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Water towers are among the regional architectural elements that Hot Cities presents
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Hot Cities exhibition highlights traditional architecture from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries to examine how they dealt with high temperatures. All photos: Ahmed and Rashid bin Shabib
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The exhibition is curated by Emirati urbanists and researchers Ahmed and Rashid Bin Shabib
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A small-scale model of Hassan Fathy's New Baris at the exhibition
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Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House, Dubai
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The 14th-century Khan al-Mirjan, Baghdad
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Omani Tribal School and Clinic, Oman
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Kikuma Watanabe community centre, Jordan
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Siraj al-Din Mosque, designed by Rifat Chadirji, Baghdad
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The shading umbrellas of Medina Haram Piazza, Saudi Arabia
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The courtyard houses of Agadir, Morocco, by Jean-Francois Zevaco
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Casa de la Mujer humanitarian centre, Algeria
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Shahira Mehrez apartment by Hassan Fathy, Cairo
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Traditional lattice screen windows have modern potential
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Tuwaiq Palace, Riyadh
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Water towers are among the regional architectural elements that Hot Cities presents
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Hot Cities exhibition highlights traditional architecture from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries to examine how they dealt with high temperatures. All photos: Ahmed and Rashid bin Shabib
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The exhibition is curated by Emirati urbanists and researchers Ahmed and Rashid Bin Shabib
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A small-scale model of Hassan Fathy's New Baris at the exhibition
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Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House, Dubai
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The 14th-century Khan al-Mirjan, Baghdad
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Omani Tribal School and Clinic, Oman
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Kikuma Watanabe community centre, Jordan
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Siraj al-Din Mosque, designed by Rifat Chadirji, Baghdad
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The shading umbrellas of Medina Haram Piazza, Saudi Arabia
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The courtyard houses of Agadir, Morocco, by Jean-Francois Zevaco
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Casa de la Mujer humanitarian centre, Algeria
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Shahira Mehrez apartment by Hassan Fathy, Cairo
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Traditional lattice screen windows have modern potential
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Tuwaiq Palace, Riyadh
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Water towers are among the regional architectural elements that Hot Cities presents
Can lessons from Arab architecture help resolve climate change?
Hot Cities exhibition will run at Vitra Design Museum until November 5
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Razmig Bedirian
05 June, 2023
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