Oxygen Park is a

public park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and oth ...

Education City Education City is an educational and research hub located in Al Rayyan, Al Rayyan Municipality in the Doha Metropolitan Area of Qatar. Developed by the Qatar Foundation, it was established by Moza bint Nasser, one of the consorts of Qatar's form ...

on the outskirts of

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’s capital,

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. Located between the Qatar National Library and Education City Mosque to the North, and Education City Stadium to the South, the park has two "zones" – the Western side for sports (including multi-use pitches and semi-covered running track), and the Eastern for recreation (including "children’s playground, an amphitheatre and individual gardens"). The park also includes several water features and distinctive "balloon lights". The

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commissioned

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to design the park, under Erik Behrens and James Haig Streeter as Architecture, and Landscape Design Lead respectively: The park has been used for community events – such as an annual walkathon to raise awareness of

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. From December 2019, Monday evenings became designated as "Ladies-Only Night".

Environmental

* Post Covid pandemic effect people across the world started realizing need for having natural oxygen parks which can meet the requirement of oxygen for the people in the region * It is dense mini forest area of several trees planted based on the oxygen emission level and requirement of the region based on people

Awards

* Finalist:

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(2017) * Silver: International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) (2019) * Popular Choice: Architizer A+Awards, in the category "Landscape & Planning, Public Park" (2019) * Silver: International Design Awards, in the category "Architecture, Landscape" (2020){{Cite web, title=Oxygen Park, url=https://www.idesignawards.com/single-winner/9-32613-20/0/, access-date=2021-05-21, website= International Design Awards, language=en-US

References

Education City Parks in Qatar