Oxygen Park


Oxygen Park is a public park in Education City on the outskirts of Qatar’s capital, Doha. 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, and the Eastern for recreation. The park also includes several water features and distinctive "balloon lights".
The Qatar Foundation commissioned AECOM 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 diabetes. From December 2019, Monday evenings became designated as "Ladies-Only Night".

Environmental impact

Oxygen Park was developed as a large, landscaped zone intended to expand green space and improve local environmental conditions in an area dominated by major institutional buildings. Its design links different parts of the Education City campus through shaded, vegetated pathways and incorporates running tracks, rest areas, and partially sunken sports facilities to encourage outdoor activity while mitigating heat exposure. Drawing on Qatar's desert landforms, the park's undulating terrain combines planted surfaces with built elements to create cooler microclimates and a varied topography, complemented by night lighting.

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