Baghdad is preparing for an ambitious urban project named Baghdad Green District, which promises to reshape the city. The large-scale development will cover 10 million square metres in the southern Al Rasheed area. The centerpiece of this plan is the planting of more than one million. . LONDON — Gensler has partnered with Emkanat to unveil a landmark master plan to transform Baghdad into a global model for urban resilience in an ambitious new development. Named Baghdad Sustainable Forests, the project envisions transforming a 10-million-square-metre former military campsite, which. . A new masterplan converts a vast former military waste site into a green, mixed-use urban district, setting a global precedent for regeneration. Through the integration of. .
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What is 'Baghdad sustainable forests'?
"Baghdad Sustainable Forests reimagines over 10 million square metres of neglected land as a new ecological and urban district, with forests, parks, and green corridors forming the backbone of the design," said Gensler's global director of cities Ian Mulcahey.
What is Gensler doing in Baghdad?
Architecture studio Gensler has released visuals of an urban district it has designed for Baghdad, Iraq, which will be set within an extensive forest with one million trees.
How will Baghdad reopen the river Tigris?
A sequence of gateways will demarcate Baghdad Sustainable Forests, including the 260-metre-tall Al Rasheed Gateway tower and the River Gateway, which will reopen a stretch of the river Tigris to the public.
What will Baghdad's Al Rasheed gateway look like?
Renders of Baghdad Sustainable Forests reveal the Al Rasheed Gateway will have a curved form that tapers towards its peak, raised on a round-edged square base. Other key landmarks will include The National Pavilion, which is set to rise 110 metres and become a "civic symbol of renewal".