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NATURAL BEAUTY
The Sri Lankan holiday home blends into its surroundings, offering open spaces that emphasise its tropical landscape
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July - August 2020
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BARE ESSENTIALS
Set along the shore of Egypt’s Red Sea, Common Architecture-designed Casa Cook El Gouna reveals a design that goes back to basics
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July - August 2020
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Preserving the past
Traditional Bahraini houses in the pearling city of Muharraq are being preserved in an effort to protect the area’s architectural and cultural heritage while allowing residents to reconnect with their past and forge a promising future
7 min |
June 2020
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Human touch
VSHD Design has completed the interiors for a new residential property in Dubai that aims to make its residents as comfortable in the lobby as in their living rooms
4 min |
June 2020
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Chasing the sun
The languages of nature and architecture intersect with the newly completed Villa Chams by Carl Gerges Architects in Baalbek, Lebanon
5 min |
June 2020
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X Architects' desert resort in Saudi Arabia
Dubai-based architecture practice X-Architects has won a competition to design a desert resort in Saudi Arabia inspired by the landscape of the Arabian Peninsula’s Empty Quarter.
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June 2020
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Sustainability
Architect and designer Agata Kurzela looks at various materials available on the market that could contribute to creating a sustainably-conscious kitchen space
4 min |
June 2020
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Common language
UAE-based Studio D04 is on a mission to create a contemporary architectural language that will help define the future of tradition in the Gulf
3 min |
June 2020
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DESIGN FOCUS KITCHENS
The kitchen is slowly beginning to take its rightful place at the heart of the home. This month’s Design Focus explores the trends, products and materials that are propelling kitchen design to the forefront, while showcasing projects that highlight its position within the home.
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June 2020
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Blurred lines
Styled Habitat has completed the renovation of its design studio in Dubai Design District that exemplifies the co-existing notions of work and home
4 min |
June 2020
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Central Post Office by Rifat Chadirji
ID Classics celebrates buildings, personalities and objects that have left their mark on the fields of design and architecture. This month we pay tribute to prominent modern Iraqi architect, Rifat Chadirji, who passed away aged 93, this April during the COVID-19 pandemic
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June 2020
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ARCHITECTURE AS RESISTANCE
identity speaks to Lebanon’s legendary architect, Bernard Khoury, about how a home can be translated from a physical space to the wider city while remaining representative of a political struggle
7 min |
June 2020
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Blank canvas
Ministry of Design unveils striking all-white concept for traditional Singaporean shophouse which treads the line between the past and the present.
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Clock Tower
A collaboration between two pioneering architects over fifty years ago led to the birth of Dubai’s iconic Clock Tower roundabout.
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Doorway to discovery
Crowdsourced research, high-tech materials, traditional Emirati handicrafts, and Arabic calligraphy have combined to form Expo 2020 Dubai’s spectacular Public Realm, designed by British architect Asif Khan, MBE.
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Identity May 2020
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Luxurious simplicity
Dubai-based, Italian-born Marianna Piccolo fuses cultures with luxurious simplicity in an unmistakably Parisian apartment.
3 min |
Identity May 2020
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Small and perfectly formed
This historic apartment in the Porta Venezia area of Milan has been reconfigured by architectural practice Studio Wok to create a pared-back space with plenty of style.
2 min |
Identity May 2020
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Mirror image
Designed by Giò Forma and Black Engineering, the 500-seat Maraya Concert Hall in Saudi Arabia has been named the world’s largest mirror-clad building by Guinness World Records.
2 min |
Identity May 2020
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You're the top
The renovation of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York, one of the world’s most iconic hotels, is being managed by a team comprising highly revered architects, designers and engineers, to ensure that the magical Art Deco masterpiece is restored to palatial perfection.
6 min |
Identity May 2020
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Two of a kind
Over the past few years, British-born designers Hasan and Husain Roomi of H2R Design have been creating dynamic, innovative hotels and commercial spaces, while scooping up prestigious design awards along the way.
4 min |
Identity May 2020
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The light brigade
Smart, portable, lightweight, versatile, sustainable and fascinatingly beautiful, the boundaries between light and object are constantly blurring.
7 min |
March 2020
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The geometry set
Lebanese designer Nada Debs has collaborated on a new Ramadan collection for Ikea that incorporates her contemporary arabesque style...
3 min |
March 2020
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Vive la France!
‘Long live French design’ was very much the message sent and received during the 25th-anniversary edition of Maison et Objet, held in Paris in January.
2 min |
March 2020
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Design in motion
The spectacular shiny metal and glass façade of the Expo 2020 Mobility Pavilion is on track for its October debut. The fantastic, futuristic structure is being billed as one of the highlights of the upcoming Expo 2020 and is the work of British architect Gerard Evenden, Senior Executive Partner, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners.
4 min |
March 2020
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Pyramid cabinet
Some radical designs inspire copies and imitations, while others – such as this month’s Icon – seem so shocking as to be inimitable, ensuring they remain unique.
1 min |
March 2020
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Blue sky thinking
Italian architect Mario Mazzer tells identity about his award-winning project, Villa Emma - the perfect marriage of location and innovation.
3 min |
March 2020
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Third time is a charm
The third iteration of Residents at Art Dubai shines a special spotlight on the African continent and some of its emerging artists. identity talks to Residents curator Kabelo Malatsie.
3 min |
March 2020
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Art of the matter
Taking place from 25 to 28 March at Madinat Jumeirah, the 14th edition of Art Dubai features galleries from 38 countries across four gallery sections, reflecting the multicultural identity of the city.
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March 2020
EL Hong Kong
Campus & Community Helping Artists Engage With Business
What’s does the future hold for Hong Kong artists? SCAD Art Sales is helping to connect the city’s young creatives with buyers and commercial opportunities.
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December - February 2020
PORTFOLIO Magazine
The Art Of Travel
Selected as the winner of the seventh edition of the BMW Art Journey, Berlin-based New Zealand artist Zac Langdon-Pole examines the way in which various cultures have mapped the stars throughout history
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