Zayed City: Abu Dhabi's Capital City District

Following our team’s successful work on the Abu Dhabi Framework Plan, CIVITAS Studio was invited to lead the Master Plan for Zayed City, Abu Dhabi’s 4,500-hectare new capital city district.

The Master Plan was developed in three stages: 1) a District Concept Plan developed by CIVITAS Studio, 2) a UAE Capital City Symposium, held in Abu Dhabi, and led by Larry Beasley, which gathered representatives from world capital cities to discuss and frame recommendations, and 3) a final Capital District Master Plan developed by a consortium of consultants with CIVITAS Studio as overall masterplan advisors. The resulting Master Plan outlined a vibrant, sustainable district that incorporated:

• A transit-oriented structure based on a proposed metro rail link;
• A capital business district (CBD) that serves as the commercial heart of the plan;
• A new federal precinct of government ministries and international embassies;
• Two high-density ‘transit spine’ neighbourhoods; and
• Surrounding neighbourhoods with a mix of low and medium density populations.
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CIVITAS Studio also completed the subsequent phase of the project - the detailed Precinct Plan and Development Guidelines for the Federal Precinct.

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Awards
Cityscape Award for the best Master Plan Community

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