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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 days ago

Bukhara and Tashkent: Opposing universes in Uzbekistan

Bukhara, a city on the famous Silk Road, steeped in over 2,000 years of history. Its madrasas, mosques, turquoise tiles and domes, dating as far back as the 9th century, make it one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Central Asia. Its original urban fabric has been so well maintained that it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993.
Berlin
Renovation
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Jaali, Mashrabiya, Cobogo: The Lightest Skins in Architecture

Perforated screens are essential architectural elements that regulate heat and air, not mere decorative features.
Design
fromArchDaily
3 months ago

Art Basel Qatar - In the Assembly of Lovers / Counterspace

Counterspace's installation 'In the Assembly of Lovers' honors lost Muslim-world gathering spaces, evoking communal memory at Art Basel Qatar's inaugural fair.
History
fromArchDaily
5 months ago

The Aesthetics of Power: Soviet Modernism Meets Uzbek Tradition in Tashkent's Palace of Peoples' Friendship

Tashkent's urban and architectural identity blends Silk Road Islamic traditions with Russian and Soviet modernist interventions, culminating in post-1966 reconstruction.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

A tapestry of stone': the first Ismaili Centre in the US rises in the heart of Texas

On a hot autumn day in southern Texas, monarch butterflies flit around the gardens of Houston's new Ismaili Centre. Fragile and gaudy, they are on their way south to overwinter in Mexico, travelling up to 3,000 miles in a typical migration cycle, an epic feat of insectile endurance. Their combination of delicacy and stamina is an apt metaphor for the Ismaili Centre, a building that has taken seven years to realise and is designed to last for a century or more.
Design
Arts
fromTravel + Leisure
6 months ago

This African City Is Now a Global Art Hotspot-With Dynamic Galleries, Cutting-Edge Fashion, and a Major Biennale

Dakar blends deep Islamic spirituality with a vibrant contemporary art scene, where religious devotion and creative expression shape architecture and public life.
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
9 months ago

Islamic Architecture: Everything You Need to Know About This Spiritual and Symbolic Design Style

Islamic architecture integrates spirituality, geometry, and cultural expression across various building types, emphasizing inward spaces and intricate details.
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