Author: amirgohar
An urban designer, planner & sustainable development expert with fourteen years of experience working with municipal governments, international organizations, and private sector firms on site planning, urban design strategies, master planning, informal settlement development and landscape planning. Possesses an outstanding ability to use illustrations, sketches and freehand drawings. Adept at communicating complicated design rationale through sketches and diagrams to make subject matter readable and understandable to technical as well as non-technical personnel. Exceptionally skilled at working with teams of architects, landscape architects, environmentalists, social experts, surveyors, road planners and engineers to produce quality deliverables within deadlines. Flexibility to adapt and communicate at all levels of business and within communities. Have in-depth experience in working through participatory planning with local inhabitants and trained to face challenges and overcome obstacles “politically” that occur from the local governance and decision-making.
Beirut: Post Crisis Placemaking. HOW can we help & WHAT can we do?
Coffee#8 Thermal Comfort in Public Spaces | By: Omar Galal.
Coffee#7 Language, Ideology & Practice – in Design | By: Ru’a Al-Abweh
Coffee#5 Understanding Outdoor Social Spaces | By: Adel Alzahrani
Coffee#4a The Role of Local Government in Communal Space Upgrading | By: Balsam Madi
Coffee#4b Urban Reforestation | By: Adib Dada
Coffee#3 Safe Public Spaces | By: Mohammad Abu Samra
Coffee#2 Expanding the Network & Making an Impact
Coffee#1 Open Interactive Discussion on Placemaking
American Cultural Center in Piazza dei Ciompi – Award Winning Student Project
Placemaking in Post-Conflict Areas
Placemaking in Arab Cities – World Urban Forum
Coffee#6 When the ‘top down’ meets the ‘bottom up’ | By Husam Al-Waer
The Journal of Public Space: Placemaking in Arab Cities
Placemaking in Bahr El-Eid
Official Launch of AMAKEN Placrmaking in the UN World Urban Forum (WUF) 2020
Shaping Better Places Together
Collective Placemaking & Hybred Transformation Workshop
