Tag United Arab Emirates

<strong>RE-BIRTHS</strong><br />

19-10-2021

RE-BIRTHS

"There were already discussions about the landfill and I thought: very well, contemporary art makes people talk, let's add controversy to controversy"-Renzo Macelloni, Mayor of Peccioli

2018 Architecture Biennale, Lifescapes Beyond Bigness

06-07-2018

2018 Architecture Biennale, Lifescapes Beyond Bigness

During the preview of the 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, we visited the United Arab Emirates pavilion and managed to chat with the curator, Dr Khaled Alawadi.

Lifescapes Beyond Bigness, the UAE at the 2018 Biennale

25-05-2018

Lifescapes Beyond Bigness, the UAE at the 2018 Biennale

The United Arab Emirates at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with their exhibition “Lifescapes Beyond Bigness” to look beyond the monumental scale of the most iconic architecture in these locations and explore everyday, human-scale landscapes.

Abu Dhabi: stellar architecture and design

08-08-2017

Abu Dhabi: stellar architecture and design

Abu Dhabi currently faces its most ambitious challenge yet: becoming a centre of culture and the arts through the culture of design. After building numerous luxury hotels, shopping malls and golf courses, the largest of the Arab Emirates is now assigning a priority role to architecture and design.

Banyan Tree Al Wadi, first integrated resort in the UAE

16-12-2016

Banyan Tree Al Wadi, first integrated resort in the UAE

Al Wadi Nature Reserve is a nature reserve of 100+ hectares in the emirate of Ras al Khaimah, which became the seventh and final member of the United Arab Emirates in 1972.

Martina Berger, Creating The Future - Next Landmark2016

09-12-2016

Martina Berger, Creating The Future - Next Landmark2016

Martina Berger is the 2016 winner of the fifth Next Landmark, the international architecture and photography contest.  A photographer with a very solid background: a Fine Arts degree from the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA - New Academy of Fine Arts) in Milan, a Masters in Photography and Visual Design, and further refinement at Istituto Europeo di Design (IED - European design school).  Martina Berger participated in the 2016 Next Landmark contest with her work titled “Creating The Future”: the narrative of a futuristic metropolis that rose up from the desert. A place without a past, solely projected towards the future.  This photographer thus followed the ongoing evolution of Dubai, making repeat visits to the city, each time astounded by how quickly it changed. Change caused by the rapid construction of new buildings that look as if they are rising up directly from the sand, turning what only a few months earlier were familiar into almost unrecognisable places.  So much development at such an amazingly fast pace, very quickly moving from a shopping centre on the “Creek” to a city with towering skyscrapers - this was the object of Martina Berger's photography work in Dubai.  You might compare her work to her predecessor Berenice Abbott, who was stunned by the visual potential of New York City back in 1929 and decided to immortalise its urban evolution which, like Dubai in our times, became more and more tangible through the construction of skyscrapers. Now, we can see the same approach through the lens of Martina Berger as she fixes and immortalises the contemporary nature of this Arabian city.  Her narrative of Dubai is in black and white, because by removing all colour she showcases the ethereal perception of the buildings, in turn accentuated by the desert climate, the sandstorms and an intense white light. The composition of the image chosen by Martina Berger is far different from the substrates of the common imagination, to bring us close to the transformation underway in Dubai.  With lots of visual references, Martina Berger convinced the international judges of 2016 Next Landmark 2016, and won first prize in the Photography section; she will receive her award and exhibit her work in Berlin at Fab Architectural Bureau in Kreuzberg. Christiane Bürklein (@chrisbuerklein) Martina Berger Linkedin Facebook Instagram

Al Noor Island Park, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

10-11-2016

Al Noor Island Park, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Architecture that appears like a dream against the futuristic backdrop of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.

Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners

07-10-2016

Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners

The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced on October 3; let’s look at how these projects all over the world were covered in Floornature.

Foster + Partners' most recent projects

11-03-2016

Foster + Partners' most recent projects

Carmaker Nissan and architectural studio Foster + Partners presented their vision of the future of mobility together at the Geneva International Motor Show. We take this opportunity to look at some recent projects by Foster + Partners presented in Floornature.

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