Government of Qatar, advised by the Trust for Culture, invited WT together with internationally–known firms of urban designers, planners, landscape architects, and architects to participate in a competition for the regeneration and master planning of the Doha Corniche 7.5 kilometer mixed-used area for prestigious administrative, cultural, and commercial facilities and parks along Doha Bay. The competition's stated intention was to "enhance the quality of urban living along the Corniche and to provide an international cultural and arts identity through innovative, culturally appropriate and environmentally sensitive urban planning and landscaping, highlighted by selected landmark projects of international significance."