4.2.2. Urban Morphology

Currently, Quraysh Street is the dominant axis on the urban morphology of the study area, where the urban blocks and streets are shaped in a loose grid pattern. The urban blocks are relatively overcrowded with an absence of recreational areas and open spaces. The urban spaces between blocks are very few, which spaces consist of streets only (Figure 8). The percentage of fill and infill now is about 37–63%, respectively.

**Figure 8.** Urban morphology showing fill and infill building footprints, 2018 (Aerial photo excerpted from Google Earth 2018).

Urban areas surrounding the stream watercourse continued to become denser with fine grain agglomerations in all directions (Figure 8). The culvert is now almost finished, and very little natural green character can be noticed at the west end of the corridor. This end remained unbuilt until this day due to the lack of funding for the future King Abdullah II House of Culture and Art (Opera House), which was designed by Zaha Hadid back in 2010.
