https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-05-15 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/shade-as-public-infrastructure-toward-a-shading-network-for-the-khaleeji-city monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/9a074e09-3343-4ceb-b151-3e4bb7f9a8fb/Pedestrian-laws-in-Qatar-shutterstock_1710382441-1.jpg Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City - Make it stand out Pedestrian Crossing Sign, Doha, Qatar (Shutterstock) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/7245d242-1cec-469a-b7dd-12088a60e931/Dubai-Deira-old-city-shadows-4+%281%29.webp Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City - Make it stand out Deira, Dubai, UAE (Liberal Landscape) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/eb38e76a-3f27-4f4c-818d-4fd3f03f1cef/gulfroad.jpg Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City - Make it stand out Gulf Road, Kuwait City, Kuwait (2:48AM) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1778862210877-3LL3KDCAKYDH1BVJ2X01/Screenshot+2026-05-15+at+6.20.14%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1778862210709-1PG1O4XZJJG541CJOFJ3/Screenshot+2026-05-15+at+6.20.59%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1778862212447-8RQ31XSHNAERLSQ3S3C2/Screenshot+2026-05-15+at+6.21.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/40825b05-3816-4387-9f41-6e89fdc2bd79/A13338-Book-in-Focus-The-Social-Life-of-Small-Urban-Spaces-by-William-H-Whyte-Image-4.webp Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City - Make it stand out William H Whyte extensively highlighted the importance of shade in his book and film, The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. A timeless classic in urbanist literature! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/983b1200-351d-4142-ace3-000888a60094/81b761265e723b07.webp Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City - Make it stand out Aerial view of a residential neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Photographed between 1920-34. (Granger Historical Picture Archive) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/c620f8da-4342-43e4-b5ec-badc48107470/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-16-at-11.35.46-PM.jpeg Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City - Make it stand out An ordinary sight in Qatar’s suburbs… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/5d8b84b2-e8a3-4a2f-8c1a-d4c3eaa8e6cc/ChatGPT+Image+May+15%2C+2026%2C+07_11_45+PM.png Blog - Shade as Public Infrastructure: Toward a Shading Network for the Khaleeji City - Make it stand out A graphic generated by ChatGPT on the proposed four layer framework. https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/our-selfish-desire-to-build monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/c101c5ec-5501-41e8-9cc5-30ea58f9561b/IMG_9754.png Blog - Our Selfish Desire to Build - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/heritage-as-a-living-neighborhood-not-a-stage-set-on-re-souqification monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/5efb4e26-2db8-4c1b-9343-db056ba8f0f0/INAF_20231225113802974.jpg Blog - Heritage as a Living Neighborhood, Not a Stage Set: On "Re-Souqification" - Make it stand out Cultural activations within the Layali Al-Muharraq event. (Source: Al-Ayam Newspaper) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1771496953156-H9D636NJCBTD15XQG49H/f061044356933dee34f090.jpeg Blog - Heritage as a Living Neighborhood, Not a Stage Set: On "Re-Souqification" - Layali Al-Muharraq (Al-Muharraq, Bahrain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1771497053359-GEJSDFDDRR2EOLIGACMN/Screenshot-2024-01-04-190145.jpg Blog - Heritage as a Living Neighborhood, Not a Stage Set: On "Re-Souqification" - Layali Al-Qaysariya (Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1771497143280-EZV4BNWIIPOK3B9KOTF9/shorfat-aljadidah-hero-2880x1620-02.jpg Blog - Heritage as a Living Neighborhood, Not a Stage Set: On "Re-Souqification" - Winter at Tantora (AlUla, Saudi Arabia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1771497284225-5TPL2B57JN61GHGV9EIA/image.jpg Blog - Heritage as a Living Neighborhood, Not a Stage Set: On "Re-Souqification" - Sharjah Heritage Days (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/a7164bf9-2578-4516-b807-f0d96506e063/20250324_1742821617-964.jpeg Blog - Heritage as a Living Neighborhood, Not a Stage Set: On "Re-Souqification" - Make it stand out A busy night in Msheireb Downtown Doha. (Source: The Peninsula) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/8653f3dd-4ba8-4d81-8a7a-a342b6ab9fb2/e6616a5c-f868-401e-8d73-8fa70b20cd76.jpg Blog - Heritage as a Living Neighborhood, Not a Stage Set: On "Re-Souqification" - Make it stand out Street vendors in an old Abu Dhabi souq. (Source: Aletihad News Center) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/8c574bf3-f34e-48cd-b201-f45571396271/img_1611.webp Blog - Heritage as a Living Neighborhood, Not a Stage Set: On "Re-Souqification" - Make it stand out “Traditional stone-built houses in Najada” (Source: Traditional Domestic Architecture of Qatar by Daniel Eddisford) https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/8103330d-93af-4b28-a165-09d219ad8d3e/playlist.m3u8 https://video.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/8103330d-93af-4b28-a165-09d219ad8d3e/thumbnail Blog - Heritage as a Living Neighborhood, Not a Stage Set: On "Re-Souqification" The Musahar, once a familiar pre-dawn figure walking Qatari neighborhoods during Ramadan, gently waking families for suhoor. Today, the tradition is largely revived for cultural and tourist spaces, while rarely practiced in residential neighborhoods where it once naturally belonged. (Source: Qatar Streets on TikTok) https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/nature-embedded-cities-in-arid-contexts-a-khaleeji-framework monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/90d638d9-b79c-4d0e-b394-dd2071112bb6/21ce8b4a279ef0a488ade4feb81f898b.jpg Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework - Make it stand out The Nanchang Fish Tail Park, example of the Sponge City model in action. (Source: Turenscape, 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/a2ab861c-8ee2-4c54-b073-ed856e98055a/cheonggyecheon.jpg Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework - Make it stand out Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seoul, South Korea. (Source: @giuliaseok on TripAdvisor.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/f4f81eef-3764-4523-bded-05ec8552edc8/site_1207_0015.jpg Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework - Make it stand out Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman. (Source: Ko Hon Chiu Vincent / UNESCO.org) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/c2f5c6f6-5f3e-45eb-9fb5-34db62669016/4673322.jpg Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework - Make it stand out Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Source: Yamani Alafari / Al-Bayan Newspaper) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/604c0ddb-c6d8-4fcd-be16-a467c4de337b/The-urban-fabric-of-Muharraq-with-its-distinctive-features-hierarchy-of-open-spaces.png Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework - Make it stand out “The urban fabric of Muharraq with its distinctive features; hierarchy of open spaces, courtyards, organic form and winding roads” (Source: El-Masri and Alraouf, 2005). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/8922b391-7104-49c0-a1c8-436a536705c2/WILDEN+Garden+Design+Nad+Al+Sheba+UAE+Native+Landscape+Planting+1.webp Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework - Make it stand out An example of desert xeriscape landscaping in Dubai (Source: ‘NAD AL SHEBA’ Project by Wilden). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/f3859a7f-c7e6-47ef-9b7d-dca6c80210ab/IMG_8848.webp Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework - Make it stand out An example of desert xeriscape landscaping in the UAE (Source: “Private Residence” Project by desert INK). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768668620509-E8UTCVCUYJPXRLFVHD88/Gemini_Generated_Image_1qj1ua1qj1ua1qj1.png Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768668845229-YG4GL11MFEMOTGI80S5R/Gemini_Generated_Image_47o99q47o99q47o9.png Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768668768199-QAODOXYTLBSQGFWCGSFO/Gemini_Generated_Image_vf4tasvf4tasvf4t.png Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768668803294-6IGO8WMW0X2DJEQ0VB3J/Gemini_Generated_Image_bc0213bc0213bc02.png Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768668621350-VVPWU027P3F8J0TNZCOE/Gemini_Generated_Image_21jn5f21jn5f21jn.png Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768668724170-6S33C85X7OMOXKI4H31K/Gemini_Generated_Image_fm7a33fm7a33fm7a.png Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768668669587-0EGKG0PC5VH3WZ1F7R2I/Gemini_Generated_Image_t9bcytt9bcytt9bc.png Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768668907970-8X3KOF5EQK9M5YQLTKHP/Gemini_Generated_Image_vzo5c1vzo5c1vzo5.png Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/eed2c980-7328-48a6-b42a-da0b66b20ed5/32.jpg Blog - Nature-Embedded Cities in Arid Contexts: A Khaleeji Framework - Make it stand out Heenat Salma Farm in Al-Shahaniya, Qatar. (Source: Heenat Salma Farm). https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/five-years-in-on-planning-power-and-the-everyday-city-in-qatar monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768062685369-Z7SQ52YTIALIACHPQCRN/Jane_Jacobs.jpg Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Jane Jacobs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768062730909-75ZAHOX3E7OHORXINMGC/Lewis-Mumford-portrait.webp Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Lewis Mumford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768062747452-BUI0QLYRS52TVHD1VUJ7/Henri_Lefebvre_1971.jpg Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Henri Lefebvre https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/15e4858b-f4ed-452a-8bf4-4b6df1adc0b9/EZDVhxeWkAEB8dQ.jpeg Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Make it stand out Doha Corniche in the Late 60s. (Source: @atiqalsulaiti on X.com) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/d4b2d6a7-f1d0-4dce-90fa-39b52a238bc8/70080482-Urban-Planing-and-Development-Authority-Doha-Qatar.jpg Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Make it stand out Urban Planing and Development Authority Tower, Doha, Qatar (Source: lookphotos / Stumpe, Jürgen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/38d83119-e1ae-460f-97cf-27bb2c948551/IMG_9731.jpg Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/b41d0e2b-048b-4a40-a587-736138f872fe/pexels-leeloothefirst-5428824.jpg Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Make it stand out (Source: pexels / Leeloo The First) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/7f8f7067-e5cf-448a-8e80-ee34b92b79b0/IMG_9775.jpg Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1e924b40-9989-451c-952c-45cdfe560e92/492a6588-e83a-4e45-a806-3cb8880b2585.JPG Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/f8950c34-7909-4f80-8408-9453dcfbfad5/IMG_9171.jpg Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1d55bb20-9342-47c6-ba5a-e9f062889f7d/IMG_9576.jpg Blog - Five Years In: On Planning, Power, and the Everyday City in Qatar - Make it stand out The Amiri Diwan, Doha, Qatar. (Source: Myself) https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/heritage-citizen-planning-and-fostering-belonging monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/e06a7f98-ed27-412e-b0b0-1847f9eb883a/IMG_9131.jpeg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging - Make it stand out Photo taken near Qasr Al-Hokm. (Myself, 2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/25922e50-41ac-4501-8ca9-92ae0822dfe0/156F226A-F781-4DFB-8666-795EF947C3DF_1_102_o.jpeg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging - Make it stand out Dar Al-Mshraq [Al-Salem House], Ushaiqer Heritage Village. (Myself, 2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621013650-FISDXTQNGRN0QFHIMU7H/46C23931-19CB-411E-97FB-D34089423D4A.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765620964214-FQJAB2ABLG6FF3OJ3RNX/6DD4D3B7-DA4E-4EC3-9314-C47D7913CEFC.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765620946421-L63MM6LRCZCDUFJSFUU1/3FF87547-5EAA-4D79-8C3F-1BA0676BC305.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/768386f5-eaf8-4b9c-986a-1ec1092b2deb/3ECD07DF-E925-46DB-A816-53E145944EDD.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging - Make it stand out Fahad Al-Salem, Abu Abdulaziz, the host and owner of the home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621451561-JZGXYICDUOIX3B5KC1NR/AED39B99-7159-4E58-A33E-E77E4E967C6B_1_105_c.jpeg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621449341-V03HTWBPN1KLCCY1LB1U/483CB670-8273-4612-BE89-898F10BB109B_1_105_c.jpeg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621449069-GHYY2T8U8QG53RVP4K4X/88019A24-A28E-4430-ADB4-EC8413E2CB48_1_105_c.jpeg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621613137-GE64P1292A46XA3D6T7N/3FCC0DD2-96F9-43CC-B993-A1A47A02281D.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621921848-SM9YVA5NO7BH5N1X3NFB/47B3CA0D-76F5-4617-8329-B704323953EC.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621642478-GVIRLK3RNM8B2HQ16DJV/8E18B1BE-566B-42C2-9778-27334F70A751.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621453277-AZ3H46N285CPOR7K4YJJ/E304EE07-E8C4-4714-8B45-CA1144F6D8A7_1_105_c.jpeg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621760091-HGO4LKIRDWMYNRR093XM/99649F69-E1D5-4AD3-8538-C08D771ED184_1_105_c.jpeg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621921087-SCHVJ65S7H0VIJ82EC4O/98A0D0FE-5A3D-4F68-BB4E-5A5829FB20DF.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621656361-KIW9836QUAX1CK9JHEM9/3157A7EA-3CAF-4F2F-8F38-DEC61762A184.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765622019170-0QWKEVW8WHCS6IGMUF8Y/E1F4A40B-D59B-4CE9-91BC-2FC86D0DF82B.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621856229-S9O3IWL31FKWXX4KMSJM/9EB47A00-CDFF-416B-9B62-90B3639AC64A.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621992760-O5QZQMVR1DIFPNTHWRZH/DCCAC980-B560-4266-9FF3-C239E1E054B5.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765621866653-WFQ6S7JHZB3D3XZHDPRJ/1F56469A-4AEE-4926-955A-1DC318C5E40C.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765622205915-6KVRPAOGXEWZ5XDLP8ZF/247BA276-6502-4C0F-A0AD-A14741C8539C.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1765622049145-IW8N9BH0DVQ8Q52LOS29/F017E633-3DA7-4293-A03B-1D1B0A07026A.jpg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/826cc0ee-c972-4f93-8e30-efa03ed8e0d3/B31AB4CB-E0A7-457B-AA4F-8731A306748E_1_105_c.jpeg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging - Make it stand out Between the dunes of Ushaiqer (Myself, 2025). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/a88fc2d8-e229-4e25-9cbf-9e10650db865/download.jpeg Blog - Heritage, Citizen Planning, and Fostering Belonging - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/QF-Op-Ed monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1617184875824-DI3WVGLPCKJ8ZTQS75ZF/public.jpeg Blog - In His Own Words: Qataris simply don’t walk, but this wasn’t always the case - Op-Ed on Qatar Foundation Image source: Naseem Mohammed Bny Huthil, via REUTERS https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/the-villa-in-a-khaleeji-context monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612097422599-RVBHLYAXXLX8B1U9P1KX/1-9-1nc34rl-1024x591.jpg Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices “A Qatari house in Al Dafna area” - Nayla Al-Naimi in The Morphology of Urban Qatar Homes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612097631511-YGH0CL9GDFJB2YQSXE87/16-12-13-Msheireb-1425.jpg Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices - Msheireb Downtown Doha The Msheireb Downtown Doha project prides itself on merging modern and traditional architectural styles in its neighborhoods, and set out to create a modern architectural style that is uniquely Qatari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612097789623-MHE41KM3BLM44UH9OSMQ/img_1611.jpg Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices “Traditional stone-built houses in Najada” - Daniel Eddisford in Traditional Domestic Architecture of Qatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612095680925-RWZHTSCUGNI090Y0QOSG/Plot.jpg Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices Diagram courtesy of Salman Al-Sulaiti (2021). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612096024575-BBE1MM3Q0NT7FRWSG5H4/Villa.png Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices Model of a typical Qatari villa, Salman Al-Sulaiti (2021). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612096033734-T852G18E8W0HVL5VG275/Villa_Plan.png Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices Diagram of spatial privacy in the villa, Salman Al-Sulaiti (2021). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612096430353-FU41NEQD2X0AATPURADI/CourtyardHouse1.png Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices A modern concept of the Qatari courtyard house under current regulations, Salman Al-Sulaiti (2021). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612096499816-4025U4BYV1DZ5FCASXDR/CourtyardHouse1_Plan.png Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices Spatial privacy of the Courtyard house under current regulations, Salman Al-Sulaiti (2021). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612096863935-BRT6SVMJ9603UOPX1W3Z/CourtyardHouse2.png Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices A modern concept of the Qatari courtyard house with proposed setbacks, Salman Al-Sulaiti (2021). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1612096905449-LAY9MOIDR8PN99SGBJ62/CourtyardHouse2_Plan.png Blog - The Villa in a Khaleeji Context: The Role of Regulations in Erasing Indigenous Building Practices Spatial privacy of the Courtyard house with proposed setbacks, Salman Al-Sulaiti (2021). https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/bottom-up-approaches-amp-dynamic-building-regulations-in-islamic-urban-governance monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1602666949620-MSNFHW529P75OKH3LGWS/81b761265e723b07.png Blog - Bottom-Up Approaches in Governance & Dynamic Building Regulations in the Arab-Islamic Urban Aerial photograph of Baghdad Iraq. Taken between 1920-1934. (Granger Historical Picture Archive) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1602666004718-EZYWFDIH836VFE9167EJ/Sharia+Pyramid.png Blog - Bottom-Up Approaches in Governance & Dynamic Building Regulations in the Arab-Islamic Urban Hierarchy of the interpretation of Islamic jurisprudence. https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/the-role-of-vernacular-architecture-in-mitigating-heat monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593324083380-RJ45QE5XPZFEDUFL1GZG/0v26v8v5odj41.jpg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat - Dubai, UAE Dubai has become a poster-child in the region of building with little regards to environmental context. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593323702067-GGPP7JZO6KR9I8VUAUF4/site_0492_0001-376-200-20090925163723.jpg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat Pueblo de Taos, New Mexico, USA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593323719250-FUCD1QG7GJYNYFQS8S7D/original_Howard5.jpg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat Wadi Daw’an, Hadhramaut Governate, Yemen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593401712445-ITCO9ZV6U7C05Y2P7LU1/banner2-landscape-1-1024x344.jpg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat Snapshot of the Al-Bastakiyah Neighborhood in Dubai, UAE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593401555939-854C0EVJ13K4WERRJHBC/Temperature.png Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593751516703-CEBKTE9F8EHW5CFQU202/Egypt.jpeg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat - Milqaf (Cairo, Egypt) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593751520360-NDXGI8I3TEYGEJKUVYG8/Mehriz+%28One-Sided%29.png Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat - One-Sided Badgir (Mehriz, Iran) Mehriz, Iran https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593751524114-E9XEZSXMFORSFWAY2JGB/Yazd+%28Octahedral%29.jpg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat - Octahedral Badgir (Yazd, Iran) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593751638163-8ODV55MKWV83K3UY69ZB/EUwArKYXYAEMUvO.jpg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat - Manghu (Hyderabad, Pakistan) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593752852037-68BY501FW0T51H2H33S1/bastakiya-wind-tower-united-arab-emirates_l.jpeg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat - One-Sided Barjeel (Dubai, UAE) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593753050833-2VMCKI8OMPJEHETHXA70/1024px-Bahrain_wind_tower.jpg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat - Two-Sided Barjeel (Manama, Bahrain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1593753128340-KNZKHUWFOSU8NZNCN3OD/wind-catchers-Hyderabad.jpg Blog - The Role of Vernacular Architecture & Urbanism in Mitigating Heat - Manghu (Hyderabad, Pakistan) https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/the-islamic-urban-form-alleyways-and-walkability monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1568590348956-7D0Y33EKTY7CCLJOVB0J/33449484756_4a08d9536b_o.jpg Blog - The Islamic Urban Form: Alleyways & Walkability “Sana'a, Yemen”. Courtesy of Rod Waddington, flickr.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1568590494330-MU3JQDJDU5Q0QEOGZPFN/Diagram.png Blog - The Islamic Urban Form: Alleyways & Walkability - Diagram of a typical Arab-Islamic city. Diagram of a typical Arab-Islamic city. Courtesy of Stefano Bianca, Urban Form in the Arab World: Past and Present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1568590704652-NRU78PKRSP69O2H9UNKG/47486722071_eb74df8047_o.jpg Blog - The Islamic Urban Form: Alleyways & Walkability “Dans le souk des dinandiers, médina de Fès el Bali, Fès, Maroc”. Courtesy of Bernard Blanc, flickr.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1568590827576-0FMRMTU6K305Y6T0PI3C/Iran_2007_227_Isfahan_bazaar_%281731906013%29.jpg Blog - The Islamic Urban Form: Alleyways & Walkability A Bazaar in Isfahan. Courtesy of David Holt, flickr.com https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/the-feasibility-of-walkability-in-extreme-heat monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999318605-F48C3KT6LEPMYW6M6AJW/5c082724c864e0e9b60a9fad60b93a0b8de6c9c9.jpg Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat Courtesy of Kammutty VP, The Peninsula Qatar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999408097-MCR4BE16URI1ETMUBV55/Al_Sadd_Plaza_and_Al_Fardan_Plaza_in_Doha.jpg Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat Courtesy of tai_mab, Flickr.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999486327-CQ4FVF7TOGAP7AHASYSL/Screen+Shot+2019-07-24+at+10.01.28+PM.png Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat Figure on the left showing the components of the superblock. Figure on the right showing the aggregation of superblocks forming a large district/neighborhood. Courtesy of M. Scoppa et al. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999599587-79AWIPR3HCU0FT942HM5/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_eab.jpg Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat A sikka in Souq Al-Wakra, Qatar. Courtesy of AbdulRahman Al-Mana, citiesofsalt.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999605163-GD5BQRLNB5MGWPRN73M7/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_eb2.jpg Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat A sikka in Souq Al-Wakra, Qatar. Courtesy of AbdulRahman Al-Mana, citiesofsalt.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999599591-WJHD6MRH8FV14A6J02NJ/Sikka.png Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat A modern sikka in Abu Dhabi’s superblock. From the Abu Dhabi Urban Street Design Manual. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999699463-AHBXMZQ0ZQ9Q11XT0GDF/91CgyN4ntvL._SX466_.jpg Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat A Gum Arabic tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999701310-2F0B176PB0IRW092FGYZ/date-tree1-400x534.jpg Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat A date palm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999702005-YJLZWBYTG8YL1YAI5X4C/image-flora-acacia-tortilis.jpg Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat Samr tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999706863-8AOD0PO9AXAU0VP26ROJ/sidr-tree.jpg Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat Sidr tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1563999708575-LPYIFVKLOF8O830CQP9N/wk-dd-ghaf-for-print.jpg Blog - The Feasibility of Walkability in Extreme Heat Ghaf tree. https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/evaluating-urban-heritage-in-doha monthly 0.5 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560603472131-JNP5NXQK6A392OAOB38I/9666401152_2c9d7b90e5_k.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha Souq Waqif circa 1967. Taken from Anne Elliot’s Flickr page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560605313152-Z7EC77XHXDASN6JDC66N/1956.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha - Doha in 1956 Taken from Center for GIS Qatar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560605315339-M5EXXSZUVD6KOMZM4UA3/1966.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha - Doha in 1966 Taken from Center for GIS Qatar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560605317233-B129AN9ZXN8A4RXV9GNJ/1977.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha - Doha in 1977 Taken from Center for GIS Qatar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560605319079-ED495C1QZ2GW0L2RHD8U/1988.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha - Doha in 1988 Taken from Center for GIS Qatar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560605321367-INI22KXXTCDMG31UWL84/1995.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha - Doha in 1995 Taken from Center for GIS Qatar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560605322465-15EVPHRRY3CUIUY0ZUO4/2003.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha - Doha in 2003 Taken from Center for GIS Qatar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560605323954-DN4Y0TZ4061WZ6LLXCON/2013.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha - Doha in 2013 Taken from Center for GIS Qatar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560605962695-JBZBSIS8PO67O1K2NP18/99A1074.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha - One of the museums in Msheireb Downtown Doha Courtesy of Arabian Construction Company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560605963397-7XTFWYZEI6JXDPQG6W1F/49697.jpg Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha - Another photo of Msheireb Downtown Doha Courtesy of Qatar Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1560606439366-TLERZMTLJJSW4BRAA0BG/Screen+Shot+2019-06-15+at+4.45.32+PM.png Blog - Evaluating Urban Heritage In Doha Demolition of an old building in Al Asmakh, taken from Djamel Boussa’s article. https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/saudi+arabia monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/mobility monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/gcc monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/urban+design monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/historic+preservation monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/bahrain monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/riyadh monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/urban+planning monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/souq monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/walkability monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/islam monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/zoning monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/houses monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/abu+dhabi monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/law monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/green monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/nature monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/arabian+gulf monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/heritage monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/doha monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/landscaping monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/sustainability monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/transportation monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/cars monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/environment monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/qatar monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/villas monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/courtyard monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/regulations monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/arabian+peninsula monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/blog/tag/dhahran monthly 0.5 https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/about daily 0.75 2026-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1592330087689-A7B975E5YWOTPGIK0LPQ/Untitled.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/53d22df9-14e2-4e1d-adcf-41b5f43b3f28/IMG_1597.jpeg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1617528306787-6MIN53B4HA7NVSBWQG9V/Qatar-Foundation.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1617528552362-Z1UK3AJ8BBK1EWNJY5HO/rfomKmgj.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1628806179806-S4C1M7GX484EXDQRFX6V/YcU7rBBp_400x400.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1617528748502-0XNKMNTI62FGORTGA5V0/Untitled-1.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1617528420735-1IL0JBW8OG93F6SWB8RS/KmQTx5Sf_400x400.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768579373019-OPCY3EQTGBXL9ZRDYT7V/unnamed+%281%29.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768579862866-UOX0SMXF1GH04SANFA8Y/HusnaFM.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768579109715-FXNMIKQ3L9IIJX9SDXL8/QCDC+Logo.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768579982655-603ZHQFH5XU6VHZDQ114/qna_qatar.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1768579765828-IMHLHYH6D848FDVORRIF/Al+Journal.png About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cf070fb7611f7000118ab79/1780743543081-RA5SIOW70XB1BM55IIXH/Qatar_Business_Channel_%28QBC%29_Logo.png About https://www.citiesfromsalt.com/home daily 1.0 2026-06-06