Sharjah's brutalist Flying Saucer turned into arts centre
UAE-based SpaceContinuum Design Studio has collaborated with the Sharjah Art Foundation to turn a 1970s brutalist restaurant into an arts centre inĀ Sharjah. More
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Zero-water garden created in Sharjah to show how desert plants can thrive in cities
Architecture studio Cooking Sections and engineer AKT II have created an experimental landscape in Sharjah to demonstrate how desert plants could be used as an alternative to water-hungry greenery in arid cities. More
Shurooq's hotels demonstrate Sharjah's "very rich heritage"
Al Faya Lodge and Al Bait Hotel offer hospitality that connects travellers with Sharjah's history says Khawla Al Hashimi, director of project development at Shurooq, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD awards. More
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Sharjah desert visitor centre takes its shape from prehistoric sea urchins
Hopkins Architects has completed the Buhais Geology Park Interpretive CentreĀ on a former prehistoric sea in the emirate ofĀ Sharjah, UAE. More
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Sharjah Arts Foundation creates permanent home for the Rain Room in UAE
SpaceContinuum Design Studio andĀ Shape Architecture Practice and Research have designed a pavilion in the emirate of Sharjah to house Random International's Rain Room installation. More
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Sharjah's 1970s and '80s architecture is being saved by the architecture triennial
The Sharjah Architecture Triennial is located in two of the emirate's surviving 1970s and '80s buildings. They are two of buildings from the era that are being conserved. More
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Marina Tabassum brings prefabricated Bangladeshi homes to Sharjah
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has erected three prefabricated houses at the Sharjah Architecture Triennial, to highlight the families that relocate their homes as river channels move within the Bengal Delta.Ā More
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Bedouin women create Irthi collection based onĀ ancient Emirati crafts
The Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council has paired Bedouin craftswomen in the UAE with international artists to create items that can be sold to a global market. More
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Foster + Partners designs tech-filled library for Sharjah
The House of Wisdom, a library and cultural centre designed by Foster + Partners for Sharjah, will feature a cantilevered roof and a book-printing machine. More
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Al Faya Lodge by Anarchitect is a desert spa and hotel made from stone and steel
Architecture studio Anarchitect has turned a couple of stone buildings in the UAE into Al Faya Lodge, a hotel and saltwater spa in the Sharjah desert. More
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Fikra Graphic Design Biennial "sets a precedent" for adaptive reuse in UAE
The inaugural Fikra Graphic Design Biennial, in the UAE emirate of Sharjah, shows how the region can rethink its approach to adaptive reuse of buildings. More
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Sharjah Architecture Triennial will seek to overturn "orientalist cliches"
A new architecture triennial launching in the United Arab Emirates next year will challenge "pernicious" western views of Asian, African and Middle Eastern architecture, according to curator Adrian Lahoud. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects wins contest for water-inspired cultural hub in UAE
Zaha Hadid ArchitectsĀ has revealed plans for a vast cultural hub at the heart of a new masterplanĀ in the United Arab EmiratesĀ city of Sharjah, which will comprise a series of droplet-shaped buildings set around a taperedĀ observation tower. More
