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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260709T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260709T190000
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SUMMARY:City Circles: Architecture beyond walls – the role of landscaping in urban placemaking
DESCRIPTION: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 people gather\, meet and spend time together. How can landscape architecture create places that reflect local identity\, encourage community life and support cultural activity? These talks are both interesting and genuinely useful; let’s hope some kind of publication (print or online) comes out of them … \nThe panel: \nZain Masud Landscape Designer\nLulu Almana Landscape Architect\nLara Zureikat Landscape Architect\nModerator: Iaroslav Volovod Curator\, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/city-circles-architecture-beyond-walls-the-role-of-landscaping-in-urban-placemaking/
LOCATION:Natural History Museum\, Jacques Chirac St\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Talk,Urbanism
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260618T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260618T190000
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SUMMARY:City Circles Talk: The Museum as an Urban Anchor
DESCRIPTION: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 use of surrounding public spaces. From accessibility and scale to circulation and engagement\, the discussion will consider how cultural institutions can serve as points of connection within the city rather than isolated destinations … \nThe panel: \nDr Alamira Reem Al Hashimi Urbanist\, Architect\, and Historian\nDr Ahmed Almulla Urban Planner\nFatma Alkhayat Urban Planner\nModerator: Rashed Ajlouni Public Programming\, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/city-circles-talk-the-museum-as-an-urban-anchor/
LOCATION:Manarat al Saadiyat\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Talk,Urbanism
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTSTAMP:20260611T095729Z
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SUMMARY:2nd Desert Architecture Forum
DESCRIPTION: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 the Middle East and beyond. The specific aims include building more collaboration between architects\, policymakers\, developers\, technology providers and researchers; highlighting new technologies and smart materials; blending traditional desert knowledge with modern architectural solutions; and positioning MENA as a global hub for climate-responsive architecture (surely “the main market for climate-responsive architecture”). \nThese it will deliver via two days of keynotes\, presentations and panel discussions\, with much space for networking and an exhibition area with two dozen booths. Someone has chosen the conference topics well: they range from the almost philosophical (‘Landscapes of the Future: Beyond Aesthetics and Ecology in Desert Design’ and ‘ From Sand to Skyline: Shaping a New Architectural Identity for the Desert Century’) to the really quite specific (‘Future Facades: Balancing Aesthetics\, Performance\, and Climate Resilience’ and ‘Curating the Darkness: How Light and Shadow Shape Placemaking in Desert Destinations’). \nThe registration fee is a modest $25. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/2nd-desert-architecture-forum/
LOCATION:Habtoor Grand Resort\, Al Falea Street\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260529T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260529T190000
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SUMMARY:City Circles Talk 2: Building in Challenging Environments
DESCRIPTION: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 place. \nThe panel: \nOla Znad Skidmore\, Owings & Merrill Iraqi architect\, urban designer\, artist\, and researcher\nSamar Halloum American University of Sharjah architect\, researcher\, and educator\nModerator: Rashed Ajlouni Public Programming\, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/city-circles-talk-2-building-in-challenging-environments/
LOCATION:Natural History Museum\, Jacques Chirac St\, Saadiyat Island\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Talk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260509
DTSTAMP:20260401T115039Z
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SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE Mulhaq: On Annexed Architecture and Peripheral Typologies
DESCRIPTION: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 form. The exhibition reflects ongoing research by Amer Madhoun\, co-founder of Collectus Design & Architecture Studio\, conducted as part of Bayt AlMamzar’s first design and architecture residency.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/last-chance-mulhaq-on-annexed-architecture-and-peripheral-typologies/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Exhibition
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510
DTSTAMP:20260605T155202Z
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SUMMARY:Guided Tours: A Journey into Architecture Archives: Tunis\, Baghdad\, Damascus
DESCRIPTION: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 discoveries\, and curatorial approach that shape this latest chapter of Sharjah Architecture Triennial’s long-term initiative on architectural archives in the Arab world. \nThese tours are free but spaces are limited and prebooking is required. Tours run at 11am and 5pm daily from 6 tom9 June; they will last about an hour.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/guided-tours-a-journey-into-architecture-archives-tunis-baghdad-damascus/
LOCATION:Al Qasimiyah School\, Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Research,Tour/Visit
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503
DTSTAMP:20260605T155144Z
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SUMMARY:A Journey into Architecture Archives: Tunis\, Baghdad\, Damascus
DESCRIPTION: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\, Cairo and Rabat\, Journeys into Architecture Archives was developed to foster knowledge production about the region from within its own communities\, while contributing to the development of a shared archival database. The project\, again curated by Lebanese architect George Arbid\, brings together rare archival materials\, physical models and newly commissioned documentary films to explore histories\, memories and unrealised futures across three pivotal Arab cities. \nTo 12 July.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/a-journey-into-architecture-archives-tunis-baghdad-damascus/
LOCATION:Al Qasimiyah School\, Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Research
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260406
DTSTAMP:20260401T114942Z
CREATED:20260401T114942Z
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SUMMARY:Mulhaq: On Annexed Architecture and Peripheral Typologies
DESCRIPTION: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 form. \nThe exhibition reflects ongoing research by Amer Madhoun\, co-founder of Collectus Design & Architecture Studio\, conducted as part of Bayt AlMamzar’s first design and architecture residency. Developed over nearly three years\, the Mulhaq research residency has been conceived as a long-term process with outcomes that includes publications and the future renovation of BAM’s mulhaq (annex) as well as the exhibition itself. \nThis project is supported through the Modern Heritage Grant Program\, an initiative by the UAE Ministry of Culture\, in collaboration with Zayed University and Majra – National CSR Fund. \nTo 8 May.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/mulhaq-on-annexed-architecture-and-peripheral-typologies/
LOCATION:Bayt AlMamzar\, House 2\, 26 Street\, Al Mamzar\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260131T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260131T160000
DTSTAMP:20260127T111037Z
CREATED:20260127T101832Z
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SUMMARY:Another City is Possible: Mediating Architecture
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLed by Vyjayanthi Rao and Tau Tavengwa\, Curator and Associate Curator of SAT03\, the discussion will be moderated by Kenneth Bailey\, Co-founder of Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI)\, an organisation that works on rebuilding public spaces to be more equitable and vibrant. \nThe conversation will look at the way urban space is produced not only through buildings and infrastructure\, but also through social relations\, narrative and cultural practice – which essentially is the conceptual framework of Architecture Otherwise\, theme of the SAT03 Triennial.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/another-city-is-possible-mediating-architecture/
LOCATION:Al Qasimiyah School\, Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Conversation
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251103
DTSTAMP:20251028T120811Z
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SUMMARY:Sites in Conversation
DESCRIPTION: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 where “knowledge emerges through encounters\, conversations\, and shared practices”. \nThe DAAS programme moves between different sites: from Sharjah to Sicily\, from Palestine to Stockholm\, “and in the everyday contexts participants bring with them … This mobility reflects the shared condition of displacement\, while also rooting work in situated struggles”. \nSo each session is intended to unfold as a dialogue shaped by lived experiences and research. The programme: \nDay One Saturday 1 November 10am to 6pm\nAl Qasimiyah School\, Sharjah City \nLed by May Al-Dabbagh\, Zoe Butt\, Charles Esche\, and Shahram Khosravi\, these sessions have no fixed topics; instead they invite improvisation\, allowing unexpected connections and solidarities to emerge. \nDay Two Sunday 2 November 2m to 7pm\nConcrete Tent\, Al Madam (transportation provided) \nThe final gathering reflects on conversation as the central methodology of DAAS: “in this shared space\, the art of conversation becomes both a method and a horizon for future encounters – and for the forthcoming iteration of ‘DAAS in Cairo’.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sites-in-conversation/
LOCATION:[various Sharjah locations]
CATEGORIES:Architecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251004T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251004T180000
DTSTAMP:20250930T111929Z
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SUMMARY:Al Manakh Spaces Talks – Pressure Cooker: Greenhouses and the Architecture of Farming
DESCRIPTION:First in a series of talks\, conversations\, and tours by the Sharjah Architecture Triennial (SAT) linked to the Al Manakh bio-farm and its community-based programming. The aim is to position the bio-farm within the wider context of architecture\, agriculture\, and food systems; this inaugural talk features Azza Aboualam\, curator of the 2025 National Pavilion UAE at the Venice Architecture Biennale\, Assistant Professor at Zayed University\, and Co-Founder of Holesum Studio. Her work at the intersection of architecture and food production in the UAE\, asks question like “how can architecture be mobilised for greater food security?” \nThe talk with be followed by a tour of the bio-farm and a Q&A session.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/al-manakh-spaces-talks-pressure-cooker-greenhouses-and-the-architecture-of-farming/
LOCATION:Al Qasimiyah School\, Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250503T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250503T190000
DTSTAMP:20250429T085115Z
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SUMMARY:2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Lecture
DESCRIPTION: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 a backdrop of newness\, reflecting the diversity within our mission and the selection of our Laureates and Jurors\,” said Tom Pritzker\, director of the Pritzker Foundation. “As three iconic buildings\, each designed by Pritzker Laureates\, Jean Nouvel\, Norman Foster and Frank Gehry\, redefine the skyline of this city\, Abu Dhabi lends a natural extension to our programme.” \nThis lecture by Liu Jiakun\, 2025 Pritzker Prize Laureate\, will have the title “On Land: A Model For Community”. It will be followed by a panel discussion including his three immediate predecessors: Riken Yamamoto\, David Chipperfield\, and Francis Kéré. “An informal reception will follow.” Should be good.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/2025-pritzker-architecture-prize-laureate-lecture/
LOCATION:Cultural Foundation\, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250430T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250430T190000
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SUMMARY:Burj Rashid: A Landmark Reimagined Into Art
DESCRIPTION: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 and consultant Patricia Millns; they will discuss how they reinterpreted Burj Rashid’s architectural identity through their artistic practices and delve into the role of contemporary art in preserving and reimagining Dubai’s heritage. \nThe Burj Rashid exhibition\, showing at this venue until 2 May\, has works from around 30 artists from the UAE and beyond that offer a range of artistic representations of the tower.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/burj-rashid-a-landmark-reimagined-into-art/
LOCATION:Al Safa Art & Design Library\, Al Safa Park\, Jumeriah 3\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250419T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250419T210000
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SUMMARY:SAT Research Initiative – Living Continuity: Urban Workshop 2
DESCRIPTION: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 second installment has the title ‘Immersive Methods: tracing and foregrounding past-present ecologies’ – “documenting material traces\, collecting objects\, and uncovering emerging narratives … through discussions and self-guided observations” – and will be led by anthropologist Neha Vora and artist Richi Bhatia. \nView the full programme and schedule here. This workshop is free to attend\, but seats are limited.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/sat-research-initiative-living-continuity-urban-workshop-2/
LOCATION:Old Al Jubail Vegetable Market\, 8 Bujair Bin Abi Bujair St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Architecture,Urbanism,Workshop
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