An analysis of the rise of female students of architecture in the UAE, and the paths that lay ahead of...
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Between reality and fantasy, the Museum of Innocence in Istanbul tells the real story of fictitious characters.
For LWK + PARTNERS' second installment of the Red Envelope journals, themed 'In Between', the company's MENA managing director, Kerem Cengiz, offers an opening word on the meaning of the topic.
With theatre dating back thousands of years to the Bronze Age, the craft of stage design reveals an intricate evolution...
An exploration of the world’s tallest tower designed by a woman, and the legacy it carries. In September 2016, when...
Renowned Iraqi artist Dia al-Azzawi reflects on Rifat Chadirji’s personal collection of contemporary artwork, and the artistic collaborations in his...
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.
Karwa Mosque: A Dome-less Islamic Prayer Space in Malaysia
In a suburb on a Malaysian island, a mosque designed by an emerging female architect, Eleena Jamil, challenges traditional Islamic design in Southeast Asia.
Interview: The Symbiotic Connection Between Film and Architecture Explored with Dr. Juhani Pallasmaa
With more than two dozen books, 300 essays in over 30 languages and severalbuiltworks including Helsinki’s Kamppi Centre (2003-2006), Finnish...
23 centuries after it was first drawn in sand, the world’s oldest planned, still inhabited street continues to mark the ongoing transformations of an ever-evolving city.