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Dabbagh Architects creates calligraphy-covered contemporary mosque in Dubai

August 26, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Mosque of the Late Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash in Dubai by Dabbagh Architects

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. Named after businessman Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash, who passed away in 2016, the mosque was designed by Dabbagh Architects founder Sumaya Dabbagh – making it one of the first mosques in the

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Forest View House / Horomystudio

August 26, 2021 Alexandria Bramley 0

While planning this object, we had a task to occupy the minimum building area, preserving all the perennial trees that grow around. This house is for several families with a large living room for a common rest together. Technical engineering equipment and a garage are located on the ground floor.

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Watch our live talk about why architects and designers are reimagining the world

August 26, 2021 Amina Amber 0
Planet City by Liam Young

Dezeen is hosting an online talk exploring the work of creatives and scientists who are reimagining the planet to coincide with our Redesign the World competition in partnership with Epic Games. Watch it live from 3:00pm London time today. The talk has not started yet. The live stream will begin at 3:00pm BST. Titled Why

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Outside the Box Office Design: Discover Istanbul’s New Workplaces

August 26, 2021 Eric Baldwin 0

Office buildings are known for being utilitarian, efficient, and rigid. While this typology has earned a reputation for adopting rectilinear grids and open layouts, modern designs have begun exploring new alternatives for the contemporary workplace. Moving beyond standard work rooms, meeting spaces, and support zones, these projects are reimagining the relationships between envelope and program. This is a larger movement towards rethinking the formal and spatial characteristics of where we work. While this trend is being explored globally, cities have begun embracing new office designs at a larger scale.

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Camino de Santiago Trek French Arrival Ramp / CREUSeCARRASCO Arquitectos

August 26, 2021 Agustina Coulleri 0

The entrance of the “Camino de Santiago” into the city meets between the sacred hill “Monte do Gozo” and the high-speed infrastructures that surround it. Until now, a long and steep staircase solved this slope, built following the lines of the tracks, breaking the continuity of the route and making accessibility difficult for people, preventing mobility in a wheelchair, bicycle, or on horseback. 

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Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces This Year’s Unique Program with Complete List of Exhibitions

August 26, 2021 Dima Stouhi 0

Titled “The Available City“, the fourth edition of the Chicago Architecture Bienniale will be open to the public on September 17th, 2021. This year, the event presents an unprecedented biennale model that experiments with an array of site-specific projects and programs displayed across the Chicago, “reframing what a biennial can do, be, and explore for a city”. Over 80 projects from 18 different countries will respond to an urban design framework and bring ideas for community-centered, collective spaces through architectural elements, engaging programming, and enhanced community experiences.