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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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SUMMARY:POSTPONED March Meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual convening of artists\, curators\, scholars and arts practitioners from around the world to discuss issues in contemporary art focuses this time on effective responses to global challenges in social unrest\, environmental degradation\, systemic erasure and alienation. \nThrough panels\, keynotes\, conversations and performances\, participants will examine how historical entanglements of language\, geography\, economy and social organisation shape our present. How can kinship\, memory and humour sustain connection even as shared stories fracture or fade? What forms of transmission – oral\, visual\, sonic\, literary\, archival – can trace the movement of knowledge and experience between people and places? \nThe March Meeting is always interesting and often insightful; there aren’t many equivalent symposia anywhere in the world (especially when attendance is free).  The provisional programme is here.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/march-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Al Qasimiyah School\, Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St\, Sharjah
CATEGORIES:Art,Conference
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SUMMARY:BRIDGE Summit 2025
DESCRIPTION:The organisers of BRIDGE Summit 2025 says its goal is to “establish itself as a comprehensive exploration of the forces transforming global media … Designed as a global platform for collaboration\, discovery\, and innovation\, BRIDGE Summit 2025 will explore how creativity\, technology\, and commerce converge to define the next era of communication and culture … bringing together leaders from media\, technology\, culture\, policy\, and investment”. \nEssentially it’s a high-powered large-scale three-day conference and exhibition that aims to shape “the future of media\, content and entertainment” across seven core tracks – Media\, Creator Economy\, Music\, Gaming\, Tech\, Marketing\, and Picture – which between them should have 300 exhibitors\, 200 talks and panels\, 50 interactive workshops\, and multiple opportunities for matchmaking and networking. \nIt is also aiming for more than 60\,000 ‘participants’\, a more pointedly proactive term than ‘visitors’; admission is free\, but you have to apply for a ticket to demonstrate that you qualify. \nCertainly the speaker list is impressive – lots of traditional and digital media bigwigs from around the world; a sprinkling of philanthropists and a mass of investors\, bankers and entrepreneurs; a bevy of enthusiasts and C-suite denizens from AI; several marketing-oriented thinkers and doers with a media or tech bias; and a couple of British ex-politicians. \nCheck the website for details of the programme\, which as of early November hadn’t been published yet.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/bridge-summit-2025/
LOCATION:ADNEC\, Abu Dhabi\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Conference
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