PEARLING PATHWAY
Muharraq, Bahrain

Seventeen public plazas mark a pathway that connects many historic buildings enlisted on the UNESCO heritage list. The plazas replace disappeared buildings and introduce a new typology of a shaded public space into the dense maze in the historic city.

Year: 2012 – 2019
Client: Ministry of Culture
Landscape Architect: Bureau Bas Smets
Architect: Office KGDVS
Photographs: Michiel De Cleene, Ahmed Al Jishi