Project and publication examining cities in the Gulf region by Volume, OMA/AMO, and Pink Tank. Editor: @ToddReisz
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My book is now available for pre-order with Edinburgh University Press. This has been an important journey for me & it means a lot to finally see it out in the world. I’ve added a flyer with a 30% discount
Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way
Building a temporary pier to where you don’t really want to be: familiar infrastructural strategy well documented in Gulf histories.
Dubai's Land Department, one of the city's oldest bureaucracies, was created to stabilize and control change. This decision—to rename 28 roads and districts—seems to achieve the opposite effect:
gulfnews.com/uae/uae-neighbo…
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Some thoughts on the closure of one of my favorite neighborhoods in the city, the Hindu temple + alley in Bur Dubai. I’ll miss my walks in the narrow alleys, the sounds & smells, the sense of community ⬇️
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Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways entered sports sponsorship to market their airlines as they evolved into global brands in the 2000s. Riyadh Air, launched by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund earlier this year, will not begin to fly until 2025, but is already planting its flag
British New Town Planning was packaged as an export of expertise. Here’s a thoughtful atlas of how the ideas moved around the Gulf.
An article exploring the history of masterplanning in the GCC region. All too brief, but it is an attempt to take a macroscopic view of the post WW1 urban explosion & raise some key themes
bdonline.co.uk/briefing/from…
Saqi Books signs 'moving' collection of art and writing by Iranian women edited by Halasa thebookseller.com/rights/saq…
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Dubai, ICYMI - I'll introduce and screen GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE this Saturday, July 15 at @JameelArtsCtr, part of my Culturist Film Club.
If in town, please join me. Not much else goin' on. xitter.cf/TheCulturist/status/16…
ICYMI, next edition of The Culturist Film Club:
Geographies of Solitude (Jacquelyn Mills), “a playful and reverent collaboration with the natural world”.
Date: July 15, 7pm
Venue: Jameel Arts Centre
Free entry. jameelartscentre.org/whats-o…
If in or near Dubai, please join us.
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Big news: the Africa Institute i Sharjah cancels its big David Adjaye building
ALT Statement from Hoor Al Qasimi, President, The Africa Institute (Sharjah, UAE): The Africa Institute is deeply troubled by the recently reported allegations regarding David Adjaye, and we have made the decision to cancel the building project with Adjaye Associates. Our decision will not impact our robust research and educational programming at The Institute's current facilities. The Africa Institute remains as committed as ever to our fellows, faculty, and staff, and to our mission of training a new generation of critical thinkers in African and African diaspora studies, serving as a model of excellence in research, teaching, and documentation.
“It is estimated that Dubai’s population grows by nearly one million during the day when residents of the neighbouring emirates move to Dubai for employment and business.”
زيادة عدد سكان #دبي بأكثر من 50 الف نسمة خلال النصف الأول من 2023. khaleejtimes.com/uae/dubais-…
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Following our @FinancialTimes investigation, David Adjaye has been forced to step back from various roles including trustee of @SerpentineUK / role in design of Holocaust memorial in London ft.com/content/a5c9180e-a58b… Our latest with @joshspero @PickardJE
Devastating to read.
💥 INVESTIGATION 💥: Three female former employees have accused renowned architect Sir David Adjaye of sexual misconduct, emotional abuse and harmful employment practices ft.com/content/1a03a13c-a0b3…
My latest story with @joshspero
Sometime I wonder whether Canary Wharf harbored some borrowed hubris from British bankers and experts who were making similar kinds of places in the Gulf.
HSBC departure spells doom for isolated experiment of Canary Wharf via @FT
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Would have loved to be there for that.
Cinema wish came true, AL-MAKHDU’UN/THE DUPES on the big screen. A new restoration with a touching intro by Anni Kanafani, wife of Ghassan Kanafani whose 1963 novel Men in the Sun the film is based on. A painfully relevant masterpiece. #IlCinemaRitrovato
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This Friday 7pm in Rotterdam at Independent School for the City: I’ll consider the Arabian Peninsula as a place that not only connects many eras and worlds but also has constantly been reshaped by these connections. Please come if you can!
Info: schoolforthecity.nl/schoolso…
It is worth watching closely who accuses whom of crimes in the building industry.
More than 35,000 people are now known to have died in Turkey and neighbouring Syria as a result of last Monday’s 7.8-magnitude tremor, which was followed by a 7.5-magnitude aftershock.
bdonline.co.uk/news/turkey-e…
