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The articles shown here were originally published in the Red Envelope journals, a series of publications that follow specific themes related to the built environment, including ‘Urban Planning & Regeneration’, ‘In-Between’, and more. The Red Envelope journals are published by LWK + PARTNERS, and edited by Round City co-founder Rima Alsammarae. The journals aim to provide knowledge and insight on global urban design for readers interested in architecture, design, development and the built environment.

Volume I, Journal I is available to read in digital format here.

Volume I, Journal II is available to read in digital format here.

Volume I, Journal III is available to read in digital format here.

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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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ARCHITECTURE + FILM: Foreword by Kerem Cengiz

For LWK + PARTNERS’ fourth installment of the Red Envelope journals, themed ‘ARCHITECTURE...
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Thresholds of cinematic space: exploring the significance of doors and architecture in film

Architecture has long been used as a secondary character in films –...
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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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Beyond the quinquennial years: the rise of female students of architecture in the UAE

An analysis of the rise of female students of architecture in the...
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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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How Istanbul’s Museum of Innocence balances between installation and exhibition

Between reality and fantasy, the Museum of Innocence in Istanbul tells the real story of fictitious characters.
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Fouad Street: The oldest planned, still inhabited street in the world

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.
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Women: Foreword by Kerem Cengiz

For LWK + PARTNERS’ third installment of the Red Envelope journals, themed...
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Saudi Arabia and its path towards a contemporary architectural identity

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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