JKMM Architects "brings a fragment of Finnish nature to UAE" with Dubai Expo pavilion
Helsinki studio JKMM Architects has created a calm, chapel-like pavilion as the Finnish contribution to Dubai Expo 2020. More
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Carlo Ratti tops Italy Pavilion at Dubai Expo with trio of boats
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has created a building that aims to investigate reusable materials and natural cooling for the Italy Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020. More
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Santiago Calatrava tops UAE Pavilion at Dubai Expo with 28 opening wings
Swiss-Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has created a pavilion informed by the shape of a falcon's wing for the UAE at the Dubai Expo 2020, which opens today. More
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Santiago Calatrava unveils Qatar Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020
Swiss-Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has designed a curved structure that pays homage to Qatar's coat of arms for the country's pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. More
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MENASA – Emirati Design Platform intends to bring Emirati crafts to a global stage at Expo 2020 Dubai
Dezeen promotion: Expo 2020 Dubai's Design and Crafts Programme has launched a design platform to present more than 40 local and international designers who showcase stories from the UAE through exclusive curated collections. More
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Pirajean Lees channels 1920s Japan in ornate Dubai restaurant interior
London practice Pirajean Lees has converted a nightclub in Dubai into a restaurant informed by Japan's jazz age and the grandiose parties of silent film actor Sessue Hayakwa. More
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Dabbagh Architects creates calligraphy-covered contemporary mosque in Dubai
Dubai-based studio Dabbagh Architects has wrapped the Mosque of the Late Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash in UAE in white stone facades containing geometric forms and calligraphy. More
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Adjaye Associates designs monolithic campus for The Africa Institute in Sharjah
Large courtyards will sit between the five high-rise blocks that define The Africa Institute campus, which Adjaye Associates is developing in downtown Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. More
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Hopkins Architects creates cluster of shell-like pods for turtle sanctuary on Sharjah coast
British studio Hopkins Architects has created a cluster of prefabricated concrete pods to house the Khor Kalba Turtle Wildlife Sanctuary on the eastern coast of the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE. More
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Foster + Partners crowns Sharjah library with giant cantilevered roof
A slender roof cantilevers from all sides of The House of Wisdom, a tech-filled library that Foster + Partners has designed in Sharjah, UAE for the "digital future". More
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Fabio Novembre creates crescent-shaped villa on artificial island off the coast of Abu Dhabi
Italian architect Fabio Novembre has designed a house on a man-made island in Abu Dhabi that is wrapped around a sea-facing reflecting pool and has an entrance shielded by an artificial waterfall. More
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Watch our talk with Irthi Contemporary Craft Council about empowering women in the UAE through craft
Dezeen teamed up with Irthi Contemporary Craft Council to host a panel discussion exploring how contemporary design can help to empower local artisans and craftswomen in the UAE. More
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How to be at Rest installation features bricolage chairs made by migrants in the UAE
Paint buckets, street signs and beaded car seats feature in a series of found seating designs, made by working-class migrants in the United Arab Emirates and collected by artist Christopher Benton. More
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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 in Sharjah. More
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American University in Dubai architecture graduates tackle social issues in the UAE
Fifteen architecture graduates from the American University in Dubai (AUD) present work addressing the living and working conditions of local labour workers and other pressing social concerns in this Virtual Design Festival school show. More
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Monolithic plaster counter centres La Petite cafe in Abu Dhabi
A chunky pink-plaster counter dominates the otherwise sparse interior of this cafe in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, which has been revamped by design studio Bone. More
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"Instagram-ready" Dubai Creek Footbridge to be built beside world's tallest structure
IJP Architects and structural engineer AKT II have unveiled visuals for a two-storey bridge that will be built beside Santiago Calatrava's Dubai Creek Tower in the UAE. 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
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Sharjah desert visitor centre takes its shape from prehistoric sea urchins
Hopkins Architects has completed the Buhais Geology Park Interpretive Centre on a former prehistoric sea in the emirate of Sharjah, UAE. More
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Ras Al Khaimah's minimalist Hoof cafe is designed to recall horse stalls
Sinks that look like water troughs and rustic plaster walls feature within this spartan UAE cafe recently completed by design studio Bone. More
