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<strong>Buro</strong> <strong>Happold</strong><br />
CREATING<br />
THE WOW!<br />
Aino Mina, Kandahar, Afghanistan<br />
<strong>Buro</strong> <strong>Happold</strong> worked as part of the design team on the<br />
Award Winning Aino Mina project, creating a new city where<br />
people will live surrounded by the beauty and tranquillity of<br />
nature.<br />
Designed to be both culturally and contextually appropriate,<br />
Aino Mina is situated on the northern edge of Kandahar.<br />
The site rises gently so that the mosque, seen against the<br />
mountains bordering the Arghandab Valley, creates a<br />
powerful and beautiful symbol for the development.<br />
The development will eventually create more than 20,000<br />
new homes; accommodating up to two million people and<br />
supporting the fast emerging Afghan economy.<br />
healthcare centre, mosques and community centres for each<br />
of the four main districts, while its sparkling water features<br />
provide welcome relief from the summer heat. The houses<br />
in these neighbourhoods can be accessed by car but our<br />
design means that people are able to walk across the entire<br />
development without encountering the interruption and<br />
noise of traffic.<br />
The project was awarded ‘Residential Project of the Year’ and<br />
‘Sustainable Design of the Year’ in the Middle East Architect<br />
Awards 2011.<br />
Client Private sector Architect Aedas Image Aedas<br />
Our sustainability expertise fed into the creation of key<br />
features such as the stunning park, which runs through the<br />
heart of the city, linking key buildings including the school,<br />
Park runs right through the<br />
heart of the development<br />
<strong>Buro</strong> <strong>Happold</strong> on Residential<br />
AINO MINA<br />
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