A VCUarts Qatar alumna takes sustainability to the next level, one egg crate at a time
A piece of furniture created by a QF partner university alumna inspires eco-consciousness and wins a Rossana Orlandi Ro Plastic Prize.
A piece of furniture created by a QF partner university alumna inspires eco-consciousness and wins a Rossana Orlandi Ro Plastic Prize.
Expo 2020’s public realm is one of the most impressive and successful part of the whole operation. The pavilions are certainly important, since they are
Record-breaking number of entries whittled down to eagerly anticipated shortlist as countdown to awards night brings industry innovators, gamechangers and emerging talent together in creative celebration
ANARCHITECT studio, directed by Jonathan Ashmore, is based in Dubai and has recently opened another studio in London.
Israel’s largest furniture group have confirmed their participation at INDEX 2021 which will take place from 31 May to 2 June at the Dubai World Trade Centre: Wissmann Group are looking to move into the lucrative UAE market following the recent normalisation agreement with the United Arab Emirates.
With the industrial revolution cities started to move vertically. In that period, we had new materials like steel and new technologies like electricity and elevators that helped architects and engineers to look for a new way of expressing architecture, translated in towers and skyscrapers.
Nowadays Dubai is well-known for being one of the most advanced and futuristic cities of the world. It has been defined the first smart city of the Region and its rapid growth from being a small village of pearl hunting, fishing and trading to a global metropolis of 3 million residents sounds as an incredible legend.
Landing in Dubai something that you notice at first glance is the color of the sky and the intensity of light. A light that often seems filtered through the moist, hazy and dusty atmosphere. It is a different light than that of the Italian and south European latitudes, where colors are much more saturated and light defines shapes with a sharper blade cut between sun and shade.
The project aims to become the new reference point for art, culture, design, creativity, performance and music, and to open up opportunities for both the community of local artists and for those from the rest of the world.
