• "My father’s friend Ahmed Abdulla Al Jassasi, Al Shahama, 1980" Courtesy National Pavilion UAE
    "My father’s friend Ahmed Abdulla Al Jassasi, Al Shahama, 1980" Courtesy National Pavilion UAE
  • Al Shahama shopping arcade along Sheikh Zayed Road. Marco Sosa / National Pavilion UAE
    Al Shahama shopping arcade along Sheikh Zayed Road. Marco Sosa / National Pavilion UAE
  • Fan coral, a porous construction material that offered excellent insulation and kept houses cool taken by Michele Bambling in Ras Al Khaimah. Michele Bambling / National Pavilion UAE
    Fan coral, a porous construction material that offered excellent insulation and kept houses cool taken by Michele Bambling in Ras Al Khaimah. Michele Bambling / National Pavilion UAE
  • The finish of a camel race in Dubai taken by Ronald Codral in 1950. Courtesy Codrai Gulf Collection - Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority
    The finish of a camel race in Dubai taken by Ronald Codral in 1950. Courtesy Codrai Gulf Collection - Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority
  • The facade of the Ibrahimi Building in Abu Dhabi taken by Marco Sosa in the 1980s. Marco Sosa / National Pavilion UAE
    The facade of the Ibrahimi Building in Abu Dhabi taken by Marco Sosa in the 1980s. Marco Sosa / National Pavilion UAE

In pictures: the exhibition at the UAE’s Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion

Olive Obina

June 02, 2014

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Lest We Forget tells the stories of the UAE’s buildings in the 1970s and 1980s.

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