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  • Art Basel Qatar-designed installation

    Sumayya Vally creates modular forum for Art Basel Qatar based on Muslim gathering spaces

    South African architect Sumayya Vally has designed a site-specific installation for the inaugural Art Basel Qatar fair in Doha, with moveable components that pay homage to lost communal spaces across the Islamic world. More about Sumayya Vally creates modular forum for Art Basel Qatar based on Muslim gathering spaces

    Alyn Griffiths | 10 February 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Designers of the Year 2023 winners

    Three weeks left to nominate your favourite studios for Designers of the Year at Dezeen Awards 2024

    Last week we launched our public nomination for the Designers of the Year awards at Dezeen Awards 2024. Here, we round up last year's winners. More about Three weeks left to nominate your favourite studios for Designers of the Year at Dezeen Awards 2024

    Elisa Barkan | 11 April 2024
  • OMA's backdrop for the inaugural Islamic Arts Biennale in the Western Hajj Terminal at Jeddah airport

    Sumayya Vally named emerging architect of the year at Dezeen Awards 2023

    South African architect Sumayya Vally has been named emerging architect of the year at this week's Dezeen Awards 2023 ceremony. More about Sumayya Vally named emerging architect of the year at Dezeen Awards 2023

    Amina Amber | 30 November 2023
  • Visual of person walking on Asiat-Darse bridge by Sumayya Vally

    Sumayya Vally unveils design for sculptural pedestrian bridge in Belgium

    A series of boat-like forms will be tied together to create the Asiat-Darse pedestrian bridge, which South African architect Sumayya Vally is designing for Vilvoorde in Belgium. More about Sumayya Vally unveils design for sculptural pedestrian bridge in Belgium

    Lizzie Crook | 7 June 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Material Histories by Counterspace

    "Recipes are important archives of where we come from and how we've evolved" says Sumayya Vally

    In the final instalment of our exclusive video series with Counterspace founder Sumayya Vally, the South African architect discusses the role of recipes in her Material Histories project for the Istanbul Design Biennial. More about "Recipes are important archives of where we come from and how we've evolved" says Sumayya Vally

    Siufan Adey | 2 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Counterspace's Children's Courtroom installation "teaches children about the justice system"

    In the third of our series of exclusive video interviews with Sumayya Vally, the architect discusses how her studio Counterspace's Children's Courtroom project aimed to teach kids about the law, rights and equality. More about Counterspace's Children's Courtroom installation "teaches children about the justice system"

    Sebastian Jordahn | 1 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Counterspace's Folded Skies installation aims to explore "the complexities of land"

    In the second part of our exclusive video series with Sumayya Vally, the architect discusses how her studio Counterspace's project Folded Skies addresses the complex geographies of Johannesburg. More about Counterspace's Folded Skies installation aims to explore "the complexities of land"

    Francesca Tesler | 30 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "Counterspace was born out of a desire to create a different canon" says Sumayya Vally

    In the first of a series of exclusive video interviews with Sumayya Vally, the Serpentine Pavillion 2021 architect says her studio Counterspace was founded out of a desire to create the kind of architecture she felt was missing from her formal education. More about "Counterspace was born out of a desire to create a different canon" says Sumayya Vally

    Francesca Tesler | 29 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Serpentine Pavilion by Counterspace

    Serpentine Pavilion's use of biomaterials "more than compensates" for concrete emissions, says Aecom

    The construction of this year's Serpentine Pavilion removed 31 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere, according to a report by construction consultant AECOM. More about Serpentine Pavilion's use of biomaterials "more than compensates" for concrete emissions, says Aecom

    Marcus Fairs | 16 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Portrait of Sumayya Vally

    Watch a live talk with Serpentine Pavilion architect Sumayya Vally

    Dezeen teamed up with the Serpentine Gallery to live stream a conversation between Hans Ulrich Obrist and architect Sumayya Vally of Counterspace about this year's Serpentine Pavilion. More about Watch a live talk with Serpentine Pavilion architect Sumayya Vally

    Siufan Adey | 9 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Serpentine Pavilion celebrates "places with a history significant to migration" says Sumayya Vally

    In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, Sumayya Vally of Counterspace explains how her design for this year's Serpentine Pavilion references the architecture of London's migrant communities. More about Serpentine Pavilion celebrates "places with a history significant to migration" says Sumayya Vally

    Sebastian Jordahn | 8 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Serpentine Pavilion

    Counterspace combines abstracted fragments of London for carbon-negative Serpentine Pavilion

    South African studio Counterspace led by architect Sumayya Vally has unveiled a pink and grey structure built from elements informed by buildings in London as this year's Serpentine Pavilion. More about Counterspace combines abstracted fragments of London for carbon-negative Serpentine Pavilion

    Tom Ravenscroft | 8 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Sumayya Vally

    Sumayya Vally named one of Time magazine's 100 leaders of the future

    Sumayya Vally, the founder of South African architecture studio Counterspace, has been named on the Time100 Next list of people "poised to make history". More about Sumayya Vally named one of Time magazine's 100 leaders of the future

    Tom Ravenscroft | 19 February 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Panelists discussed land in part two of The World Around summit

    The second instalment of The World Around's three-part summit included conversations with architects Francis Kéré, Counterspace, Cave Bureau and more. Watch the event above. More about Panelists discussed land in part two of The World Around summit

    Siufan Adey | 30 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Serpentine Pavilion 2020 by Counterspace

    Serpentine Pavilion 2020 postponed until next year due to coronavirus

    The opening of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, designed by South African architecture studio Counterspace, has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. More about Serpentine Pavilion 2020 postponed until next year due to coronavirus

    Eleanor Gibson | 24 April 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Serpentine Pavilion 2020 by Counterspace

    Counterspace designs Serpentine Pavilion 2020 to be built with recycled bricks

    South African architecture studio Counterspace will use cork and bricks made of recycled construction waste to build this year's Serpentine Pavilion, which refers to the experiences of London's migrant communities in its design. More about Counterspace designs Serpentine Pavilion 2020 to be built with recycled bricks

    India Block | 10 February 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Folded Skies installation mimics the light created by Johannesburg's mine dust

    Large-scale coloured mirrors recreate the iridescent beauty of Johannesburg's toxic sunsets in this installation by architecture studio Counterspace. More about Folded Skies installation mimics the light created by Johannesburg's mine dust

    Katie de Klee | 6 January 2019 | Leave a comment

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