In Riyadh, context-driven architecture marks the city's development during the 1970s, 80s and 90s, but where does the architectural identity of the Saudi capital stand today as it tries to navigate between its contemporary foundation and its future?
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Conceived in 762, Al-Mansur’s ‘Round City’ was an incredible example of early urban design, setting the stage for the Islamic Empire’s golden era. While today, Baghdad has undoubtedly grown beyond the double-ring masterplan, its original layout was then the region’s largest construction project, providing a throne from which the Abbasid dynasty reigned.
Iraqi academic, architect and author Dr Khaled al-Sultany speaks with Round City about his work, his interest in the formative...
Designed by Mohamed Amine Siana, the Immeuble Casablanca project spans 380 square metres and draws inspiration from the city’s rich...
Sahar M. Kharrufa has surveyed Mosul’s historical structures to record their architectural expressions. Here, she shares some of her illustrations...
Between reality and fantasy, the Museum of Innocence in Istanbul tells the real story of fictitious characters.
The 2020 laureate of Tamayouz’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Dr Abdelhalim Ibrahim Abdelhalim has long sought to understand the social and...
Philip Michael Wolfson speaks with Nicholas Boyarsky about Zaha Hadid’s 1983 publication, ‘Planetary Architecture Two’ in a recently published video...
Designed and constructed by Cairo-based practice Hand Over, the Blue Hole diving site now features new structures made of natural...
Tamayouz Excellence Award has launched a seven-day challenge for architects and designers to create an self-isolation space. In response to...