Place-Making of Transit Towns in Qatar: The Case of Qatar National Museum-Souq Waqif Corridor

Over the last two decades, Doha, capital city of Qatar, has undergone rapid urbanization. The capitalized large-scale urban and infrastructural projects resulting in a loss historical areas heritage value to people. Recent construction Doha Metro is opening avenues for place-making transit towns through framework envisioned by need shape compact, livable sustainable neighborhoods mitigate effects urbanization on valuable sites. Due its historic significance, Qatar National Museum (QNM)-Souq Waqif corridor case study selected exploring defining contextualized transit-oriented development (TOD) model. research design structured reviewing literature about TODs model followed collecting visual data from municipal authorities, site visits, observations. are then analyzed propose novel masterplan, rooted key components place-making. insights will contribute proposals context-driven strategies enhance livability extend application other potential hubs metropolitan Middle East.