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Red EnvelopeSpecials

An introduction to Red Envelope

Drawing from Chinese and South East Asian societies, which share the custom of giving gifts in red envelopes or packets, LWK + PARTNERS’ three-part Red Envelope series seeks to freely share thought and insight as a global source of knowledge.
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Rifat Chadirji Tribute

In conversation with Dr Rifat Chadirji

Paris-based Iraqi architect Zeina Magazachi provides the transcript of one of her final conversations with the prolific Iraqi architect. On...
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Rifat Chadirji Tribute

Designing with Rifat Chadirji

UK-based Iraqi architect Ayad Al-Tuhafi shares his experience of working with Rifat Chadirji on his last design. On 29 April...
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Eisenman and his passion for fragmented grids

Iraqi academic No’man Bayaty explores the influences and work of the internationally acclaimed American architect, Peter Eisenman. Peter Eisenman, American...
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Exploring Baghdad’s rebuilt Abbasid landmark: al-Khulafa Mosque by Mohamed Makiya

In search of Baghdad’s identity, Paris-based architect Zeina Magazachi explores four different buildings that express Iraq’s modern architecture. This is...
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Rifat Chadirji Tribute

Rifat Chadirji Tribute: A foreword by Richard England

Renowned Maltese architect and writer Richard England pays tribute to Rifat Chadirji. I first came across Rifat Chadirji in the...
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Rifat Chadirji Tribute

Rifat and my Baghdad days

Iraqi architect and city planner Abbad Al Radi reflects on the professional and personal ways his life was influenced and...
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Rifat Chadirji Tribute

The architect as a collector

Renowned Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi reflects on Rifat Chadirji’s personal collection of contemporary artwork, and the artistic collaborations in his...
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The Arab World Institute by Jean Nouvel
Architecture

Opinion: Ornamentation – the continuous crime

Academic No'man Bayaty briefly explores the history of ornamentation throughout architectural history and makes a claim for its continuation in the years to come.
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Architecture

The oil and the brick; tales of a Scotsman in Persia

Ahmadreza Hakiminejad explores Scottish architect James Mollison Wilson’s work in Iran at the advent of the 20th century. On a...
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