Meeting stresses long-term vision for sustainable development

A meeting was held before the World Stadium Congress yesterday. Highlighted at the meeting was the importance of a society building a long-term vision on its road to sustainable development. An explanation of how Education City has evolved itself as a remarkably good model for sustainable development over the last two decades and what more would be done in the next one was given by Qatar Foundation’s architectural director Fabrice Quenum, architecture manager Ouassini Alami and HSE & Migrant Welfare director Mohamed Ahmed Bakhami.

Long-term vision for sustainable development stressed

The importance of a society building a long-term vision on its road to sustainable development was highlighted at a meeting held ahead of the World Stadium Congress yesterday.
Qatar Foundation’s architectural director Fabrice Quenum, architecture manager Ouassini Alami and HSE & Migrant Welfare director Mohamed Ahmed Bakhamis, who made three different presentations, explained how the Education City has evolved itself as a remarkably good model for sustainable development over the last two decades and what more would be done in the next one decade to maintain the momentum.
Speaking on the scope and potential for forging delivery partnerships in a host of areas to ensure sustainable development in coming years, Quenum said the developments that have taken place in the Education City since its inception in 1995, especially in the last few years, stood testimony to how the place benefited from international partnerships that it had made since then.
Stressing that all major developments that the Education City witnessed in recent years were very much in line with the cardinal principles of the Qatar National Vision 2030, which lays stress on the economic, social, educational and environmental enhancement of the citizens, the architectural director said the extensive constructional activities on the Educational City’s North, South and West campus had contributed to ensure sustainable development in the whole area. “The meticulously executed buildings on the campus are classic examples of the real savings made on energy.
Echoing similar sentiments, both Alami and Bakhamis maintained that the Qatar Foundation would do whatever possible in coming years to put in place a systematic development plan while all future developments are made on the campuses.
Alami also added the inter-connectivity and trans-functionality that the buildings on the campus offer stand testimony to the clear plans that its founders had at the foundation of Education City more than two decades ago.

Gulf Times