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Sudanese street artists give Khartoum a makeover

In Sudan, decades of economic and political strife that marked the latter half of the 20th century, meant a lack of the necessary urban planning and regeneration of decaying areas. Following the 2019 revolution, the country’s streets and buildings have been given a makeover, courtesy of Sudanese street artists.

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In Between: Foreword by Kerem Cengiz

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.

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Between North & South Korea: The demilitarised zone’s interstitial villages

In July 2020, South Koreans were shocked to find out that a North Korean who defected to South Korea a couple of years ago fled back to North Korea through the impermeable demilitarized zone (DMZ) after supposedly committing a horrendous crime. This crossing was one of the very few known unauthorised crossings over the past 70-odd years, where a civilian transgressed the impenetrable DMZ.

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Interview: Alejandra Celedon Forster discusses the intersection of architecture, education, and history

Based in Santiago, Alejandra Celedón Förster is a Chilean architect, researcher and...

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Madinat as-Salam: The history of Baghdad’s first urban plan

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.

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St. Regis Chicago: exploring the world’s tallest tower designed by a woman

An exploration of the world’s tallest tower designed by a woman, and...

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Locals in India come together after disastrous earthquake for community-led reconstruction

In Bhuj, a municipality in the Kutch district of western India’s Gujarat, a network of community members, government officials and non-profit development organisations worked together to devise an emergency re-urbanisation plan following the disastrous 2001 earthquake. One particular case study takes us to Sardar Nagar, a rehousing settlement that threatened to become a slum of thousands.

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Sudanese street artists give Khartoum a makeover

In Between: Foreword by Kerem Cengiz

Between North & South Korea: The demilitarised zone’s interstitial villages

Interview: Alejandra Celedon Forster discusses the intersection of architecture, education, and history

Madinat as-Salam: The history of Baghdad’s first urban plan

St. Regis Chicago: exploring the world’s tallest tower designed by a woman

Locals in India come together after disastrous earthquake for community-led reconstruction

An introduction to Red Envelope

How Istanbul’s Museum of Innocence balances between installation and exhibition

ARCHITECTURE + FILM: Foreword by Kerem Cengiz

ARound Najaf: The khans of old downtown

ARound: Najaf and its mosques

ARound: Najaf’s schools and madrasas

ARound: Najaf and its traditional house architecture

ARound: Najaf – The Mausoleum of Imam Ali

ARound: Najaf, a city between al-Kufa and al-Hira

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