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30/01/2025

The Arab Hall was an extension of this famous London home, designed by Leighton and architect George Aitchison. They were inspired by the architectural styles they encountered during their travels in cities like Palermo, Granada, Istanbul, Cairo and Damascus.

This Victorian painter’s London home, filled with mosaics, tiles and sculptures, reflects his fascination with the Middle East.

29/01/2025

Celebrating Cairo's enduring passion for design, Cairo Design Week features a dynamic mix of immersive exhibitions, monumental installations, and cultural events.

📸 Yusuf El Masry

From November 20th to the 29th, Cairo Design Week unfolds as a global design event as a member of World Design Weeks.

28/01/2025

We sat down with Radwa Rostom, civil engineer and founder of Handover Projects, to better understand her Egyptian design and build practice, which has been dedicated to reshaping the construction field through earth-built structures that embody warmth, sustainability and a deep connection to humanity.

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📸 Handover Projects

From soil to structure, Radwa Rostom, founder of Handover Projects, shares her journey crafting earth-built homes.

27/01/2025

Hemmed within the sandy hues of Morocco’s desertic plot of Al Haouz, Dar El Farina, a minimalist eco-centric private residence stretches out like a fine rectangle in the desert. Crafted by Geneva-based Leopold Banchini Architects, this ethereal private residence stands atop two ancient water systems that have shaped the land for centuries.

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📸 Rory Gardiner
🖊️ Rana Gaber

Shaped by two linear rammed earth walls, Dar El Farina channels history and tradition into sustainable desert living.

26/01/2025

Tucked within Saudi Arabia’s Hejaz mountains, the Desert Rock Resort is a new eco-tourism development crafted by the Global Oppenheim Architecture practice, which worked closely with the Saudi developer Red Sea Global (RSG) as part of the Kingdom’s Red Sea Project.
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📸 Red Sea Global and Oppenheim Architecture

Tucked in Saudi Arabia’s Hejaz mountains, the resort’s design honors the timeless charm of the Nabataean civilization.

25/01/2025

Created by UAE-based studio Karim+Elias, this art piece explores sand, a central natural material of the region, through 12 monumental totems.

Desert Relics is composed of 12 sand-crafted monumental sculptures weaving nature’s rhythm with Mleiha’s timeless legacy.

19/01/2025

The converted villa still carries the essence of the French diplomat, whose abandoned belongings still adorn the walls.

16/01/2025

Down the tranquil alleyways of Marrakech's quieter side, the newly opened boutique hotel IZZA offers a serene escape from the bustling medina.

Over 300 contemporary art pieces adorn the traditional stucco walls inside the new boutique hotel in Marrakech.

15/01/2025

From royal residence to colonial transformation, Dar Aziza has borne witness to earthquakes, fires, and changing empires.

Amidst Algier’s casbah, Dar Aziza’s marble walls hold secrets of a bygone era. The question is: how do we find them?

14/01/2025

A trip to the lavish Al-Meger Palace shows us how personal history and global architectural traditions magically coalesce.

13/01/2025

Homegrown porcelain brand Fathy Mahmoud's new store design unfolds as an all-white sanctuary, offering a minimalist backdrop that complements their timeless porcelain pieces. Crafted by Egyptian design studio BLCK, the space evokes an inviting atmosphere amidst the more commercial corridors of Cairo’s City Center Almaza Mall.

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📸 Nour El Refai

Fathy Mahmoud’s store blends contemporary style with traditional craftsmanship, highlighting the beauty of porcelain.

09/01/2025

When the owners of a house in New Cairo approached Egyptian architects Ahmad Fayyad and Malak Rashad, the Co-Founders of FR Partnership, for a redesign, they presented him with a challenge steeped in nostalgia and potential.

The house, an archetype of Mediterranean revival architecture popularised in Egypt’s gated compounds of the 1980s and 90s, was brimming with ornamentation and rooted in a bygone era’s aesthetic values.

Yet, rather than rejecting its past, the architects embraced it, reimagining the property with a minimalist touch that honoured its essence while propelling it into a contemporary narrative.

🖊️ Karim Abdullatif
📸 FR Partnership & Nour El Refai

A Mediterranean-style home sheds its ornamentation, embracing minimalism through subtle forms and bold revisions.

06/01/2025

Al Balad, meaning ‘The Town’, has always been the heart of Jeddah, where commerce, culture and daily life have thrived for centuries. Though its origins predate Islam, it was in the 7th century, when Caliph Othman ibn Affan made it the official port of Makkah, that Al Balad's significance as a trading hub grew.

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04/01/2025

When intertwined with public art, urban spaces transcend their functional purpose, becoming instigators of collective memory and catalysts for shared identity. In Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, this transformative potential is evident through the efforts of the Mujassam Wattan competition (MW Award).

📸 Mujassam Wattan

Public art in Alkhobar has turned everyday spaces into iconic landmarks, blending heritage with modern energy

03/01/2025

Located 10 kilometres away from Sharjah’s city centre, on the Sharjah International Airport Road, UAE, the House of Wisdom library and cultural centre rises as a symbol of enlightenment, inviting all who approach to experience education in the 21st century.

With its luminous form and serene gardens, Sharjah’s House of Wisdom redefines modern libraries and cultural spaces.

01/01/2025

Set to be designed by the global architecture practice 10 Design, the concept envisions stacked blocks rising from the dramatic mountainous terrain, reimagining active living for 3,000 future residents.

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📸 Neom

Neom’s Norlana features bold, futuristic architecture, set against the stunning Gulf of Aqaba, offering 711 units.

31/12/2024

The Diriyah Biennale Foundation has revealed the winners of the inaugural AlMusalla Prize, which has been awarded to Lebanon-based EAST Architecture Studio, in collaboration with artist Rayyane Tabet and engineering firm AKT II.

📸 EAST Architecture Studio

Scheduled for display at the 2025 Islamic Arts Biennale, the design honours sustainability, modularity and heritage.

30/12/2024

Imagine a place where healing goes beyond medicine, nestled in the heart of nature. The newly revealed design of the Jawaher Boston Medical District in Sharjah, by the renowned Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW), seamlessly blends healthcare with the calming influence of its natural surroundings.

📸 Renzo Piano Building Workshop

The Jawaher Boston Medical District introduces a sustainable, green-centred healing facility with a modern touch.