This year's Design Doha biennial, which was set to open later this month, has been postponed until November due to the continued war in the Gulf. More about Design Doha Biennial postponed "in light of the evolving situation in the region"
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
Architect Frida Escobedo has revealed the bayside headquarters of Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will incorporate Doha's modernist General Post Office building. More about Frida Escobedo designs HQ with "subdued monumentality" for Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Indian architect Martand Khosla has designed a series of geometric volumes for the Lawh Wa Qalam: M F Husain Museum in Doha, which is the world's first museum dedicated to modernist artist Maqbool Fida Husain. More about Geometric museum dedicated to Maqbool Fida Husain opens in Doha
A glass-walled lecture hall modelled on a boxing ring forms the centrepiece of this jiu-jitsu gym in Doha, Qatar, which architecture studio Kidz Studio has designed to be easy for children to navigate. More about Kidz Studio designs Doha jiu-jitsu academy around wooden amphitheatre
Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series is the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, by IM Pei, the first "mega-museum in the Gulf". More about IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art was the most significant building of 2008
Lebanese designer Najla El Zein has created the Us, Her, Him elongated, limestone benches at Flag Plaza in Doha, Qatar. More about Najla El Zein creates benches "to capture the nuanced experience of being in a public space"
Promotion: Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar has announced an undergraduate course in game design, combining technological and media teaching with creative practices. More about VCUarts Qatar launches new degree around emerging technology: Kinetic Imaging
Promotion: the world is under-designed and over-branded, designer Karim Rashid argued on stage at Design Doha Forum. More about The world is "over-branded" says Karim Rashid at Design Doha
Promotion: speakers from UNStudio, AMO, and the Venice Biennale share their insights on how architecture and design can be used to make transformative museum experiences during a Design Doha panel that can be streamed on Dezeen. More about Architecture can "intensely" engage the public with museums say Design Doha panellists
Promotion: the Arabian Gulf and the Middle East are poised to influence global design trends in an inversion of the West's decades-long impact on the region, according to speakers at a Design Doha panel that can now be viewed on Dezeen. More about MENA region gaining "a louder voice" in the global design landscape, say panellists at Design Doha
Promotion: three designers working with crafts have shared their experiences of trying to preserve and revive traditional practices at a panel at Design Doha that can now be viewed on Dezeen. More about Reviving traditional crafts is a way of "engaging with your surroundings" say Design Doha panellists
Promotion: architect David Chipperfield has delivered a critique of his profession as part of a panel discussion at the Design Doha Forum that is now available to stream on Dezeen. More about Architects part of historic "social cleansing" of cities, says David Chipperfield at Design Doha
A disaster-proof chandelier from Lebanon and a towering sand dune-style stone installation feature in Arab Design Now, the main exhibition at the inaugural Design Doha biennial. More about Ten highlights from Design Doha exhibition Arab Design Now
With 100 designers from the Middle East and North Africa, Design Doha is showcasing emerging regional designers, says Rana Beiruti, who is curator of the biennial's Arab Design Now exhibition. More about Design Doha set to be "regional home for design" says curator Rana Beiruti
Cultural institution Qatar Museums has released visuals of the Lusail Museum, a robust, drum-shaped gallery and museum designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils sculptural concrete museum on Qatari island
Qatari art and culture institution Qatar Museums has announced the first edition of Design Doha, a biennial event that will feature over 100 designers from the Middle East and North African region. More about Qatar Museums launches Design Doha biennial for MENA and international designers
French designer Philippe Starck has revealed his design for the Qatar Preparatory School at an exhibition of upcoming buildings in Qatar during the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Philippe Starck designs school to "revitalise creative production in Qatar"
Dutch architecture office UNStudio has revealed its design for the Dadu, Children's Museum of Qatar at an exhibition of upcoming museums in Qatar during the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about UNStudio unveils design for blocky children's museum in Qatar
Australian studio Koichi Takada Architects drew on Qatar's pearl-diving history when creating the interior of Jiwan, a restaurant in the Jean Nouvel-designed National Museum of Qatar. More about Shimmering crystals decorate National Museum of Qatar restaurant by Koichi Takada Architects