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Architecture

The latest news on architecture

The Living Heritage Centre in the medina of Tiznit, Morocco, won the Dialogue with Existing Cultural Landscape category. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi

Projects in Morocco, Ecuador and Iraq win Terra architecture prizes

Art & DesignJuly 21, 2026
Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital Damascus is popular with tourists. Ahmed Falaha / The National
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The mosque of seven fires: Syria's Umayyad gem enters new era of restoration

MENAJune 12, 2026
The Jumeirah Archaeological Site in the heart of Dubai includes the remains of an ancient settlement dating back to the Abbasid period. Wam

How the UAE focused on preserving its heritage

EditorialMay 26, 2026
Saqr Hospital in Ras Al Khaimah is among the first 10 sites added to the UAE’s National Register of Modern Architectural Heritage. Photo: Ministry of Culture

Why the UAE is preserving the architecture of its formative decades

CultureMay 25, 2026
George Arbid is tracing architectural archives across Baghdad, Damascus and Tunis to preserve the stories of buildings that have been altered, threatened, demolished or forgotten. Chris Whiteoak / The National

How architect George Arbid is recovering the buildings Arab cities almost forgot

Art & DesignMay 10, 2026
Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi is one of 10 post-1960s buildings acknowledged as representing the UAE's architectural evolution. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Cultural Foundation and Deira Clock Tower on UAE's architectural heritage list

CultureApril 30, 2026
An exhibition at the former Terminal 1 at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The structure is on a modern heritage register but more prosaic buildings are important too. Victor Besa / The National

Why it may pay dividends for Abu Dhabi to preserve its suburban heritage

CommentFebruary 27, 2026
Prague’s historic centre will soon include a new development that will transform an entire inner block into a public destination. Photo: Crestyl Group

Prague's Savarin district to be reimagined by Arab architect Omar Koleilat

Art & DesignDecember 31, 2025
Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, whose creative vision helped shaped and inspire global architectural trends in the 20th and 21st centuries has died. Reuters

A visionary who upended the idea of what buildings could look like

Art & DesignDecember 06, 2025
Frank Gehry in 2009 stands at the future site of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island. Galen Clarke / The National
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Tributes paid to Frank Gehry, designer of Guggenheim museums

UAEDecember 06, 2025
A leading architect said 'green walls', planted with vegetation, can reduce the effect of heating outdoors. Photo: CBT Architects

Cooling down: The architects aiming to make outdoor life in UAE more comfortable

UAEDecember 02, 2025
Pritzker-winning Chinese-American architect IM Pei designed the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. Photo: John Loengard/ The LIFE Picture Collection / Shutterstock

IM Pei found the soul of Islamic architecture – and reshaped Doha

Art & DesignNovember 14, 2025
Infinite Bloom reimagines Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque as a fertile garden. Photo: Leila Heller Gallery

Exhibition shows architecture reclaimed by nature, from Grand Mosque to Louvre

Art & DesignNovember 11, 2025
Al Wasl Plaza in Expo City is one of the inaugeral RIBA Middle East Award winners. Photo: RIBA
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Al Wasl Plaza among UAE winners at first RIBA Middle East Awards

Art & DesignNovember 05, 2025
Japanese architect Tadao Ando poses in front of a public toilet designed by him used in the Wim Wenders film, Perfect Days. AFP

Meet the Japanese architect behind the floating Dubai Museum of Art

Art & DesignOctober 26, 2025
The UAE Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Architecture does not merely tell stories but allows people to feel them. Mohamed Al Balsoohi / Abu Dhabi Media Office

What the UAE Pavilion at the Osaka Expo tells us about architecture

CommentOctober 07, 2025
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