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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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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.

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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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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Opinion: Kourosh Salehi writes on the conditions of sprawling, dense cities

Large dense and sprawling cities are part of an inescapable global reality. Their advantages have long been praised ever since the Modernists argued for “town as a machine for movement”, but what of their disadvantages? If regulations have shaped the affluent cities in the advanced economies, what of the unregulated or under regulated cities across the world?