An American architecture professor, Ginger Krieg Dosier, 32, Assistant Professor of Architecture at American University of Sharjah (AUS), has won this year’s prestigious Metropolis Next Generation Design Prize for “Biomanufactured Brick.” The 2010 Next Generation Prize Challenge was “ONE DESIGN FIX FOR THE FUTURE” – a small fix to change the world. The Next Generation [...]
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Bioengineered Brick Wins 2010 Metropolis Next Generation Design Prize
Posted in materiality, the aspects of art & architecture in UAE on May 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
contemporary art exhibition – RAK
Posted in the aspects of art & architecture in UAE on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
RAK Hospital is hosting a unique contemporary art exhibition with 16 local and UAE based artists on the theme Tracking the Emirates from April 7 to August 7, 2010 in Ras Al Khaimah. The exhibition will take place under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qassimi and H.E. Gerhard Bruegger, Consul General [...]
ghost towns – old & new
Posted in the aspects of art & architecture in UAE, understanding al jazeerah al hamra on April 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
al jazeerah al hamra has for the last decades been known as a ghost town, abandoned from 68-71, it has been without inhabitants for 40 years. ”now, only Jinn live here”, people of the village tell us. Creeping desert sands bury ghost town Video Documentary: A group visit the village of al jazeerah al hamra, [...]
the element of five
Posted in the aspects of art & architecture in UAE on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
i have chosen five main issues that has an important impact on my project: The economic situation: The economic collapse in Dubai; Companies going bankrupt; The government out of money Immigration related to workforce: 80% immigration workers, 50% from Asia; No rights; Bad living conditions Identity: Arts & crafts,The young local artists, Bedouins, Architecture & [...]
Aspects of the Modern Arab/Islamic City
Posted in the aspects of art & architecture in UAE on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Summary of the text: “Aspects of the Modern Arab/Islamic City: Architecture and Urban Fabric in Abu Dhabi” By Abbad Al Radi What we are concerned with is contemporary “Urban Architecture” for the UAE and Arab/Islamic world in general. The emphasis is on the resulting urban fabric, which is what gives cities their particular image or [...]
