• SAT Research Initiative – Living Continuity: Urban Workshop 2

    Old Al Jubail Vegetable Market 8 Bujair Bin Abi Bujair St, Sharjah

    Sharhah Arcitecure Triennial's Living Continuity: Urban Workshop Series brings together artists, researchers, and writers whose practices are deeply rooted in lived experiences to explore "our role as urban actors within the layered histories and evolving ecologies of a neighborhood". This [ ... ]

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  • Burj Rashid: A Landmark Reimagined Into Art

    Al Safa Art & Design Library Al Safa Park, Jumeriah 3, Dubai

    A talk accompanying the Burj Rashid exhibition that commemorate the 45th anniversary of the tower's inauguration (and which ends soon). This panel discussion, moderated by architect Amal Anoohi, features artist Ahmad AlAttar, designer and artist Sara Al Khayyal, and artist [ ... ]

    Free
  • 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Lecture

    Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu Dhabi

    Abu Dhabi has been chosen as the host city for the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize – "in recent years, the UAE’s growing presence in the global arts and culture landscape, and openness in supporting the works of international architects provides [ ... ]

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  • Sites in Conversation

    [various Sharjah locations]

    A two-day symposium of readings, discussions, and shared meals as part of that unfolds across Sharjah as part of Sharjah Architecture Triennial's DAAS programme. DAAS is Decolonizing Architecture Advanced Studies, a programme with no fixed curriculum but instead an environment [ ... ]

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  • Another City is Possible: Mediating Architecture

    Al Qasimiyah School Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St, Sharjah

    For the next event in its SAT03 public programme, Sharjah Architecture Triennial presents a conversation on reimagining the city and the possibilities of architecture beyond its conventional boundaries. Led by Vyjayanthi Rao and Tau Tavengwa, Curator and Associate Curator of [ ... ]

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  • Mulhaq: On Annexed Architecture and Peripheral Typologies

    Bayt AlMamzar House 2, 26 Street, Al Mamzar, Dubai

    This exhibition explores the quiet logic of annexed spaces and the peripheral architectures that shape everyday life across the Gulf. Through documentation, case studies, and spatial narratives, it reflects on how these overlooked structures mediate between privacy, family, and urban [ ... ]

    Free
  • A Journey into Architecture Archives: Tunis, Baghdad, Damascus

    Al Qasimiyah School Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St, Sharjah

    As part of its ongoing institutional programming, Sharjah Architecture Triennial presents what it terms a “new chapter” in a long-term research initiative dedicated to architectural archives in the Arab world. Building on the inaugural 2023 exhibition, which focused on Beirut, [ ... ]

    Free
  • Guided Tours: A Journey into Architecture Archives: Tunis, Baghdad, Damascus

    Al Qasimiyah School Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St, Sharjah

    A series of guided tours with curator George Arbid that offer his perspective on the Journey into Architecture Archives: Baghdad, Damascus, Tunis exhibition currently running at Al Qasimiyah School (to 12 July). Arbid will provide insight into the research, archival [ ... ]

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  • LAST CHANCE Mulhaq: On Annexed Architecture and Peripheral Typologies

    Bayt AlMamzar House 2, 26 Street, Al Mamzar, Dubai

    This exhibition explores the quiet logic of annexed spaces and the peripheral architectures that shape everyday life across the Gulf. Through documentation, case studies, and spatial narratives, it reflects on how these overlooked structures mediate between privacy, family, and urban [ ... ]

    Free
  • City Circles Talk 2: Building in Challenging Environments

    Natural History Museum Jacques Chirac St, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

    Part of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s City Circles programme, this talk from two regional experts focuses on how architecture design in some of the world’s most demanding environmental conditions has to go beyond aesthetics to respond intelligently to climate, material, and [ ... ]

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  • 2nd Desert Architecture Forum

    Habtoor Grand Resort Al Falea Street, Dubai

    The second edition of this potentially significant gathering for architects, sustainability leaders and "urban innovators" promises a stronger vision and expanded scope to underscore the vital role of 'desert architecture' in shaping climate-smart cities, resilient infrastructures, and self-sufficient communities across [ ... ]

    $ 25
  • City Circles Talk: The Museum as an Urban Anchor

    Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Part of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s ongoing City Circles programme exploring the connections between architecture, the environment, and urban life, this conversation looks at the ways museums operate within the urban fabric, exploring their role in shaping movement, gathering, and the [ ... ]

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  • City Circles: Architecture beyond walls – the role of landscaping in urban placemaking

    Natural History Museum Jacques Chirac St, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

    Part of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s ongoing City Circles programme exploring the connections between architecture, the environment, and urban life, this conversation explores how culture is shaped not only inside museums and galleries but also in the public spaces and gardens where [ ... ]

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