Middle East to Far East: Dubai Culture takes part in Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced its participation in Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai, hosted by Japan (April 13 - Oct. 13).

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The engagement underlines the achievements of UAE-based talent and designers and highlights the Authority's dedication to supporting the UAE Pavilion and its diverse offerings at the Expo, where architectural ingenuity merges with cultural richness. During the event, on May 20-21, Dubai Culture will host a two-day symposium titled 'Pillars of Arish: Architecture in Transition', organised in partnership with the UAE Pavilion and supported by the Dubai Cultural Grant, one of the key initiatives under Dubai's Quality of Life Strategy. Curated by Salem AlSuwaidi, Founder of SWALIF Collective and Co-founder of MamarLab in collaboration with Rashed AlMulla, Founder of MABNAI and Co-founder of MamarLab, the symposium will feature keynote addresses and panel discussions exploring the intersections of architecture, cultural identity and material innovation in the UAE.

From investigating the influence of traditional knowledge embodied in elements such as the arish and vernacular landscapes, to the integration of site sensitive and climate-responsive design, the sessions will examine architecture both as a form and as a dynamic cultural and ecological agent. The programme also involves dialogues on education, design enterprise and the critical imperative of sustainable, context-driven development.